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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 60 1938 1749 122 111 138 11122

Gwenaël Abril publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gwenaël Abril between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gwenaël Abril published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2013. 11 of the 179 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2013. 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
1999 2026

179 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gwenaël Abril: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 2
2000 2
2001 2
2002 6
2003 3
2004 5
2005 11
2006 6
2007 8
2008 7
2009 9
2010 7
2011 10
2012 9
2013 14
2014 5
2015 8
2016 7
2017 6
2018 8
2019 6
2020 3
2021 6
2022 8
2023 2
2024 8
2025 10
2026 1
Total 179
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Gwenaël Abril publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gwenaël Abril sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 138–147 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 138 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491 138
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Gwenaël Abril D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gwenaël Abril sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135 60
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Gwenaël Abril is affiliated with the Biologie des Organismes et Écosystèmes Aquatiques in France. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with significant contributions in subfields such as Oceanography, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's work extensively deals with marine and coastal ecosystems, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, and the effects and responses of ocean acidification. Other notable topics include coral and marine ecosystems studies, methane hydrates and related phenomena, marine biology and ecology research, and groundwater and isotope geochemistry.

Gwenaël Abril has authored several recent papers, including:

  • Methane oxidation minimizes emissions and offsets to carbon burial in mangroves, 2024, Nature Climate Change
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 and CH4) and inorganic carbon behavior in an urban highly polluted tropical coastal lagoon (SE, Brazil), 2021, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Carbon dioxide sources and sinks in the delta of the Paraíba do Sul River (Southeastern Brazil) modulated by carbonate thermodynamics, gas exchange and ecosystem metabolism during estuarine mixing, 2020, Marine Chemistry
  • Linking eutrophication to carbon dioxide and methane emissions from exposed mangrove soils along an urban gradient, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Denitrification and associated nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide emissions from the Amazonian wetlands, 2020, Biogeosciences

Their frequent coauthors include Luiz C. Cotovicz, Wilson Machado, Marcelo Bernardes, Bastiaan Knoppers, and Christian J. Sanders. Gwenaël Abril's research is regularly published in journals such as Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, The Science of The Total Environment, Biogeosciences, Limnology and Oceanography, and Marine Chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Carbon dioxide and methane emissions and the carbon budget of a 10-year old tropical reservoir (Petit Saut, French Guiana)

    Gwenaël Abril;Frédéric Guérin;Frédéric Guérin;Sandrine Richard;Robert Delmas

  • Behaviour of Organic Carbon in Nine Contrasting European Estuaries

    G Abril;M Nogueira;H Etcheber;G Cabeçadas

  • Amazon River carbon dioxide outgassing fuelled by wetlands

    Gwenaël Abril;Jean-Michel Martinez;L. Felipe Artigas;Patricia Moreira-Turcq

  • The European carbon balance. Part 3: forests

    Sebsatiaan Luyssaert;Philippe Ciais;SL Piao;E-D Schulze

  • Technical Note: Large overestimation of pCO2 calculated from pH and alkalinity in acidic, organic-rich freshwaters

    Gwenael Abril;Gwenael Abril;Steven Bouillon;François Darchambeau;C.R Teodoru

  • Carbon dioxide in European coastal waters

    Alberto Borges;L. S. Schiettecatte;Gwenaël Abril;Bruno Delille

  • 5.04 – Carbon Dioxide and Methane Dynamics in Estuaries

    Alberto Borges;Gwenaël Abril

  • Methane and carbon dioxide emissions from tropical reservoirs: Significance of downstream rivers

    Frédéric Guérin;Frédéric Guérin;Gwenaël Abril;Sandrine Richard;Benoît Burban

  • Gas transfer velocities of CO2 and CH4 in a tropical reservoir and its river downstream

    Frédéric Guérin;Frédéric Guérin;Gwenaël Abril;Dominique Serça;Claire Delon

  • OZCAR: The French Network of Critical Zone Observatories

    J. Gaillardet;I. Braud;F. Hankard;S. Anquetin

  • Oxic/anoxic oscillations and organic carbon mineralization in an estuarine maximum turbidity zone (The Gironde, France)

    GwenaËl Abril;Henri Etcheber;Pierre Le Hir;Philippe Bassoullet

  • Particulate organic carbon in the estuarine turbidity maxima of the Gironde, Loire and Seine estuaries: origin and lability

    Henri Etcheber;Aurélien Taillez;Gwenaël Abril;Josette Garnier

  • Inorganic and organic carbon biogeochemistry in the Gautami Godavari estuary (Andhra Pradesh, India) during pre-monsoon: the local impact of extensive mangrove forests.

    Steven Bouillon;Michel Frankignoulle;Frank Dehairs;Branko Velimirov

  • The European carbon balance. Part 4: integration of carbon and other trace-gas fluxes

    E. D. Schulze;P. Ciais;S. Luyssaert;M. Schrumpf

  • Importance of intertidal sediment processes and porewater exchange on the water column biogeochemistry in a pristine mangrove creek (Ras Dege, Tanzania)

    Steven Bouillon;Jack J. Middelburg;Frank Dehairs;Alberto Borges

  • Dynamics of organic and inorganic carbon across contiguous mangrove and seagrass systems (Gazi Bay, Kenya)

    Steven Bouillon;Frank Dehairs;Branko Velimirov;Gwenaël Abril

  • Excess atmospheric carbon dioxide transported by rivers into the Scheldt estuary

    Gwenaël Abril;Gwenaël Abril;Henri Etcheber;Alberto V Borges;Michel Frankignoulle

  • Emission of CO2 and CH4 to the atmosphere by sediments and open waters in two Tanzanian mangrove forests

    Erik Kristensen;Mogens R. Flindt;Shadrack Ulomi;Alberto V. Borges

  • Significance of pelagic aerobic methane oxidation in the methane and carbon budget of a tropical reservoir

    Frédéric Guérin;Frédéric Guérin;Frédéric Guérin;Gwenaël Abril

  • The impact of lateral carbon fluxes on the European carbon balance

    P. Ciais;Alberto Borges;Gwenaël Abril;M. Meybeck

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Borges
Alberto Borges University of Liège
Henri Etcheber
Henri Etcheber University of Bordeaux
Bruno Delille
Bruno Delille University of Liège
Pierre Anschutz
Pierre Anschutz University of Bordeaux
Josette Garnier
Josette Garnier Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Tarik Meziane
Tarik Meziane French National Museum of Natural History
Robert J. Delmas
Robert J. Delmas Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Gilles Billen
Gilles Billen Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Michel Frankignoulle
Michel Frankignoulle University of Liège

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