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Earth Science 54 2640 2404 175 161 119 14092

Jean Besse publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jean Besse between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jean Besse published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 6 publications in 1993. 5 of the 126 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 6. Peak 6 publications in 1993. 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 2 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1983 2025

126 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jean Besse: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 2
1984 3
1985 0
1986 4
1987 5
1988 3
1989 1
1990 2
1991 4
1992 3
1993 6
1994 3
1995 2
1996 2
1997 2
1998 3
1999 2
2000 2
2001 4
2002 4
2003 6
2004 5
2005 3
2006 3
2007 6
2008 2
2009 2
2010 3
2011 3
2012 3
2013 3
2014 4
2015 5
2016 2
2017 5
2018 6
2019 1
2020 2
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 2
2025 3
Total 126
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Jean Besse 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 Jean Besse 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, 118–127 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: 119 publications — 21st percentile

21% 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
118–127 540 119
128–137 557
138–147 491
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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Jean Besse 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 Jean Besse 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, 54 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: 54 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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 54
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
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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Overview

Jean Besse is affiliated with the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris in France, where their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses various subfields including Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, and Geology.

The scientist's research topics include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Earthquake and Tectonic Studies, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, and broader Geological and Geophysical Studies.

Besse has published several research papers in notable venues, among them:

  • Subduction-Related Volcanic Activity as a Proxy for Global Subduction Flux Over the Past Billion Years, and Its Correlation With Geomagnetic Superchrons (2025) in Geophysical Research Letters
  • East European Sedimentary Basins Long Heated by a Fading Mantle Upwelling (2024) in Nature Communications
  • Paleomagnetism of the Mesoproterozoic Duguan Formation in Luonan, North China, and Its Geologic and Paleogeographic Implications (2025) in Precambrian Research
  • Continental Hotspots Tracks From an Analysis of GOCE Gravity Gradients Data (2024) in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Besse include Alik Ismail-Zadeh, Anne Davaille, Yuri Volozh, Yves Gallet, and Vincent Courtillot. Their partnership reflects interdisciplinary collaboration across aspects of geophysics and earth sciences.

The distribution of publications indicates active involvement in specialized venues like Nature Communications, Geophysical Research Letters, Precambrian Research, and Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems.

Best Publications

  • Three distinct types of hotspots in the Earth's mantle

    Vincent Courtillot;Anne Davaille;Jean Besse;Joann Stock

  • Apparent and true polar wander and the geometry of the geomagnetic field over the last 200 Myr

    Jean Besse;Vincent Courtillot

  • On causal links between flood basalts and continental breakup

    Vincent Courtillot;Claude Jaupart;Isabelle Manighetti;Paul Tapponnier

  • Revised and synthetic apparent polar wander paths of the African, Eurasian, North American and Indian Plates, and true polar wander since 200 Ma

    Jean Besse;Vincent Courtillot

  • Deccan flood basalts at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary?

    Vincent Courtillot;Jean Besse;Didier Vandamme;Raymond Montigny

  • Effect of orogeny, plate motion and land-sea distribution on Eurasian climate change over the past 30 million years

    Gilles Ramstein;Frédéric Fluteau;Frédéric Fluteau;Jean Besse;Sylvie Joussaume;Sylvie Joussaume

  • Deccan flood basalts and the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary

    V. Courtillot;G. Féraud;H. Maluski;D. Vandamme

  • Paleogeographic maps of the continents bordering the Indian Ocean since the Early Jurassic

    Jean Besse;Vincent Courtillot

  • Palaeomagnetic estimates of crustal shortening in the Himalayan thrusts and Zangbo suture

    J. Besse;V. Courtillot;J. P. Pozzi;M. Westphal

  • 4-D evolution of SE Asia’s mantle from geological reconstructions and seismic tomography

    Anne Replumaz;Hrafnkell Karason;Rob Dyan van der Hilst;Jean Besse

  • Magnetic field reversals, polar wander, and core-mantle coupling.

    Vincent Courtillot;Jean Besse

  • Paleomagnetism and age determinations of the Deccan Traps (India): Results of a Nagpur-Bombay Traverse and review of earlier work

    Didier Vandamme;Vincent Courtillot;Jean Besse;Raymond Montigny

  • Late Permian to Late Triassic palaeomagnetic data from Iran: constraints on the migration of the Iranian block through the Tethyan Ocean and initial destruction of Pangaea

    J. Besse;F. Torcq;Y. Gallet;L. E. Ricou

  • Paleomagnetic study of Permian and Mesozoic sedimentary rocks from Northern Thailand supports the extrusion model for Indochina

    Zhenyu Yang;Jean Besse

  • Simulating the evolution of the Asian and African monsoons during the past 30 Myr using an atmospheric general circulation model

    Frédéric Fluteau;Gilles Ramstein;Jean Besse

  • The configuration of Asia prior to the collision of India: Cretaceous paleomagnetic constraints

    Yan Chen;Vincent Courtillot;Jean-Pascal Cogné;Jean Besse

  • The Late Permian climate. What can be inferred from climate modelling concerning Pangea scenarios and Hercynian range altitude

    F Fluteau;J Besse;J Broutin;G Ramstein

  • New Mesozoic apparent polar wander path for south China: Tectonic consequences

    Zhenyu Yang;Jean Besse

  • Convective patterns under the Indo-Atlantic « box »

    Anne Davaille;Eléonore Stutzmann;Graça Silveira;Jean Besse

  • A multilayered water column in the Ediacaran Yangtze platform? Insights from carbonate and organic matter paired δ13C

    M. Ader;M. Macouin;R. I. F. Trindade;M. H. Hadrien

  • Correction to “Apparent and true polar wander and the geometry of the geomagnetic field over the last 200 Myr”

    Jean Besse;Vincent Courtillot

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent Courtillot
Vincent Courtillot Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Yves Gallet
Yves Gallet Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Leopold Krystyn
Leopold Krystyn University of Vienna
Jean Marcoux
Jean Marcoux Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Frédéric Fluteau
Frédéric Fluteau Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Jean-Pierre Valet
Jean-Pierre Valet Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Zhenyu Yang
Zhenyu Yang Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Gilles Ramstein
Gilles Ramstein University of Paris-Saclay
Eléonore Stutzmann
Eléonore Stutzmann Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Jean-Pierre Pozzi
Jean-Pierre Pozzi École Normale Supérieure

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