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Jean-François Bourillet 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-François Bourillet sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 92 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jean-François Bourillet 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-François Bourillet sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jean-François Bourillet is affiliated with the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea in France. Their research spans key areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing particularly on atmospheric science, earth-surface processes, oceanography, ecology, and anthropology. The main topics of their work include geology and paleoclimatology research, geological formations and processes, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, studies of Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and coastal plant biology, and cephalopods and marine biology.

Their recent publications illustrate the scope of their research interests and contributions. These include:

  • The North Atlantic Glacial Eastern Boundary Current as a Key Driver for Ice-Sheet-AMOC Interactions and Climate Instability (2021), published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Sedimentological and palynological records since 10 ka BP along a proximal-distal gradient on the Armorican shelf (NW France) (2022), published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Late Holocene and recent cold-water coral calcium carbonate production in Guilvinec Canyon, Bay of Biscay, France (2024), published in Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography
  • Les leçons de Ziphia: un cas d'étude pour mieux protéger les mammifères marins du bruit anthropique dans la zone économique exclusive française (2024), published in Natures Sciences Sociétés

Frequent collaborators in their research include Samuel Toucanne, Guillaume Soulet, Natalia Vázquez Riveiros, Steven M. Boswell, and Bernard Dennielou. These coauthors appear consistently across various publications, indicating collaborative efforts in the fields of marine and environmental science.

Their works have been published in several recognized venues, including:

  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography
  • Natures Sciences Sociétés

Best Publications

  • Timing of massive ‘Fleuve Manche’ discharges over the last 350 kyr: insights into the European ice-sheet oscillations and the European drainage network from MIS 10 to 2

    Samuel Toucanne;Sébastien Zaragosi;J.-F. Bourillet;Michel Cremer

  • Tidal deposition systems of China's continental shelf, with special reference to the eastern Bohai Sea

    Liu ZhenXia;Xia DongXing;S. Berne;Wang KuiYang

  • Sedimentary sequences in the Gulf of Lion: A record of 100,000 years climatic cycles

    Marina Rabineau;Serge Berné;Daniel Aslanian;Jean-Louis Olivet

  • Erosional offshore sand ridges and lowstand shorefaces; examples from tide- and wave-dominated environments of France

    Serge Berne;Gilles Lericolais;Tania Marsset;Jean Francois Bourillet

  • Millennial-scale fluctuations of the European Ice Sheet at the end of the last glacial, and their potential impact on global climate

    Samuel Toucanne;Guillaume Soulet;Nicolas Freslon;Ricardo Silva Jacinto

  • Numerical Modelling of a Landslide-generated Tsunami: The 1979 Nice Event

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  • A 1.2 Ma record of glaciation and fluvial discharge from the West European Atlantic margin

    Samuel Toucanne;Samuel Toucanne;S. Zaragosi;Jean-Francois Bourillet;P. L. Gibbard

  • The first estimation of Fleuve Manche palaeoriver discharge during the last deglaciation: Evidence for Fennoscandian ice sheet meltwater flow in the English Channel ca 20–18 ka ago

    Samuel Toucanne;Sébastien Zaragosi;Jean-François Bourillet;Vincent Marieu

  • The Quaternary Channel River: seismic stratigraphy of its palaeo-valleys and deeps

    Gilles Lericolais;Jean‐Paul Auffret;Jean‐François Bourillet

  • ROV study of a giant pockmark on the Gabon continental margin

    H. Ondréas;K. Olu;Y. Fouquet;J. L. Charlou

  • The ‘Fleuve Manche’: the submarine sedimentary features from the outer shelf to the deep-sea fans

    Jean‐François Bourillet;Jean‐Yves Reynaud;Agnès Baltzer;Sébastien Zaragosi

  • The impact of the last European deglaciation on the deep-sea turbidite systems of the Celtic-Armorican margin (Bay of Biscay)

    Sébastien Zaragosi;Jean-François Bourillet;Frédérique Eynaud;Samuel Toucanne

  • Activity of the turbidite levees of the Celtic-Armorican margin (Bay of Biscay) during the last 30,000 years: Imprints of the last European deglaciation and Heinrich events

    Samuel Toucanne;S Zaragosi;Jean-Francois Bourillet;F Naughton

  • Eustatic and hydrodynamic controls on the architecture of a deep shelf sand bank (Celtic Sea)

    Jean‐Yves Reynaud;Bernadette Tessier;Jean‐Noël Proust;Robert Dalrymple

  • Structure et évolution récente de l’éventail turbiditique du Zaïre : premiers résultats scientifiques des missions d’exploration Zaïango1 & 2 (marge Congo–Angola)

    Bruno Savoye;Pierre Cochonat;Ronan Apprioual;Olivier Bain

  • The French Atlantic margin and deep-sea submarine systems

    Jean-Francois Bourillet;S Zaragosi;T Mulder

  • Deglacial laminated facies on the NW European continental margin: The hydrographic significance of British-Irish Ice Sheet deglaciation and Fleuve Manche paleoriver discharges

    Frédérique Eynaud;Sébastien Zaragosi;J.-D. Scourse;Meryem Mojtahid

  • Dynamics of gas hydrate: case of the Congo continental slope

    Nabil Sultan;Jean-Paul Foucher;Pierre Cochonat;T Tonnerre

  • Architecture and Sequence Stratigraphy of a Late Neogene Incised Valley at the Shelf Margin, Southern Celtic Sea

    Jean-Yves Reynaud;Bernadette Tessier;Jean-Noel Proust;Robert W. Dalrymple

  • Interglacial variability (MIS 5 and MIS 7) and dinoflagellate cyst assemblages in the Bay of Biscay (North Atlantic)

    A Penaud;F Eynaud;J Turon;S Zaragosi

  • Marine litter in submarine canyons of the Bay of Biscay

    Inge M.J. van den Beld;Brigitte Guillaumont;Lénaïck Menot;Christophe Bayle

  • The "Fleuve Manche" : the sub-marine sedimentary features from the outer shelf to the deep-sea fans

    J.F. Bourillet;Jean-Yves Reynaud;Agnès Baltzer;Sébastien Zaragosi

Frequent Co-Authors

Sébastien Zaragosi
Sébastien Zaragosi University of Bordeaux
Samuel Toucanne
Samuel Toucanne French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Frédérique Eynaud
Frédérique Eynaud University of Bordeaux
Bernard Dennielou
Bernard Dennielou French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Jean-Louis Turon
Jean-Louis Turon University of Bordeaux
Serge Berné
Serge Berné University of Perpignan
Michel Cremer
Michel Cremer University of Bordeaux
Gilles Lericolais
Gilles Lericolais French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Bruno Savoye
Bruno Savoye French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Nabil Sultan
Nabil Sultan French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

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