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Jean-François Ghienne

Jean-François Ghienne

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 40 5908 5467 439 418 155 5313

Jean-François Ghienne publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jean-François Ghienne between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jean-François Ghienne published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2019. 5 of the 173 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2019. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 5 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1994 2026

173 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jean-François Ghienne: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 2
1997 0
1998 4
1999 2
2000 2
2001 3
2002 2
2003 5
2004 1
2005 5
2006 4
2007 11
2008 4
2009 8
2010 9
2011 1
2012 5
2013 4
2014 11
2015 12
2016 8
2017 4
2018 6
2019 14
2020 11
2021 6
2022 9
2023 6
2024 8
2025 4
2026 1
Total 173
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Jean-François Ghienne 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 Ghienne 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, 148–157 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: 155 publications — 42nd percentile

42% 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
148–157 495 155
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-François Ghienne 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 Ghienne 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 40
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
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-François Ghienne is affiliated with the University of Strasbourg in France. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial body of work relating to several subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Anthropology, and Paleontology.

Their scientific contributions can be broadly categorized across multiple main topics of interest. These include Geological formations and processes, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, earthquake and tectonic studies, and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Jean-François Ghienne has published extensively, with significant articles appearing in noted scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include the Geological Society London Special Publications, SSRN Electronic Journal, Earth-Science Reviews, Basin Research, and the International Journal of Earth Sciences.

Recent publications reflect a focus on geological and tectonic phenomena in diverse geographical areas and contexts. Selected recent papers include:

  • "The Mid-Variscan Allochthon: Keys from correlation, partial retrodeformation and plate-tectonic reconstruction to unlock the geometry of a non-cylindrical belt" (2021) in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Plio-Pleistocene sedimentation in West Turkana (Turkana Depression, Kenya, East African Rift System): Paleolake fluctuations, paleolandscapes and controlling factors" (2020) in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "The syn-rift tectono-stratigraphic record of rifted margins (Part II): A new model to break through the proximal/distal interpretation frontier" (2021) in Basin Research
  • "The Grès Singuliers of the Mont Blanc region (France and Switzerland): stratigraphic response to rifting and crustal necking in the Alpine Tethys" (2020) in International Journal of Earth Sciences
  • "The syn-rift tectono-stratigraphic record of rifted margins (Part I): Insights from the Alpine Tethys" (2021) in Basin Research

Collaborations with other researchers have been a component of their scholarly activity. Frequent co-authors include Mathieu Schuster, Patrick Lajeunesse, Pierre Dietrich, Lucas Bofill, and Guilherme Bozetti.

Best Publications

  • The age of the Sahara desert.

    Mathieu Schuster;Mathieu Schuster;Philippe Duringer;Jean-François Ghienne;Patrick Vignaud

  • Late Pleistocene and Holocene dune activity and wind regimes in the western Sahara Desert of Mauritania

    Nicholas Lancaster;Gary Kocurek;Ashok Singhvi;V. Pandey

  • Late Ordovician sedimentary environments, glacial cycles, and post-glacial transgression in the Taoudeni Basin, West Africa

    Jean-François Ghienne

  • A Cenozoic-style scenario for the end-Ordovician glaciation.

    Jean-François Ghienne;André Desrochers;Thijs R.A. Vandenbroucke;Aicha Achab

  • The Late Ordovician glacial sedimentary system of the North Gondwana platform

    Jean‐Francois Ghienne;Daniel Paul Le Heron;Julien Moreau;Michael Denis

  • The Late Ordovician glacio-eustatic record from a high-latitude storm-dominated shelf succession: The Bou Ingarf section (Anti-Atlas, Southern Morocco)

    Alfredo Loi;J.-F. Ghienne;Marie-Pierre Dabard;Florentin Paris

  • Holocene Lake Mega-Chad palaeoshorelines from space

    Mathieu Schuster;Claude Roquin;Philippe Duringer;Michel Brunet

  • Large-scale channel fill structures in Late Ordovician glacial deposits in Mauritania, western Sahara

    Jean François Ghienne;Max Deynoux

  • The Cambrian-Ordovician succession in the Ougarta Range (West Algeria, North Africa) : Impact of the Late Ordovician glaciation on the Lower Palaeozoic transgression

    Jean-François Ghienne;Kheira Boumendjel;Florentin Paris;Patrick R. Racheboeuf

  • Late Ordovician glaciation in southern Turkey

    O. Monod;H. Kozlu;J.-F. Ghienne;W. T. Dean

  • The tectono‐sedimentary evolution of a supra‐detachment rift basin at a deep‐water magma‐poor rifted margin: the example of the Samedan Basin preserved in the Err nappe in SE Switzerland

    Emmanuel Masini;Gianreto Manatschal;Geoffroy Mohn;Jean‐François Ghienne

  • Cambrian–Ordovician depositional sequences in the Middle East: A perspective from Turkey

    J.-F. Ghienne;O. Monod;H. Kozlu;W.T. Dean

  • The Mid-Variscan Allochthon: Keys from correlation, partial retrodeformation and plate-tectonic reconstruction to unlock the geometry of a non-cylindrical belt

    José R. Martínez Catalán;Karel Schulmann;Jean-François Ghienne

  • Maximum extent of ice sheets in Morocco during the Late Ordovician glaciation

    Daniel Paul Le Heron;Daniel Paul Le Heron;Jean-François Ghienne;Mohamed El Houicha;Yahya Khoukhi

  • The Holocene giant Lake Chad revealed by digital elevation models

    Jean-François Ghienne;Mathieu Schuster;Armelle Bernard;Philippe Duringer

  • The formation of a geometrical ridge network by the surge-type glacier Kongsvegen, Svalbard

    Matthew R. Bennett;Michael J. Hambrey;David Huddart;Jean François Ghienne

  • Ordovician chitinozoans and acritarchs from southern and southeastern Turkey

    Florentin Paris;Alain Le Hérissé;Olivier Monod;Huseyin Kozlu

  • 440 Ma ice stream in North Africa

    Julien Moreau;Jean-François Ghienne;Daniel Paul Le Heron;Jean-Loup Rubino

  • Palaeovalleys and fault-controlled depocentres in the Late-Ordovician glacial record of the Murzuq Basin (central Libya)

    Jean-François Ghienne;Max Deynoux;Giänreto Manatschal;Jean-Loup Rubino

  • Upslope-Migrating Bedforms In A Proglacial Sandur Delta: Cyclic Steps From River-Derived Underflows?

    Pierre Dietrich;Jean-François Ghienne;Alexandre Normandeau;Alexandre Normandeau;Patrick Lajeunesse

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathieu Schuster
Mathieu Schuster University of Strasbourg
Gianreto Manatschal
Gianreto Manatschal University of Strasbourg
Florentin Paris
Florentin Paris University of Rennes
Michel Brunet
Michel Brunet University of Poitiers
Karel Schulmann
Karel Schulmann University of Strasbourg
Patrick Vignaud
Patrick Vignaud University of Poitiers
Jean-Bernard Edel
Jean-Bernard Edel University of Strasbourg
Daniel Paul Le Heron
Daniel Paul Le Heron University of Vienna
Didier Bourlès
Didier Bourlès Aix-Marseille University
Matthew R. Bennett
Matthew R. Bennett Bournemouth University

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