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Jean-Jacques Tiercelin

Jean-Jacques Tiercelin

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6923 6413 531 508 112 4790

Jean-Jacques Tiercelin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jean-Jacques Tiercelin between 1976 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jean-Jacques Tiercelin published across 45 years, from 1976 to 2020, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 1990. 6 of the 122 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 1990. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 3 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 4 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 0 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 6 publications
1976 2020

122 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jean-Jacques Tiercelin: publications per year, 1976 to 2020
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 3
1978 1
1979 2
1980 0
1981 0
1982 3
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 5
1987 0
1988 1
1989 4
1990 9
1991 4
1992 1
1993 4
1994 7
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 2
2000 7
2001 0
2002 8
2003 6
2004 4
2005 3
2006 5
2007 6
2008 5
2009 4
2010 5
2011 3
2012 4
2013 2
2014 1
2015 0
2016 2
2017 1
2018 0
2019 0
2020 6
Total 122
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Jean-Jacques Tiercelin publications per year - data summary

  • Jean-Jacques Tiercelin, a Earth Science scholar from Géosciences Rennes, has 122 publications recorded across 45 years, from 1976 to 2020.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1976 and the most recent to 2020.
  • The most productive year is 1990, with 9 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1976, 1978, 1983, 1988 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 11 of the 45 years in the span carry no publications at all (1980, 1981, 1984, 1985 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.6 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2016-2020) hold 9 publications, 7% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1976-1990: 30 publications (2.0 per year); 1991-2005: 48 publications (3.2 per year); 2006-2020: 44 publications (2.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Jean-Jacques Tiercelin 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-Jacques Tiercelin 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, 108–117 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: 112 publications — 17th percentile

17% 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
108–117 484 112
118–127 540
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-Jacques Tiercelin publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Jean-Jacques Tiercelin, a Earth Science scholar from Géosciences Rennes, records 112 publications - the 17th percentile of the discipline.
  • 17% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Jean-Jacques Tiercelin, and about 83% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Jean-Jacques Tiercelin ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Jean-Jacques Tiercelin 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-Jacques Tiercelin 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 37
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
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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Jean-Jacques Tiercelin D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Jean-Jacques Tiercelin, a Earth Science scholar from Géosciences Rennes, records 37 D-Index - the 27th percentile of the discipline.
  • 27% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Jean-Jacques Tiercelin, and about 73% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Jean-Jacques Tiercelin ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Jean-Jacques Tiercelin is affiliated with Géosciences Rennes in France, with a primary research focus in the field of Engineering. Their work predominantly contributes to subfields such as Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

The main topics of research covered by Tiercelin include Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Drilling and Well Engineering, and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis. These areas reflect a concentration on subsurface fluid flow, well operations, and reservoir management techniques.

Tiercelin has multiple recent publications centered around well logging data collected during the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 116. These papers are published in the venue "Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)" and include the following:

  • ODP Leg 116, Hole 718C - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 116, Hole 718E - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 116, Hole 718E - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 116, Hole 719B - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 116, Hole 719B - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent co-authors collaborate with Tiercelin on their research projects. These co-authors include:

  • Dorrik A. V. Stow
  • James R. Cochran
  • Christian Auroux
  • Kazuo Amano
  • Peter S. Balson

Their research dissemination is primarily through the "Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)" platform, which accounts for the majority of their recent publications.

Best Publications

  • Tectonic Uplift and Eastern Africa Aridification

    Pierre Sepulchre;Gilles Ramstein;Frédéric Fluteau;Mathieu Schuster

  • East African mid-Holocene wet–dry transition recorded in palaeo-shorelines of Lake Turkana, northern Kenya Rift

    Yannick Garcin;Daniel Melnick;Manfred R. Strecker;Daniel Olago

  • The Ziway–Shala lake basin system, Main Ethiopian Rift: Influence of volcanism, tectonics, and climatic forcing on basin formation and sedimentation

    Caroline Le Turdu;Jean-Jacques Tiercelin;Elisabeth Gibert;Yves Travi

  • New palaeogeographic and lake-level reconstructions of Lake Tanganyika: implications for tectonic, climatic and biological evolution in a rift lake

    A. S. Cohen;K.-E. Lezzar;J.-J. Tiercelin;M. Soreghan

  • Rapid in situ silicification of microbes at Loburu hot springs, Lake Bogoria, Kenya Rift Valley

    R. W. Renaut;B. Jones;J.-J. Tiercelin

  • The Karoo triple junction questioned: evidence from Jurassic and Proterozoic 40Ar/39Ar ages and geochemistry of the giant Okavango dyke swarm (Botswana)

    F. Jourdan;G. Féraud;H. Bertrand;A.B. Kampunzu

  • New seismic stratigraphy and Late Tertiary history of the North Tanganyika Basin, East African Rift system, deduced from multichannel and high‐resolution reflection seismic data and piston core evidence

    K. E. Lezzar;J.-J. Tiercelin;M. De Batist;A. S. Cohen

  • East African rift system: offset, age and tectonic significance of the Tanganyika-Rukwa-Malawi intracontinental transcurrent fault zone

    J.J. Tiercelin;J. Chorowicz;H. Bellon;J.P. Richert

  • Strontium isotopes and rare-earth element geochemistry of hydrothermal carbonate deposits from Lake Tanganyika, East Africa

    J.A Barrat;J Boulègue;J.J Tiercelin;M Lesourd

  • Late Pleistocene and Holocene vegetation history of the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia

    M. Umer;H.-F. Lamb;Raymonde Bonnefille;A.-M. Lézine

  • Effects of Landscape Disturbance on Animal Communities in Lake Tanganyika, East Africa

    Simone R. Alin;Andrew S. Cohen;Roger Bills;Masta Mukwaya Gashagaza

  • Control of normal fault interaction on the distribution of major Neogene sedimentary depocenters, Lake Tanganyika, East African rift

    Kiram E. Lezzar;Jean Jacques Tiercelin;Caroline Le Turdu;Andrew S. Cohen

  • Pollen-Derived Rainfall and Temperature Estimates from Lake Tanganyika and Their Implication for Late Pleistocene Water Levels

    Annie Vincens;Françoise Chalié;Raymonde Bonnefille;Joel Guiot

  • Lake Bogoria, Kenya Rift Valley — A Sedimentological Overview

    Robin W. Renaut;Jean-Jacques Tiercelin

  • Impact of lake-level changes on the formation of thermogene travertine in continental rifts: Evidence from Lake Bogoria, Kenya Rift Valley

    Robin W. Renaut;R Bernhart Owen;Brian Jones;Jean Jacques Tiercelin

  • Hydrothermal vents in Lake Tanganyika, East African, Rift system

    Jean-Jacques Tiercelin;Catherine Pflumio;Maryse Castrec;Jacques Boulégue

  • Paleolimnological evidence for the onset and termination of glacial aridity from Lake Tanganyika, Tropical East Africa

    Anna A. Felton;James M. Russell;Andrew S. Cohen;Mark E. Baker

  • Sublacustrine precipitation of hydrothermal silica in rift lakes: evidence from Lake Baringo, central Kenya Rift Valley

    R.W Renaut;B Jones;J.-J Tiercelin;C Tarits

  • New geochronologic and palaeomagnetic data for the hominid-bearing Hadar Formation of Ethiopia

    J. L. Aronson;T. J. Schmitt;R. C. Walter;M. Taieb

  • 40 Ar/ 39 Ar geochronology and structural data from the giant Okavango and related mafic dyke swarms, Karoo igneous province, northern Botswana

    B. Le Gall;G. Tshoso;F. Jourdan;G. Féraud

  • 5. SEDIMENTOLOGY AND ISOTOPIC CHEMISTRY OF THE BENGAL FAN SEDIMENTS: THE DENUDATION OF THE HIMALAYA1,5

    Anne Bouquillon;Christian France-Lanord;Annie Michard;Jean-Jacques Tiercelin

  • First occurrence of early Homo in the Nachukui Formation (West Turkana, Kenya) at 2.3-2.4 Myr.

    Sandrine Prat;Jean-Philip Brugal;Jean-Jacques Tiercelin;Jean-Alix Barrat

  • Interpreting pachyderm single carcass sites in the African Lower and Early Middle Pleistocene record: A multidisciplinary approach to the site of Nadung’a 4 (Kenya)

    Anne Delagnes;Arnaud Lenoble;Sonia Harmand;Jean-Philip Brugal

  • Deep structure of the Baringo Rift Basin (central Kenya) from three‐dimensional magnetotelluric imaging: Implications for rift evolution

    Sophie Hautot;Pascal Tarits;Kathy Whaler;Bernard Le Gall

  • Lake Ohrid, Albania, provides an exceptional multi-proxy record of environmental changes during the last glacial-interglacial cycle

    A.-M. Lézine;U. von Grafenstein;N. Andersen;S. Belmecheri

  • Use of the geochemical and biological sedimentary record in establishing palaeo-environments and climate change in the Lake Ngami basin, NW Botswana

    P. Huntsman-Mapila;P. Huntsman-Mapila;S. Ringrose;A.W. Mackay;W.S. Downey

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin W. Renaut
Robin W. Renaut University of Saskatchewan
Gilbert Féraud
Gilbert Féraud Université Côte d'Azur
Andrew S. Cohen
Andrew S. Cohen University of Arizona
Mathieu Schuster
Mathieu Schuster University of Strasbourg
Fred Jourdan
Fred Jourdan Curtin University
Henry F. Lamb
Henry F. Lamb Aberystwyth University
Craig S. Feibel
Craig S. Feibel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Anne-Marie Lézine
Anne-Marie Lézine Sorbonne University
Annie Vincens
Annie Vincens Aix-Marseille University
A.B. Kampunzu
A.B. Kampunzu University of Botswana

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