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Jean-Paul Foucher 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-Paul Foucher sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 120 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Jean-Paul Foucher 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-Paul Foucher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jean-Paul Foucher is affiliated with the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea in France. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a specialization in ocean engineering.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including:

  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science

The main topics addressed in their publications cover:

  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Jean-Paul Foucher has co-authored frequently with:

  • Miriam Kastner
  • Kate Moran
  • Graham K. Westbrook
  • Bobb Carson
  • Robert J. Musgrave

Their research contributions have appeared in several publication venues, notably:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Frontiers in Earth Science

Recent papers by Jean-Paul Foucher include:

  • "Methane-flow system within the Nyegga pockmark field, offshore mid-Norway" (2023), published in Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "ODP Leg 146, Hole 892C - Well Logging Data" (2020), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "ODP Leg 146, Hole 889A - Well Logging Data" (2020), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "ODP Leg 146, Hole 892C - Well Logging Data" (2020), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "ODP Leg 131, Hole 808B - Well Logging Data" (2020), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Novel microbial communities of the Haakon Mosby mud volcano and their role as a methane sink

    Helge Niemann;Helge Niemann;Tina Lösekann;Dirk de Beer;Marcus Elvert;Marcus Elvert

  • Effect of gas hydrates melting on seafloor slope instability

    Nabil Sultan;Pierre Cochonat;Jean-Paul Foucher;J Mienert

  • Back Arc Extension in the Okinawa Trough

    Jean-Claude Sibuet;Jean Letouzey;Florence Barbier;Jacques Charvet

  • Methane-related authigenic carbonates of eastern Mediterranean Sea mud volcanoes and their possible relation to gas hydrate destabilisation

    Giovanni Aloisi;Catherine Pierre;Jean-Marie Rouchy;Jean-Paul Foucher

  • Methane discharge from a deep-sea submarine mud volcano into the upper water column by gas hydrate-coated methane bubbles

    Eberhard J. Sauter;Sergey I. Muyakshin;Jean-Luc Charlou;Michael Schlüter

  • Cold seep communities in the deep eastern Mediterranean Sea : composition, symbiosis and spatial distribution on mud volcanoes

    Karine Olu-Le Roy;Myriam Sibuet;Aline Fiala-Médioni;Serge Gofas

  • In situ fluxes and zonation of microbial activity in surface sediments of the Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano

    Dirk de Beer;Eberhard Sauter;Helge Niemann;Norbert Kaul

  • Hydrothermal activity and metallogenesis in the Lau back-arc basin

    Y. Fouquet;U. Von Stackelberg;J. L. Charlou;J. P. Donval

  • The ocean-continent transition in the uniform lithospheric stretching model: role of partial melting in the mantle

    J. P. Foucher;X. Le Pichon;J. C. Sibuet

  • Fluid flow in and around a mud volcano field seaward of the Barbados accretionary wedge: Results from Manon cruise

    Pierre Henry;Xavier Le Pichon;Siegfried Lallemant;Sophie Lance

  • Deep sea bottom-simulating-reflectors: calibration of the base of the hydrate stability field as used for heat flow estimates

    R.D. Hyndman;J.P. Foucher;M. Yamano;A. Fisher

  • Mud volcanoes and gas hydrates in the Black Sea: new data from Dvurechenskii and Odessa mud volcanoes

    G. Bohrmann;M. Ivanov;J.-P. Foucher;V. Spiess

  • Sediment deformation and hydrogeology of the Nankai Trough accretionary prism: Synthesis of shipboard results of ODP Leg 131

    A. Taira;I. Hill;J. Firth;U. Berner

  • Evidence of methane venting and geochemistry of brines on mud volcanoes of the eastern Mediterranean Sea

    J.L Charlou;J.P Donval;T Zitter;N Roy

  • Hydrothermal activity in the Lau back-arc basin:Sulfides and water chemistry

    Yves Fouquet;Ulrich von Stackelberg;Jean Luc Charlou;Jean Pierre Donval

  • Biogeochemistry and community composition of iron- and sulfur-precipitating microbial mats at the Chefren mud volcano (Nile Deep Sea Fan, Eastern Mediterranean).

    Enoma O. Omoregie;Enoma O. Omoregie;Vincent Mastalerz;Gert de Lange;Kristina L. Straub

  • Estimation of gas hydrate concentration from multi-component seismic data at sites on the continental margins of NW Svalbard and the Storegga region of Norway

    G. K. Westbrook;S. Chand;G. Rossi;C. Long

  • Structure and distribution of cold seep communities along the Peruvian active margin: relationship to geological and fluid patterns

    Olu K;Duperret A;Sibuet M;Foucher Jp

  • Mud volcano field seaward of the Barbados Accretionary Complex: A submersible survey

    Xavier Le Pichon;Jean-Paul Foucher;Jacques Boulègue;Pierre Henry

  • Structure and Drivers of Cold Seep Ecosystems

    Jean-Paul Foucher;Graham K. Westbrook;Antje Boetius;Silvia Ceramicola

  • Effect of gas hydrates melting on seafloor slope stability

    N. Sultan;P. Cochonat;J. P. Foucher;J. Mienert

Frequent Co-Authors

Antje Boetius
Antje Boetius Max Planck Society
Jean Mascle
Jean Mascle Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Catherine Pierre
Catherine Pierre Université Paris Cité
Pierre Henry
Pierre Henry Aix-Marseille University
Myriam Sibuet
Myriam Sibuet French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Jean-Luc Charlou
Jean-Luc Charlou French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Michael Klages
Michael Klages Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Jean-Claude Sibuet
Jean-Claude Sibuet French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Yves Fouquet
Yves Fouquet French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Jürgen Mienert
Jürgen Mienert University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway

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