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Jean-Yves Royer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jean-Yves Royer between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jean-Yves Royer published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2019. 12 of the 177 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2019. 1986: 2 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 8 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 6 publications
1986 2025

177 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jean-Yves Royer: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 2
1987 6
1988 4
1989 3
1990 3
1991 2
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 4
1996 3
1997 6
1998 5
1999 2
2000 1
2001 2
2002 6
2003 4
2004 4
2005 7
2006 3
2007 6
2008 6
2009 4
2010 2
2011 3
2012 3
2013 6
2014 1
2015 8
2016 4
2017 4
2018 8
2019 14
2020 6
2021 7
2022 7
2023 7
2024 6
2025 6
Total 177
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Jean-Yves Royer 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-Yves Royer 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: 152 publications — 40th percentile

40% 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
148–157 495 152
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-Yves Royer 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-Yves Royer 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.

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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 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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Overview

Jean-Yves Royer is affiliated with the Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique de Nantes in France. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular emphasis on geophysics and oceanography. The scientist has contributed to several subfields including ecology, developmental biology, and geology.

Their work covers diverse main topics such as underwater acoustics research, marine animal studies, animal vocal communication and behavior, seismic waves and analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geophysical studies, and GNSS positioning and interference.

Jean-Yves Royer has published frequently in various scientific venues. The most common publication venues include:

  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Scientific Reports
  • Geosciences
  • Marine Mammal Science

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Jean-Yves Royer include:

  • Multiple pygmy blue whale acoustic populations in the Indian Ocean: whale song identifies a possible new population (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • Detecting, classifying, and counting blue whale calls with Siamese neural networks (2021, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America)
  • Distribution of blue whale populations in the Southern Indian Ocean based on a decade of acoustic monitoring (2020, Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography)
  • A Multi-Observation Least-Squares Inversion for GNSS-Acoustic Seafloor Positioning (2020, Remote Sensing)
  • Detecting strain with a fiber optic cable on the seafloor offshore Mount Etna, Southern Italy (2023, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)

Jean-Yves Royer collaborates frequently with several researchers including Sara Bazin, Maëlle Torterotot, Flore Samaran, Kathleen M. Stafford, and Robert P. Dziak.

Best Publications

  • Digital isochrons of the world's ocean floor

    R. Dietmar Müller;Walter R. Roest;Jean-Yves Royer;Lisa M. Gahagan

  • Revised plate motions relative to the hotspots from combined Atlantic and Indian Ocean hotspot tracks

    R. Dietmar Müller;Jean-Yves Royer;Lawrence A. Lawver

  • The tectonic history of the Tasman Sea: A puzzle with 13 pieces

    Carmen Gaina;Dietmar R. Müller;Jean-Yves Royer;Joann Stock

  • India-Asia collision and the Cenozoic slowdown of the Indian plate: Implications for the forces driving plate motions

    Alex Copley;Jean Philippe Avouac;Jean Yves Royer

  • Evolution of the eastern Indian Ocean since the Late Cretaceous: Constraints from Geosat altimetry

    Jean-Yves Royer;David T. Sandwell

  • Evidence for relative motions between the Indian and Australian Plates during the last 20 m.y. from plate tectonic reconstructions: Implications for the deformation of the Indo‐Australian Plate

    Jean-Yves Royer;Ted Chang

  • The Motion and Boundary Between the Capricorn and Australian Plates

    Jean-Yves Royer;Richard G. Gordon

  • Chapter 2 New constraints on the late cretaceous/tertiary plate tectonic evolution of the caribbean

    R. Dietmar Müller;Jean-Yves Royer;Steven C. Cande;Walter R. Roest

  • Late Cenozoic geodynamic evolution of eastern Indonesia

    Florent Hinschberger;Jacques-André Malod;Jean-Pierre Réhault;Michel Villeneuve

  • Asymmetric sea-floor spreading caused by ridge–plume interactions

    R. Dietmar Müller;Walter R. Roest;Jean-Yves Royer

  • Slab-tearing following ridge-trench collision: Evidence from Miocene volcanism in Baja California, México

    Carlos Pallares;René C. Maury;Hervé Bellon;Jean-Yves Royer

  • Evidence for long-term diffuse deformation of the lithosphere of the equatorial Indian Ocean

    Richard G. Gordon;Charles DeMets;Jean-Yves Royer

  • Evolution of the Southwest Indian Ridge from the Late Cretaceous (anomaly 34) to the Middle Eocene (anomaly 20)

    Jean-Yves Royer;Philippe Patriat;Hugh W Bergh;Christopher R Scotese

  • Plate‐tectonic setting of the Tasmanian region

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  • Seasonal and Geographic Variation of Southern Blue Whale Subspecies in the Indian Ocean

    Flore Samaran;Flore Samaran;Kathleen M. Stafford;Trevor A. Branch;Jason Gedamke

  • Oceanic-ridge subduction vs. slab break off: Plate tectonic evolution along the Baja California Sur continental margin since 15 Ma

    F. Michaud;Jean-Yves Royer;Jacques Bourgois;J. Dyment

  • Motion between the Indian, Capricorn and Somalian plates since 20 Ma: implications for the timing and magnitude of distributed lithospheric deformation in the equatorial Indian ocean

    Charles DeMets;Richard G. Gordon;Jean-Yves Royer

  • Evolution of the Louisiade triple junction

    Carmen Gaina;R. Dietmar Müller;Jean-Yves Royer;Phil Symonds

  • Location of the Nubia-Somalia boundary along the Southwest Indian Ridge

    James Lemaux;Richard G. Gordon;Jean-Yves Royer

  • Paleogene plate tectonic evolution of the Arabian and Eastern Somali basins

    Jean-Yves Royer;A. K. Chaubey;Jérome Dyment;G. C. Bhattacharya

  • Revised plate motions relative to the hotspots from combined Atlantic and Indian Ocean hotspot tracks: Comment and Reply

    Ajoy K. Baksi;R. Dietmar Müller;Jean Yves Royer;Lawrence A. Lawver

Frequent Co-Authors

François Michaud
François Michaud Université de Sherbrooke
Jacques Bourgois
Jacques Bourgois Sorbonne University
Jérôme Dyment
Jérôme Dyment Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Marc Sosson
Marc Sosson Université Côte d'Azur
Richard G. Gordon
Richard G. Gordon Rice University
Kathleen M. Stafford
Kathleen M. Stafford Oregon State University
Louis Géli
Louis Géli Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Marc-André Gutscher
Marc-André Gutscher Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Robert P. Dziak
Robert P. Dziak Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Frauke Klingelhoefer
Frauke Klingelhoefer French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

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