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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry

Overview

Jérôme Gaillardet is affiliated with the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a substantial focus on subfields including Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, and Geophysics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to geology and environmental geochemistry. Key research themes include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Geological formations and processes

Jérôme Gaillardet has published extensively with recent papers including:

  • "A global rate of denudation from cosmogenic nuclides in the Earth's largest rivers" (2020) in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Experimental constraints on Li isotope fractionation during the interaction between kaolinite and seawater" (2020) in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "A Review on the Elemental and Isotopic Geochemistry of Gallium" (2021) in Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • "Barium stable isotopes as a fingerprint of biological cycling in the Amazon River basin" (2020) in Biogeosciences
  • "Uranium sorption to organic matter and long-term accumulation in a pristine alpine wetland" (2022) in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

The scholar has published in various venues, notably:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Chemical Geology
  • ARPHA Conference Abstracts

Co-authorship collaborations are an important aspect of their work, frequently partnering with:

  • Julien Bouchez
  • Pierre Sabatier
  • Pascale Louvat
  • Fabien Arnaud
  • Jiubin Chen

The scientist has contributed to book publications, including a title released by La Découverte:

  • La Terre habitable (2023)

Recognition within the scientific community includes receiving the Geochemistry Fellow Honor from the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Global silicate weathering and CO2 consumption rates deduced from the chemistry of large rivers

    J. Gaillardet;B. Dupré;P. Louvat;C.J. Allègre

  • Basalt weathering laws and the impact of basalt weathering on the global carbon cycle

    Céline Dessert;Bernard Dupré;Jérôme Gaillardet;Louis M. François

  • Trace Elements in River Waters

    J. Gaillardet;J. Viers;B. Dupré

  • Chemical composition of suspended sediments in World Rivers: New insights from a new database

    Jérôme Viers;Bernard Dupré;Jérôme Gaillardet

  • Chemical and physical denudation in the Amazon River Basin

    Jérôme Gaillardet;Bernard Dupre;Claude J. Allegre;Philippe Négrel

  • Geochemistry of large river suspended sediments: silicate weathering or recycling tracer?

    J. Gaillardet;B. Dupré;B. Dupré;C.J. Allègre

  • Erosion of Deccan Traps determined by river geochemistry: impact on the global climate and the 87Sr/86Sr ratio of seawater

    Céline Dessert;Bernard Dupré;Louis M. François;Louis M. François;Jacques Schott

  • The global control of silicate weathering rates and the coupling with physical erosion: new insights from rivers of the Canadian Shield

    Romain Millot;Jérôme Gaillardet;Bernard Dupré;Claude Jean Allègre

  • Major and trace elements of river-borne material: The Congo Basin

    Bernard Dupré;Jérôme Gaillardet;Dominique Rousseau;Claude J. Allègre

  • Geochemistry of dissolved and suspended loads of the Seine River, France: anthropogenic impact, carbonate and silicate weathering

    S. Roy;S. Roy;J. Gaillardet;C.J. Allègre

  • 5.09 – Trace Elements in River Waters

    J. Gaillardet

  • Grain size control of river suspended sediment geochemistry: Clues from Amazon River depth profiles

    Julien Bouchez;Jérôme Gaillardet;Christian France-Lanord;Laurence Maurice

  • The magnesium isotope budget of the modern ocean: Constraints from riverine magnesium isotope ratios

    E.T. Tipper;A. Galy;Jérôme Gaillardet;M.J. Bickle

  • Northern latitude chemical weathering rates: clues from the Mackenzie River Basin, Canada

    Romain Millot;J.érôme Gaillardet;Bernard Dupré;Claude Jean Allègre

  • Sustained sulfide oxidation by physical erosion processes in the Mackenzie River basin: Climatic perspectives

    Damien Calmels;Jérôme Gaillardet;Agnès Brenot;Christian France-Lanord

  • Sulfuric acid as an agent of carbonate weathering constrained by δ13CDIC: Examples from Southwest China

    Si-Liang Li;Damien Calmels;Damien Calmels;Guilin Han;Jérôme Gaillardet

  • Riverine Li isotope fractionation in the Amazon River basin controlled by the weathering regimes

    Mathieu Dellinger;Mathieu Dellinger;Jerome Gaillardet;Jerome Gaillardet;Julien Bouchez;Damien Calmels

  • Predominant floodplain over mountain weathering of Himalayan sediments (Ganga basin)

    Maarten Lupker;Christian France-Lanord;Valier Galy;Jérôme Lavé

  • Rivers, chemical weathering and Earth's climate

    Bernard Dupré;Céline Dessert;Priscia Oliva;Yves Goddéris

  • The influence of rivers on marine boron isotopes and implications for reconstructing past ocean pH.

    D. Lemarchand;J. Gaillardet;É. Lewin;C. J. Allègre

  • Sr_Nd_Pb isotope systematics in Amazon and Congo River systems: constraints about erosion processes

    Claude J. Allègre;Bernard Dupré;Philippe Négrel;Jérôme Gaillardet

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascale Louvat
Pascale Louvat Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Julien Bouchez
Julien Bouchez Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Bernard Dupré
Bernard Dupré Paul Sabatier University
Claude J. Allègre
Claude J. Allègre Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Edward T. Tipper
Edward T. Tipper University of Cambridge
Jacques Schott
Jacques Schott Paul Sabatier University
Jiubin Chen
Jiubin Chen Tianjin University
Susan L. Brantley
Susan L. Brantley Pennsylvania State University
Christian France-Lanord
Christian France-Lanord University of Lorraine
Louis François
Louis François University of Liège

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