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Laetitia Le Pourhiet

Laetitia Le Pourhiet

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
35
Citations
4440
World Ranking
7642
National Ranking
613

Laetitia Le Pourhiet 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 Laetitia Le Pourhiet sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 128 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laetitia Le Pourhiet 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 Laetitia Le Pourhiet sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Laetitia Le Pourhiet is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France and is active in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Geophysics, Geology, Mechanics of Materials, Earth-Surface Processes, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's research primarily addresses topics such as earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geophysical studies, geological formations and processes, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and geological studies and exploration.

Recent publications by Laetitia Le Pourhiet include the following papers:

  • Transfer zones in Mediterranean back-arc regions and tear faults, 2021, Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • Toward Robust and Predictive Geodynamic Modeling: The Way Forward in Frictional Plasticity, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Seismic hazard of the western Makran subduction zone: Insight from mechanical modelling and inferred frictional properties, 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Topographic and Tectonic Evolution of Mountain Belts Controlled by Salt Thickness and Rift Architecture, 2020, Tectonics
  • Modes of Propagation of Continental Breakup and Associated Oblique Rift Structures, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Laetitia Le Pourhiet frequently collaborates with fellow researchers including Dave A. May, Sepideh Pajang, Nadaya Cubas, Philippe Agard, and Tiphaine Larvet.

The scientist's publications often appear in notable venues such as Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Geophysical Research Letters.

Best Publications

  • Aegean tectonics: Strain localisation, slab tearing and trench retreat

    Laurent Jolivet;Claudio Faccenna;Benjamin Huet;Loïc Labrousse

  • A thermomechanical model of exhumation of high pressure (HP) and ultra-high pressure (UHP) metamorphic rocks in Alpine-type collision belts

    E Burov;L Jolivet;L Le Pourhiet;A Poliakov

  • The North Cycladic Detachment System

    Laurent Jolivet;Laurent Jolivet;Emmanuel Lecomte;Benjamin Huet;Yoann Denèle

  • The geological signature of a slab tear below the Aegean

    Laurent Jolivet;Armel Menant;Pietro Sternai;Aurélien Rabillard

  • Plume head–lithosphere interactions near intra-continental plate boundaries

    E. Burov;L. Guillou-Frottier;E. d'Acremont;L. le Pourhiet

  • HP-UHP exhumation during slow continental subduction: Self-consistent thermodynamically and thermomechanically coupled model with application to the Western Alps

    P. Yamato;P. Yamato;E. Burov;P. Agard;L. Le Pourhiet

  • Thermal imprint of rift-related processes in orogens as recorded in the Pyrenees

    Arnaud Vacherat;Arnaud Vacherat;Arnaud Vacherat;Frédéric Mouthereau;Frédéric Mouthereau;R Pik;M Bernet

  • Mantle instability beneath the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California and Death Valley extension

    Laetitia Le Pourhiet;Michael Gurnis;Jason Saleeby

  • Geometry and kinematics of Mykonos detachment, Cyclades, Greece: Evidence for slip at shallow dip

    Emmanuel Lecomte;Laurent Jolivet;Olivier Lacombe;Yoann Denèle

  • Rifting through a stack of inhomogeneous thrusts (the dipping pie concept)

    Laetitia Le Pourhiet;Laetitia Le Pourhiet;Evgenii Burov;Isabelle Moretti

  • Kinematic interpretation of the 3D shapes of metamorphic core complexes

    Laetitia Le Pourhiet;Benjamin Huet;Dave A. May;Loic Labrousse

  • Mechanisms of margin inversion in the external Western Alps: Implications for crustal rheology

    Nicolas Bellahsen;Laurent Jolivet;Olivier Lacombe;Mathieu Bellanger

  • Post-orogenic extension and metamorphic core complexes in a heterogeneous crust: the role of crustal layering inherited from collision. Application to the Cyclades (Aegean domain)

    Benjamin Huet;Laetitia Le Pourhiet;Loic Labrousse;Evgenii Burov

  • Benchmarking numerical models of brittle thrust wedges

    Susanne J. H. Buiter;Guido Schreurs;Markus Albertz;Taras V. Gerya

  • Continental break-up of the South China Sea stalled by far-field compression

    Laetitia Le Pourhiet;Nicolas Chamot-Rooke;Matthias Delescluse;Dave A. May

  • pTatin3D: high-performance methods for long-term lithospheric dynamics

    Dave A. May;Jed Brown;Laetitia Le Pourhiet

  • A genetic link between transform and hyper-extended margins

    Laetitia Le Pourhiet;Dave A. May;Lucas Huille;Louise Watremez

  • Granite intrusion in a metamorphic core complex: The example of the Mykonos laccolith (Cyclades, Greece)

    Yoann Denèle;Emmanuel Lecomte;Laurent Jolivet;Olivier Lacombe

  • Rheological and geodynamic controls on the mechanisms of subduction and HP/UHP exhumation of crustal rocks during continental collision: Insights from numerical models

    Evgenii Burov;Evgenii Burov;Thomas François;Thomas François;Philippe Agard;Philippe Agard;Laetitia Le Pourhiet;Laetitia Le Pourhiet

  • Initial crustal thickness geometry controls on the extension in a back arc domain: Case of the Gulf of Corinth

    Laetitia Le Pourhiet;Laetitia Le Pourhiet;Evgenii Burov;Isabelle Moretti

  • Plume-induced continental rifting and break-up in ultra-slow extension context: Insights from 3D numerical modeling

    Alexander Koptev;Evgueni Burov;Taras Gerya;Laetitia Le Pourhiet

  • Tectonic slicing of subducting oceanic crust along plate interfaces: Numerical modeling

    Jonas B. Ruh;Jonas B. Ruh;Laetitia Le Pourhiet;Laetitia Le Pourhiet;Philippe Agard;Philippe Agard;Evguene Burov;Evguene Burov

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurent Jolivet
Laurent Jolivet Sorbonne University
Dave A. May
Dave A. May University of Oxford
Olivier Lacombe
Olivier Lacombe Sorbonne University
Loïc Labrousse
Loïc Labrousse Sorbonne University
Frédéric Mouthereau
Frédéric Mouthereau Paul Sabatier University
Evgenii Burov
Evgenii Burov Université Paris Cité
Philippe Agard
Philippe Agard Sorbonne University
Jason B. Saleeby
Jason B. Saleeby California Institute of Technology
Taras Gerya
Taras Gerya ETH Zurich
Nicolas Bellahsen
Nicolas Bellahsen Sorbonne University

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