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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 52 4501 4309 193 192 196 9668

Laurent Kergoat publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Laurent Kergoat between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Laurent Kergoat published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2015. 11 of the 223 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2015. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 8 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 8 publications
1995 2025

223 publications in total across all disciplines

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Laurent Kergoat: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 2
1997 4
1998 1
1999 4
2000 5
2001 1
2002 8
2003 2
2004 0
2005 5
2006 7
2007 2
2008 8
2009 16
2010 5
2011 5
2012 8
2013 9
2014 15
2015 22
2016 15
2017 19
2018 14
2019 8
2020 4
2021 6
2022 8
2023 8
2024 3
2025 8
Total 223
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Laurent Kergoat publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laurent Kergoat sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 191–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 196 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377 196
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Laurent Kergoat D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laurent Kergoat sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 52 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266 52
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Laurent Kergoat is affiliated with the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées in France. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with notable expertise in several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Forestry, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Soil Science.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, such as:

  • African Botany and Ecology Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Fecal contamination and water quality
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

Laurent Kergoat has contributed research to a variety of publication venues with repeated appearances in:

  • Nature
  • Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Hydrology and earth system sciences

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Kergoat include:

  • "An unexpectedly large count of trees in the West African Sahara and Sahel," Nature, 2020
  • "Sub-continental-scale carbon stocks of individual trees in African drylands," Nature, 2023
  • "Environmental determinants of E. coli, link with the diarrheal diseases, and indication of vulnerability criteria in tropical West Africa (Kapore, Burkina Faso)," PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2021
  • "Contrasting responses of woody and herbaceous vegetation to altered rainfall characteristics in the Sahel," Biogeosciences, 2021
  • "Hydrological regime of Sahelian small waterbodies from combined Sentinel-2 MSI and Sentinel-3 Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimeter data," Hydrology and earth system sciences, 2023

Frequent collaborators in Laurent Kergoat's research include:

  • Manuela Grippa
  • Élodie Robert
  • Pierre Hiernaux
  • Emma Rochelle-Newall
  • Amadou Abdourhamane Touré

Best Publications

  • Landscapes as patches of plant functional types: An integrating concept for climate and ecosystem models

    Gordon B. Bonan;Samuel Levis;Laurent Kergoat;Keith W. Oleson

  • Global-Scale Assessment of Vegetation Phenology Using NOAA/AVHRR Satellite Measurements

    Sophie Moulin;Laurent Kergoat;Nicolas Viovy;Gérard Dedieu

  • An unexpectedly large count of trees in the West African Sahara and Sahel

    Martin Brandt;Compton J. Tucker;Ankit Kariryaa;Kjeld Rasmussen

  • Determination of phenological dates in boreal regions using normalized difference water index

    Nicolas Delbart;Laurent Kergoat;Thuy Le Toan;Julien Lhermitte

  • Re-Greening Sahel: 30 Years of Remote Sensing Data and Field Observations (Mali, Niger)

    C. Dardel;L. Kergoat;P. Hiernaux;E. Mougin

  • Remote sensing of spring phenology in boreal regions: A free of snow-effect method using NOAA-AVHRR and SPOT-VGT data (1982-2004)

    Nicolas Delbart;Nicolas Delbart;Thuy Le Toan;Laurent Kergoat;Violetta Fedotova

  • Comparing global models of terrestrial net primary productivity (NPP): analysis of differences in light absorption and light‐use efficiency

    A. Ruimy;L. Kergoat;A. Bondeau

  • AMMA-CATCH studies in the Sahelian region of West-Africa: an overview

    Thierry Lebel;Bernard Cappelaere;Sylvie Galle;Niall Hanan

  • Large-scale overview of the summer monsoon over West Africa during the AMMA field experiment in 2006

    S. Janicot;C. D. Thorncroft;A. Ali;N. Asencio

  • The AMMA Land Surface Model Intercomparison Project (ALMIP)

    Aaron Boone;Patricia de Rosnay;Gianpaolo Balsamo;Anton Beljaars

  • Seasonal variations of leaf area index of agricultural fields retrieved from Landsat data

    M.C. González-Sanpedro;M.C. González-Sanpedro;T. Le Toan;J. Moreno;L. Kergoat

  • Evaluation of MODIS gross primary productivity for Africa using eddy covariance data

    Martin Sjöström;M. Zhao;S. Archibald;Almut Arneth

  • The AMMA-CATCH Gourma observatory site in Mali: Relating climatic variations to changes in vegetation, surface hydrology, fluxes and natural resources

    E. Mougin;P. Hiernaux;L. Kergoat;M. Grippa

  • Precipitation as driver of carbon fluxes in 11 African ecosystems

    L. Merbold;J. Ardo;A. Arneth;R.J. Scholes

  • Spring phenology in boreal Eurasia over a nearly century time scale

    Nicolas Delbart;Ghislain Picard;Ghislain Picard;Thuy Le Toan;Laurent Kergoat

  • Actual evapotranspiration in drylands derived from in-situ and satellite data: Assessing biophysical constraints

    Monica García;Inge Sandholt;Pietro Ceccato;Marc Ridler

  • Importance of vegetation feedbacks in doubled‐CO2 climate experiments

    H. Douville;S. Planton;J.-F. Royer;D. B. Stephenson

  • The impact of snow depth and snowmelt on the vegetation variability over central Siberia

    M. Grippa;L. Kergoat;T. Le Toan;N. M. Mognard

  • Sub-continental-scale carbon stocks of individual trees in African drylands

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  • A model for hydrological equilibrium of leaf area index on a global scale

    Laurent Kergoat

  • Multi-scale soil moisture measurements at the Gourma meso-scale site in Mali

    P. de Rosnay;C. Gruhier;F. Timouk;F. Baup

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Mougin
Eric Mougin Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Françoise Guichard
Françoise Guichard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Pierre Hiernaux
Pierre Hiernaux Goddard Space Flight Center
Bernard Cappelaere
Bernard Cappelaere Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Thierry Lebel
Thierry Lebel Grenoble Alpes University
Béatrice Marticorena
Béatrice Marticorena Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Rasmus Fensholt
Rasmus Fensholt University of Copenhagen
P. de Rosnay
P. de Rosnay European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Thuy Le Toan
Thuy Le Toan Paul Sabatier University
Benjamin Sultan
Benjamin Sultan Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

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