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Lhoussaine Bouchaou

Lhoussaine Bouchaou

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 36 7332 6786 2 2 168 4310

Lhoussaine Bouchaou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lhoussaine Bouchaou between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lhoussaine Bouchaou published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2024. 60 of the 239 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2024. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 26 publications
1988 2025

239 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lhoussaine Bouchaou: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 0
1999 2
2000 2
2001 0
2002 3
2003 4
2004 7
2005 3
2006 4
2007 8
2008 6
2009 7
2010 2
2011 4
2012 2
2013 3
2014 3
2015 5
2016 12
2017 13
2018 8
2019 10
2020 11
2021 21
2022 15
2023 19
2024 34
2025 26
Total 239
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Lhoussaine Bouchaou 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 Lhoussaine Bouchaou 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, 168–177 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: 168 publications — 48th percentile

48% 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
158–167 458
168–177 490 168
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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Lhoussaine Bouchaou 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 Lhoussaine Bouchaou 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 36
37 366
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

Lhoussaine Bouchaou is affiliated with Université Ibn Zohr in Morocco. Their research primarily centers on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant focus on groundwater systems, hydrology, and related geochemical processes.

Their work spans various subfields including global and planetary change, environmental engineering, geochemistry and petrology, water science and technology, and geophysics. This multidisciplinary approach supports comprehensive studies of water resources in varying climatic and geological contexts.

Key topics in their research include groundwater and isotope geochemistry, groundwater and watershed analysis, hydrology and watershed management studies, geological and geophysical studies worldwide, hydrology and drought analysis, flood risk assessment and management, and climate variability and models.

Lhoussaine Bouchaou has contributed to numerous publications, with their recent papers addressing groundwater resources, contamination risks, and hydrological modeling. Select examples of their recent work are:

  • Moroccan Groundwater Resources and Evolution with Global Climate Changes, 2020, Geosciences
  • Risk of groundwater contamination widely underestimated because of fast flow into aquifers, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Global patterns of nitrate isotope composition in rivers and adjacent aquifers reveal reactive nitrogen cascading, 2021, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Modeling alterations in flow regimes under changing climate in a Mediterranean watershed: An analysis of ecologically-relevant hydrological indicators, 2021, Ecological Informatics
  • Index-based groundwater vulnerability and water quality assessment in the arid region of Tata city (Morocco), 2020, Groundwater for Sustainable Development

Their frequent collaborations include work with co-authors such as Abdelghani Chehbouni, Mohammed Hssaisoune, Yassine Ait Brahim, Youssef Brouziyne, and Mohamed Hakim Kharrou.

Bouchaou's publications appear predominantly in journals devoted to water resource science and environmental studies. The most common venues for their research include:

  • Groundwater for Sustainable Development
  • Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Water
  • Agricultural Water Management

Best Publications

  • Application of multiple isotopic and geochemical tracers for investigation of recharge, salinization, and residence time of water in the Souss–Massa aquifer, southwest of Morocco

    L. Bouchaou;J.L. Michelot;A. Vengosh;Y. Hsissou

  • Rainfall-runoff model usingan artificial neural network approach

    S. Riad;J. Mania;L. Bouchaou;Y. Najjar

  • Moroccan Groundwater Resources and Evolution with Global Climate Changes

    Mohammed Hssaisoune;Lhoussaine Bouchaou;Abdelfettah Sifeddine;Ilham Bouimetarhan

  • Origin and residence time of groundwater in the Tadla basin (Morocco) using multiple isotopic and geochemical tools

    L. Bouchaou;J.L. Michelot;M. Qurtobi;N. Zine

  • Risk of groundwater contamination widely underestimated because of fast flow into aquifers

    Andreas Hartmann;Andreas Hartmann;Scott Jasechko;Tom Gleeson;Yoshihide Wada;Yoshihide Wada

  • Impact of agricultural practices on groundwater quality in intensive irrigated area of Chtouka-Massa, Morocco.

    Mouna Malki;Lhoussaine Bouchaou;Abdelaziz Hirich;Yassine Ait Brahim

  • Global patterns of nitrate isotope composition in rivers and adjacent aquifers reveal reactive nitrogen cascading

    Ioannis Matiatos;Leonard I. Wassenaar;Lucilena R. Monteiro;Jason J. Venkiteswaran

  • Predicting catchment flow in a semi-arid region via an artificial neural network technique

    S. Riad;J. Mania;L. Bouchaou;Y. Najjar

  • Geochemical and isotopic (oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, strontium) constraints for the origin, salinity, and residence time of groundwater from a carbonate aquifer in the Western Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco

    N. Ettayfi;L. Bouchaou;J.L. Michelot;T. Tagma

  • Occurrence and mobilization of radium in fresh to saline coastal groundwater inferred from geochemical and isotopic tracers (Sr, S, O, H, Ra, Rn)

    David S. Vinson;Tarik Tagma;Lhoussaine Bouchaou;Gary S. Dwyer

  • Climate change and adaptive water management measures in Chtouka Aït Baha region (Morocco).

    Marieme Seif-Ennasr;Rashyd Zaaboul;Abdelaziz Hirich;Giulio Nils Caroletti

  • Turbidity dynamics in karstic systems. Example of Ribaa and Bittit springs in the Middle Atlas (Morocco)

    F. Amraoui;M. Razack;L. Bouchaou

  • Turbidity mechanism of water from a karstic spring: example of the Ain Asserdoune spring (Beni Mellal Atlas, Morocco)

    Lhoussaine Bouchaou;Alain Mangin;Pierre Chauve

  • North Atlantic Ice-Rafting, Ocean and Atmospheric Circulation During the Holocene: Insights From Western Mediterranean Speleothems

    Y. Ait Brahim;J. A. Wassenburg;L. Sha;Francisco W Cruz

  • Hydrochemical and isotopic characteristics of groundwater in the Souss Upstream Basin, southwestern Morocco

    K. Dindane;L. Bouchaou;Y. Hsissou;M. Krimissa

  • Integration of geochemical and isotopic tracers for elucidating water sources and salinization of shallow aquifers in the sub-Saharan Drâa Basin, Morocco

    N. Warner;Z. Lgourna;L. Bouchaou;S. Boutaleb

  • Groundwater nitrate pollution in Souss-Massa basin (south-west Morocco)

    Tarik Tagma;Youssef Hsissou;Lhoussaine Bouchaou;Latifa Bouragba

  • Utilisation du rapport Br/Cl pour déterminer l'origine de la salinité des eaux souterraines: exemple de la plaine du Souss (Maroc)

    Youssef Hsissou;Jacques Mudry;Jacky Mania;Lhoussaine Bouchaou

  • Isotopic signatures for the assessment of snow water resources in the Moroccan high Atlas mountains: contribution to surface and groundwater recharge

    Angoran Baudelaire N’da;Lhoussaine Bouchaou;Barbara Reichert;Lahoucine Hanich

  • Trend and change point analyses of annual precipitation in the Souss-Massa Region in Morocco during 1932–2010

    H. Abahous;Josyane Ronchail;Abdelfettah Sifeddine;Abdelfettah Sifeddine;L. Kenny

  • Climate change and its impacts on groundwater resources in Morocco: the case of the Souss-Massa basin

    Lhoussaine Bouchaou;Tarik Tagma;Said Boutaleb;Mohamed Hssaisoune Zine El Abidine El Morjani

Frequent Co-Authors

Abdelfettah Sifeddine
Abdelfettah Sifeddine Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Hai Cheng
Hai Cheng Xi'an Jiaotong University
Avner Vengosh
Avner Vengosh Duke University
Francisco W. Cruz
Francisco W. Cruz Universidade de São Paulo
Etienne Jaillard
Etienne Jaillard Grenoble Alpes University
Klaus Peter Jochum
Klaus Peter Jochum Max Planck Society
Yoshihide Wada
Yoshihide Wada King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Josyane Ronchail
Josyane Ronchail Sorbonne University
Walter Wildi
Walter Wildi University of Geneva
Harald Kunstmann
Harald Kunstmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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