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Lionel Cavin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lionel Cavin between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lionel Cavin published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2023. 8 of the 155 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2023. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 3 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 3 publications
1995 2026

155 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lionel Cavin: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 0
1997 3
1998 0
1999 3
2000 2
2001 5
2002 1
2003 4
2004 1
2005 4
2006 1
2007 5
2008 3
2009 7
2010 6
2011 1
2012 3
2013 7
2014 5
2015 5
2016 10
2017 14
2018 5
2019 8
2020 13
2021 8
2022 3
2023 15
2024 3
2025 5
2026 3
Total 155
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Lionel Cavin 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 Lionel Cavin 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, 98–107 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: 98 publications — 11th percentile

11% 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 98
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
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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Lionel Cavin 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 Lionel Cavin 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, 31 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: 31 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% 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 31
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
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

Lionel Cavin is affiliated with the Natural History Museum of Geneva in Switzerland, where the focus lies on research related to paleontology and aquatic science within the broader fields of environmental and earth sciences. Their work encompasses extensive studies in paleontology and evolutionary biology as well as ichthyology and marine biology, addressing various aspects of fish biology, ecology, and behavior.

They have contributed to understanding evolutionary and paleontological studies and the paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, with particular attention to geological formations and processes. Cavin's research is frequently published in several venues that are prominent within their field.

  • PLoS ONE
  • Cretaceous Research
  • Diversity
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Scientific Reports

Their recent papers include:

  • 'Distinct Responses of Elasmobranchs and Ray-Finned Fishes to Long-Term Global Change', 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • 'The last known freshwater coelacanths: New Late Cretaceous mawsoniid remains (Osteichthyes: Actinistia) from Southern France', 2020, PLoS ONE
  • 'The first late cretaceous mawsoniid coelacanth (Sarcopterygii: Actinistia) from North America: Evidence of a lineage of extinct 'living fossils'', 2021, PLoS ONE
  • 'Giant Mesozoic coelacanths (Osteichthyes, Actinistia) reveal high body size disparity decoupled from taxic diversity', 2021, Scientific Reports
  • 'A review of Australia's Mesozoic fishes', 2020, Alcheringa An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology

Key frequent coauthors involved in these studies include:

  • Christophe Ferrante
  • Tamara El Hossny
  • Guillaume Guinot
  • Éric Buffetaut
  • Haiyan Tong

The primary fields of study for Lionel Cavin are:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Subfields of specialization include:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Paleontology
  • Aquatic Science
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

The main topics that their research addresses are:

  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological formations and processes

Best Publications

  • Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview

    L. Cavin;H. Tong;L. Boudad;C. Meister

  • 'Fish' (Actinopterygii and Elasmobranchii) diversification patterns through deep time.

    Guillaume Guinot;Lionel Cavin

  • A new Thai Mesozoic lungfish (Sarcopterygii, Dipnoi) with an insight into post‐Palaeozoic dipnoan evolution

    Lionel Cavin;Varavudh Suteethorn;Eric Buffetaut;Haiyan Tong

  • Palaeobiogeography of Cretaceous bony fishes (Actinistia, Dipnoi and Actinopterygii)

    Lionel Cavin

  • A NEW SEMIONOTIFORM (ACTINOPTERYGII, NEOPTERYGII) FROM UPPER JURASSIC – LOWER CRETACEOUS DEPOSITS OF NORTH‐EAST THAILAND, WITH COMMENTS ON THE RELATIONSHIPS OF SEMIONOTIFORMS

    Lionel Cavin;Varavudh Suteethorn

  • Preliminary Report on the Courtedoux Dinosaur Tracksite from the Kimmeridgian of Switzerland

    Daniel Marty;Wolfgang A. Hug;Andreas Iberg;Lionel Cavin

  • Effects of the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Event on Bony Fishes

    Lionel Cavin

  • Correlation between environment and Late Mesozoic ray-finned fish evolution

    Lionel Cavin;Peter L. Forey;Christophe Lécuyer

  • Late Cretaceous non-marine vertebrates from southern France: A review of recent finds

    Eric Buffetaut;Jean Le Loeuff;Lionel Cavin;Sylvain Duffaud

  • A new lithographic limestone deposit in the Upper Cretaceous Austin Group at El Rosario, county of Múzquiz, Coahuila, northeastern Mexico

    Wolfgang Stinnesbeck;Christina Ifrim;Harald Schmidt;Anja Rindfleisch

  • Osteology and phylogenetic relationships of the teleost Goulmimichthys arambourgi Cavin, 1995, from the Upper Cretaceous of Goulmima, Morocco

    L. Cavin

  • New Teleostei from the Agua Nueva Formation (Turonian), Vallecillo (NE Mexico)

    Alberto Blanco;Lionel Cavin

  • Using ghost lineages to identify diversification events in the fossil record.

    Lionel Cavin;Peter L Forey

  • Un nouveau gisement de vertébrés du crétacé supérieur à cruzy (hérault, sud de la France)

    Éric Buffetaut;Jean Le Lœuff;Haiyan Tong;Sylvain Duffaud

  • Latest European coelacanth shows Gondwanan affinities

    Lionel Cavin;Peter L Forey;Eric Buffetaut;Haiyan Tong

  • Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) ammonites from southern Morocco and south western Algeria

    Christian Meister;André Piuz;Lionel Cavin;Larbi Boudad

  • Oxygen and carbon isotope compositions of middle Cretaceous vertebrates from North Africa and Brazil: Ecological and environmental significance

    Romain Amiot;Xu Wang;Christophe Lécuyer;Eric Buffetaut

  • A new Cenomanian ichthyofauna from southeastern Morocco and its relationships with other early Late Cretaceous Moroccan faunas

    Lionel Cavin;Didier B. Dutheil

  • Unbalanced food web in a Late Cretaceous dinosaur assemblage

    Emilie Läng;Larbi Boudad;Laszlo Maio;Elias Samankassou

  • Overabundance of piscivorous dinosaurs (Theropoda: Spinosauridae) in the mid-Cretaceous of North Africa: The Algerian dilemma

    Madani Benyoucef;Emilie Läng;Lionel Cavin;Kaddour Mebarki

  • Resolving homology in the face of shifting germ layer origins: Lessons from a major skull vault boundary.

    Camilla S Teng;Lionel Cavin;Robert E Maxson Jnr;Marcelo R Sánchez-Villagra

  • Late cretaceous continental and marine vertebrate assemblages from the Laño quarry (Basque-Cantabrian Region, Iberian Peninsula): an update

    Xabier Pereda Suberbiola;José Carmelo Corral;Humberto Astibia Ayerra;Ainara Badiola Kortabitarte

  • Fishes and the Break-up of Pangaea

    L. Cavin;A. Longbottom;M. Richter

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Buffetaut
Eric Buffetaut École Normale Supérieure
Varavudh Suteethorn
Varavudh Suteethorn Mahasarakham University
Haiyan Tong
Haiyan Tong Mahasarakham University
Nathalie Bardet
Nathalie Bardet Université Paris Cité
Dany Azar
Dany Azar Lebanese University
Henri Cappetta
Henri Cappetta University of Montpellier
Christophe Lécuyer
Christophe Lécuyer Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Christian Meyer
Christian Meyer Greifswald University Hospital
Jean-Claude Rage
Jean-Claude Rage Université Paris Cité
François Baudin
François Baudin Sorbonne University

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