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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 36 7406 6859 2526 2233 90 3600

Lionel Renault publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lionel Renault between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lionel Renault published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2025. 35 of the 160 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2025. 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 21 publications
2005 2025

160 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lionel Renault: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 2
2006 2
2007 0
2008 3
2009 1
2010 5
2011 9
2012 9
2013 8
2014 6
2015 4
2016 9
2017 4
2018 5
2019 8
2020 11
2021 10
2022 14
2023 15
2024 14
2025 21
Total 160
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Lionel Renault 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 Renault 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, 88–97 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: 90 publications — 7th percentile

7% 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 90
98–107 404
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 Renault 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 Renault 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

Lionel Renault is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences with a significant emphasis on Environmental Science. Within these fields, their work extensively covers the subfields of Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science, along with contributions to Plant Science and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their scholarly output includes numerous publications across a variety of venues. The most frequent publication venues are the Journal of Physical Oceanography, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, Geophysical Research Letters, Scientific Reports, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Lionel Renault's main research topics involve Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Climate variability and models, as well as Marine and coastal ecosystems. Their work also addresses Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Renault include:

  • Ocean Mesoscale and Frontal-Scale Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions and Influence on Large-Scale Climate: A Review, 2023, Journal of Climate
  • Climate-driven aerobic habitat loss in the California Current System, 2020, Science Advances
  • Coastal eutrophication drives acidification, oxygen loss, and ecosystem change in a major oceanic upwelling system, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Biogeochemical variability in the California Current System, 2021, Progress In Oceanography
  • Submesoscale Currents Modulate the Seasonal Cycle of Nutrients and Productivity in the California Current System, 2020, Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Frequent collaborators in their research include James C. McWilliams, Fayçal Kessouri, Curtis Deutsch, Daniele Bianchi, and Hartmut Frenzel. These coauthors have contributed commonly to studies that explore oceanographic dynamics and biogeochemical processes.

Best Publications

  • Modulation of Wind-Work by Oceanic Current Interaction with the Atmosphere

    Lionel Renault;M. Jeroen Molemaker;James C. McWilliams;Alexander F. Shchepetkin

  • Filament Frontogenesis by Boundary Layer Turbulence

    James C. McWilliams;Jonathan Gula;M. Jeroen Molemaker;Lionel Renault

  • Control and Stabilization of the Gulf Stream by Oceanic Current Interaction with the Atmosphere

    Lionel Renault;M. Jeroen Molemaker;Jonathan Gula;Sebastien Masson

  • SOCIB: The Balearic Islands Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System Responding to Science, Technology and Society Needs

    Joaquín Tintoré;Guillermo Vizoso;Benjamín Casas;Emma Heslop

  • Surface circulation in the Alborán Sea (western Mediterranean) inferred from remotely sensed data

    Lionel Renault;Temel Oguz;Ananda Pascual;Guillermo Vizoso

  • Coastal eutrophication drives acidification, oxygen loss, and ecosystem change in a major oceanic upwelling system.

    Faycal Kessouri;James C. McWilliams;Daniele Bianchi;Martha Sutula

  • Partial decoupling of primary productivity from upwelling in the California Current system

    Lionel Renault;Curtis Deutsch;James C. McWilliams;Hartmut Frenzel

  • Eddy properties in the Western Mediterranean Sea from satellite altimetry and a numerical simulation

    Romain Escudier;Lionel Renault;Ananda Pascual;Pierre Brasseur

  • SOCIB operational ocean forecasting system and multi-platform validation in the Western Mediterranean Sea

    M. Juza;B. Mourre;L. Renault;S. Gómara

  • Toward the predictability of meteotsunamis in the Balearic Sea using regional nested atmosphere and ocean models

    Lionel Renault;Guillermo Vizoso;Agustin Jansá;John Wilkin

  • Modes of covariability between sea surface temperature and wind stress intraseasonal anomalies along the coast of Peru from satellite observations (2000-2008)

    Boris Dewitte;Serena Illig;L. Renault;K. Goubanova

  • Upwelling response to atmospheric coastal jets off Central Chile: A modeling study of the October 2000 event.

    Lionel Renault;Boris Dewitte;Patrick Marchesiello;Séréna Illig

  • Satellite Observations of Imprint of Oceanic Current on Wind Stress by Air-Sea Coupling

    Lionel Renault;James C. McWilliams;Sebastien Masson

  • Orographic shaping of US West Coast wind profiles during the upwelling season

    Lionel Renault;Alex Hall;James C. McWilliams

  • Biogeochemical variability in the California Current System

    Curtis Deutsch;Hartmut Frenzel;James C. McWilliams;Lionel Renault

  • Autonomous underwater gliders monitoring variability at “choke points” in our ocean system: A case study in the Western Mediterranean Sea

    Emma E. Heslop;Simón Ruiz;John Allen;John Allen;José Luís López-Jurado

  • Expected impact of the future SMOS and Aquarius Ocean surface salinity missions in the Mercator Ocean operational systems: New perspectives to monitor ocean circulation

    Benoît Tranchant;Charles-Emmanuel Testut;Lionel Renault;Nicolas Ferry

  • Impact of atmospheric coastal jet off central Chile on sea surface temperature from satellite observations (2000–2007)

    Lionel Renault;Boris Dewitte;Mark Falvey;René Garreaud

  • Remarkable Control of Western Boundary Currents by Eddy Killing, a Mechanical Air-Sea Coupling Process

    Lionel Renault;Lionel Renault;Patrick Marchesiello;Sébastien Masson;James C. Mcwilliams

  • Modulation of the Agulhas Current Retroflection and Leakage by Oceanic Current Interaction with the Atmosphere in Coupled Simulations

    Lionel Renault;James C. McWilliams;Pierrick Penven

  • Underwater glider observations and modeling of an abrupt mixing event in the upper ocean

    Simón Ruiz;Lionel Renault;Bartolomé Garau;Joaquín Tintoré

Frequent Co-Authors

Joaquín Tintoré
Joaquín Tintoré Spanish National Research Council
James C. McWilliams
James C. McWilliams University of California, Los Angeles
Ananda Pascual
Ananda Pascual National Research Council (CNR)
Simón Ruiz
Simón Ruiz Spanish National Research Council
Curtis Deutsch
Curtis Deutsch Princeton University
Alejandro Orfila
Alejandro Orfila Spanish National Research Council
Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur Grenoble Alpes University
Boris Dewitte
Boris Dewitte Center for Advanced Studies in Arid Zones (CEAZA)
Alex Hall
Alex Hall University of California, Los Angeles
Temel Oguz
Temel Oguz Middle East Technical University

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