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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 50 4175 4012 1193 1098 260 7454
Earth Science 50 3484 3193 1374 1222 244 7472

Michel C. Boufadel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michel C. Boufadel between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michel C. Boufadel published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2021. 23 of the 342 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2021. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 32 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 14 publications
1993 2025

342 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michel C. Boufadel: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 2
1999 7
2000 3
2001 4
2002 7
2003 3
2004 2
2005 6
2006 8
2007 13
2008 22
2009 11
2010 11
2011 9
2012 2
2013 6
2014 20
2015 10
2016 17
2017 19
2018 8
2019 13
2020 20
2021 37
2022 32
2023 24
2024 9
2025 14
Total 342
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Michel C. Boufadel publications per year - data summary

  • Michel C. Boufadel, a Earth Science scholar from New Jersey Institute of Technology, has 342 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 37 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1993, with 1 publication.
  • 3 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (1994, 1995 and 1996).
  • The rate of publication averages 10.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.4 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 116 publications, 34% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2003: 29 publications (2.6 per year); 2004-2014: 110 publications (10.0 per year); 2015-2025: 203 publications (18.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Michel C. Boufadel 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 Michel C. Boufadel 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, 238–247 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: 244 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243 244
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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Michel C. Boufadel publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Michel C. Boufadel, a Earth Science scholar from New Jersey Institute of Technology, records 244 publications - the 77th percentile of the discipline.
  • 77% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Michel C. Boufadel, and about 23% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Michel C. Boufadel ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Michel C. Boufadel 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 Michel C. Boufadel 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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
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 50
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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Michel C. Boufadel D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Michel C. Boufadel, a Earth Science scholar from New Jersey Institute of Technology, records 50 D-Index - the 64th percentile of the discipline.
  • 64% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Michel C. Boufadel, and about 36% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Michel C. Boufadel ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Michel C. Boufadel is affiliated with the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant focus on pollution and oceanographic processes.

Their work frequently addresses topics such as:

  • Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods

Boufadel's prominent subfields include pollution, oceanography, global and planetary change, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, and environmental engineering. Their research contributions are published extensively in high-impact scientific journals and venues, notably:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • HydroShare Resources
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

The scientist has worked closely with several frequent co-authors, including Kenneth Lee, Xiaolong Geng, Cosan Daskiran, Charbel Abou Khalil, and Lin Zhao, reflecting collaborative efforts across various research projects.

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Boufadel include:

  • "An effort to understand and improve the anaerobic biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons: A literature review" (2020), published in International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
  • "Factors influencing the fate of oil spilled on shorelines: a review" (2020), published in Environmental Chemistry Letters
  • "Progress in Operational Modeling in Support of Oil Spill Response" (2020), published in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • "Recent advances in chemical and biological degradation of spilled oil: A review of dispersants application in the marine environment" (2022), published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Aggregation of microplastics and clay particles in the nearshore environment: Characteristics, influencing factors, and implications" (2022), published in Water Research

Their scholarly output demonstrates a commitment to understanding environmental impacts, particularly those related to oil spills and contamination in marine and coastal environments. The research integrates biogeochemical processes, modeling of environmental hazards, and the effects of pollutants on ecosystems and public health.

Best Publications

  • On the use of numerical modelling for near-field pollutant dispersion in urban environments − A review

    M. Lateb;R.N. Meroney;M. Yataghene;H. Fellouah

  • Long-term persistence of oil from the Exxon Valdez spill in two-layer beaches

    Hailong Li;Hailong Li;Michel C. Boufadel

  • Tide-induced seawater–groundwater circulation in shallow beach aquifers

    Hailong Li;Hailong Li;Michel C. Boufadel;James W. Weaver

  • A mechanistic study of nonlinear solute transport in a groundwater–surface water system Under steady state and transient hydraulic conditions

    Michel C. Boufadel

  • Evolution of droplets in subsea oil and gas blowouts: development and validation of the numerical model VDROP-J.

    Lin Zhao;Michel C. Boufadel;Scott A. Socolofsky;Eric Adams

  • A numerical model for density-and-viscosity-dependent flows in two-dimensional variably saturated porous media

    Michel C. Boufadel;Makram T. Suidan;Albert D. Venosa

  • VDROP: A comprehensive model for droplet formation of oils and gases in liquids - Incorporation of the interfacial tension and droplet viscosity

    Lin Zhao;Jagadish Torlapati;Michel C. Boufadel;Thomas King

  • Petroleum dynamics in the sea and influence of subsea dispersant injection during Deepwater Horizon.

    Jonas Gros;Jonas Gros;Scott A. Socolofsky;Anusha L. Dissanayake;Anusha L. Dissanayake;Inok Jun

  • An effort to understand and improve the anaerobic biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons: A literature review

    Brian Wartell;Michel Boufadel;Lucia Rodriguez-Freire

  • Intercomparison of oil spill prediction models for accidental blowout scenarios with and without subsea chemical dispersant injection.

    Scott A. Socolofsky;E. Eric Adams;Michel C. Boufadel;Zachary M. Aman

  • Recent advances in chemical and biological degradation of spilled oil: A review of dispersants application in the marine environment.

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  • Aggregation of microplastics and clay particles in the nearshore environment: Characteristics, influencing factors, and implications.

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  • Assessment of chemical dispersant effectiveness in a wave tank under regular non-breaking and breaking wave conditions.

    Zhengkai Li;Kenneth Lee;Thomas King;Michel C. Boufadel

  • A-DROP: A predictive model for the formation of oil particle aggregates (OPAs).

    Lin Zhao;Michel C. Boufadel;Xiaolong Geng;Kenneth Lee

  • Tide-induced head fluctuations in a confined aquifer with sediment covering its outlet at the sea floor

    Hailong Li;Hailong Li;Guanyi Li;Jianmei Cheng;Michel C. Boufadel

  • Effects of chemical dispersants and mineral fines on crude oil dispersion in a wave tank under breaking waves.

    Zhengkai Li;Paul Kepkay;Kenneth Lee;Thomas King

  • Multifractal scaling of the intrinsic permeability

    Michel C. Boufadel;Silong Lu;Fred J. Molz;Daniel Lavallee

  • Evaluation of Mixing Energy in Laboratory Flasks Used for Dispersant Effectiveness Testing

    Vikram J. Kaku;Vikram J. Kaku;Michel C. Boufadel;Michel C. Boufadel;Albert D. Venosa;Albert D. Venosa

  • Progress in operational modeling in support of oil spill response

    Christopher H. Barker;Vassiliki H. Kourafalou;C. J. Beegle-Krause;Michel Boufadel

  • Nutrient and oxygen concentrations within the sediments of an Alaskan beach polluted with the Exxon Valdez oil spill

    Michel C. Boufadel;Youness Sharifi;Benoit Van Aken;Brian A. Wrenn

  • Simulation of scenarios of oil droplet formation from the Deepwater Horizon blowout

    Lin Zhao;Michel C. Boufadel;Eric Adams;Scott A. Socolofsky

  • Flume tank studies to elucidate the fate and behavior of diluted bitumen spilled at sea.

    Thomas L. King;Brian Robinson;Michel Boufadel;Kenneth Lee

  • Factors influencing the fate of oil spilled on shorelines: a review

    Zheng Wang;Chunjiang An;Kenneth Lee;Edward Owens

  • Multifractal anisotropic scaling of the hydraulic conductivity

    Lilantha Tennekoon;Michel C. Boufadel;Daniel Lavallee;James Weaver

  • Hydrodynamic factors affecting the persistence of the Exxon Valdez oil in a shallow bedrock beach

    Yuqiang Xia;Yuqiang Xia;Hailong Li;Hailong Li;Michel C. Boufadel;Youness Sharifi

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth Lee
Kenneth Lee Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Albert D. Venosa
Albert D. Venosa Environmental Protection Agency
Makram T. Suidan
Makram T. Suidan University of Cincinnati
Tamay M. Özgökmen
Tamay M. Özgökmen University of Miami
Chunjiang An
Chunjiang An Concordia University
Joseph Katz
Joseph Katz Johns Hopkins University
Holly A. Michael
Holly A. Michael University of Delaware
Nancy L. Jackson
Nancy L. Jackson New Jersey Institute of Technology
Roger C. Prince
Roger C. Prince ExxonMobil (United States)

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