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Nabil Sultan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nabil Sultan between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nabil Sultan published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2012. 5 of the 178 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2012. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 1 publication
1995 2025

178 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nabil Sultan: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 4
2001 2
2002 3
2003 6
2004 9
2005 4
2006 2
2007 11
2008 8
2009 9
2010 11
2011 13
2012 14
2013 9
2014 11
2015 5
2016 5
2017 5
2018 9
2019 9
2020 9
2021 2
2022 4
2023 7
2024 4
2025 1
Total 178
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Nabil Sultan 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 Nabil Sultan 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, 128–137 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: 132 publications — 29th percentile

29% 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
128–137 557 132
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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Nabil Sultan 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 Nabil Sultan 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% 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 39
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

Nabil Sultan is affiliated with the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea in France. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with particular emphasis on several subfields, including Environmental Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The main research topics addressed by Sultan include:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Landslides and related hazards

Several recent publications illustrate the scope and thematic concentration of Sultan's work. These include:

  • "Impact of tides and sea-level on deep-sea Arctic methane emissions," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Transient Groundwater Flow Through a Coastal Confined Aquifer and Its Impact on Nearshore Submarine Slope Instability," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Other papers co-authored by Sultan's frequent collaborators were published in various venues:

  • "Irregular BSR: Evidence of an Ongoing Reequilibrium of a Gas Hydrate System," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Shallow Gas Hydrate Accumulations at a Nigerian Deepwater Pockmark-Quantities and Dynamics," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Pore Habit of Gas in Gassy Sediments," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Sultan frequently collaborates with researchers including Sébastien Garziglia, Vincent Riboulot, Stéphan Ker, Andreia Plaza-Faverola, and Marco Terzariol. Collaboration counts range from three to nine joint works.

The typical publication venues for Sultan's research are:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Nature Communications
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Quaternary Science Reviews

Best Publications

  • Effect of gas hydrates melting on seafloor slope instability

    Nabil Sultan;Pierre Cochonat;Jean-Paul Foucher;J Mienert

  • Slope failure dynamics and impacts from seafloor and shallow sub-seafloor geophysical data: case studies from the COSTA project

    M. Canals;G. Lastras;R. Urgeles;J.L. Casamor

  • On the thermal consolidation of Boom clay

    Pierre Delage;Nabil Sultan;Yu Jun Cui

  • Temperature effects on the volume change behaviour of Boom clay

    N Sultan;P Delage;Y.J Cui

  • Triggering mechanisms of slope instability processes and sediment failures on continental margins: a geotechnical approach

    Nabil Sultan;Pierre Cochonat;M Canals;Antonio Cattaneo

  • A thermomechanical model for saturated clays

    Yu Jun Cui;Nabil Sultan;Pierre Delage

  • Sr/Ca and Mg/Ca ratios in Niger Delta sediments: Implications for authigenic carbonate genesis in cold seep environments

    G. Bayon;C. Pierre;J. Etoubleau;M. Voisset

  • The 1979 Nice harbour catastrophe revisited: Trigger mechanism inferred from geotechnical measurements and numerical modelling

    Gabriela Dan;Gabriela Dan;Nabil Sultan;Bruno Savoye

  • Seafloor instabilities and sediment deformation processes: The need for integrated, multi-disciplinary investigations

    Maarten Vanneste;Nabil Sultan;Sebastian Garziglia;Carl Fredrik Forsberg

  • Hydrate dissolution as a potential mechanism for pockmark formation in the Niger delta

    Nabil Sultan;Bruno Marsset;Stephan Ker;Tania Marsset

  • 26th December 2004 great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake: Co-seismic and post-seismic motions in northern Sumatra

    Jean-Claude Sibuet;Claude Rangin;Xavier Le Pichon;Satish Singh

  • Sinuous pockmark belt as indicator of a shallow buried turbiditic channel on the lower slope of the Congo basin, West African margin

    M. Lopez;P. Cochonat;N. Sultan

  • Pockmark formation and evolution in deep water Nigeria: Rapid hydrate growth versus slow hydrate dissolution

    N. Sultan;G. Bohrmann;L. Ruffine;T. Pape

  • Sea-level change and free gas occurrence influencing a submarine landslide and pockmark formation and distribution in deepwater Nigeria

    Vincent Riboulot;Vincent Riboulot;Antonio Cattaneo;Nabil Sultan;Sebastien Garziglia

  • Etude du comportement thermo-mecanique de l'argile de Boom : Experiences et modelisation

    Nabil Sultan

  • A review of undulated sediment features on Mediterranean prodeltas: distinguishing sediment transport structures from sediment deformation

    Roger Urgeles;Antonio Cattaneo;Pere Puig;Camino Liquete

  • Impact of tides and sea-level on deep-sea Arctic methane emissions

    Nabil Sultan;Andreia Plaza-Faverola;Sunil Vadakkepuliyambatta;Stefan Buenz

  • Detection of free gas and gas hydrate based on 3D seismic data and cone penetration testing: An example from the Nigerian Continental Slope

    N. Sultan;M. Voisset;T. Marsset;A.M. Vernant

  • Investigation of a possible submarine landslide at the Var delta front (Nice continental slope, southeast France)

    Nabil Sultan;Nabil Sultan;Bruno Savoye;Bruno Savoye;Gwenael Jouet;Gwenael Jouet;D Leynaud;D Leynaud

  • Analysis of slope failures in submarine canyon heads: An example from the Gulf of Lions

    Nabil Sultan;Matthieu Gaudin;Matthieu Gaudin;Serge Berne;Miquel Canals

  • Effect of gas hydrates melting on seafloor slope stability

    N. Sultan;P. Cochonat;J. P. Foucher;J. Mienert

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Cattaneo
Antonio Cattaneo French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Gwenael Jouet
Gwenael Jouet French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Achim J Kopf
Achim J Kopf University of Bremen
Serge Berné
Serge Berné University of Perpignan
Bernard Dennielou
Bernard Dennielou French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Pierre Delage
Pierre Delage École des Ponts ParisTech
Yu-Jun Cui
Yu-Jun Cui École des Ponts ParisTech
Roger Urgeles
Roger Urgeles Spanish National Research Council
Miquel Canals
Miquel Canals University of Barcelona
Bruno Savoye
Bruno Savoye French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

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