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Nicolas Dauphas

Nicolas Dauphas

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 73 810 717 53 51 389 17350

Nicolas Dauphas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nicolas Dauphas between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicolas Dauphas published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 16.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2017. 36 of the 456 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2017. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 15 publications
1998 2025

456 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nicolas Dauphas: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 2
2002 8
2003 7
2004 7
2005 10
2006 9
2007 12
2008 10
2009 17
2010 19
2011 22
2012 24
2013 21
2014 22
2015 21
2016 24
2017 34
2018 26
2019 31
2020 19
2021 25
2022 16
2023 30
2024 21
2025 15
Total 456
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Nicolas Dauphas 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 Nicolas Dauphas 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, 388–397 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: 389 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 50 389
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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Nicolas Dauphas 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 Nicolas Dauphas 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, 73 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: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 73
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 2011 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2011 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Nicolas Dauphas is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Physics and Astronomy, as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. More specifically, their work addresses topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Ecology, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The main topics covered in Dauphas's research include:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing

Some of their recent publications are:

  • Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are similar to Ivuna-type carbonaceous meteorites (2022), published in Science
  • Ryugu's nucleosynthetic heritage from the outskirts of the Solar System (2022), published in Science Advances
  • Chemical evolution of the continental crust from a data-driven inversion of terrigenous sediment compositions (2020), published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Heating events in the nascent solar system recorded by rare earth element isotopic fractionation in refractory inclusions (2021), published in Science Advances
  • Oxygen isotopes of anhydrous primary minerals show kinship between asteroid Ryugu and comet 81P/Wild2 (2022), published in Science Advances

The venues where Dauphas frequently publishes include:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Science Advances
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

  • T. Kleine
  • Tetsuya Yokoyama
  • Tomohiro Usui
  • A. M. Davis
  • Ryota Fukai

Awards received by Nicolas Dauphas include:

  • Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry (2019)
  • James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2011)
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2011)

Best Publications

  • Magnesium isotopic composition of the Earth and chondrites

    Fang Zhen Teng;Wang Ye Li;Wang Ye Li;Shan Ke;Shan Ke;Bernard Marty

  • A novel extraction chromatography and MC-ICP-MS technique for rapid analysis of REE, Sc and Y: Revising CI-chondrite and Post-Archean Australian Shale (PAAS) abundances

    Ali Pourmand;Ali Pourmand;Nicolas Dauphas;Thomas J. Ireland

  • Hf-W-Th evidence for rapid growth of Mars and its status as a planetary embryo

    N. Dauphas;A. Pourmand;A. Pourmand

  • The proto-Earth as a significant source of lunar material

    Junjun Zhang;Nicolas Dauphas;Andrew M. Davis;Ingo Leya

  • The isotopic nature of the Earth’s accreting material through time

    Nicolas Dauphas

  • Iron Isotopic Compositions of Geological Reference Materials and Chondrites

    Paul R. Craddock;Nicolas Dauphas

  • Mass spectrometry and natural variations of iron isotopes

    Nicolas Dauphas;Olivier Rouxel

  • Iron isotopes may reveal the redox conditions of mantle melting from Archean to Present

    Nicolas Dauphas;Nicolas Dauphas;Paul R. Craddock;Paul D. Asimow;Vickie C. Bennett

  • Clues from Fe Isotope Variations on the Origin of Early Archean BIFs from Greenland

    Nicolas Dauphas;Mark van Zuilen;Meenakshi Wadhwa;Andrew M. Davis

  • Iron Isotope Fractionation During Magmatic Differentiation in Kilauea Iki Lava Lake

    Fang-Zhen Teng;Nicolas Dauphas;Rosalind T. Helz

  • Iron Isotope Systematics

    Nicolas Dauphas;Seth G. John;Olivier J. Rouxel

  • Magma redox and structural controls on iron isotope variations in Earth's mantle and crust

    Nicolas Dauphas;Mathieu Roskosz;Esen Ercan Alp;Daniel Neuville

  • Iron, zinc, magnesium and uranium isotopic fractionation during continental crust differentiation: The tale from migmatites, granitoids, and pegmatites

    Myriam Telus;Nicolas Dauphas;Frédéric Moynier;François L.H. Tissot

  • Distribution coefficients of 60 elements on TODGA resin: application to Ca, Lu, Hf, U and Th isotope geochemistry.

    Ali Pourmand;Nicolas Dauphas

  • Mass Fractionation Laws, Mass-Independent Effects, and Isotopic Anomalies

    Nicolas Dauphas;Edwin A. Schauble

  • Iron isotopic systematics of oceanic basalts

    Fang-Zhen Teng;Fang-Zhen Teng;Nicolas Dauphas;Shichun Huang;Bernard Marty

  • Non-Traditional Stable Isotopes: Retrospective and Prospective

    Fang-Zhen Teng;Nicolas Dauphas;James M. Watkins

  • The nitrogen record of crust–mantle interaction and mantle convection from Archean to Present

    Bernard Marty;Nicolas Dauphas

  • Routine isotopic analysis of iron by HR-MC-ICPMS: How precise and how accurate?

    Nicolas Dauphas;Ali Pourmand;Fang Zhen Teng

  • Uranium isotopic compositions of the crust and ocean: Age corrections, U budget and global extent of modern anoxia

    François L.H. Tissot;Nicolas Dauphas

  • Non-traditional fractionation of non-traditional isotopes: Evaporation, chemical diffusion and Soret diffusion

    Frank M. Richter;Nicolas Dauphas;Fang-Zhen Teng

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew M. Davis
Andrew M. Davis University of Chicago
Bernard Marty
Bernard Marty University of Lorraine
Michael J. Pellin
Michael J. Pellin Argonne National Laboratory
Thomas Rauscher
Thomas Rauscher University of Basel
Meenakshi Wadhwa
Meenakshi Wadhwa Arizona State University
Fang-Zhen Teng
Fang-Zhen Teng University of Washington
Andrey Bekker
Andrey Bekker University of California, Riverside
Laurie Reisberg
Laurie Reisberg University of Lorraine
D. A. Papanastassiou
D. A. Papanastassiou California Institute of Technology
Jung-Fu Lin
Jung-Fu Lin The University of Texas at Austin

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