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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 33 8475 7870 679 651 99 3476

Nicolas Gratiot publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nicolas Gratiot between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicolas Gratiot published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2016. 10 of the 146 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

146 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nicolas Gratiot: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 3
2001 0
2002 2
2003 0
2004 4
2005 4
2006 3
2007 5
2008 3
2009 11
2010 9
2011 5
2012 6
2013 2
2014 4
2015 5
2016 14
2017 3
2018 5
2019 10
2020 14
2021 6
2022 8
2023 10
2024 8
2025 2
Total 146
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Nicolas Gratiot 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 Gratiot 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: 99 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 99
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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Nicolas Gratiot 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 Gratiot 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% 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 33
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

Nicolas Gratiot is affiliated with the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in France, focusing on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their research spans several subfields including oceanography, water science and technology, global and planetary change, ecology, and earth-surface processes.

The main topics of their work cover a variety of interrelated areas such as flood risk assessment and management, coastal and marine dynamics, hydrology and watershed management studies, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, marine and coastal ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, as well as oceanographic and atmospheric processes.

Gratiot has contributed to a significant number of publications in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Data in Brief
  • IRD
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Scientific Reports

Their recent papers demonstrate a breadth of studies on aquatic and environmental dynamics:

  • Does eutrophication enhance greenhouse gas emissions in urbanized tropical estuaries?, 2022, Environmental Pollution
  • Monitoring discharge in a tidal river using water level observations: Application to the Saigon River, Vietnam, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Effects of hydrological regime and land use on in-stream Escherichia coli concentration in the Mekong basin, Lao PDR, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Nutrient budgets in the Saigon-Dongnai River basin: Past to future inputs from the developing Ho Chi Minh megacity (Vietnam), 2020, River Research and Applications
  • An implicit wetting-drying algorithm for the discontinuous Galerkin method: application to the Tonle Sap, Mekong River Basin, 2020, Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Gratiot has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Their most common co-authors include:

  • Julien Némery
  • An Nguyen
  • Francisco Rodrigues do Amaral
  • Thierry Pellarin
  • Emilie Strady

Best Publications

  • The Amazon-influenced muddy coast of South America : a review of mud-bank-shoreline interactions

    Edward J. Anthony;Antoine Gardel;Nicolas Gratiot;Christophe Proisy

  • Seasonality of riverine macroplastic transport

    Tim van Emmerik;Emilie Strady;Emilie Strady;Emilie Strady;Thuy Chung Kieu-Le;Luan Nguyen

  • Significant contribution of the 18.6 year tidal cycle to regional coastal changes

    Nicolas Gratiot;E. J. Anthony;Antoine Gardel;Cédric Gaucherel

  • Global uncertainty analysis of suspended sediment monitoring using turbidimeter in a small mountainous river catchment

    Oldrich Navratil;Michel Esteves;C. Legout;Nicolas Gratiot

  • Nutrient dynamics and eutrophication assessment in the tropical river system of Saigon - Dongnai (southern Vietnam).

    Tuyet T.N. Nguyen;Tuyet T.N. Nguyen;Julien Némery;Julien Némery;Nicolas Gratiot;Nicolas Gratiot;Emilie Strady;Emilie Strady

  • Drivers of erosion and suspended sediment transport in three headwater catchments of the Mexican Central Highlands

    Clément Duvert;Nicolas Gratiot;Olivier Evrard;Oldrich Navratil

  • Mud bank colonization by opportunistic mangroves : A case study from French Guiana using lidar data

    Christophe Proisy;Nicolas Gratiot;Edward J. Anthony;Antoine Gardel

  • Coastal engineering and large-scale mangrove destruction in Guyana, South America: Averting an environmental catastrophe in the making

    Edward J. Anthony;Nicolas Gratiot

  • Mangroves and shoreline erosion in the Mekong River delta, Viet Nam

    Manon Besset;Nicolas Gratiot;Edward J. Anthony;Edward J. Anthony;Frédéric Bouchette

  • Trade-wind waves and mud dynamics on the French Guiana coast, South America: input from ERA-40 wave data and field investigations

    Nicolas Gratiot;Antoine Gardel;Edward J. Anthony

  • Erosion of the coastal Mekong delta: Assessing natural against man induced processes

    Patrick Marchesiello;Nguyet Minh Nguyen;Nicolas Gratiot;Nicolas Gratiot;Hubert Loisel

  • Tracing sediment sources in a tropical highland catchment of central Mexico by using conventional and alternative fingerprinting methods

    Olivier Evrard;Jérôme Poulenard;Julien Némery;Sophie Ayrault

  • Sediment dynamics during the rainy season in tropical highland catchments of central Mexico using fallout radionuclides

    Olivier Evrard;Julien Némery;Nicolas Gratiot;Clément Duvert

  • A Satellite Image–Based Method for Estimating Rates of Mud Bank Migration, French Guiana, South America

    Antoine Gardel;Nicolas Gratiot

  • Nearshore intertidal topography and topographic-forcing mechanisms of an Amazon-derived mud bank in French Guiana

    Edward J. Anthony;Franck Dolique;Antoine Gardel;Nicolas Gratiot

  • An experimental investigation of floc characteristics in a diffusive turbulent flow

    N. Gratiot;A. J. Manning

  • Flood-related risks in Ho Chi Minh City and ways of mitigation

    Georges Vachaud;Fanny Quertamp;Thi San Ha Phan;Tien Dung Tran Ngoc

  • Towards prediction of suspended sediment yield from peak discharge in small erodible mountainous catchments (0.45–22 km2) of France, Mexico and Spain

    C. Duvert;G. Nord;Nicolas Gratiot;O. Navratil

  • Fluvial sediment supply, mud banks, cheniers and the morphodynamics of the coast of South America between the Amazon and Orinoco river mouths

    Edward J. Anthony;Antoine Gardel;Antoine Gardel;Nicolas Gratiot

  • Variability of the particle size of suspended sediment during highly concentrated flood events in a small mountainous catchment

    Thomas Grangeon;Cédric Legout;Michel Esteves;Nicolas Gratiot

  • Geomorphic evolution of a coastal mudflat under oceanic influences: an example from the dynamic shoreline of French Guiana

    Jean Pierre Lefebvre;Franck Dolique;Nicolas Gratiot

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward J. Anthony
Edward J. Anthony Aix-Marseille University
Michel Esteves
Michel Esteves Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Eric Deleersnijder
Eric Deleersnijder Université Catholique de Louvain
Andrew J. Manning
Andrew J. Manning Plymouth University
Olivier Evrard
Olivier Evrard University of Paris-Saclay
Olivier Ribolzi
Olivier Ribolzi Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Jonathan B. Laronne
Jonathan B. Laronne Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Jérôme Poulenard
Jérôme Poulenard Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Josette Garnier
Josette Garnier Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Bruno Tassin
Bruno Tassin École des Ponts ParisTech

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