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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 51 3195 2918 224 208 239 10334

Olivier Bour publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Olivier Bour between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Olivier Bour published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2017. 11 of the 281 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2017. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 7 publications
1993 2025

281 publications in total across all disciplines

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Olivier Bour: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 0
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 3
2002 6
2003 7
2004 3
2005 6
2006 15
2007 5
2008 8
2009 3
2010 12
2011 17
2012 13
2013 20
2014 15
2015 15
2016 17
2017 29
2018 16
2019 12
2020 12
2021 11
2022 10
2023 7
2024 4
2025 7
Total 281
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Olivier Bour 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 Olivier Bour 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: 239 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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
238–247 243 239
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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Olivier Bour 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 Olivier Bour 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 51
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - VZJ Associate Editor-Editor's Citation of Excellence Award, American Society of Agronomy

Overview

Olivier Bour is a researcher affiliated with the University of Rennes in France, specializing in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work primarily focuses on topics such as groundwater flow and contamination studies, geophysical and geoelectrical methods, and geothermal energy systems and applications.

Their recent research includes contributions to understanding subsurface heterogeneity and dynamic processes, particularly in hydrogeology. Key areas of study also encompass hydrology and watershed management, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, seismic waves and analysis, and soil and unsaturated flow.

Selected recent papers by Olivier Bour include:

  • Numerical and Experimental Validation of the Applicability of Active-DTS Experiments to Estimate Thermal Conductivity and Groundwater Flux in Porous Media, 2020, Water Resources Research
  • Advancing measurements and representations of subsurface heterogeneity and dynamic processes: towards 4D hydrogeology, 2023, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • Combining fiber optic DTS, cross-hole ERT and time-lapse induction logging to characterize and monitor a coastal aquifer, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Heat Dissipation Test With Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing to Estimate Groundwater Flux, 2021, Water Resources Research
  • A Comparison of Different Methods to Estimate the Effective Spatial Resolution of FO-DTS Measurements Achieved during Sandbox Experiments, 2020, Sensors

Frequent coauthors in Olivier Bour's research include:

  • Nataline Simon
  • Nicolas Lavenant
  • Albert Folch
  • Laura del Val
  • María Pool

Common publication venues for Olivier Bour's work are:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Water Resources Research
  • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The main fields of study covered in their research are:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, the following subfields are also prominent:

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Geophysics
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology

Olivier Bour received the VZJ Associate Editor-Editor's Citation of Excellence Award from the American Society of Agronomy in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Scaling of fracture systems in geological media

    E. Bonnet;O. Bour;N. E. Odling;P. Davy

  • Fault zone hydrogeology

    Victor Bense;Tom Gleeson;Sian Loveless;Olivier Bour

  • Connectivity of random fault networks following a power law fault length distribution

    Olivier Bour;Philippe Davy

  • Hydraulic properties of two-dimensional random fracture networks following a power law length distribution: 1. Effective connectivity

    Jean-Raynald de Dreuzy;Philippe Davy;Olivier Bour

  • On the connectivity of three‐dimensional fault networks

    Olivier Bour;Philippe Davy

  • A statistical scaling model for fracture network geometry, with validation on a multiscale mapping of a joint network (Hornelen Basin, Norway)

    Olivier Bour;Philippe Davy;Caroline Darcel;Noëlle Odling

  • Connectivity properties of two‐dimensional fracture networks with stochastic fractal correlation

    C. Darcel;O. Bour;P. Davy;J. R. de Dreuzy

  • OZCAR: The French Network of Critical Zone Observatories

    J. Gaillardet;I. Braud;F. Hankard;S. Anquetin

  • Hydraulic properties of two‐dimensional random fracture networks following a power law length distribution: 2. Permeability of networks based on lognormal distribution of apertures

    Jean-Raynald de Dreuzy;Philippe Davy;Olivier Bour

  • Assessment of preferential flow path connectivity and hydraulic properties at single-borehole and cross-borehole scales in a fractured aquifer

    T. Le Borgne;O. Bour;F.L. Paillet;J.-P. Caudal

  • A likely universal model of fracture scaling and its consequence for crustal hydromechanics

    P. Davy;R. Le Goc;C. Darcel;O. Bour

  • Hydraulic properties of two-dimensional random fracture networks following power law distributions of length and aperture

    J.-R. de Dreuzy;P. Davy;O. Bour

  • Impact of velocity correlation and distribution on transport in fractured media: Field evidence and theoretical model

    Peter K. Kang;Tanguy Le Borgne;Marco Dentz;Olivier Bour

  • Clustering and size distributions of fault patterns: Theory and measurements

    Olivier Bour;Philippe Davy

  • Characterizing groundwater flow and heat transport in fractured rock using fiber‐optic distributed temperature sensing

    T. Read;O. Bour;V. Bense;T. Le Borgne

  • Equivalent mean flow models for fractured aquifers: Insights from a pumping tests scaling interpretation

    T. Le Borgne;O. Bour;J. R. de Dreuzy;P. Davy

  • Compartmentalization of physical and chemical properties in hard-rock aquifers deduced from chemical and groundwater age analyses

    Virginie Ayraud;Luc Aquilina;Thierry Labasque;Hélène Pauwels

  • Groundwater flows in weathered crystalline rocks: Impact of piezometric variations and depth-dependent fracture connectivity

    N. Guihéneuf;A. Boisson;O. Bour;B. Dewandel

  • Scaling of fracture connectivity in geological formations

    Brian Berkowitz;Olivier Bour;Philippe Davy;Noelle Odling

  • Distributed Temperature Sensing as a downhole tool in hydrogeology

    V. F. Bense;T. Read;O. Bour;T. Le Borgne

  • Hydrological flowpaths and nitrate removal rates within a riparian floodplain along a fourth‐order stream in Brittany (France)

    Jean-Christophe Clément;Jean-Christophe Clément;Luc Aquilina;Olivier Bour;Kristelle Plaine

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Davy
Philippe Davy University of Rennes
Laurent Longuevergne
Laurent Longuevergne University of Rennes
Luc Aquilina
Luc Aquilina University of Rennes
Niklas Linde
Niklas Linde University of Lausanne
Benoît Dewandel
Benoît Dewandel French Geological Survey
Victor F. Bense
Victor F. Bense Wageningen University & Research
John S. Selker
John S. Selker Oregon State University
Marco Dentz
Marco Dentz Spanish National Research Council
Shakeel Ahmed
Shakeel Ahmed Islamic University of Science and Technology
Jesús Carrera
Jesús Carrera Spanish National Research Council

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