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Olivier Vidal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Olivier Vidal between 1986 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Olivier Vidal published across 39 years, from 1986 to 2024, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2014. 2 of the 154 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2014. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1986 2024

154 publications in total across all disciplines

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Olivier Vidal: publications per year, 1986 to 2024
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 2
1995 1
1996 2
1997 0
1998 1
1999 2
2000 2
2001 5
2002 8
2003 10
2004 2
2005 6
2006 7
2007 4
2008 2
2009 7
2010 10
2011 6
2012 6
2013 8
2014 11
2015 3
2016 5
2017 8
2018 10
2019 7
2020 8
2021 3
2022 2
2023 1
2024 1
Total 154
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Olivier Vidal 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 Vidal 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, 118–127 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: 122 publications — 23rd percentile

23% 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
118–127 540 122
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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Olivier Vidal 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 Vidal 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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 49
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

Olivier Vidal is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France and conducts research primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work focuses heavily on geophysics and incorporates elements of management information systems, organizational behavior, and anthropology.

Their recent publications include research on geological and tectonic processes and geophysical analysis. Notable papers are:

  • Geodynamic evolution of a wide plate boundary in the Western Mediterranean, near-field versus far-field interactions (2021), published in Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • Cenozoic mountain building and topographic evolution in Western Europe: impact of billions of years of lithosphere evolution and plate kinematics (2021), published in Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • Passive imaging of collisional orogens: a review of a decade of geophysical studies in the Pyrénées (2022), published in Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • Revisiting orogens during the OROGEN project: tectonic maturity, a key element to understand orogenic variability (2024), published in Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • Métaphores en sciences de gestion (2021), published in Revue française de gestion

Vidal collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Sylvain Calassou
  • Sébastien Chevrot
  • Mary Ford
  • Emmanuel Masini
  • Giänreto Manatschal

Their most frequent publication venues are:

  • Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • ACCRA
  • Revue française de gestion
  • Déméter

The main fields of study in Vidal's research center on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a primary subfield focus on geophysics. Additional subfields addressed include management information systems, organizational behavior, and anthropology.

The key topics covered in their work are:

  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Accounting and Organizational Management
  • Management and Organizational Studies
  • Global and Cross-Cultural Management

Best Publications

  • Mineral supply for sustainable development requires resource governance

    Saleem H. Ali;Saleem H. Ali;Saleem H. Ali;Damien Giurco;Nicholas Arndt;Edmund Nickless

  • XMapTools: A MATLAB©-based program for electron microprobe X-ray image processing and geothermobarometry

    Pierre Lanari;Pierre Lanari;Olivier Vidal;Vincent De Andrade;Benoít Dubacq;Benoít Dubacq;Benoít Dubacq

  • Exhumation Processes in Oceanic and Continental Subduction Contexts: A Review

    Stéphane Guillot;Keiko Hattori;Philippe Agard;Stéphane Schwartz

  • Metals for a low-carbon society

    Olivier Vidal;Bruno Goffé;Nicholas Arndt

  • A THERMODYNAMIC MODEL FOR Fe-Mg ALUMINOUS CHLORITE USING DATA FROM PHASE EQUILIBRIUM EXPERIMENTS AND NATURAL PELITIC ASSEMBLAGES IN THE 100° to 600°C, 1 to 25 kb RANGE

    Olivier Vidal;Teddy Parra;Fabien Trotet

  • A thermodynamic model for di-trioctahedral chlorite from experimental and natural data in the system MgO–FeO–Al2O3–SiO2–H2O: applications to P–T sections and geothermometry

    Pierre Lanari;Pierre Lanari;Thomas Wagner;Olivier Vidal

  • Exhumation paths of high‐pressure metapelites obtained from local equilibria for chlorite–phengite assemblages

    O. Vidal;T. Parra

  • Carpholite, sudoite, and chloritoid in low-grade high-pressure metapelites from Crete and the Peloponnese, Greece

    Thomas Theye;Eberhard Seidel;Olivier Vidal

  • Thermodynamic properties of the Tschermak solid solution in Fe-chlorite: Application to natural examples and possible role of oxidation

    Olivier Vidal;Teddy Parra;Philippe Vieillard

  • Relation between the intensity of deformation and retrogression in blueschist metapelites of Tinos Island (Greece) evidenced by chlorite mica local equilibria

    Teddy Parra;Olivier Vidal;Laurent Jolivet

  • P–T-deformation-Fe3+/Fe2+ mapping at the thin section scale and comparison with XANES mapping: application to a garnet-bearing metapelite from the Sambagawa metamorphic belt (Japan)

    O. Vidal;V. De Andrade;E. Lewin;M. Munoz

  • Modern-style plate subduction preserved in the Palaeoproterozoic West African craton

    Jérôme Ganne;V. De Andrade;V. De Andrade;R.F. Weinberg;O. Vidal

  • Tectono-metamorphic evolution of Syros and Sifnos islands (Cyclades, Greece)

    Fabien Trotet;Laurent Jolivet;Olivier Vidal

  • Mineralogical evidence for H2 degassing during serpentinization at 300 °C/300 bar

    Clément Marcaillou;Manuel Munoz;Olivier Vidal;T. Parra

  • A thermodynamic model for Fe-Mg dioctahedral K white micas using data from phase-equilibrium experiments and natural pelitic assemblages

    Teddy Parra;Olivier Vidal;Phillipe Agard

  • The tectono-metamorphic history of the Valaisan domain from the Western to the Central Alps: New constraints on the evolution of the Alps

    Romain Bousquet;Bruno Goffé;Olivier Vidal;Roland Oberhänsli

  • Dehydration of dioctahedral aluminous phyllosilicates: thermodynamic modelling and implications for thermobarometric estimates

    Benoã®T. Dubacq;Benoã®T. Dubacq;Olivier Vidal;Vincent de Andrade

  • Thermodynamic modelling of clay dehydration, stability and compositional evolution with temperature, pressure and H2O activity

    O. Vidal;B. Dubacq

  • Neotethys closure history of Anatolia: insights from 40Ar–39Ar geochronology and P–T estimation in high pressure metasedimentary rocks

    Amaury Pourteau;Masafumi Sudo;Osman Candan;P. Lanari

  • Experimental study of the stability of sudoite and magnesiocarpholite and calculation of a new petrogenetic grid for the system FeO–MgO–Al2O3–SiO2–H2O

    O. Vidal;B. Goffé;T. Theye

  • Interlayer and Si content of phengite in HP–LT carpholite‐bearing metapelites

    P. Agard;O. Vidal;B. Goffé

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Lanari
Pierre Lanari University of Bern
Bruno Goffé
Bruno Goffé Aix-Marseille University
Stéphane Guillot
Stéphane Guillot Grenoble Alpes University
Fabrice Brunet
Fabrice Brunet Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Roland Oberhänsli
Roland Oberhänsli University of Potsdam
Philippe Agard
Philippe Agard Sorbonne University
Eric Lewin
Eric Lewin Grenoble Alpes University
Stéphane Schwartz
Stéphane Schwartz Grenoble Alpes University
Stephen F. Cox
Stephen F. Cox Australian National University
Nicholas T. Arndt
Nicholas T. Arndt Grenoble Alpes University

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