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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4742 4366 81 78 316 6878

Olivier Witasse publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Olivier Witasse between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Olivier Witasse published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 16.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 49 publications in 2020. 37 of the 466 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 49. Peak 49 publications in 2020. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 35 publications 2020: 49 publications 2021: 44 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 25 publications
1998 2025

466 publications in total across all disciplines

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Olivier Witasse: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 2
2000 1
2001 3
2002 7
2003 4
2004 7
2005 16
2006 15
2007 10
2008 15
2009 14
2010 10
2011 13
2012 12
2013 24
2014 18
2015 13
2016 27
2017 18
2018 29
2019 35
2020 49
2021 44
2022 22
2023 20
2024 12
2025 25
Total 466
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Olivier Witasse 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 Witasse 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, 308–317 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: 316 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
308–317 107 316
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 Witasse 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 Witasse 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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 44
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

Olivier Witasse is affiliated with the European Space Research and Technology Centre in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on fields within physics and astronomy, contributing extensively to the subfields of astronomy and astrophysics, aerospace engineering, atmospheric science, molecular biology, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

Their scientific work centers on several main topics including astro and planetary science, planetary science and exploration, solar and space plasma dynamics, stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, space science and extraterrestrial life, as well as geology and paleoclimatology research.

Witasse has published significant research articles in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Space Science Reviews
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Planetary and Space Science
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Some of their recent notable papers are:

  • VLT/SPHERE imaging survey of the largest main-belt asteroids: Final results and synthesis, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The violent collisional history of aqueously evolved (2) Pallas, 2020, Nature Astronomy
  • An Active Plume Eruption on Europa During Galileo Flyby E26 as Indicated by Energetic Proton Depletions, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • CME Magnetic Structure and IMF Preconditioning Affecting SEP Transport, 2021, Space Weather
  • Geophysical Characterization of the Interiors of Ganymede, Callisto and Europa by ESA's JUpiter ICy moons Explorer, 2024, Space Science Reviews

Witasse frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Beatriz Sánchez-Cano
  • Yoshifumi Futaana
  • S. Barabash
  • N. Altobelli
  • Hauke Hußmann

The scope of Olivier Witasse's research includes exploring interactions in planetary environments and contributions to understanding the interiors of icy moons and asteroid belt objects, evident through the range and focus of their recent publications.

Best Publications

  • Habitability on Early Mars and the Search for Biosignatures with the ExoMars Rover

    Jorge L. Vago;Frances Westall;Andrew J. Coates;Ralf Jaumann

  • An overview of the descent and landing of the Huygens probe on Titan

    Jean-Pierre Lebreton;Olivier Witasse;Claudio Sollazzo;Thierry Blancquaert

  • Venus Express—The first European mission to Venus

    H. Svedhem;D.V. Titov;D. Mccoy;J.-P. Lebreton

  • Discovery of an aurora on Mars.

    Jean-Loup Bertaux;François Leblanc;Olivier Witasse;Eric Quemerais

  • Venus Express science planning

    D.V. Titov;H. Svedhem;D. Koschny;R. Hoofs

  • ESA ExoMars program: The next step in exploring Mars

    J. Vago;O. Witasse;H. Svedhem;P. Baglioni

  • Interplanetary coronal mass ejection observed at STEREO-A, Mars, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Saturn, and New Horizons en route to Pluto: Comparison of its Forbush decreases at 1.4, 3.1, and 9.9 AU

    Olivier Witasse;Beatriz Sánchez-Cano;M. L. Mays;P. Kajdič

  • Martian dayglow as seen by the SPICAM UV spectrograph on Mars Express

    François Leblanc;Jean-Yves Chaufray;Jean Lilensten;Olivier Witasse

  • Habitat of early life: Solar X‐ray and UV radiation at Earth's surface 4–3.5 billion years ago

    Ingrid Cnossen;Ingrid Cnossen;Jorge Sanz-Forcada;Fabio Favata;Olivier Witasse

  • Venus as a more Earth-like planet

    Håkan Svedhem;Dmitry V. Titov;Fredric W. Taylor;Olivier Witasse

  • Doubly-charged ions in the planetary ionospheres: a review

    Roland Thissen;Olivier Witasse;Odile Dutuit;Odile Dutuit;Cyril Simon Wedlund

  • Venus Express mission

    H. Svedhem;D. V. Titov;F. W. Taylor;O. Witasse

  • An updated climatology of thermospheric neutral winds and F region ion drifts above Millstone Hill

    M. J. Buonsanto;O. G. Witasse

  • Prediction of a CO22+ layer in the atmosphere of Mars

    O. Witasse;O. Dutuit;J. Lilensten;R. Thissen

  • Observations of the nightside ionosphere of Mars by the Mars Express Radio Science Experiment (MaRS)

    Paul Withers;M. O. Fillingim;R. J. Lillis;B. Häusler

  • Overview of the coordinated ground-based observations of Titan during the Huygens mission

    Olivier Witasse;Jean-Pierre Lebreton;Michael K. Bird;Robindro Dutta-Roy

  • Paucity of Tagish Lake-like parent bodies in the Asteroid Belt and among Jupiter Trojans

    P. Vernazza;D. Fulvio;R. Brunetto;J.P. Emery

  • SPICAM on Mars Express: A 10 year in-depth survey of the Martian atmosphere

    Franck Montmessin;Oleg Korablev;Oleg Korablev;Franck Lefèvre;Jean-Loup Bertaux

  • Observations of aurorae by SPICAM ultraviolet spectrograph on board Mars Express: Simultaneous ASPERA‐3 and MARSIS measurements

    F. Leblanc;O. Witasse;J. Lilensten;R. A. Frahm

  • VLT/SPHERE imaging survey of the largest main-belt asteroids: Final results and synthesis

    P. Vernazza;Marin Ferrais;L. Jorda;J. Hanuš

  • Venus Express: Scientific goals, instrumentation, and scenario of the mission

    D. V. Titov;H. Svedhem;D. Mccoy;J. P. Lebreton

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Lester
Mark Lester University of Leicester
Franck Montmessin
Franck Montmessin University of Paris-Saclay
Wlodek Kofman
Wlodek Kofman Grenoble Alpes University
François Leblanc
François Leblanc Sorbonne University
Emmanuel Jehin
Emmanuel Jehin University of Liège
Laurent Jorda
Laurent Jorda Aix-Marseille University
Jean-Loup Bertaux
Jean-Loup Bertaux Atmospheres Laboratory Environments, Observations Spatiales
Stas Barabash
Stas Barabash Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Roberto Orosei
Roberto Orosei National Institute for Astrophysics
Paul Withers
Paul Withers Boston University

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