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Environmental Sciences 64 2297 2191 85 84 268 17352

P. Y. Le Traon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by P. Y. Le Traon between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. P. Y. Le Traon published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2003. 16 of the 315 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2003. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 21 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1989 2026

315 publications in total across all disciplines

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P. Y. Le Traon: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 3
1991 2
1992 4
1993 4
1994 5
1995 6
1996 2
1997 2
1998 4
1999 5
2000 4
2001 7
2002 18
2003 21
2004 6
2005 5
2006 16
2007 2
2008 7
2009 13
2010 17
2011 9
2012 13
2013 12
2014 4
2015 13
2016 13
2017 8
2018 15
2019 17
2020 8
2021 8
2022 5
2023 6
2024 14
2025 15
2026 1
Total 315
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P. Y. Le Traon publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where P. Y. Le Traon sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 261–270 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 268 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181 268
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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P. Y. Le Traon D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where P. Y. Le Traon sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124 64
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

P. Y. Le Traon is affiliated with the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions in oceanography and related subfields.

The scientist's work focuses on several subfields, including:

  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Ocean Engineering

Main research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing

P. Y. Le Traon has coauthored frequently with several researchers. The top collaborators include:

  • Yann Drillet (7 coauthored papers)
  • Mounir Benkiran (6 coauthored papers)
  • Elisabeth Rémy (6 coauthored papers)
  • P. Bahurel (6 coauthored papers)
  • Hervé Claustre (5 coauthored papers)

The scientist has published extensively in various venues, with Frontiers in Marine Science being the most frequent publication outlet. Other notable venues include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science (12 publications)
  • State of the Planet (2 publications)
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (2 publications)
  • Ocean Science (2 publications)
  • Journal of Operational Oceanography (1 publication)

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by P. Y. Le Traon include:

  • "Argo Data 1999-2019: Two Million Temperature-Salinity Profiles and Subsurface Velocity Observations From a Global Array of Profiling Floats," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 4," 2020, Journal of Operational Oceanography
  • "Assessing the Impact of the Assimilation of SWOT Observations in a Global High-Resolution Analysis and Forecasting System Part 1: Methods," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Assessing the Impact of the Assimilation of SWOT Observations in a Global High-Resolution Analysis and Forecasting System - Part 2: Results," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Ocean Circulation from Space," 2023, Surveys in Geophysics

Best Publications

  • Global high-resolution mapping of ocean circulation from TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS-1 and -2

    N. Ducet;P. Y. Le Traon;G. Reverdin

  • AN IMPROVED MAPPING METHOD OF MULTISATELLITE ALTIMETER DATA

    P. Y. Le Traon;F. Nadal;N. Ducet

  • Recent updates to the Copernicus Marine Service global ocean monitoring and forecasting real-time 1∕12° high-resolution system

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  • Fifteen years of ocean observations with the global Argo array

    Stephen C. Riser;Howard J. Freeland;Dean Roemmich;Susan Wijffels

  • Global Observations of Fine-Scale Ocean Surface Topography With the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission

    Rosemary Morrow;Lee-Lueng Fu;Fabrice Ardhuin;Mounir Benkiran

  • Improved description of the ocean mesoscale variability by combining four satellite altimeters

    Ananda Pascual;Yannice Faugère;Gilles Larnicol;Pierre-Yves Le Traon

  • On the Future of Argo: A Global, Full-Depth, Multi-Disciplinary Array

    Dean Roemmich;Matthew H. Alford;Hervé Claustre;Kenneth Johnson

  • The Mediterranean ocean forecasting system: first phase of implementation (1998–2001)

    N. Pinardi;I. Allen;E. Demirov;P. De Mey

  • High Resolution 3-D temperature and salinity fields derived from in situ and satellite observations

    S. Guinehut;A.-L. Dhomps;G. Larnicol;P.-Y. Le Traon

  • ERS-1/2 orbit improvement using TOPEX/POSEIDON: The 2 cm challenge

    P.-Y. Le Traon;F. Ogor

  • Eddy dynamics from satellite altimetry

    Lee-Lueng Fu;Dudley B. Chelton;Pierre Yves Le Traon;Rosemary Morrow

  • From Observation to Information and Users: The Copernicus Marine Service Perspective

    Pierre Yves Le Traon;Antonio Reppucci;Enrique Alvarez Fanjul;Lotfi Aouf

  • Mesoscale Mapping Capabilities of Multiple-Satellite Altimeter Missions

    P. Y. Le Traon;G. Dibarboure

  • The CORA dataset: validation and diagnostics of in-situ ocean temperature and salinity measurements

    C. Cabanes;A. Grouazel;K. von Schuckmann;M. Hamon

  • Mesoscale resolution capability of altimetry: Present and future

    Claire Dufau;Marion Orsztynowicz;Gérald Dibarboure;Rosemary Morrow

  • Contribution of thermal expansion to present-day sea-level change revisited

    Alix Lombard;Anny Cazenave;Pierre-Yves Le Traon;Masayoshi Ishii

  • Combining Argo and remote-sensing data to estimate the ocean three-dimensional temperature fields—a first approach based on simulated observations

    S. Guinehut;P.Y. Le Traon;G. Larnicol;S. Philipps

  • Argo: The Global Array of Profiling Floats

    Dean Roemmich;Olaf Boebel;Yves Desaubies;Howard Freeland

  • Do Altimeter Wavenumber Spectra Agree with the Interior or Surface Quasigeostrophic Theory

    P. Y. Le Traon;P. Klein;Bach Lien Hua;G. Dibarboure

  • Can We Merge GEOSAT Follow-On with TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS-2 for an Improved Description of the Ocean Circulation?

    P. Y. Le Traon;Y. Faugère;F. Hernandez;J. Dorandeu

  • Spatial scales of mesoscale variability in the North Atlantic as deduced from Geosat data

    P. Y. Le Traon;M. C. Rouquet;C. Boissier

  • Comparison between three implementations of automatic identification algorithms for the quantification and characterization of mesoscale eddies in the South Atlantic Ocean

    J. M. A. C. Souza;C. de Boyer Montégut;P. Y. Le Traon

  • Major changes in Mediterranean Sea level variability from 7 years of TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS-1/2 data

    G Larnicol;N Ayoub;P.Y Le Traon

  • Using Topex/Poseidon Data to Enhance ERS-1 Data

    P. Y. Le Traon;P. Gaspar;F. Bouyssel;H. Makhmara

  • Use of a High-Resolution Model to Analyze the Mapping Capabilities of Multiple-Altimeter Missions

    P. Y. Le Traon;G. Dibarboure;N. Ducet

  • Jason-2 in DUACS: Updated System Description, First Tandem Results and Impact on Processing and Products

    G. Dibarboure;M.-I. Pujol;F. Briol;P. Y. Le Traon

  • Mesoscale mapping capabilities of multisatellite altimeter missions: First results with real data in the Mediterranean Sea

    Ananda Pascual;Marie-Isabelle Pujol;Gilles Larnicol;Pierre-Yves Le Traon

Frequent Co-Authors

Gilles Reverdin
Gilles Reverdin Sorbonne University
Nadia Pinardi
Nadia Pinardi University of Bologna
Detlef Stammer
Detlef Stammer Universität Hamburg
Johnny A. Johannessen
Johnny A. Johannessen Naval Postgraduate School
Jacques Verron
Jacques Verron Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Sabrina Speich
Sabrina Speich École Normale Supérieure
Rosalia Santoleri
Rosalia Santoleri National Research Council (CNR)
Kevin E. Trenberth
Kevin E. Trenberth University of Auckland
Bertrand Chapron
Bertrand Chapron French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Howard J. Freeland
Howard J. Freeland Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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