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Patrick Louchouarn

Patrick Louchouarn

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
32
Citations
5096
World Ranking
9609
National Ranking
3447

Patrick Louchouarn 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 Patrick Louchouarn sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 77 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Patrick Louchouarn 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 Patrick Louchouarn sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Patrick Louchouarn is a researcher affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields including Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Geological formations and processes, and Karst Systems and Hydrogeology.

Patrick Louchouarn has published papers in recognized scientific venues, including Organic Geochemistry and the Journal of Paleolimnology. Their recent publications feature studies on environmental and paleoclimatic changes observed through geological and biological proxies. Notable papers include:

  • Plant wax evidence for precipitation and vegetation change from a coastal sinkhole lake in the Bahamas spanning the last 3000 years (2020, Organic Geochemistry)
  • Middle to late Holocene paleolimnology of a sinkhole lake in the northern Bahamas and its linkage to regional climate variability (2023, Journal of Paleolimnology)

Collaboration has been a part of their research, frequently working with co-authors such as Anne E. Tamalavage, Peter J. van Hengstum, Jeffrey P. Donnelly, Nancy A. Albury, and Sloan Coats, with whom they have co-authored multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of quantification methods to measure fire-derived (black/elemental) carbon in soils and sediments using reference materials from soil, water, sediment and the atmosphere

    Karen Hammes;Michael W.I. Schmidt;Ronald J. Smernik;Lloyd A. Currie

  • An index-based approach to assessing recalcitrance and soil carbon sequestration potential of engineered black carbons (biochars).

    Omar R. Harvey;Li-Jung Kuo;Andrew R. Zimmerman;Patrick Louchouarn

  • Dissolved organic matter sources in large Arctic rivers

    R. M. W. Amon;A. J. Rinehart;S. Duan;P. Louchouarn

  • The use of PARAFAC modeling to trace terrestrial dissolved organic matter and fingerprint water masses in coastal Canadian Arctic surface waters

    Sally A. Walker;Rainer M. W. Amon;Rainer M. W. Amon;Colin Stedmon;Shuiwang Duan

  • Generalized two-dimensional perturbation correlation infrared spectroscopy reveals mechanisms for the development of surface charge and recalcitrance in plant-derived biochars.

    Omar R. Harvey;Omar R. Harvey;Bruce E. Herbert;Li-Jung Kuo;Patrick Louchouarn

  • Isolation and quantification of dissolved lignin from natural waters using solid-phase extraction and GC/MS.

    Patrick Louchouarn;Steve Opsahl;Ronald Benner

  • Terrigenous Dissolved Organic Matter in the Arctic Ocean and Its Transport to Surface and Deep Waters of the North Atlantic

    Ronald Benner;Patrick Louchouarn;Rainer M. W. Amon

  • The contribution of mangrove expansion to salt marsh loss on the Texas Gulf Coast.

    Anna R. Armitage;Wesley E. Highfield;Samuel D. Brody;Patrick Louchouarn

  • Deforestation modifying terrestrial organic transport in the Rio Tapajós, Brazilian Amazon

    N Farella;M Lucotte;P Louchouarn;M Roulet

  • Can levoglucosan be used to characterize and quantify char/charcoal black carbon in environmental media?

    Li-Jung Kuo;Bruce E. Herbert;Patrick Louchouarn;Patrick Louchouarn

  • Translocation of soil organic matter following reservoir impoundment in boreal systems: Implications for in situ productivity

    Stephane Houel;Patrick Louchouarn;Marc Lucotte;Rene Canuel

  • Sources and early diagenesis of lignin and bulk organic matter in the sediments of the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary and the Saguenay Fjord

    Patrick Louchouarn;Marc Lucotte;René Canuel;Jean-Pierre Gagné

  • Characterization and biodegradation of water-soluble biomarkers and organic carbon extracted from low temperature chars

    Matt J. Norwood;Patrick Louchouarn;Patrick Louchouarn;Li-Jung Kuo;Omar R. Harvey

  • Historical and geographical variations of sources and transport of terrigenous organic matter within a large-scale coastal environment

    Patrick Louchouarn;Marc Lucotte;Nicolina Farella

  • Influence of combustion conditions on yields of solvent-extractable anhydrosugars and lignin phenols in chars: implications for characterizations of biomass combustion residues.

    Li-Jung Kuo;Patrick Louchouarn;Patrick Louchouarn;Bruce E. Herbert

  • Labile pyrogenic dissolved organic carbon in major Siberian Arctic rivers: Implications for wildfire‐stream metabolic linkages

    Allison N. Myers-Pigg;Patrick Louchouarn;Rainer M. W. Amon;Anatoly Prokushkin;Anatoly Prokushkin

  • Analysis of lignin-derived phenols in standard reference materials and ocean dissolved organic matter by gas chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

    Patrick Louchouarn;Patrick Louchouarn;Rainer M.W. Amon;Rainer M.W. Amon;Shuiwang Duan;Christina Pondell

  • Geochemistry of Mercury in Two Hydroelectric Reservoirs in Quebec, Canada

    Patrick Louchouarn;Marc Lucotte;Alfonso Mucci;Pierre Pichet

  • Early diagenetic processes in recent sediments of the Gulf of St-Lawrence: phosphorus, carbon and iron burial rates

    P. Louchouarn;M. Lucotte;E. Duchemin;A. de Vernal

  • Elemental and molecular evidence of soot- and char-derived black carbon inputs to New York City's atmosphere during the 20th century.

    Patrick Louchouarn;Steven N Chillrud;Stephane Houel;Beizhan Yan

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Lucotte
Marc Lucotte University of Quebec at Montreal
Rainer M. W. Amon
Rainer M. W. Amon Texas A&M University
Jeffrey P. Donnelly
Jeffrey P. Donnelly Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Peter H. Santschi
Peter H. Santschi Texas A&M University
Sarah J. Feakins
Sarah J. Feakins University of Southern California
Samuel D. Brody
Samuel D. Brody Texas A&M University at Galveston
Caroline A. Masiello
Caroline A. Masiello Rice University
Gerard Cornelissen
Gerard Cornelissen Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Georg Guggenberger
Georg Guggenberger University of Hannover
Cornelia Rumpel
Cornelia Rumpel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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