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Pierre J. H. Richard

Pierre J. H. Richard

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
36
Citations
6253
World Ranking
7116
National Ranking
366

Pierre J. H. Richard publications per year

1967: 1 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publications 1976: 1 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publications 1985: 1 publications 1986: 1 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 1 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 1 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 1 publications 2013: 1 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 22 publications
1967 2025

164 publications in total across all disciplines

Pierre J. H. Richard 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 Pierre J. H. Richard sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 89 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Pierre J. H. Richard 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 Pierre J. H. Richard sits on this spectrum.

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: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Contemporary carbon balance and late Holocene carbon accumulation in a northern peatland

    Nigel T. Roulet;Peter M. Lafleur;Pierre J. H. Richard;Pierre J. H. Richard;Tim R. Moore

  • A Database and Synthesis of Northern Peatland Soil Properties and Holocene Carbon and Nitrogen Accumulation

    Julie Loisel;Zicheng Yu;David W. Beilman;Philip Camill

  • Modeling Northern Peatland Decomposition and Peat Accumulation

    Steve Frolking;Nigel T. Roulet;Tim R. Moore;Pierre J. H. Richard

  • An updated radiocarbon-based ice margin chronology for the last deglaciation of the North American Ice Sheet Complex

    April S. Dalton;April S. Dalton;Martin Margold;Chris R. Stokes;Lev Tarasov

  • Comparison of pollen-slide and sieving methods in lacustrine charcoal analyses for local and regional fire history

    Christopher Carcaillet;Martine Bouvier;Bianca Fréchette;Alayn C. Larouche

  • Future fire in Canada's boreal forest: paleoecology results and general circulation model--regional climate model simulations

    Mike Flannigan;Ian Campbell;Mike Wotton;Christopher Carcaillet

  • Nitrogen deposition and increased carbon accumulation in ombrotrophic peatlands in eastern Canada

    Jukka Turunen;Nigel T. Roulet;Tim R. Moore;Pierre J. H. Richard;Pierre J. H. Richard

  • Change of fire frequency in the eastern Canadian boreal forests during the Holocene: does vegetation composition or climate trigger the fire regime?

    Unknown

  • Tropical peatland carbon storage linked to global latitudinal trends in peat recalcitrance

    Suzanne B. Hodgkins;Curtis J. Richardson;René Dommain;Hongjun Wang

  • Tropical peatland carbon storage linked to global latitudinal trends in peat recalcitrance

    Suzanne B. Hodgkins;Suzanne B. Hodgkins;Curtis J. Richardson;René Dommain;René Dommain;Hongjun Wang

  • Variability in Fire Frequency and Forest Composition in Canada'sSoutheastern Boreal Forest: A Challenge for Sustainable ForestManagement

    Yves Bergeron;Pierre J.H. Richard;Christopher Carcaillet;Sylvie Gauthier

  • Patterns of nitrogen and sulfur accumulation and retention in ombrotrophic bogs, eastern Canada

    Tim R. Moore;Christian Blodau;Jukka Turunen;Nigel T. Roulet

  • Postglacial water-level changes of a small lake in southern Québec, Canada.

    Unknown

  • 14C chronology for ice retreat and inception of Champlain Sea in the St. Lawrence Lowlands, Canada

    Pierre J.H. Richard;Serge Occhietti

  • Effects of fire severity and initial tree composition on understorey vegetation dynamics in a boreal landscape inferred from chronosequence and paleoecological data

    Nicolas Lecomte;Martin Simard;Martin Simard;Yves Bergeron;Alayn Larouche

  • Âge de la déglaciation finale et histoire postglaciaire de la végétation dans la partie centrale du Nouveau-Québec

    Unknown

  • Histoire postglaciaire de la végétation au sud du lac Abitibi, Ontario et Québec

    Unknown

  • The climate of North America and adjacent ocean waters ca. 6 ka

    K. Gajewski;Robert Vance;M. Sawada;Inez Fung

  • Origine et dynamique postglaciaire de la forêt mixte au Québec

    Unknown

  • Changes in fire regime explain the Holocene rise and fall of Abies balsamea in the coniferous forests of western Québec, Canada

    Adam A. Ali;Hugo Asselin;Alayn C. Larouche;Yves Bergeron

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