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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 36 9140 8763 421 416 126 5123

Pierre Petitgas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pierre Petitgas between 1989 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pierre Petitgas published across 36 years, from 1989 to 2024, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2009. 11 of the 146 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2009. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 17 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 6 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 5 publications
1989 2024

146 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pierre Petitgas: publications per year, 1989 to 2024
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 3
1994 0
1995 2
1996 2
1997 3
1998 1
1999 2
2000 1
2001 3
2002 1
2003 5
2004 0
2005 0
2006 4
2007 8
2008 1
2009 17
2010 14
2011 6
2012 9
2013 7
2014 7
2015 4
2016 7
2017 11
2018 4
2019 3
2020 2
2021 1
2022 6
2023 6
2024 5
Total 146
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Pierre Petitgas 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 Pierre Petitgas 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, 121–130 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: 126 publications — 28th percentile

28% 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
121–130 617 126
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
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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Pierre Petitgas 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 Pierre Petitgas 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 36
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
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

Pierre Petitgas is affiliated with the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea in France. Their research primarily focuses on topics within environmental science with significant contributions to marine and fisheries research.

Their work spans several subfields including global and planetary change, general health professions, ecology, oceanography, and philosophy. The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Isotope analysis in ecology
  • Marine bivalve and aquaculture studies
  • Hermeneutics and narrative identity
  • Aging, elder care, and social issues
  • Health, medicine and society
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems

Pierre Petitgas has published in various scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Archimer (Ifremer)
  • Fisheries Oceanography
  • Progress In Oceanography
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Fisheries Research

The recent papers include:

  • Contrasted spatio-temporal changes in the demersal fish assemblages and the dominance of the environment vs fishing pressure, in the Bay of Biscay and Celtic Sea (2022, Progress In Oceanography)
  • Hydrology and small pelagic fish drive the spatio-temporal dynamics of springtime zooplankton assemblages over the Bay of Biscay continental shelf (2022, Progress In Oceanography)
  • Determinants of growth and selective mortality in anchovy and sardine in the Bay of Biscay (2021, Fisheries Research)
  • Different mechanisms underpin the decline in growth of anchovies and sardines of the Bay of Biscay (2023, Evolutionary Applications)
  • Analysing Temporal Variability in Spatial Distributions Using Min-Max Autocorrelation Factors: Sardine Eggs in the Bay of Biscay (2020, Mathematical Geosciences)

They frequently collaborate with several researchers including Martin Huret, Jean-Baptiste Romagnan, Nina Grandrémy, Christine Dupuy, and Mathieu Doray.

Best Publications

  • Understanding what controls the spatial distribution of fish populations using a multi-model approach

    Benjamin Planque;Christophe Loots;Pierre Petitgas;Ulf LINDSTRøM

  • Geostatistics for fish stock assessments: a review and an acoustic application

    Pierre Petitgas

  • Impacts of climate change on the complex life cycles of fish

    Pierre Petitgas;Adriaan D. Rijnsdorp;Mark Dickey-Collas;Georg H. Engelhard

  • Modeling fish growth and reproduction in the context of the Dynamic Energy Budget theory to predict environmental impact on anchovy spawning duration

    Laure Pecquerie;Pierre Petitgas;Sebastiaan A.L.M. Kooijman

  • Indices for capturing spatial patterns and their evolution in time, with application to European hake (Merluccius merluccius) in the Bay of Biscay

    Mathieu Woillez;Jean Charles Poulard;Jacques Rivoirard;Pierre Petitgas

  • Geostatistics in fisheries survey design and stock assessment: models, variances and applications

    Pierre Petitgas

  • Stock collapses and their recovery: mechanisms that establish and maintain life-cycle closure in space and time

    Pierre Petitgas;Dave H. Secor;Ian McQuinn;Geir Huse

  • Historical fluctuations in spawning location of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and sardine (Sardina pilchardus) in the Bay of Biscay during 1967-73 and 2000-2004

    Edwige Bellier;Benjamin Planque;Pierre Petitgas

  • Anchovy population expansion in the North Sea

    Pierre Petitgas;Juergen Alheit;Myron A. Peck;Kristina Raab

  • Notes on survey-based spatial indicators for monitoring fish populations

    Mathieu Woillez;Jacques Rivoirard;Pierre Petitgas

  • Biomass-dependent dynamics of fish spatial distributions characterized by geostatistical aggregation curves

    P. Petitgas

  • Lower trophic levels and detrital biomass control the Bay of Biscay continental shelf food web: Implications for ecosystem management

    G. Lassalle;J. Lobry;F. Le Loc'h;Paco Bustamante

  • The selection process from larval to juvenile stages of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Bay of Biscay investigated by Lagrangian simulations and comparative otolith growth

    Gwenhael Allain;Pierre Petitgas;Patrick Grellier;Pascal Lazure

  • Spatial organization of pelagic fish: echogram structure, spatio-temporal condition, and biomass in Senegalese waters

    Pierre Petitgas;Jean Jacques Levenez

  • Dispersal kernels and their drivers captured with a hydrodynamic model and spatial indices: A case study on anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) early life stages in the Bay of Biscay

    Martin Huret;Pierre Petitgas;Mathieu Woillez

  • Standard protocols for the analysis of school based data from echo sounder surveys

    D Reid;C Scalabrin;P Petitgas;J Masse

  • Biophysical modelling of larval drift, growth and survival for the prediction of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) recruitment in the Bay of Biscay (NE Atlantic)

    Gwenhael Allain;Pierre Petitgas;Pascal Lazure;Patrick Grellier

  • The influence of mesoscale ocean processes on anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) recruitment in the Bay of Biscay estimated with a three-dimensional hydrodynamic mode

    G. Allain;P. Petitgas;P. Lazure

  • Introduction: status and future of modelling physical-biological interactions during the early life of fishes

    Alejandro Gallego;Elizabeth W. North;Pierre Petitgas

  • Sampling variance of species identification in fisheries-acoustic surveys based on automated procedures associating acoustic images and trawl hauls

    Pierre Petitgas;Jacques Massé;Pierre Beillois;Emilie Lebarbier

  • On the relation between schools, clusters of schools, and abundance in pelagic fish stocks

    P. Petitgas;D. Reid;P. Carrera;M. Iglesias

  • Combining sensitivity and uncertainty analysis to evaluate the impact of management measures with ISIS–Fish: marine protected areas for the Bay of Biscay anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) fishery

    Sigrid Lehuta;Stéphanie Mahévas;Pierre Petitgas;Dominique Pelletier

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascal Lazure
Pascal Lazure French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Jérôme Spitz
Jérôme Spitz University of La Rochelle
David G. Reid
David G. Reid Memorial University of Newfoundland
Vincent Ridoux
Vincent Ridoux University of La Rochelle
Benjamin Planque
Benjamin Planque French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Mark Dickey-Collas
Mark Dickey-Collas Technical University of Denmark
Thomas Pohlmann
Thomas Pohlmann Universität Hamburg
Stylianos Somarakis
Stylianos Somarakis Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Myron A. Peck
Myron A. Peck Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Nathalie Niquil
Nathalie Niquil Université de Caen Normandie

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