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Pierrick Roperch

Pierrick Roperch

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 35 7673 7106 616 589 147 4291

Pierrick Roperch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pierrick Roperch between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pierrick Roperch published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2019. 4 of the 152 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2019. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 5 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 8 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1986 2025

152 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pierrick Roperch: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 5
1988 3
1989 1
1990 3
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 2
1995 0
1996 3
1997 1
1998 1
1999 4
2000 5
2001 2
2002 1
2003 2
2004 0
2005 4
2006 9
2007 6
2008 5
2009 1
2010 8
2011 4
2012 2
2013 2
2014 5
2015 7
2016 5
2017 9
2018 5
2019 15
2020 11
2021 6
2022 4
2023 5
2024 3
2025 1
Total 152
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Pierrick Roperch 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 Pierrick Roperch 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, 138–147 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: 147 publications — 37th percentile

37% 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
138–147 491 147
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
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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Pierrick Roperch 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 Pierrick Roperch 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 35
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
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

Pierrick Roperch is affiliated with the University of Rennes in France and has conducted research primarily within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their work spans significant subfields including Geophysics, Ocean Engineering, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, notably:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Roperch's recent published papers include the following:

  • "Burma Terrane Collision and Northward Indentation in the Eastern Himalayas Recorded in the Eocene-Miocene Chindwin Basin (Myanmar)" (2020) in Tectonics
  • "Towards interactive global paleogeographic maps, new reconstructions at 60, 40 and 20 Ma" (2021) in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Cretaceous Evolution of the Central Asian Proto-Paratethys Sea: Tectonic, Eustatic, and Climatic Controls" (2020) in Tectonics
  • "Investigating the remediation potential of iron oxide nanoparticles in Cu-polluted soil-plant systems: coupled geochemical, geophysical and biological approaches" (2021) in Nanoscale Advances
  • "Carbonated Inheritance in the Eastern Tibetan Lithospheric Mantle: Petrological Evidences and Geodynamic Implications" (2020) in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Roperch multiple times are:

  • Guillaume Dupont-Nivet
  • Jean-Yves Collot
  • H. Gary Greene
  • Laura B. Stokking
  • Kazumi Akimoto

Roperch has published extensively in various academic venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Tectonics
  • Basin Research
  • Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors

Best Publications

  • Burma Terrane part of the Trans-Tethyan Arc during collision with India according to palaeomagnetic data.

    Jan Westerweel;Pierrick Roperch;Alexis Licht;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet

  • Horizontal subduction zones, convergence velocity and the building of the Andes

    Joseph Martinod;Laurent Husson;Laurent Husson;Pierrick Roperch;Pierrick Roperch;Benjamin Guillaume

  • Late Mesozoic to Paleogene stratigraphy of the Salar de Atacama Basin, Antofagasta, Northern Chile: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the Central Andes

    Constantino Mpodozis;César Arriagada;Matilde Basso;Pierrick Roperch

  • Paleogene building of the Bolivian Orocline: Tectonic restoration of the central Andes in 2‐D map view

    César Arriagada;Pierrick Roperch;Pierrick Roperch;Constantino Mpodozis;Peter Cobbold

  • Records of geomagnetic reversals from volcanic islands of French Polynesia : 2. Paleomagnetic study of a flow sequence (1.2-0.6 Ma) from the island of Tahiti and discussion of reversal models

    Annick Chauvin;Pierrick Roperch;Robert A. Duncan

  • Salar de Atacama basin: A record of compressional tectonics in the central Andes since the mid-Cretaceous

    Cesar Arriagada;Cesar Arriagada;Peter R. Cobbold;Pierrick Roperch

  • Counterclockwise rotation of late Eocene–Oligocene fore‐arc deposits in southern Peru and its significance for oroclinal bending in the central Andes

    Pierrick Roperch;Pierrick Roperch;Thierry Sempere;Orlando Macedo;César Arriagada

  • Distribution, timing, and causes of Andean deformation across South America

    Peter R. Cobbold;Eduardo A. Rossello;Eduardo A. Rossello;Pierrick Roperch;César Arriagada;César Arriagada

  • Paleointensity of the earth's magnetic field during the Laschamp excursion and its geomagnetic implications

    Pierrick Roperch;N. Bonhommet;S. Lévi

  • Paleogene evolution and demise of the proto-Paratethys Sea in Central Asia (Tarim and Tajik basins): Role of intensified tectonic activity at ca. 41 Ma

    Mustafa Y. Kaya;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Jean Noël Proust;Pierrick Roperch

  • An accreted continental terrane in northwestern Perú

    T. Mourier;C. Laj;F. Mégard;Pierrick Roperch

  • Central Asian moisture modulated by proto-Paratethys Sea incursions since the early Eocene

    Niels Meijer;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Hemmo A. Abels;Mustafa Y. Kaya

  • Paleomagnetism of Mesozoic rocks from the central Andes of southern Peru: Importance of rotations in the development of the Bolivian orocline

    Pierrick Roperch;Gabriel Carlier

  • Paleogene clockwise tectonic rotations in the forearc of central Andes, Antofagasta region, northern Chile

    César Arriagada;César Arriagada;Pierrick Roperch;Constantino Mpodozis;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet

  • Reliability of geomagnetic paleointensity data: the effects of the NRM fraction and concave-up behavior on paleointensity determinations by the Thellier method

    Annick Chauvin;Pierrick Roperch;Shaul Levi

  • Clockwise block rotations along the eastern border of the Cordillera de Domeyko, Northern Chile (22°45′–23°30′S)

    César Arriagada;Pierrick Roperch;Constantino Mpodozis

  • Tectonic rotations within the Bolivian Altiplano: Implications for the geodynamic evolution of the central Andes during the late Tertiary

    Pierrick Roperch;Michel Fornari;Gérard Hérail;Georgina V. Parraguez

  • Paleomagnetism and tectonics of the southern Atacama Desert (25–28°S), northern Chile

    César Arriagada;Pierrick Roperch;Pierrick Roperch;Constantino Mpodozis;Rodrigo Fernandez

  • Rotated oceanic blocks in western Ecuador

    Pierrick Roperch;François Mégard;Carlo Laj;Thomas Mourier

  • Paleogene evolution of the Burmese forearc basin and implications for the history of India-Asia convergence

    Alexis Licht;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Zaw Win;Hnin Hnin Swe

  • Secular variation of the Earth’s magnetic field and application to paleomagnetic dating of historical lava flows in Chile

    Pierrick Roperch;Annick Chauvin;Luis E. Lara;Hugo Moreno

  • Paleomagnetic study of juvenile basaltic–andesite clasts from Andean pyroclastic density current deposits

    Pierrick Roperch;Annick Chauvin;Jean-Luc Le Pennec;Luis E. Lara

  • Surface vitrification caused by natural fires in Late Pleistocene wetlands of the Atacama Desert

    Pierrick Roperch;Jérôme Gattacceca;Millarca Valenzuela;Bertrand Devouard

Frequent Co-Authors

Guillaume Dupont-Nivet
Guillaume Dupont-Nivet University of Rennes
Annick Chauvin
Annick Chauvin University of Rennes
Peter R. Cobbold
Peter R. Cobbold University of Rennes
Stéphane Guillot
Stéphane Guillot Grenoble Alpes University
Carina Hoorn
Carina Hoorn University of Amsterdam
Gilles Ruffet
Gilles Ruffet University of Rennes
Carlo Laj
Carlo Laj École Normale Supérieure
Jean-Noël Proust
Jean-Noël Proust Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Constantino Mpodozis
Constantino Mpodozis University of Chile
Francisco Hervé
Francisco Hervé Andrés Bello University

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