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René Therrien

René Therrien

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 42 5253 4854 258 235 150 6746

René Therrien publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by René Therrien between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. René Therrien published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2011. 21 of the 183 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2011. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 12 publications
1993 2025

183 publications in total across all disciplines

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René Therrien: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 0
1998 0
1999 2
2000 2
2001 1
2002 1
2003 4
2004 2
2005 5
2006 5
2007 7
2008 8
2009 9
2010 5
2011 12
2012 8
2013 7
2014 11
2015 9
2016 2
2017 11
2018 8
2019 9
2020 8
2021 10
2022 6
2023 6
2024 9
2025 12
Total 183
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René Therrien 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 René Therrien 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, 148–157 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: 150 publications — 39th percentile

39% 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
148–157 495 150
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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René Therrien 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 René Therrien 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277 42
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

René Therrien is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and specializes in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily addresses themes in Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Groundwater Flow and Contamination Studies, Climate Change and Permafrost, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Soil and Unsaturated Flow, and Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis.

Their recent scholarly contributions include several publications focusing on hydrological and permafrost dynamics:

  • "Coupled cryo-hydrogeological modelling of permafrost dynamics near Umiujaq (Nunavik, Canada)" (2020) in Hydrogeology Journal
  • "Simulating Fully-Integrated Hydrological Dynamics in Complex Alpine Headwaters: Potential and Challenges" (2022) in Water Resources Research
  • "Quantifying Groundwater Recharge Dynamics and Unsaturated Zone Processes in Snow-Dominated Catchments via On-Site Dissolved Gas Analysis" (2021) in Water Resources Research
  • "Groundwater dynamics within a watershed in the discontinuous permafrost zone near Umiujaq (Nunavik, Canada)" (2020) in Hydrogeology Journal
  • "On Groundwater Recharge in Variably Saturated Subsurface Flow Models" (2023) in Water Resources Research

Therrien has authored numerous papers published across a variety of peer-reviewed venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Hydrogeology Journal
  • Water Resources Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • HydroShare Resources

The scientist commonly collaborates with fellow researchers such as Oliver S. Schilling, John Molson, Jean-Michel Lemieux, Richard Fortier, and Philip Brunner.

Therrien's work covers a diverse range of subfields within their broader disciplines, including Atmospheric Science, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

They have been recognized by The Canadian Academy of Engineering, signifying acknowledgment by a major national institution, though the specific year of the award is not documented.

Best Publications

  • Multivariate statistical analysis of geochemical data as indicative of the hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in a sedimentary rock aquifer system

    Vincent Cloutier;René Lefebvre;René Therrien;Martine M. Savard

  • Three-dimensional analysis of variably-saturated flow and solute transport in discretely-fractured porous media

    R. Therrien;E.A. Sudicky

  • Large scale surface – subsurface hydrological model to assess climate change impacts on groundwater reserves

    Pascal Goderniaux;Serge Brouyère;Hayley J. Fowler;Stephen Blenkinsop

  • Advances in understanding river-groundwater interactions

    Philip Brunner;René Therrien;Philippe Renard;Craig T. Simmons

  • Gas production and migration in landfills and geological materials.

    Miroslav Nastev;René Therrien;René Lefebvre;Pierre Gélinas

  • Evaluation of outputs from automated baseflow separation methods against simulated baseflow from a physically based, surface water-groundwater flow model

    Daniel Partington;Philip Brunner;Craig Simmons;Adrian Werner

  • Simulating pumping-induced regional land subsidence with the use of InSAR and field data in the Toluca Valley, Mexico

    A.I. Calderhead;A.I. Calderhead;R. Therrien;A. Rivera;R. Martel

  • Modeling surface water-groundwater interaction with MODFLOW: some considerations.

    Philip Brunner;Craig T. Simmons;Peter G. Cook;René Therrien

  • Geothermal energy resource potential of Canada

    S E Grasby;D M Allen;S Bell;Z Chen

  • A Review of Thermal Response Test Analysis Using Pumping Test Concepts

    Jasmin Raymond;René Therrien;Louis Gosselin;René Lefebvre

  • Groundwater flow and heat transport for systems undergoing freeze-thaw : Intercomparison of numerical simulators for 2D test cases

    Christophe Grenier;Hauke Anbergen;Victor Bense;Quentin Chanzy

  • Numerical analysis of thermal response tests with a groundwater flow and heat transfer model

    Jasmin Raymond;René Therrien;Louis Gosselin;René Lefebvre

  • Borehole temperature evolution during thermal response tests

    J. Raymond;R. Therrien;L. Gosselin

  • Variable-density groundwater flow and solute transport in porous media containing nonuniform discrete fractures

    Thomas Graf;René Therrien

  • Hydrogeochemistry and groundwater origin of the Basses-Laurentides sedimentary rock aquifer system, St. Lawrence Lowlands, Québec, Canada

    Vincent Cloutier;René Lefebvre;Martine M. Savard;Édith Bourque

  • Nitrate reduction in geologically heterogeneous catchments--a framework for assessing the scale of predictive capability of hydrological models.

    Jens Christian Refsgaard;Esben Auken;Charlotte A. Bamberg;Britt S.B. Christensen

  • A hydraulic mixing-cell method to quantify the groundwater component of streamflow within spatially distributed fully integrated surface water-groundwater flow models

    D. Partington;P. Brunner;C. T. Simmons;R. Therrien

  • Variable-density groundwater flow and solute transport in irregular 2D fracture networks

    Thomas Graf;René Therrien

  • Interpreting streamflow generation mechanisms from integrated surface-subsurface flow models of a riparian wetland and catchment

    Daniel Partington;P. Brunner;Sven Frei;C. T. Simmons

  • Simulating coupled surface and subsurface water flow in a tile-drained agricultural catchment

    Guillaume De Schepper;René Therrien;Jens Christian Refsgaard;Anne Lausten Hansen

  • Improved three-dimensional finite-element techniques for field simulation of variably saturated flow and transport

    Sorab Panday;Peter S Huyakorn;René Therrien;Ralph L Nichols

Frequent Co-Authors

John Molson
John Molson Université Laval
Philip Brunner
Philip Brunner University of Neuchâtel
Craig T. Simmons
Craig T. Simmons University of Newcastle Australia
Richard Martel
Richard Martel University of Montreal
Alain Dassargues
Alain Dassargues University of Liège
Georges Beaudoin
Georges Beaudoin Université Laval
Jens Christian Refsgaard
Jens Christian Refsgaard Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Louis Gosselin
Louis Gosselin Université Laval
Adrian D. Werner
Adrian D. Werner Flinders University
François Anctil
François Anctil Université Laval

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