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Rodolphe Cattin 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 Rodolphe Cattin sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 149 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Rodolphe Cattin 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 Rodolphe Cattin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Rodolphe Cattin is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Geophysics. Their research spans several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Earth-Surface Processes, and Ocean Engineering.

Their work covers various topics, with notable emphasis on Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Landslides and related hazards, Geological formations and processes, High-pressure geophysics and materials, and Earthquake Detection and Analysis.

Rodolphe Cattin has contributed to multiple scientific publications, with recent papers including:

  • "Earthquake statistics changed by typhoon-driven erosion," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "A 2600-year-long paleoseismic record for the Himalayan Main Frontal Thrust (western Bhutan)," 2020, Solid Earth
  • "Topographic disequilibrium, landscape dynamics and active tectonics: an example from the Bhutan Himalaya," 2021, Earth Surface Dynamics
  • "Revealing the hidden signature of fault slip history in the morphology of degrading scarps," 2023, Scientific Reports
  • "Joint inversion of ground gravity data and satellite gravity gradients between Nepal and Bhutan: New insights on structural and seismic segmentation of the Himalayan arc," 2021, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rodolphe Cattin include Martine Simões, Matthieu Ferry, Philippe Steer, Romain Le Roux-Mallouf, and Dowchu Drukpa.

The venues where Rodolphe Cattin's work is frequently published include Scientific Reports, Solid Earth, Earth Surface Dynamics, Geophysics, and Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C.

Best Publications

  • Modeling mountain building and the seismic cycle in the Himalaya of Nepal

    R. Cattin;J. P. Avouac

  • Late Cenozoic evolution of the central Longmen Shan, eastern Tibet: Insight from (U-Th)/He thermochronometry

    Vincent Godard;Vincent Godard;R Pik;J Lavé;J Lavé;R Cattin;R Cattin

  • The Ms = 6.2, June 15, 1995 Aigion earthquake (Greece): evidence for low angle normal faulting in the Corinth rift

    P. Bernard;P. Briole;B. Meyer;H. Lyon-Caen

  • Clockwise rotation of the Brahmaputra Valley relative to India: Tectonic convergence in the eastern Himalaya, Naga Hills, and Shillong Plateau

    Philippe Vernant;R. Bilham;W. Szeliga;D. Drupka

  • Density distribution of the India plate beneath the Tibetan plateau: Geophysical and petrological constraints on the kinetics of lower-crustal eclogitization

    György Hetényi;Rodolphe Cattin;Fabrice Brunet;Laurent Bollinger

  • Stress buildup in the Himalaya

    Laurent Bollinger;Laurent Bollinger;J. P. Avouac;J. P. Avouac;R. Cattin;M. R. Pandey

  • Spectral analysis of seismic noise induced by rivers: A new tool to monitor spatiotemporal changes in stream hydrodynamics

    A. Burtin;L. Bollinger;J. Vergne;R. Cattin

  • The Sumatra subduction zone: A case for a locked fault zone extending into the mantle

    Martine Simoes;Jean Philippe Avouac;Rodolphe Cattin;Pierre Henry

  • Spatial distribution of denudation in Eastern Tibet and regressive erosion of plateau margins

    Vincent Godard;J. Lavé;J. Carcaillet;R. Cattin

  • April 2012 intra-oceanic seismicity off Sumatra boosted by the Banda-Aceh megathrust

    Matthias Delescluse;Nicolas Chamot-Rooke;Rodolphe Cattin;Luce Fleitout

  • Structural and thermal characters of the Longmen Shan (Sichuan, China)

    A. Robert;M. Pubellier;J. de Sigoyer;J. Vergne

  • Crustal structures in the area of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake from seismologic and gravimetric data

    A. Robert;J. Zhu;J. Vergne;Rodolphe Cattin

  • The effective elastic thickness of the India Plate from receiver function imaging, gravity anomalies and thermomechanical modelling

    György Hetényi;Rodolphe Cattin;Jérôme Vergne;John L. Nábělek

  • Towards the hydrologic and bed load monitoring from high-frequency seismic noise in a braided river: The “torrent de St Pierre”, French Alps

    Arnaud Burtin;Arnaud Burtin;Rodolphe Cattin;Laurent Bollinger;Jérôme Vergne

  • Erosion-induced isostatic rebound triggers extension in low convergent mountain ranges

    Philippe Vernant;F. Hivert;Jean Chery;Philippe Steer

  • Gravity anomalies, crustal structure and thermo-mechanical support of the Himalaya of Central Nepal

    R. Cattin;G. Martelet;P. Henry;J. P. Avouac

  • Thin-plate modeling of interseismic deformation and asymmetry across the Altyn Tagh fault zone

    R. Jolivet;R. Cattin;N. Chamot-Rooke;C. Lasserre

  • Mesozoic–Cenozoic tectonothermal evolution of the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau (Songpan-Garzê, Longmen Shan area): insights from thermochronological data and simple thermal modelling

    Françoise Roger;Marc Jolivet;Marc Jolivet;Rodolphe Cattin;Jacques Malavieille

  • Erosion influences the seismicity of active thrust faults

    Philippe Steer;Martine Simoes;Rodolphe Cattin;J. Bruce H. Shyu

  • Segmentation of the Himalayas as revealed by arc-parallel gravity anomalies.

    György Hetényi;György Hetényi;György Hetényi;Rodolphe Cattin;Rodolphe Cattin;Théo Berthet;Nicolas Le Moigne

  • Spatiotemporal sequence of Himalayan debris flow from analysis of high-frequency seismic noise

    A. Burtin;L. Bollinger;R. Cattin;J. Vergne

Frequent Co-Authors

György Hetényi
György Hetényi University of Lausanne
Laurent Bollinger
Laurent Bollinger French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Jean Philippe Avouac
Jean Philippe Avouac California Institute of Technology
Jérôme Lavé
Jérôme Lavé University of Lorraine
Jean-François Ritz
Jean-François Ritz University of Montpellier
Stéphane Mazzotti
Stéphane Mazzotti University of Montpellier
Philippe Vernant
Philippe Vernant University of Montpellier
Jean Chéry
Jean Chéry University of Montpellier
Christophe Vigny
Christophe Vigny École Normale Supérieure
Stéphane Dominguez
Stéphane Dominguez University of Montpellier

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