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Roger Francois 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 Roger Francois sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 228 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roger Francois 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 Roger Francois sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2015 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Roger Francois is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and conducts research primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work focuses on several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Chemistry, Pollution, and Paleontology.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics, notably Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Heavy Metals in the Environment, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Climate Change and Permafrost.

Recent publications by Roger Francois include:

  • Geochemistry of Small Canadian Arctic Rivers with Diverse Geological and Hydrological Settings, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Ferruginous oceans during OAE1a and collapse of the marine sulfate pool, 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Magnetite biomineralization in ferruginous waters and early Earth evolution, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Pulsed volcanism and rapid oceanic deoxygenation during Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a, 2021, Geology
  • Controlling factors and impacts of river-borne neodymium isotope signatures and rare earth element concentrations supplied to the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Collaborations have included frequent coauthors such as Sean A. Crowe, Kohen W. Bauer, Dominique Weis, Kristina A. Brown, and Cinzia Bottini. The scientist has contributed multiple publications to prominent venues, including:

  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Geology
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Roger Francois has received recognition through awards including the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2015, awarded by the Academy of Science, and was named Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Collapse and rapid resumption of Atlantic meridional circulation linked to deglacial climate changes

    J. F. McManus;R. Francois;J.-M. Gherardi;L. D. Keigwin

  • Sedimentary nitrogen isotopic ratio as a recorder for surface ocean nitrate utilization

    Mark A. Altabet;Roger Francois

  • A review of the Si cycle in the modern ocean: recent progress and missing gaps in the application of biogenic opal as a paleoproductivity proxy

    O Ragueneau;P Tréguer;A Leynaert;R.F Anderson

  • Particulate organic carbon fluxes to the ocean interior and factors controlling the biological pump: A synthesis of global sediment trap programs since 1983

    Susumu Honjo;Steven J. Manganini;Richard A. Krishfield;Roger Francois

  • Factors controlling the flux of organic carbon to the bathypelagic zone of the ocean

    Roger Francois;Susumu Honjo;Richard Krishfield;Steve Manganini

  • The nitrogen isotope biogeochemistry of sinking particles from the margin of the Eastern North Pacific

    Mark A. Altabet;Cynthia Pilskaln;Robert Thunell;Carol Pride

  • Climate-related variations in denitrification in the Arabian Sea from sediment 15N/14N ratios

    Mark A. Altabet;Roger Francois;David W. Murray;Warren L. Prell

  • Similar rates of modern and last-glacial ocean thermohaline circulation inferred from radiochemical data

    Ein Fen Yu;Ein Fen Yu;Roger Francois;Michael P. Bacon

  • Biogenic barium fluxes to the deep sea: implications for paleoproductivity reconstruction

    R. Francois;S. Honjo;S. J. Manganini;G. E. Ravizza

  • The δ15N of nitrate in the southern ocean: Consumption of nitrate in surface waters

    D. M. Sigman;M. A. Altabet;D. C. McCorkle;R. Francois

  • A review of nitrogen isotopic alteration in marine sediments

    Rebecca S. Robinson;Markus Kienast;Ana Luiza Albuquerque;Mark Altabet

  • 230Th-normalization: an essential tool for interpreting sedimentary fluxes during the late Quaternary

    Roger Francois;Martin Frank;Michiel M. Rutgers van der Loeff;Michael P. Bacon

  • A study of sulphur enrichment in the humic fraction of marine sediments during early diagenesis

    R. Francois

  • The δ15N of nitrate in the Southern Ocean: Nitrogen cycling and circulation in the ocean interior

    Daniel Mikhail Sigman;M. A. Altabet;D. C. McCorkle;R. Francois

  • Changes in the δ13C of surface water particulate organic matter across the subtropical convergence in the SW Indian Ocean

    Roger Francois;Mark A. Altabet;Ralf Goericke;Daniel C. McCorkle

  • A study on the regulation of the concentrations of some trace metals (Rb, Sr, Zn, Pb, Cu, V, Cr, Ni, Mn and Mo) in Saanich Inlet Sediments, British Columbia, Canada

    R Francois

  • The isotopic composition of diatom-bound nitrogen in Southern Ocean sediments

    Daniel Mikhail Sigman;Daniel Mikhail Sigman;Mark A. Altabet;Roger Francois;Daniel C. McCorkle

  • An experimental investigation of Barite formation in seawater

    Raja S. Ganeshram;Roger François;Judy Commeau;Susan L. Brown-Leger

  • Carbon dioxide release from the North Pacific abyss during the last deglaciation.

    Eric D. Galbraith;Eric D. Galbraith;Samuel L. Jaccard;Samuel L. Jaccard;Thomas F. Pedersen;Daniel Mikhail Sigman

  • Particle fluxes to the interior of the Southern Ocean in the Western Pacific sector along 170°W

    Susumu Honjo;Roger Francois;Steven Manganini;Jack Dymond

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Bacon
Michael P. Bacon Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Samuel L. Jaccard
Samuel L. Jaccard University of Lausanne
Daniel M. Sigman
Daniel M. Sigman Princeton University
Susumu Honjo
Susumu Honjo Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Mark A. Altabet
Mark A. Altabet University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Robert F. Anderson
Robert F. Anderson Columbia University
Eric D. Galbraith
Eric D. Galbraith McGill University
Jack Dymond
Jack Dymond Oregon State University
Laurent Labeyrie
Laurent Labeyrie University of Southern Brittany
Jerry F. McManus
Jerry F. McManus Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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