2026 Sébastien Lebonnois: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	50	5049	4838	222	221	251	8175

Overview

Sébastien Lebonnois is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France and specializes in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research intersects various subfields including Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, notably Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Space Exploration and Technology, and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies.

Sébastien Lebonnois has contributed to numerous academic papers published in leading journals. Among the recent publications are:

"Revealing the Mysteries of Venus: The DAVINCI Mission" (2022), published in The Planetary Science Journal
"Superrotation in Planetary Atmospheres" (2020), published in Space Science Reviews
"Temperature and chemical species distributions in the middle atmosphere observed during Titan's late northern spring to early summer" (2020), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
"Venus upper atmosphere revealed by a GCM: II. Model validation with temperature and density measurements" (2021), published in Icarus
"HDO and SO₂thermal mapping on Venus" (2020), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Their frequent co-authors include:

Gabriella Gilli
Franck Lefèvre
Sandrine Vinatier
Bruno Bézard
P. Rannou

Lebonnois's scholarly output is often published in journals such as Icarus, Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Planetary Science Journal, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, and Space Science Reviews.

Best Publications

Superrotation of Venus' atmosphere analyzed with a full general circulation model

Sébastien Lebonnois;Frédéric Hourdin;Vincent Eymet;Audrey Crespin

276
Citations
Density and temperatures of the upper Martian atmosphere measured by stellar occultations with Mars Express SPICAM

François Forget;Franck Montmessin;Jean-Loup Bertaux;Francisco González-Galindo

269
Citations
The Latitudinal Distribution of Clouds on Titan

Pascal Rannou;Pascal Rannou;Franck Montmessin;Franck Montmessin;F. Hourdin;F. Hourdin;Sébastien Lebonnois;Sébastien Lebonnois

261
Citations
Three-dimensional modeling of ozone on Mars

Franck Lefèvre;Sébastien Lebonnois;Franck Montmessin;François Forget

253
Citations
A warm layer in Venus' cryosphere and high-altitude measurements of HF, HCl, H2O and HDO.

Jean-Loup Bertaux;Ann-Carine Vandaele;Oleg Korablev;E. Villard

248
Citations
Seasonal Variations of Titan's Atmospheric Composition

Sebastien Lebonnois;Sebastien Lebonnois;Dominique Toublanc;Frederic Hourdin;Pascal Rannou

242
Citations
Hydrogen peroxide on Mars: evidence for spatial and seasonal variations

Thérèse Encrenaz;Bruno Bézard;Thomas K. Greathouse;M. J. Richter

217
Citations
Scientific goals for the observation of Venus by VIRTIS on ESA/Venus Express mission

P. Drossart;G. Piccioni;A. Adriani;F. Angrilli

209
Citations
SPICAM on Mars Express: Observing modes and overview of UV spectrometer data and scientific results

Jean-Loup Bertaux;Jean-Loup Bertaux;Oleg Korablev;Séverine Perrier;Séverine Perrier;Eric Quémerais;Eric Quémerais

204
Citations
Revealing the Mysteries of Venus: The DAVINCI Mission

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200
Citations
Subvisible CO2 ice clouds detected in the mesosphere of Mars

Franck Montmessin;Jean-Loup Bertaux;Eric Quémerais;Oleg Korablev

181
Citations
Heterogeneous chemistry in the atmosphere of Mars

Franck Lefèvre;Jean-Loup Bertaux;R. Todd Clancy;Thérèse Encrenaz

180
Citations
South-polar features on Venus similar to those near the north pole

G. Piccioni;P. Drossart;A. Sanchez-Lavega;R. Hueso

175
Citations
The planetary fourier spectrometer (PFS) onboard the European Venus Express mission

V. Formisano;F. Angrilli;G. Arnold;S. Atreya

174
Citations
The Atmospheric Dynamics of Venus

Agustín Sánchez-Lavega;Sebastien Lebonnois;Takeshi Imamura;Peter Read

174
Citations
Variable winds on Venus mapped in three dimensions

Augustin Sanchez-Lavega;Ricardo Hueso;Giuseppe Piccioni;Pierre Drossart

171
Citations
Titan global climate model: A new 3-dimensional version of the IPSL Titan GCM

Sébastien Lebonnois;Jérémie Burgalat;Pascal Rannou;Pascal Rannou;Benjamin Charnay

166
Citations
Wave analysis in the atmosphere of Venus below 100-km altitude, simulated by the LMD Venus GCM

Sébastien Lebonnois;Norihiko Sugimoto;Gabriella Gilli

143
Citations
Global distribution of total ozone on Mars from SPICAM/MEX UV measurements

Séverine Perrier;Jean-Loup Bertaux;Franck Lefèvre;Sébastien Lebonnois

140
Citations
Stellar Occultations at UV Wavelengths by the SPICAM Instrument: Retrieval and Analysis of Martian Haze Profiles

Franck Montmessin;Eric Quémerais;Jean-Loup Bertaux;Oleg Korablev

137
Citations
Transition from gaseous compounds to aerosols in Titan's atmosphere

Sébastien Lebonnois;E.L.O. Bakes;Christopher P. McKay

135
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascal Rannou University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne

Franck Lefèvre Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Franck Montmessin University of Paris-Saclay

Giuseppe Piccioni National Institute for Astrophysics

Peter L. Read University of Oxford

Stephen R. Lewis The Open University

Gerald Schubert University of California, Los Angeles

François Forget Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Frédéric Hourdin Université Paris Cité

Jean-Loup Bertaux Atmospheres Laboratory Environments, Observations Spatiales

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