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Earth Science 53 2854 2605 185 171 145 10624

Stéphane Blain publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stéphane Blain between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stéphane Blain published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2015. 8 of the 174 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2015. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 7 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 3 publications
1990 2026

174 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stéphane Blain: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 1
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 4
1996 0
1997 1
1998 3
1999 2
2000 0
2001 2
2002 9
2003 12
2004 11
2005 2
2006 1
2007 7
2008 6
2009 3
2010 3
2011 6
2012 4
2013 5
2014 13
2015 21
2016 14
2017 3
2018 5
2019 4
2020 5
2021 5
2022 2
2023 7
2024 3
2025 5
2026 3
Total 174
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Stéphane Blain 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 Stéphane Blain 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: 145 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
138–147 491 145
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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Stéphane Blain 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 Stéphane Blain 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178 53
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

Stéphane Blain is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and conducts research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work focuses significantly on Oceanography, Ecology, and Molecular Biology, with contributions also extending to Geochemistry and Petrology as well as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

Stéphane Blain has published extensively in journals such as Environmental Microbiology, Limnology and Oceanography, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Geophysical Research Letters, and Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. These venues have featured their research multiple times, indicating continued contributions to these specialized fields.

Recent published papers include:

  • "Seasonal dynamics of prokaryotes and their associations with diatoms in the Southern Ocean as revealed by an autonomous sampler" (2020, Environmental Microbiology)
  • "Seasonal microbial food web dynamics in contrasting Southern Ocean productivity regimes" (2020, Limnology and Oceanography)
  • "Relaxation of Wind Stress Drives the Abrupt Onset of Biological Carbon Uptake in the Kerguelen Bloom: A Multisensor Approach" (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • "Interaction of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current With Seamounts Fuels Moderate Blooms but Vast Foraging Grounds for Multiple Marine Predators" (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • "The Agulhas Current Transports Signals of Local and Remote Indian Ocean Nitrogen Cycling" (2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans)

Frequent collaborators of Stéphane Blain include Ingrid Obernosterer, Audrey Guéneuguès, Olivier Crispi, Pavla Debeljak, and Rui Zhang, with multiple joint publications highlighting ongoing partnerships in their research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Mesoscale iron enrichment experiments 1993-2005 : Synthesis and future directions

    P. W. Boyd;T. Jickells;C. S. Law;S. Blain

  • Growth physiology and fate of diatoms in the ocean: a review

    Géraldine Sarthou;Klaas R. Timmermans;Stéphane Blain;Paul Tréguer

  • Effect of natural iron fertilization on carbon sequestration in the Southern Ocean

    Stéphane Blain;Bernard Quéguiner;Leanne Armand;Sauveur Belviso

  • An ecosystem model of the global ocean including Fe, Si, P colimitations

    Olivier Aumont;Ernst Maier-Reimer;Stéphane Blain;P. Monfray

  • A biogeochemical study of the island mass effect in the context of the iron hypothesis : Kerguelen Islands, Southern Ocean

    Stéphane Blain;Paul Tréguer;Sauveur Belviso;Eva Bucciarelli

  • Atmospheric iron deposition and sea-surface dissolved iron concentrations in the eastern Atlantic Ocean

    Géraldine Sarthou;Alex R. Baker;Stéphane Blain;Eric P. Achterberg

  • Distribution of dissolved iron during the natural iron-fertilization experiment KEOPS (Kerguelen Plateau, Southern Ocean)

    Stéphane Blain;Géraldine Sarthou;Patrick Laan

  • Iron and manganese in the wake of the Kerguelen Islands (Southern Ocean)

    Eva Bucciarelli;Stéphane Blain;Paul Tréguer

  • Quenching correction for in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence acquired by autonomous platforms: A case study with instrumented elephant seals in the Kerguelen region (Southern Ocean)

    Xiaogang Xing;Hervé Claustre;Hervé Claustre;Stéphane Blain;Stéphane Blain;Fabrizio D'Ortenzio;Fabrizio D'Ortenzio

  • Shifts in bacterial community composition associated with increased carbon cycling in a mosaic of phytoplankton blooms.

    Marine Landa;Stéphane Blain;Urania Christaki;Sébastien Monchy

  • Deep dissolved iron profiles in the eastern North Atlantic in relation to water masses

    A. Laës;S. Blain;P. Laan;Eric P. Achterberg

  • The relative importance of phytoplankton aggregates and zooplankton fecal pellets to carbon export: insights from free-drifting sediment trap deployments in naturally iron-fertilised waters near the Kerguelen Plateau

    E. C. Laurenceau-Cornec;E. C. Laurenceau-Cornec;T. W. Trull;T. W. Trull;D. M. Davies;S. G. Bray

  • Ironn (II) and iron(III) determination in sea water at the nanomolar level with selective on-line preconcentration and spectrophotometric determination

    S. Blain;P. Tréguer

  • Phylogenetic and structural response of heterotrophic bacteria to dissolved organic matter of different chemical composition in a continuous culture study

    M. Landa;M. T. Cottrell;D. L. Kirchman;K. Kaiser

  • Large clean mesocosms and simulated dust deposition: a new methodology to investigate responses of marine oligotrophic ecosystems to atmospheric inputs

    Cécile Guieu;Cécile Guieu;François Dulac;François Dulac;Karine Desboeufs;Thibaut Wagener

  • The biogeochemical structuring role of horizontal stirring: Lagrangian perspectives on iron delivery downstream of the Kerguelen Plateau

    F. d'Ovidio;A. Della Penna;A. Della Penna;A. Della Penna;T. W. Trull;F. Nencioli

  • Hydrothermal vents trigger massive phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean.

    Mathieu Ardyna;Léo Lacour;Léo Lacour;Sara Sergi;Francesco d’Ovidio

  • Availability of iron and major nutrients for phytoplankton in the northeast Atlantic Ocean

    Stèphane Blain;Cècile Guieu;Hervè Claustre;Karine Leblanc

  • IronEx-I, an in situ iron-enrichment experiment: Experimental design, implementation and results

    Kenneth H. Coale;Kenneth S. Johnson;Kenneth S. Johnson;Steve E. Fitzwater;Stephane P.G. Blain;Stephane P.G. Blain

  • Dissolved iron distribution in the tropical and sub tropical South Eastern Pacific

    S. Blain;Sébastien Bonnet;C. Guieu

  • Impact of high Saharan dust inputs on dissolved iron concentrations in the Mediterranean Sea

    Cécile Guieu;Yann Bozec;Stéphane Blain;Céline Ridame

Frequent Co-Authors

Ingrid Obernosterer
Ingrid Obernosterer Université Paris Cité
Géraldine Sarthou
Géraldine Sarthou French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Bernard Quéguiner
Bernard Quéguiner Aix-Marseille University
Thomas W. Trull
Thomas W. Trull Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Paul Tréguer
Paul Tréguer French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Andrew R. Bowie
Andrew R. Bowie University of Tasmania
Eric P. Achterberg
Eric P. Achterberg GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Hervé Claustre
Hervé Claustre Université Paris Cité
Alessandro Tagliabue
Alessandro Tagliabue University of Liverpool
Cécile Guieu
Cécile Guieu Université Paris Cité

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