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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 32 8694 8078 705 677 108 3845

Sylvain Bonvalot publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sylvain Bonvalot between 1995 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sylvain Bonvalot published across 30 years, from 1995 to 2024, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2018. 4 of the 120 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

120 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sylvain Bonvalot: publications per year, 1995 to 2024
Year Publications
1995 4
1996 0
1997 1
1998 2
1999 2
2000 1
2001 0
2002 2
2003 5
2004 0
2005 3
2006 3
2007 3
2008 2
2009 2
2010 2
2011 3
2012 2
2013 2
2014 6
2015 10
2016 7
2017 6
2018 20
2019 11
2020 1
2021 7
2022 9
2023 0
2024 4
Total 120
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Sylvain Bonvalot 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 Sylvain Bonvalot 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, 108–117 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: 108 publications — 15th percentile

15% 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
108–117 484 108
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
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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Sylvain Bonvalot 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 Sylvain Bonvalot 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 32
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
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

Sylvain Bonvalot is affiliated with the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in France. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions also in Engineering. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including Oceanography, Geophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Molecular Biology.

Their studies cover a diverse range of topics, among which are:

  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • GNSS positioning and interference
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Climate variability and models

Sylvain Bonvalot has contributed to various research articles published in several venues, with recurrent publications in the following journals:

  • Journal of Geodesy
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth system science data

Selected recent publications include:

  • "Status of the International Gravity Reference System and Frame", 2021, Journal of Geodesy
  • "The first pan-Alpine surface-gravity database, a modern compilation that crosses frontiers", 2021, Earth system science data
  • "Airborne Absolute Gravimetry With a Quantum Sensor, Comparison With Classical Technologies", 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "GravPSO2D: A Matlab package for 2D gravity inversion in sedimentary basins using the Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm", 2020, Computers & Geosciences
  • "Deep mass redistribution prior to the 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule (Chile) Earthquake revealed by GRACE satellite gravity", 2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Frequent collaborators of the scientist include:

  • Germinal Gabalda
  • D.T. Vu
  • Lucía Seoane
  • Dominique Rémy
  • Nassim Zahzam

Best Publications

  • Spherical harmonic modelling to ultra-high degree of Bouguer and isostatic anomalies

    G. Balmino;N. Vales;S. Bonvalot;A. Briais

  • Gravity measurements below 10−9 g with a transportable absolute quantum gravimeter

    Vincent Ménoret;Pierre Vermeulen;Nicolas Le Moigne;Sylvain Bonvalot

  • Interseismic coupling and seismic potential along the Central Andes subduction zone

    Mohamed Chlieh;Hugo Perfettini;Hernando Tavera;Jean Philippe Avouac

  • The new ESA satellite‐only gravity field model via the direct approach

    Sean L. Bruinsma;Christoph Förste;Oleg Abrikosov;Jean Charles Marty

  • ESA's satellite‐only gravity field model via the direct approach based on all GOCE data

    Sean L. Bruinsma;Christoph Förste;Oleg Abrikosov;Jean-Michel Lemoine

  • The 8th International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters 2009: the first Key Comparison (CCM.G-K1) in the field of absolute gravimetry

    Z. Jiang;V. Pálinkáš;F. E. Arias;J. Liard

  • Gravity inversion and uncertainty assessment of basement relief via Particle Swarm Optimization

    J. L. G. Pallero;Juan Luis Fernandez-Martinez;Sylvain Bonvalot;Olivier Fudym

  • Two scales of inflation at Lastarria-Cordon del Azufre volcanic complex, central Andes, revealed from ASAR-ENVISAT interferometric data

    J.-L. Froger;J.-L. Froger;D. Remy;D. Remy;S. Bonvalot;S. Bonvalot;Delphine Legrand

  • Inner structure of the Krakatau volcanic complex (Indonesia) from gravity and bathymetry data

    Christine Deplus;Sylvain Bonvalot;Darharta Dahrin;Michel Diament

  • Asperities and barriers on the seismogenic zone in North Chile: state‐of‐the‐art after the 2007 Mw 7.7 Tocopilla earthquake inferred by GPS and InSAR data

    M. Béjar-Pizarro;M. Béjar-Pizarro;D. Carrizo;D. Carrizo;A. Socquet;R. Armijo

  • Accurate measurements of tropospheric effects in volcanic areas from SAR interferometry data: application to Sakurajima volcano (Japan)

    D. Remy;D. Remy;S. Bonvalot;S. Bonvalot;P. Briole;M. Murakami

  • Continuous gravity recording with Scintrex CG‐3M meters:a promising tool for monitoring active zones

    Sylvain Bonvalot;Michel Diament;Germinal Gabalda

  • Insight into ground deformations at Lascar volcano (Chile) from SAR interferometry, photogrammetry and GPS data: Implications on volcano dynamics and future space monitoring

    A. Pavez;A. Pavez;D. Remy;D. Remy;D. Remy;S. Bonvalot;S. Bonvalot;M. Diament

  • Results of the Sixth International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters, ICAG-2001

    L. Vitushkin;M. Becker;Z. Jiang;O. Francis

  • Tarapacá intermediate‐depth earthquake (Mw 7.7, 2005, northern Chile): A slab‐pull event with horizontal fault plane constrained from seismologic and geodetic observations

    S. Peyrat;J. Campos;J. B. de Chabalier;A. Perez

  • Validation and comparison of different techniques for the derivation of digital elevation models and volcanic monitoring (Vulcano island, Italy)

    P. Baldi;Sylvain Bonvalot;P. Briole;M. Coltelli

  • Microgravimetric measurements at the 1994 International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters

    M. Becker;L. Balestri;R. Bartell;G. Berrino

  • Migrating pattern of deformation prior to the Tohoku-Oki earthquake revealed by GRACE data

    Isabelle Panet;Sylvain Bonvalot;Clément Narteau;Dominique Remy

  • Gravity inversion using wavelet-based compression on parallel hybrid CPU/GPU systems: application to southwest Ghana

    Roland Martin;Vadim Monteiller;Dimitri Komatitsch;Stéphane Perrouty

  • Digital photogrammetry and kinematic GPS applied to the monitoring of Vulcano Island, Aeolian Arc, Italy

    P. Baldi;S. Bonvalot;P. Briole;P. Briole;M. Marsella

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean Bruinsma
Sean Bruinsma Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales
Michel Diament
Michel Diament Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Per Knudsen
Per Knudsen Technical University of Denmark
Ole Baltazar Andersen
Ole Baltazar Andersen Technical University of Denmark
Pierre Briole
Pierre Briole École Normale Supérieure
Jacques Hinderer
Jacques Hinderer University of Strasbourg
Sébastien Chevrot
Sébastien Chevrot Paul Sabatier University
Christine Deplus
Christine Deplus Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Carla Braitenberg
Carla Braitenberg University of Trieste
Thomas R. Walter
Thomas R. Walter University of Potsdam

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