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Valentine Wakelam

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 74 3488 3314 145 142 231 16302

Valentine Wakelam publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Valentine Wakelam between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Valentine Wakelam published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 10.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2010. 6 of the 262 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2010. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 6 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 34 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
2003 2026

262 publications in total across all disciplines

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Valentine Wakelam: publications per year, 2003 to 2026
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 6
2005 9
2006 4
2007 4
2008 10
2009 5
2010 34
2011 13
2012 15
2013 16
2014 9
2015 14
2016 15
2017 12
2018 19
2019 9
2020 14
2021 13
2022 13
2023 12
2024 9
2025 5
2026 1
Total 262
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Valentine Wakelam publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Valentine Wakelam sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 223–242 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 231 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85 231
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Valentine Wakelam D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Valentine Wakelam sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143 74
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Overview

Valentine Wakelam is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research spans multiple disciplines within physics and astronomy, chemistry, and earth and planetary sciences, contributing extensively to the understanding of astrophysical and atmospheric phenomena.

The primary fields that characterize their scholarly work include:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Chemistry
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

In addition, Wakelam's research covers various subfields, notably:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Spectroscopy
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • General Health Professions

The core topics of their studies focus on:

  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Wakelam's publishing record includes numerous articles in distinguished scientific journals. Frequent venues for their publications are:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • Atoms

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Thermal desorption of interstellar ices: a review on the controlling parameters and their implications from snowlines to chemical complexity," 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "A Decade with VAMDC: Results and Ambitions," 2020, Atoms
  • "Gas phase Elemental abundances in Molecular cloudS (GEMS)," 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "Efficiency of non-thermal desorptions in cold-core conditions," 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "Gas phase Elemental abundances in Molecular cloudS (GEMS)," 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Wakelam's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Jean-Christophe Loison
  • A. Fuente
  • D. Navarro-Almaida
  • P. Riviére-Marichalar
  • P. Caselli

Best Publications

  • A KInetic Database for Astrochemistry (KIDA)

    V. Wakelam;V. Wakelam;E. Herbst;E. Herbst;J. C Loison;J. C Loison;I. W. M. Smith

  • The Hot Core around the Low-Mass Protostar IRAS 16293–2422: Scoundrels Rule!

    S. Cazaux;A. G. G. M. Tielens;C. Ceccarelli;A. Castets

  • Non-thermal desorption from interstellar dust grains via exothermic surface reactions

    R. T. Garrod;R. T. Garrod;V. Wakelam;V. Wakelam;E. Herbst

  • THE 2014 KIDA NETWORK FOR INTERSTELLAR CHEMISTRY

    V. Wakelam;J. C. Loison;E. Herbst;B. Pavone

  • Polycylcic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH's) in dense cloud chemistry

    Valentine Wakelam;Eric Herbst

  • POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN DENSE CLOUD CHEMISTRY

    Valentine Wakelam;Eric Herbst

  • Chemistry in Disks. IV. Benchmarking gas-grain chemical models with surface reactions

    D. Semenov;F. Hersant;V. Wakelam;A. Dutrey

  • Gas and grain chemical composition in cold cores as predicted by the Nautilus three-phase model

    Maxime Ruaud;Valentine Wakelam;Franck Hersant

  • Molecular Evolution and Star Formation: From Prestellar Cores to Protostellar Cores

    Yuri Aikawa;Valentine Wakelam;Robin T. Garrod;Eric Herbst

  • Binding energies: New values and impact on the efficiency of chemical desorption

    Valentine Wakelam;J.-C. Loison;R. Mereau;M. Ruaud

  • Reaction Networks for Interstellar Chemical Modelling: Improvements and Challenges

    Valentine Wakelam;Valentine Wakelam;I. W. M. Smith;E. Herbst;J. Troe;J. Troe

  • Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre

    M.L. Dubernet;M.L. Dubernet;V. Boudon;J.L. Culhane;M.S. Dimitrijevic

  • TIMASSS: The IRAS16293-2422 Millimeter And Submillimeter Spectral Survey. I. Observations, calibration and analysis of the line kinematics

    E. Caux;C. Kahane;A. Castets;A. Coutens

  • On the reservoir of sulphur in dark clouds : chemistry and elemental abundance reconciled

    Thomas H. G. Vidal;Jean-Christophe Loison;Adam Yassin Jaziri;Maxime Ruaud

  • A New Network For Higher-Temperature Gas-Phase Chemistry. I. A Preliminary Study of Accretion Disks in Active Galactic Nuclei

    Nanase Harada;Eric Herbst;Valentine Wakelam;Valentine Wakelam

  • H2 formation on interstellar dust grains: The viewpoints of theory, experiments, models and observations

    Valentine Wakelam;Emeric Bron;Emeric Bron;Stephanie Cazaux;Stephanie Cazaux;Francois Dulieu

  • Chemistry in disks - IV. Benchmarking gas-grain chemical models with surface reactions

    D. Semenov;F. Hersant;F. Hersant;Valentine Wakelam;Valentine Wakelam;Anne Dutrey;Anne Dutrey

  • Chemistry of dark clouds: databases, networks, and models.

    Marcelino Agúndez;Valentine Wakelam

  • Oxygen depletion in dense molecular clouds: a clue to a low O2 abundance?

    U. Hincelin;V. Wakelam;F. Hersant;S. Guilloteau

  • FROM PRESTELLAR TO PROTOSTELLAR CORES. II. TIME DEPENDENCE AND DEUTERIUM FRACTIONATION

    Y. Aikawa;Valentine Wakelam;F. Hersant;R. T. Garrod

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Christophe Loison
Jean-Christophe Loison University of Bordeaux
Emmanuel Caux
Emmanuel Caux Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Peter Schilke
Peter Schilke University of Cologne
Eric Herbst
Eric Herbst University of Virginia
Bertrand Lefloch
Bertrand Lefloch Grenoble Alpes University
Carsten Dominik
Carsten Dominik University of Amsterdam
Brunella Nisini
Brunella Nisini National Institute for Astrophysics
F. F. S. van der Tak
F. F. S. van der Tak Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Thomas G. Phillips
Thomas G. Phillips California Institute of Technology
José Cernicharo
José Cernicharo Spanish National Research Council

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