2026 Valentine Wakelam: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Physics

3488

3314

145

142

231

16302

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

609
Citations
The Hot Core around the Low-Mass Protostar IRAS 16293–2422: Scoundrels Rule!

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

566
Citations
Non-thermal desorption from interstellar dust grains via exothermic surface reactions

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

442
Citations
THE 2014 KIDA NETWORK FOR INTERSTELLAR CHEMISTRY

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

427
Citations
Polycylcic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH's) in dense cloud chemistry

Valentine Wakelam;Eric Herbst

391
Citations
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN DENSE CLOUD CHEMISTRY

Valentine Wakelam;Eric Herbst

314
Citations
Chemistry in Disks. IV. Benchmarking gas-grain chemical models with surface reactions

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

313
Citations
Gas and grain chemical composition in cold cores as predicted by the Nautilus three-phase model

Maxime Ruaud;Valentine Wakelam;Franck Hersant

287
Citations
Molecular Evolution and Star Formation: From Prestellar Cores to Protostellar Cores

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

264
Citations
Binding energies: New values and impact on the efficiency of chemical desorption

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

252
Citations
Reaction Networks for Interstellar Chemical Modelling: Improvements and Challenges

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

250
Citations
Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre

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

242
Citations
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

229
Citations
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

227
Citations
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

226
Citations
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

214
Citations
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

211
Citations
Chemistry of dark clouds: databases, networks, and models.

Marcelino Agúndez;Valentine Wakelam

204
Citations
Oxygen depletion in dense molecular clouds: a clue to a low O2 abundance?

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

201
Citations
FROM PRESTELLAR TO PROTOSTELLAR CORES. II. TIME DEPENDENCE AND DEUTERIUM FRACTIONATION

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

193
Citations