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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.

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103 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.

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.

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 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.

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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