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Vincent Courtillot 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 Vincent Courtillot sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Vincent Courtillot 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 Vincent Courtillot sits on this spectrum.

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The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in France Leader Award
  • 1994 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1990 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Overview

Vincent Courtillot is affiliated with the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris in France. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, as well as Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies. Additional areas of focus include Statistical and Numerical Algorithms, Climate Variability and Models, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Scientific Research and Discoveries, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

The subfields in which Vincent Courtillot has concentrated include Oceanography, Molecular Biology, Applied Mathematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science.

Recent publications by Vincent Courtillot include:

  • On the Prediction of Solar Cycles, 2021, Solar Physics

Frequent co-authors collaborated with Vincent Courtillot include:

  • Jean-Louis Le Mouël
  • Dominique Gibert
  • Fernando Lopes
  • Jean-Baptiste Boulé

The main venues for their research publications are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Geosciences
  • Atmosphere
  • Solar Physics
  • Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors

Vincent Courtillot has been recognized with awards including membership in the Academia Europaea since 1994, fellowship with the American Geophysical Union since 1990, and foreign membership in the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Flood Basalts and Hot-Spot Tracks: Plume Heads and Tails

    Mark A. Richards;Robert A. Duncan;Vincent E. Courtillot

  • Structure and evolution of the Himalaya–Tibet orogenic belt

    C. J. Allégre;V. Courtillot;P. Tapponnier;A. Hirn

  • Three distinct types of hotspots in the Earth's mantle

    Vincent Courtillot;Anne Davaille;Jean Besse;Joann Stock

  • Apparent and true polar wander and the geometry of the geomagnetic field over the last 200 Myr

    Jean Besse;Vincent Courtillot

  • On the ages of flood basalt events

    Vincent E Courtillot;Paul R Renne;Paul R Renne

  • On causal links between flood basalts and continental breakup

    Vincent Courtillot;Claude Jaupart;Isabelle Manighetti;Paul Tapponnier

  • Revised and synthetic apparent polar wander paths of the African, Eurasian, North American and Indian Plates, and true polar wander since 200 Ma

    Jean Besse;Vincent Courtillot

  • Deccan flood basalts at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary?

    Vincent Courtillot;Jean Besse;Didier Vandamme;Raymond Montigny

  • Timing of the Ethiopian flood basalt event and implications for plume birth and global change

    C. Hofmann;V. Courtillot;G. Féraud;P. Rochette

  • Paleomagnetic constraints on the geodynamic history of the major blocks of China from the Permian to the present

    Randolph J. Enkin;Zhenyu Yang;Yan Chen;Vincent Courtillot

  • Deccan flood basalts and the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary

    V. Courtillot;G. Féraud;H. Maluski;D. Vandamme

  • Paleontological view of the ages of the Deccan Traps, the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary, and the India-Asia collision

    Jean-Jacques Jaeger;Vincent Courtillot;Paul Tapponnier

  • Tectonic evolution of the Tancheng-Lujiang (Tan-Lu) fault via Middle Triassic to Early Cenozoic paleomagnetic data

    Stuart A. Gilder;P. Hervé Leloup;Vincent Courtillot;Yan Chen

  • Paleogeographic maps of the continents bordering the Indian Ocean since the Early Jurassic

    Jean Besse;Vincent Courtillot

  • 40K–40Ar dating of the Main Deccan large igneous province: Further evidence of KTB age and short duration

    Anne-Lise Chenet;Xavier Quidelleur;Frédéric Fluteau;Vincent Courtillot

  • Evolutionary Catastrophes: The Science of Mass Extinction

    V. Courtillot;Joe McClinton

  • Palaeomagnetic estimates of crustal shortening in the Himalayan thrusts and Zangbo suture

    J. Besse;V. Courtillot;J. P. Pozzi;M. Westphal

  • Determination of rapid Deccan eruptions across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary using paleomagnetic secular variation: 2. Constraints from analysis of eight new sections and synthesis for a 3500-m-thick composite section

    Anne-Lise Chenet;Vincent Courtillot;Frédéric Fluteau;Martine Gérard

  • Determination of rapid Deccan eruptions across the Cretaceous‐Tertiary boundary using paleomagnetic secular variation: Results from a 1200‐m‐thick section in the Mahabaleshwar escarpment

    Anne-Lise Chenet;Frédéric Fluteau;Vincent Courtillot;Martine Gérard

  • Paleogeographic and tectonic evolution of southern Tibet since Middle Cretaceous time: NEw paleomagnetic data and synthesis

    José Achache;Vincent Courtillot;Zhou Yao Xiu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Besse
Jean Besse Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Xavier Quidelleur
Xavier Quidelleur Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Frédéric Fluteau
Frédéric Fluteau Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Paul Tapponnier
Paul Tapponnier China Earthquake Administration
Jean-Pascal Cogné
Jean-Pascal Cogné Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Jean-Louis Le Mouël
Jean-Louis Le Mouël Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Stuart Gilder
Stuart Gilder Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Yan Chen
Yan Chen University of Orléans
Julian S. Marsh
Julian S. Marsh Rhodes University
Yves Gallet
Yves Gallet Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

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