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Earth Science 42 5376 4972 391 371 152 5206

Yanni Gunnell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yanni Gunnell between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yanni Gunnell published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2022. 10 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2022. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 6 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 6 publications
1996 2025

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yanni Gunnell: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 4
1998 8
1999 0
2000 3
2001 3
2002 0
2003 7
2004 2
2005 1
2006 6
2007 11
2008 14
2009 6
2010 7
2011 11
2012 4
2013 5
2014 13
2015 17
2016 13
2017 10
2018 5
2019 4
2020 3
2021 4
2022 27
2023 17
2024 4
2025 6
Total 216
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Yanni Gunnell 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 Yanni Gunnell 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, 148–157 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: 152 publications — 40th percentile

40% 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
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495 152
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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Yanni Gunnell 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 Yanni Gunnell 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277 42
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

Yanni Gunnell is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in Social Sciences and Environmental Science.

Their work concentrates on several subfields of study, including:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geophysics
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Anthropology

Main research topics addressed by Gunnell include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Landslides and related hazards

Their recent peer-reviewed publications highlight a focus on geomorphological and geological studies in various mountain ranges and regions. Selected papers authored or co-authored by Gunnell include:

  • "Rock slope failure in the Southern Carpathians (Romania): Range-wide inventory and links with long-term mountain landscape evolution," 2022, Geomorphology
  • "Climatic conditions between 19 and 12 ka in the eastern Pyrenees, and wider implications for atmospheric circulation patterns in Europe," 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Rock slope failure in the Western Alps: A first comprehensive inventory and spatial analysis," 2021, Geomorphology
  • "Denudation history and palaeogeography of the Pyrenees and their peripheral basins: an 84-million-year geomorphological perspective," 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "A low-cost toolbox for high-resolution vulnerability and hazard-perception mapping in view of tsunami risk mitigation: Application to New Caledonia," 2021, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Gunnell has also contributed to book publications. Notable titles include:

  • Geology and Landscapes of the Eastern Pyrenees (Springer International Publishing, 2022)
  • Fluvial Megafans on Earth and Mars (Cambridge University Press, 2023)

Frequent co-authors in their body of work include:

  • Marc Calvet
  • Magali Delmas
  • Bernard Laumonier
  • Théo Reixach
  • Marc Oliva

Gunnell's research is regularly published in journals such as:

  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Geomorphology
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Journal of Rural Studies
  • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Best Publications

  • The African Erosion Surface: A Continental-scale Synthesis of Geomorphology, Tectonics, and Environmental Change over the Past 180 Million Years

    Kevin Burke;Yanni Gunnell

  • Early Pleistocene presence of Acheulian hominins in South India.

    Shanti Pappu;Yanni Gunnell;Kumar Akhilesh;Régis Braucher

  • Geochronologic and stratigraphic constraints on canyon incision and Miocene uplift of the Central Andes in Peru

    Jean-Claude Thouret;G. Wörner;Yanni Gunnell;Brad Singer

  • Relief and climate in South Asia: the influence of the western ghats on the current climate pattern of peninsular India

    Yanni Gunnell

  • Denudation history of the continental margin of western peninsular India since the early Mesozoic - reconciling apatite fission-track data with geomorphology

    Y. Gunnell;K. Gallagher;A. Carter;M. Widdowson

  • Exposure age chronology of the last glaciation in the eastern Pyrenees

    Magali Delmas;Magali Delmas;Yanni Gunnell;Régis Braucher;Marc Calvet

  • Palaeogeography and 10Be exposure-age chronology of Middle and Late Pleistocene glacier systems in the northern Pyrenees: Implications for reconstructing regional palaeoclimates

    Magali Delmas;Marc Calvet;Yanni Gunnell;Régis Braucher

  • Chapter 11 - Recent Advances in Research on Quaternary Glaciations in the Pyrenees

    Marc Calvet;Magali Delmas;Yanni Gunnell;Régis Braucher

  • Early Middle Palaeolithic culture in India around 385–172 ka reframes Out of Africa models

    Kumar Akhilesh;Shanti Pappu;Haresh M. Rajapara;Yanni Gunnell

  • Low long-term erosion rates in high energy mountain belts: insights from thermo- and biochronology in the Eastern Pyrenees

    Y. Gunnell;M. Calvet;S. Brichau;Andrew Carter

  • Past and present status of runoff harvesting systems in dryland peninsular India: a critical review.

    Yanni Gunnell;Anupama Krishnamurthy

  • Low post-Cenomanian denudation depths across the Brazilian Northeast: Implications for long-term landscape evolution at a transform continental margin

    Jean-Pierre Peulvast;Vanda Claudino Sales;François Bétard;Yanni Gunnell

  • Small, isolated glacial catchments as priority targets for cosmogenic surface exposure dating of Pleistocene climate fluctuations, southeastern Pyrenees

    Raimon Pallàs;Ángel Rodés;Régis Braucher;Didier Bourlès

  • Variability of Quaternary glacial erosion rates - A global perspective with special reference to the Eastern Pyrenees

    Magali Delmas;Marc Calvet;Yanni Gunnell

  • Land cover change and abrupt environmental impacts on Javan volcanoes, Indonesia: a long-term perspective on recent events

    Franck Lavigne;Yanni Gunnell

  • Pathways of calcrete development on weathered silicate rocks in Tamil Nadu, India: Mineralogy, chemistry and paleoenvironmental implications

    N. Durand;N. Durand;Y. Gunnell;P. Curmi;S.M. Ahmad

  • Illite neoformation in plagioclase during weathering: Evidence from semi-arid Northeast Brazil

    François Bétard;Laurent Caner;Yanni Gunnell;Gérard Bourgeon

  • Geophysical evidence of a missing lithospheric root beneath the Eastern Pyrenees: Consequences for post-orogenic uplift and associated geomorphic signatures

    Y. Gunnell;H. Zeyen;M. Calvet

  • Height of faceted spurs, a proxy for determining long-term throw rates on normal faults: Evidence from the North Baikal Rift System, Siberia

    Carole Petit;Bertrand Meyer;Yanni Gunnell;Marc Jolivet

  • Oblique rifting and segmentation of the NE Gulf of Aden passive margin

    Marc Fournier;Nicolas Bellahsen;Olivier Fabbri;Yanni Gunnell

  • Cirques have growth spurts during deglacial and interglacial periods: Evidence from 10Be and 26Al nuclide inventories in the central and eastern Pyrenees

    Y. Crest;M Delmas;Regis Braucher;Y. Gunnell

Frequent Co-Authors

Régis Braucher
Régis Braucher Aix-Marseille University
Didier Bourlès
Didier Bourlès Aix-Marseille University
Andrew Carter
Andrew Carter Birkbeck, University of London
Jean-Claude Thouret
Jean-Claude Thouret University of Clermont Auvergne
Marc Fournier
Marc Fournier Sorbonne University
Pierre Voinchet
Pierre Voinchet French National Museum of Natural History
Pierre-Henri Blard
Pierre-Henri Blard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Franck Lavigne
Franck Lavigne Pantheon-Sorbonne University
Jean-Jacques Bahain
Jean-Jacques Bahain Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Kerry Gallagher
Kerry Gallagher University of Rennes

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