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Yannicke Dauphin

Yannicke Dauphin

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
6224
World Ranking
5036
National Ranking
363

Overview

Yannicke Dauphin is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France and focuses their research on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their scholarly work extensively covers the subfields of Paleontology, Biomaterials, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Anthropology.

The main research topics explored by Dauphin include:

  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Dauphin has contributed scholarly articles to multiple respected journals, with a notable frequency of publications in:

  • Minerals (10 publications)
  • Faraday Discussions (4 publications)
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis (2 publications)
  • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • Advanced Materials

Representative recent papers authored by Yannicke Dauphin include:

  • A Brief History of Biomineralization Studies, 2022, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • Vertebrate Taphonomy and Diagenesis: Implications of Structural and Compositional Alterations of Phosphate Biominerals, 2022, Minerals
  • Using Microstructures and Composition to Decipher the Alterations of Rodent Teeth in Modern Regurgitation Pellets-A Good News-Bad News Story, 2020, Minerals

Dauphin also co-authored papers related to multidisciplinary studies in mineralogy and biomineralization, working in collaboration with colleagues such as Jean-Pierre Cuif, Cédrik Lo, Kadda Medjoubi, Andréa Somogyi, and Murielle Salomé. Their collaboration with Jean-Pierre Cuif is particularly frequent.

The scope of their research addresses detailed investigations of microstructures, mineralogical mapping, and compositional analyses, aiming to advance understanding of biomineralization processes and paleontological contexts. Their work spans both experimental and theoretical frameworks within Earth sciences and related environmental disciplines.

Best Publications

  • XANES mapping of organic sulfate in three scleractinian coral skeletons

    Jean-Pierre Cuif;Yannicke Dauphin;Jean Doucet;Murielle Salome

  • Taphonomy and palaeoecology of Olduvai Bed-I (Pleistocene, Tanzania)

    Y. Fernández-Jalvo;C. Denys;P. Andrews;T. Williams

  • Distribution of magnesium in coral skeleton

    Anders Meibom;Jean-Pierre Cuif;François Hillion;Brent R. Constantz

  • The two-step mode of growth in the scleractinian coral skeletons from the micrometre to the overall scale

    Jean-Pierre Cuif;Yannicke Dauphin

  • The Environment Recording Unit in coral skeletons – a synthesis of structural and chemical evidences for a biochemically driven, stepping-growth process in fibres

    J. P. Cuif;Y. Dauphin

  • Soluble organic matrices of the calcitic prismatic shell layers of two Pteriomorphid bivalves. Pinna nobilis and Pinctada margaritifera

    Yannicke Dauphin

  • Microstructural and physico-chemical characterization of ‘centers of calcification’ in septa of some Recent scleractinian corals

    Jean-Pierre Cuif;Yannicke Dauphin

  • Biominerals and Fossils Through Time

    Jean-Pierre Cuif;Yannicke Dauphin;James E. Sorauf

  • Compositional variations at ultra-structure length scales in coral skeleton

    Anders Meibom;Jean-Pierre Cuif;Fanny Houlbreque;Smail Mostefaoui

  • In situ chemical speciation of sulfur in calcitic biominerals and the simple prism concept.

    Yannicke Dauphin;Jean-Pierre Cuif;Jean Doucet;Murielle Salomé

  • Vital effects in coral skeletal composition display strict three-dimensional control

    Anders Meibom;Hiyayoshi Yurimoto;Hiyayoshi Yurimoto;Jean-Pierre Cuif;Isabelle Domart-Coulon

  • Gains and losses of coral skeletal porosity changes with ocean acidification acclimation

    Paola Fantazzini;Stefano Mengoli;Luca Pasquini;Villiam Bortolotti

  • Associated water and organic compounds in coral skeletons: Quantitative thermogravimetry coupled to infrared absorption spectrometry

    Jean-Pierre Cuif;Yannicke Dauphin;Patrick Berthet;Jocelyne Jegoudez

  • Compositional diversity of soluble mineralizing matrices in some recent coral skeletons compared to fine-scale growth structures of fibres: discussion of consequences for biomineralization and diagenesis

    J.-P. Cuif;Y. Dauphin;P. Gautret

  • Structure and composition of the aragonitic crossed lamellar layers in six species of Bivalvia and Gastropoda.

    Y Dauphin;A Denis

  • Correlation of boron isotopic composition with ultrastructure in the deep- sea coral Lophelia pertusa: Implications for biomineralization and paleo-pH

    D. Blamart;C. Rollion-Bard;A. Meibom;J.-P. Cuif

  • In situ mapping of growth lines in the calcitic prismatic layers of mollusc shells using X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy at the sulphur K-edge

    Y. Dauphin;J. P. Cuif;J. Doucet;M. Salome

  • Structure and composition of the nacre–prisms transition in the shell of Pinctada margaritifera (Mollusca, Bivalvia)

    Yannicke Dauphin;Alexander D. Ball;Marine Cotte;Jean-Pierre Cuif

  • Crystallization of biogenic Ca-carbonate within organo-mineral micro-domains. Structure of the calcite prisms of the Pelecypod Pinctada margaritifera (Mollusca) at the submicron to nanometre ranges

    A. Baronnet;J. P. Cuif;Y. Dauphin;B. Farre

  • Biological forcing controls the chemistry of reef-building coral skeleton

    Anders Meibom;Smail Mostefaoui;Jean-Pierre Cuif;Yannicke Dauphin

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Pierre Cuif
Jean-Pierre Cuif University of Paris-Saclay
Anders Meibom
Anders Meibom École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Peter Fratzl
Peter Fratzl Max Planck Society
Claire Rollion-Bard
Claire Rollion-Bard Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Dominique Blamart
Dominique Blamart Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Maggie Cusack
Maggie Cusack University of Stirling
Marine Cotte
Marine Cotte European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Martin Pickford
Martin Pickford Sorbonne University
Yolanda Fernández-Jalvo
Yolanda Fernández-Jalvo Spanish National Research Council
Giuseppe Falini
Giuseppe Falini University of Bologna

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