philippe Ciais Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
philippe Ciais's h-index is 245 (1407 i10-index, 313,922+ total citations across 947+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. philippe Ciais is affiliated with Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement Université Paris Saclay.
philippe Ciais is a researcher affiliated with Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement Université Paris Saclay, specializing in Carbon cycle and climate. Their work has been cited 313,922 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in China.
philippe Ciais's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 947 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 245
- i10-Index
- 1407
- Total Citations
- 313,922
- Citing Countries
- 125
As of October 2026.
philippe Ciais has an h-index of 245 and 313,922 total citations across 947 publications, with research cited by institutions in 125 countries.
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Global carbon budget 2019
201913,661
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The researcher established a foundational framework for quantifying how extreme heat and drought events significantly reduce Europe-wide primary productivity, a critical insight for understanding climate-ecosystem interactions.
The researcher provided seminal evidence of a large, persistent global forest carbon sink, establishing a foundational benchmark for understanding terrestrial carbon dynamics in peer-reviewed literature.
The researcher established the existence of a large, persistent global forest carbon sink, fundamentally reshaping scientific understanding of terrestrial carbon dynamics through a seminal, highly cited study.
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About philippe Ciais's research
philippe Ciais is a researcher in Carbon cycle and climate at Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement Université Paris Saclay. Their work has been cited 313,922 times across 947 publications (h-index 245), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Global carbon budget 2019” (2019), has accumulated 13,661 citations. Other influential works include “Global carbon budget 2019” (2019) with 13,112 citations and “A large and persistent carbon sink in the world’s forests” (2011) with 10,562 citations.
Citations of philippe Ciais's research come primarily from China, United States and Germany, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
