Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
France Highly Cited Researchers Citation in France Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Learning
Memory
Cognition
Invertebrates
Insects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,507
6,477
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
education
sustainable development
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,886
7,404
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Sport sciences
Material sciences
Health sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,317
3,861
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Mathematics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,987
5,154
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Motor Control
Motor Learning
Biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,779
5,968
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Sport Science - Medical and Health Sciences - Sports Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,429
4,928
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Learning
Information seeking
Cognitive load theory
Hypertext
Ergonomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,931
2,904
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Education
Didactics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,629
2,593
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Efficacité de l'enseignement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,289
2,226
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
school improvement
education policy
reform
school leadership
equity in education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,181
3,278
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Exercice et Cognition
Vieillissement cognitif
Plasticité cérébrale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,596
2,613
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Violence à l'école - Décrochage scolaire - Harcèlement - Climat scolaire-
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,484
2,513
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
higher education policy
comparative education
educational technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,456
2,733
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Education des adultes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,800
1,492
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
sport
consommation
tourisme
loisir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,227
1,426
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biomechanics
mechanics
sport sciences
human movement sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,094
1,967
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
éducation
didactique des mathématiques
didactique comparée
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
964
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Sciences de l'Education et de la Formation - STAPS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,794
1,924
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Strength and conditioning
Hypoxia
Heat
Repeated-Sprint Ability
Fatigue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,681
2,797
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Didactique des langues et numérique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,495
729
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Didactique des langues
Computer assisted language learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,194
1,532
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
éducation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,146
562
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
biomechanics
neuromechanics
physiology
sport science
anthropometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,125
2,139
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sport Sciences
Complex Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,020
1,731
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Analyse de la relation formation/emploi
insertion professionnelle
professionnalisation des formations et liens études-travail
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,955
1,105
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,651
1,079
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Martin Giurfa
Université de Toulouse III
Toulouse, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,507
6,477
0.370
Learning
Memory
Cognition
Invertebrates
Insects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,341
1,392
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Anantha K. Duraiappah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,886
7,404
0.497
education
sustainable development
economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,206
2,093
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bertin Denis
Université D'Aix Marseille
Marseille, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,317
3,861
0.341
Sport sciences
Material sciences
Health sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,279
2,186
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Luc Trouche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,987
5,154
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,014
2,584
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ludovic Seifert
Université de Rouen Normandie
Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,779
5,968
0.610
Motor Control
Motor Learning
Biomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,349
3,777
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hassane Zouhal
Université de Rennes
Rennes, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,429
4,928
0.663
Sport Science - Medical and Health Sciences - Sports Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,825
4,133
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andre Tricot
Université de Montpellier III
Montpellier, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,931
2,904
0.419
Learning
Information seeking
Cognitive load theory
Hypertext
Ergonomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,841
4,386
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gérard Sensevy
INSPE Bretagne
Brest, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,629
2,593
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,469
4,678
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pascal Bressoux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,289
2,226
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,409
4,776
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Beatriz Pont
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,181
3,278
0.530
school improvement
education policy
reform
school leadership
equity in education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,657
5,311
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michel Audiffren
Université de Poitiers
Poitiers, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,596
2,613
0.467
Exercice et Cognition
Vieillissement cognitif
Plasticité cérébrale
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,247
5,435
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Blaya Catherine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,484
2,513
0.458
Violence à l'école - Décrochage scolaire - Harcèlement - Climat scolaire-
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,166
5,472
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Francesc Pedró
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,456
2,733
0.501
higher education policy
comparative education
educational technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,178
6,346
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philippe Carré
Université Paris Nanterre
Nanterre, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,800
1,492
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,897
7,269
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bouchet Patrick
Université de Bourgogne
Dijon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,227
1,426
0.337
sport
consommation
tourisme
loisir
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,140
7,513
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Berton Éric
Université D'Aix Marseille
Marseille, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,094
1,967
0.480
Biomechanics
mechanics
sport sciences
human movement sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,639
8,056
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mercier Alain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
964
0.252
éducation
didactique des mathématiques
didactique comparée
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,464
8,107
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chalies Sébastien
Université de Toulouse II
Toulouse, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,794
1,924
0.507
Sciences de l'Education et de la Formation - STAPS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,423
8,365
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Franck Brocherie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,681
2,797
0.760
Strength and conditioning
Hypoxia
Heat
Repeated-Sprint Ability
Fatigue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,899
8,767
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Francois Mangenot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,495
729
0.209
Didactique des langues et numérique
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,394
9,499
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nicolas Guichon
Université de Lyon II
Lyon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,194
1,532
0.480
Didactique des langues
Computer assisted language learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,303
9,644
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Denis Meuret
Université de Bourgogne
Dijon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,146
562
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,029
9,711
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Guillaume Laffaye
University of Paris-Sud
Bures-sur-Yvette, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,125
2,139
0.684
biomechanics
neuromechanics
physiology
sport science
anthropometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,949
10,001
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Geoffroy Berthelot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,020
1,731
0.573
Sport Sciences
Complex Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,841
10,178
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jean François Giret
Université de Bourgogne
Dijon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,955
1,105
0.374
Analyse de la relation formation/emploi
insertion professionnelle
professionnalisation des formations et liens études-travail