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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
France
Baptiste Abeloos
physics
artificial intelligence
deep learning
computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,895
50,942
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
France
Thierry Fusco
Adaptive Optics
Wavefront sensing
Image Post-processing
control
tomography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,617
7,972
0.453
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
France
François Ducastelle
physique de la matière condensée
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,714
2,537
0.200
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
France
Conan, Jean-Marc
adaptive optics
propagation through turbulence
optical links
control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,276
1,960
0.312
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
France
Antoine Godard
Nonlinear optics
Quantum optics
Laser spectroscopy
Gas sensing
Optical parametric oscillators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,516
1,050
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
France
Manuel Rodrigues
gravitation
Equivalence principle
accelerometer
MICROSCOPE satellite
LISA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,559
988
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
France
Olivier Gazzano
Hyperspectral imaging
Photonic Integrated Circuits
Quantum optics
Quantum dots
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,752
863
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
France
Laurent Lombard
optics
laser
lidar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,679
728
0.434
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
France
Lorenzo Sponza
Theoretical spectroscopy
ab-initio electronic structure
nanostructures and 2D-materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
674
0.776
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
France
Nicolas Riviere
Space Systems
Applied Physics & Optronics
Laser Imaging & Telemetry
3D LiDAR
Light Scattering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
989
605
0.612
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
France
Jean-Baptiste Dherbecourt
lidar
nonlinear optics
optical parametric oscillator
laser
laser spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
384
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
France
Rosa Santagata
Optics
Metrology
Femtosecond Optical Frequency Comb
CARS
Ring Laser Gyroscopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463
324
0.700
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
France
Ugo Tricoli
Optics
Scattering
Radiative Transfer
Diffusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
141
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
France
Aurelie Nicole
space propulsion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
104
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
France
Jeanne Bernard
physique quantique
physique atomique
capteurs inertiels
interférométrie atomique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
France
Quentin Herbette
Electromagnétisme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,731
France
50
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Baptiste Abeloos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,895
50,942
0.689
physics
artificial intelligence
deep learning
computer vision
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,176
France
916
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thierry Fusco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,617
7,972
0.453
Adaptive Optics
Wavefront sensing
Image Post-processing
control
tomography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,962
France
4,923
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
François Ducastelle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,714
2,537
0.200
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,928
France
6,710
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Conan, Jean-Marc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,276
1,960
0.312
adaptive optics
propagation through turbulence
optical links
control
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,360
France
12,563
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Antoine Godard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,516
1,050
0.417
Nonlinear optics
Quantum optics
Laser spectroscopy
Gas sensing
Optical parametric oscillators
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,262
France
13,192
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Manuel Rodrigues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,559
988
0.634
gravitation
Equivalence principle
accelerometer
MICROSCOPE satellite
LISA
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,814
France
14,619
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Olivier Gazzano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,752
863
0.493
Hyperspectral imaging
Photonic Integrated Circuits
Quantum optics
Quantum dots
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,881
France
16,356
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laurent Lombard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,679
728
0.434
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,054
France
17,203
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lorenzo Sponza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
674
0.776
Theoretical spectroscopy
ab-initio electronic structure
nanostructures and 2D-materials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,004
France
18,411
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nicolas Riviere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
989
605
0.612
Space Systems
Applied Physics & Optronics
Laser Imaging & Telemetry
3D LiDAR
Light Scattering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
815,342
France
23,171
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jean-Baptiste Dherbecourt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
709
384
0.542
lidar
nonlinear optics
optical parametric oscillator
laser
laser spectroscopy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888,013
France
25,050
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rosa Santagata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463
324
0.700
Optics
Metrology
Femtosecond Optical Frequency Comb
CARS
Ring Laser Gyroscopes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,266,113
France
33,611
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ugo Tricoli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
141
0.590
Optics
Scattering
Radiative Transfer
Diffusion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,404,177
France
36,319
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aurelie Nicole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
104
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,708,550
France
41,870
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jeanne Bernard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
50
1.000
physique quantique
physique atomique
capteurs inertiels
interférométrie atomique
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,199,163
France
49,986
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Quentin Herbette
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000