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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,565
7,701
0.279
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
instrumentation
adaptive optics
image processing
image formation
astronomy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,958
5,831
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,730
4,620
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Information Fusion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,152
3,734
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Aerodynamics
transition
flow-control
model reduction
data-assimilation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,061
3,177
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
remote sensing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,603
3,146
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
high resolution imaging
data processing
adaptive optics
inverse problems
astronomy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,275
2,944
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Dislocation dynamics
Plasticity
modeling
Mechanical properties
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,947
2,777
0.349
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Statistical Signal Processing
Radar
Time-Frequency Analysis
Detection
Estimation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,679
1,968
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,406
1,617
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
aerodynamics
computational fluid dynamics
experimental fluid dynamics
turbulence
flow control
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,951
1,591
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,198
1,467
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Uncertainty
Reliability
Sensitivity analysis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
1,463
0.647
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
Uncertainty quantification
Astronautics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
1,382
0.752
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nanophotonique
Opto-électronique
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,750
1,367
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Space Domain Awareness
data processing
telescopes
multi-aperture optics
interferometry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,537
1,274
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
vision par ordinateur
traitement d'image
traitement du signal
problèmes inverses
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,852
1,233
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,831
1,166
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Nanophotonique
Métamatériaux
Optoélectronique
Nano-optiques infrarouge
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,443
1,096
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
aviation
air traffic management
anomaly detection
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
1,052
0.967
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
optique infrarouge interférométrie
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,385
982
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
optique adaptative
analyse de surface d'onde
turbulence atmosphérique
propagation optique
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,022
903
0.299
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Action
Prediction
Metacognition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,460
874
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
MDO
OAD
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,025
853
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Human Factors in aeronautics
Cognitive engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
929
814
0.876
Annick Loiseau
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,565
7,701
0.279
Jean Francois Sauvage
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,958
5,831
0.733
instrumentation
adaptive optics
image processing
image formation
astronomy
Cyril Petit
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,730
4,620
0.598
Dezert Jean
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,152
3,734
0.408
Denis Sipp
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,061
3,177
0.524
Aerodynamics
transition
flow-control
model reduction
data-assimilation
Xavier Briottet
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,603
3,146
0.561
Laurent Mugnier
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,275
2,944
0.405
high resolution imaging
data processing
adaptive optics
inverse problems
astronomy
Benoit Devincre
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,947
2,777
0.349
Jean-Philippe Ovarlez
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,679
1,968
0.347
Statistical Signal Processing
Radar
Time-Frequency Analysis
Detection
Estimation
Bruno Christophe
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,406
1,617
0.672
Eric Garnier
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,951
1,591
0.403
aerodynamics
computational fluid dynamics
experimental fluid dynamics
turbulence
flow control
Hakim Amara
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,198
1,467
0.459
Jérôme Morio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
1,463
0.647
Mathieu Balesdent
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
1,382
0.752
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
Uncertainty quantification
Astronautics
Riad Haidar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,750
1,367
0.365
Frédéric Cassaing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,537
1,274
0.360
Space Domain Awareness
data processing
telescopes
multi-aperture optics
interferometry
Guy Le Besnerais
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,852
1,233
0.432
vision par ordinateur
traitement d'image
traitement du signal
problèmes inverses
Hélène Piet-Lahanier
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,831
1,166
0.304
Patrick Bouchon
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,443
1,096
0.449
Nanophotonique
Métamatériaux
Optoélectronique
Nano-optiques infrarouge
Xavier Olive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
1,052
0.967
Jerome Primot
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,385
982
0.290
Vincent Michau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,022
903
0.299
optique adaptative
analyse de surface d'onde
turbulence atmosphérique
propagation optique
Andrea Desantis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,460
874
0.599
Thierry Lefebvre
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,025
853
0.832
Bruno Berberian
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
929
814
0.876