Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

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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
Annick Loiseau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,565
7,701
0.279
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
France
Jean Francois Sauvage
instrumentation
adaptive optics
image processing
image formation
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,958
5,831
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
France
Cyril Petit
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
France
Dezert Jean
Information Fusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,152
3,734
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
France
Denis Sipp
Aerodynamics
transition
flow-control
model reduction
data-assimilation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,061
3,177
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
France
Xavier Briottet
remote sensing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,603
3,146
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
France
Laurent Mugnier
high resolution imaging
data processing
adaptive optics
inverse problems
astronomy
Citation Metrics
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
France
Benoit Devincre
Dislocation dynamics
Plasticity
modeling
Mechanical properties
Citation Metrics
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
France
Jean-Philippe Ovarlez
Statistical Signal Processing
Radar
Time-Frequency Analysis
Detection
Estimation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,679
1,968
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
France
Bruno Christophe
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
France
Eric Garnier
aerodynamics
computational fluid dynamics
experimental fluid dynamics
turbulence
flow control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,951
1,591
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
France
Hakim Amara
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
France
Jérôme Morio
Uncertainty
Reliability
Sensitivity analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
1,463
0.647
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
France
Mathieu Balesdent
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
Uncertainty quantification
Astronautics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
1,382
0.752
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
France
Riad Haidar
Nanophotonique
Opto-électronique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,750
1,367
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
France
Frédéric Cassaing
Space Domain Awareness
data processing
telescopes
multi-aperture optics
interferometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,537
1,274
0.360
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
France
Guy Le Besnerais
vision par ordinateur
traitement d'image
traitement du signal
problèmes inverses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,852
1,233
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
France
Hélène Piet-Lahanier
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
France
Patrick Bouchon
Nanophotonique
Métamatériaux
Optoélectronique
Nano-optiques infrarouge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,443
1,096
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
France
Xavier Olive
aviation
air traffic management
anomaly detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
1,052
0.967
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
France
Jerome Primot
optique infrarouge interférométrie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,385
982
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
France
Vincent Michau
optique adaptative
analyse de surface d'onde
turbulence atmosphérique
propagation optique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,022
903
0.299
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
France
Andrea Desantis
Action
Prediction
Metacognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,460
874
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
France
Thierry Lefebvre
MDO
OAD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,025
853
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
France
Bruno Berberian
Human Factors in aeronautics
Cognitive engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
929
814
0.876
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,510
France
975
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Annick Loiseau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,565
7,701
0.279
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,508
France
1,519
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jean Francois Sauvage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,958
5,831
0.733
instrumentation
adaptive optics
image processing
image formation
astronomy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,623
France
2,146
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cyril Petit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,730
4,620
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,626
France
2,899
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dezert Jean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,152
3,734
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,830
France
3,648
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Denis Sipp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,061
3,177
0.524
Aerodynamics
transition
flow-control
model reduction
data-assimilation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,545
France
3,687
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Xavier Briottet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,603
3,146
0.561
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,483
France
4,029
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Laurent Mugnier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,275
2,944
0.405
high resolution imaging
data processing
adaptive optics
inverse problems
astronomy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,757
France
4,382
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Benoit Devincre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,947
2,777
0.349
Dislocation dynamics
Plasticity
modeling
Mechanical properties
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,940
France
6,672
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jean-Philippe Ovarlez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,679
1,968
0.347
Statistical Signal Processing
Radar
Time-Frequency Analysis
Detection
Estimation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,605
France
8,310
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bruno Christophe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,406
1,617
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,098
France
8,450
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eric Garnier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,951
1,591
0.403
aerodynamics
computational fluid dynamics
experimental fluid dynamics
turbulence
flow control
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,918
France
9,208
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hakim Amara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,198
1,467
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,771
France
9,237
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jérôme Morio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
1,463
0.647
Uncertainty
Reliability
Sensitivity analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,161
France
9,812
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mathieu Balesdent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
1,382
0.752
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
Uncertainty quantification
Astronautics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,492
France
9,909
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Riad Haidar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,750
1,367
0.365
Nanophotonique
Opto-électronique
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,725
France
10,614
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Frédéric Cassaing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,537
1,274
0.360
Space Domain Awareness
data processing
telescopes
multi-aperture optics
interferometry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,187
France
10,910
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Guy Le Besnerais
Citation Metrics
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,419
France
11,493
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hélène Piet-Lahanier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,831
1,166
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,931
France
12,125
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Patrick Bouchon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,443
1,096
0.449
Nanophotonique
Métamatériaux
Optoélectronique
Nano-optiques infrarouge
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,966
France
12,547
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xavier Olive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
1,052
0.967
aviation
air traffic management
anomaly detection
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,299
France
13,251
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jerome Primot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,385
982
0.290
optique infrarouge interférométrie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495,465
France
14,145
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
507,444
France
14,504
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Andrea Desantis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,460
874
0.599
Action
Prediction
Metacognition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
516,104
France
14,756
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thierry Lefebvre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,025
853
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
532,985
France
15,213
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bruno Berberian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
929
814
0.876
Human Factors in aeronautics
Cognitive engineering