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Institut Eurecom École d\\\'Ingénieurs en Systemes de Communication Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025

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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
France
Nicholas Evans
speaker recognition
anti-spoofing
presentation attack detection
privacy preservation
pseudonymisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,635
9,162
0.725
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
France
Julien Plu
Semantic Web
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,721
8,574
0.983
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
France
Adlen Ksentini
Network protocols/architecture
performance evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,399
8,062
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
France
David Gesbert
Communications
signal processing
information theory
machine learning
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,580
6,991
0.229
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
France
Davide Balzarotti
Computer Security
Malware
Web Security
Digital Forensics
Fuzzing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,699
6,754
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
France
Massimiliano Todisco
Voice Biometrics
Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Deepfake Detection
Trustworthy AI
Generative AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,572
6,610
0.873
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
France
Marios Kountouris
Communication Theory - Wireless Networks - Deep Learning - Quantum Information Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,066
5,527
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
France
Aurélien Francillon
computer security
embedded systems
telephony fraud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,988
5,008
0.557
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
France
Navid Nikaein
agile and flexible wireless networking and computing systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,672
4,279
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
France
Jean luc Dugelay
Multimedia Security
Biometrics
Image Forensics
Video Surveillance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,441
4,273
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
France
Paolo Papotti
Data Management
Information Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,799
3,677
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
France
Dirk Slock
statistical signal processing
wireless communications
information theory
audio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,209
3,485
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
France
Maria A Zuluaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,242
3,483
0.821
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
France
Christian Bonnet
Réseaux Mobiles
IoT
wireless networks
computer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,692
3,366
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
France
Andreas Nautsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,434
3,332
0.970
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
France
Thrasyvoulos Spyropoulos
Stochastic Modeling
Wireless Networks
Social Networks
Optimization Theory
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,858
3,197
0.231
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
France
Raphaël Troncy
Artificial Intelligence
Semantic Web
Natural Language Processing
Knowledge Graph
RecSys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,574
3,126
0.413
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
France
Pietro Michiardi
Bayesian Inference
Representation Learning
Generative Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,411
3,066
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
France
Soumya Kanti Datta
Cybersecurity
Cloud
Edge
XR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
2,906
0.646
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
France
Jérôme Härri
Vehicular communication and networks
High precision positioning
Traffic modeling
ITS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,688
2,878
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
France
Maurizio Filippone
Bayesian Deep Learning
Gaussian Processes
Bayesian Inference
Computational Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,647
2,825
0.608
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
France
Alexandre Gerber
IP traffic & performance analysis and optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,592
2,049
0.270
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
France
Marc Dacier
computer security
dependability
intrusion detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,529
1,929
0.256
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
France
Refik Molva
computer science
computer security
communications
networking
cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,354
1,537
0.148
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,561
France
738
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nicholas Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,635
9,162
0.725
speaker recognition
anti-spoofing
presentation attack detection
privacy preservation
pseudonymisation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,496
France
818
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Julien Plu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,721
8,574
0.983
Semantic Web
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,428
France
897
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Adlen Ksentini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,399
8,062
0.650
Network protocols/architecture
performance evaluation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,782
France
1,132
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Gesbert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,580
6,991
0.229
Communications
signal processing
information theory
machine learning
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,546
France
1,203
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Davide Balzarotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,699
6,754
0.532
Computer Security
Malware
Web Security
Digital Forensics
Fuzzing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,365
France
1,250
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Massimiliano Todisco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,572
6,610
0.873
Voice Biometrics
Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Deepfake Detection
Trustworthy AI
Generative AI
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,754
France
1,646
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marios Kountouris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,066
5,527
0.393
Communication Theory - Wireless Networks - Deep Learning - Quantum Information Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,229
France
1,889
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Aurélien Francillon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,988
5,008
0.557
computer security
embedded systems
telephony fraud
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,475
France
2,406
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Navid Nikaein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,672
4,279
0.558
agile and flexible wireless networking and computing systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,663
France
2,410
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jean luc Dugelay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,441
4,273
0.409
Multimedia Security
Biometrics
Image Forensics
Video Surveillance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,918
France
2,952
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paolo Papotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,799
3,677
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,236
France
3,185
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dirk Slock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,209
3,485
0.285
statistical signal processing
wireless communications
information theory
audio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,354
France
3,190
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maria A Zuluaga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,242
3,483
0.821
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,001
France
3,356
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christian Bonnet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,692
3,366
0.347
Réseaux Mobiles
IoT
wireless networks
computer science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,716
France
3,413
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andreas Nautsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,434
3,332
0.970
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,688
France
3,616
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thrasyvoulos Spyropoulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,858
3,197
0.231
Stochastic Modeling
Wireless Networks
Social Networks
Optimization Theory
Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,628
France
3,725
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Raphaël Troncy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,574
3,126
0.413
Artificial Intelligence
Semantic Web
Natural Language Processing
Knowledge Graph
RecSys
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,052
France
3,831
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pietro Michiardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,411
3,066
0.365
Bayesian Inference
Representation Learning
Generative Modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,929
France
4,120
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Soumya Kanti Datta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
2,906
0.646
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,778
France
4,178
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jérôme Härri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,688
2,878
0.374
Vehicular communication and networks
High precision positioning
Traffic modeling
ITS
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,362
France
4,276
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maurizio Filippone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,647
2,825
0.608
Bayesian Deep Learning
Gaussian Processes
Bayesian Inference
Computational Statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,676
France
6,349
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexandre Gerber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,592
2,049
0.270
IP traffic & performance analysis and optimization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,002
France
6,441
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Raymond Knopp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,080
2,022
0.223
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,998
France
6,844
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marc Dacier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,529
1,929
0.256
computer security
dependability
intrusion detection
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,015
France
8,796
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Refik Molva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,354
1,537
0.148
computer science
computer security
communications
networking
cryptography