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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
Gaël Varoquaux
Machine learning
medical imaging
neuroscience
medical statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,946
108,210
0.814
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
France
Antoine Danchin
genomics
metabolism
databases
synthetic biology
adenylate cyclase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,624
8,499
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
France
Gaillard Raphaël
Psychiatry - Psychology - Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,765
4,258
0.629
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
France
Franck Gabriel
Mathematical physics
Neural networks
Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,071
4,005
0.984
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
France
Phạm Quang Cường
Robotics
Control Theory
3D Printing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,368
3,062
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
France
Mehdi Tibouchi
Cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,842
2,862
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
France
Fabrice Benhamouda
Cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,699
2,080
0.771
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
France
Vianney Perchet
Game Theory
Multi-armed Bandit
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,336
1,934
0.828
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
France
Jacques-Henri Jourdan
Coq proof assistant
Formal verification
Iris separation logic
Rust
OCaml
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,298
1,869
0.813
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
France
Florence Débarre
Evolutionary biology
evolutionary ecology
theoretical biology
epidemiology
social evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,083
1,389
0.667
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
France
Stéphane Caron
Humanoid Robotics
Legged Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,091
1,311
0.627
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
France
Chiara Varazzani
Behavioural Economics
Neuroscience
Decision Making
Evidence-Based Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
1,256
0.863
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
France
Théo Desbordes
Cognitive Computational Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,198
1,196
0.998
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
France
Olivier Devillers
computational geometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,424
1,071
0.167
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
France
Marie Amalric
Cognitive Neuroscience
Mathematical Cognition
Conceptual Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,163
1,013
0.871
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
France
Mircea T. Sofonea
epidemiology
evolution
infectious diseases
public health
critical care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,018
975
0.958
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
France
Chapouthier
biology philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,979
721
0.145
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
France
Thomas Julou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,223
684
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
France
Mathieu Poujade
Soft matter physics
microfabrication
cell biology.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,577
625
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
France
Florent Michel
cryptography
deep learning
field theories
quantum mechanics
optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
553
0.710
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
France
Antonin Marchand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,202
550
0.458
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
France
Vincent Freulon
Enseignement de la physique au niveau Licence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,050
541
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
France
Hugo Viciana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
584
523
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
France
Timothée Nicolas
Magnétohydrodynamique
Physique des plasmas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
797
518
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
France
David Rozen-Rechels
Behavioral ecology
Terrestrial ecology
Animal ecology
Landscape ecology
Thermal ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
518
0.937
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571
France
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gaël Varoquaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,946
108,210
0.814
Machine learning
medical imaging
neuroscience
medical statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,031
France
825
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Antoine Danchin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,624
8,499
0.209
genomics
metabolism
databases
synthetic biology
adenylate cyclase
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,138
France
2,425
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gaillard Raphaël
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,765
4,258
0.629
Psychiatry - Psychology - Cognitive Neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,446
France
2,652
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Franck Gabriel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,071
4,005
0.984
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,325
France
3,838
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Phạm Quang Cường
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,368
3,062
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,876
France
4,208
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mehdi Tibouchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,842
2,862
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,103
France
6,240
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fabrice Benhamouda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,699
2,080
0.771
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,403
France
6,832
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Vianney Perchet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,336
1,934
0.828
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,318
France
7,099
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jacques-Henri Jourdan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,298
1,869
0.813
Coq proof assistant
Formal verification
Iris separation logic
Rust
OCaml
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,593
France
9,761
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Florence Débarre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,083
1,389
0.667
Evolutionary biology
evolutionary ecology
theoretical biology
epidemiology
social evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,625
France
10,326
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stéphane Caron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,091
1,311
0.627
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,346
France
10,744
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chiara Varazzani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
1,256
0.863
Behavioural Economics
Neuroscience
Decision Making
Evidence-Based Public Policy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,208
France
11,223
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Théo Desbordes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,198
1,196
0.998
Cognitive Computational Neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,654
France
12,363
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Olivier Devillers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,424
1,071
0.167
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,852
France
12,938
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marie Amalric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,163
1,013
0.871
Cognitive Neuroscience
Mathematical Cognition
Conceptual Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,104
France
13,341
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mircea T. Sofonea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,018
975
0.958
epidemiology
evolution
infectious diseases
public health
critical care
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,236
France
16,455
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chapouthier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,979
721
0.145
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,487
France
17,026
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas Julou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,223
684
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628,170
France
18,043
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mathieu Poujade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,577
625
0.396
Soft matter physics
microfabrication
cell biology.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,066
France
19,409
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Florent Michel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
553
0.710
cryptography
deep learning
field theories
quantum mechanics
optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,827
France
19,456
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Antonin Marchand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,202
550
0.458
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,904
France
19,621
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Vincent Freulon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,050
541
0.515
Enseignement de la physique au niveau Licence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
693,491
France
19,941
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hugo Viciana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
584
523
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,722
France
20,026
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Timothée Nicolas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
797
518
0.650
Magnétohydrodynamique
Physique des plasmas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,933
France
20,033
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Rozen-Rechels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
518
0.937
Behavioral ecology
Terrestrial ecology
Animal ecology
Landscape ecology
Thermal ecology