Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Université de Rennes Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics Rankings 2025

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

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
France
Bondu François
gravitational waves
terahertz spectroscopy
frequency metrology
optical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,927
86,428
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
France
Katan Claudine
physique-chimie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,235
14,252
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
France
Gerard Le Caer
Mossbauer spectroscopy
physical metallurgy
statistical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,244
1,707
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
France
Ian R Sims
astrochemistry
planetary atmospheres
low temperature reactions
gas phase kinetics and dynamics
chemical physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,895
2,546
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
France
François Lique
Quantum dynamics
Quantum chemistry
Molecular astrophysics
Astrochemistry
Laboratory astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,474
3,364
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
France
Eric Collet
physics
chemistry
crystallography
ultrafast science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,376
3,159
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
France
Arnaud Saint Jalmes
soft matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,996
2,807
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
France
Fabienne Gauffre
soft matter
nanosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
2,368
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
France
Yannick Dumeige
nonlinear optics
lasers
optical microresonators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,922
1,483
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
France
İsabelle Cantat
Soft condensed matter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,681
1,489
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
France
Canosa
Astrochimie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,596
1,327
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
France
Pascal Panizza
physique
chimie
matériaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,440
810
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
France
Le Picard Sébastien D
molecular physics and astrophysics
astrochemistry
planetary atmospheres
gas phase kinetics and dynamics
low temperatures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,398
1,457
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
France
Herve Tabuteau
soft matter
complex fluids
rheology
microfluidics
colloids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,621
1,323
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
France
Jean Pierre Guin
glass
nanoindentation
surface damage
fracture
AFM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,487
908
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
France
Laurent Courbin
Soft Matter Physics - Complex Fluids - Interfacial Hydrodynamics - Microfluidics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,315
848
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
France
Roman Bertoni
Condensed matter
materials science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,214
1,444
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
France
Robert Georges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,917
558
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
France
Philippe Rabiller
Solid state physics
crystallography
phase transitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,901
496
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
France
Bruno Beche
Electromagnétisme
Photonique
Composants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
404
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
France
Turban Pascal
Physique des surfaces et interfaces
électronique de spin
électronique moléculaire
STM
BEEM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,288
616
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
France
Madani Ammi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,184
194
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
France
Philippe Boltenhagen
Physique
Afrique Centrale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,182
182
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
France
Sylvie Beaufils
interfaces
protéines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,147
429
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
France
Matthieu Davy
Physics
microwaves
Time Reversal
Imaging
Propagation in random media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
989
615
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,767
France
35
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bondu François
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,927
86,428
0.660
gravitational waves
terahertz spectroscopy
frequency metrology
optical instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,687
France
817
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Katan Claudine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,235
14,252
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,692
France
2,730
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gerard Le Caer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,244
1,707
0.185
Mossbauer spectroscopy
physical metallurgy
statistical physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,715
France
4,065
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ian R Sims
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,895
2,546
0.369
astrochemistry
planetary atmospheres
low temperature reactions
gas phase kinetics and dynamics
chemical physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,497
France
4,389
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
François Lique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,474
3,364
0.520
Quantum dynamics
Quantum chemistry
Molecular astrophysics
Astrochemistry
Laboratory astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,932
France
4,484
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eric Collet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,376
3,159
0.495
physics
chemistry
crystallography
ultrafast science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,040
France
4,823
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Arnaud Saint Jalmes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,996
2,807
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,945
France
7,474
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fabienne Gauffre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
2,368
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,512
France
7,676
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yannick Dumeige
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,922
1,483
0.378
nonlinear optics
lasers
optical microresonators
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,819
France
8,173
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
İsabelle Cantat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,681
1,489
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,151
France
8,362
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Canosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,596
1,327
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,601
France
8,702
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pascal Panizza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,440
810
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,566
France
8,792
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Le Picard Sébastien D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,398
1,457
0.429
molecular physics and astrophysics
astrochemistry
planetary atmospheres
gas phase kinetics and dynamics
low temperatures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,247
France
11,054
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Herve Tabuteau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,621
1,323
0.505
soft matter
complex fluids
rheology
microfluidics
colloids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,055
France
11,568
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jean Pierre Guin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,487
908
0.365
glass
nanoindentation
surface damage
fracture
AFM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,664
France
12,225
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Laurent Courbin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,315
848
0.366
Soft Matter Physics - Complex Fluids - Interfacial Hydrodynamics - Microfluidics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,596
France
12,669
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Roman Bertoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,214
1,444
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,962
France
14,032
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert Georges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,917
558
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,732
France
14,125
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Philippe Rabiller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,901
496
0.261
Solid state physics
crystallography
phase transitions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,123
France
17,708
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bruno Beche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
404
0.311
Electromagnétisme
Photonique
Composants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,521
France
17,810
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Turban Pascal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,288
616
0.478
Physique des surfaces et interfaces
électronique de spin
électronique moléculaire
STM
BEEM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,077
France
18,569
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Madani Ammi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,184
194
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,685
France
18,590
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Philippe Boltenhagen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,182
182
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,295
France
18,849
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sylvie Beaufils
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,147
429
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,241
France
20,222
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Matthieu Davy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
989
615
0.622
Physics
microwaves
Time Reversal
Imaging
Propagation in random media