Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
France
Margherita Turconi
lasers
nonlinear dynamics
gravitational waves detection
light matter interaction
utrafast dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,299
45,437
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
France
Li-Wei Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,232
29,783
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
France
Alejandra Recio-Blanco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,138
32,923
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
France
Francois Mignard
Fundamental astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,897
30,921
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
France
Uriel Frisch
Theoretical and numerical hydrodynamics
turbulence
cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,305
7,241
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
France
Benoit Carry
Planetary science
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,799
29,136
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
France
Laurent Galluccio
Machine Learning
Pattern Recognition
Clustering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,850
25,395
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
France
Antonio De Ugarte Postigo
Gamma-ray bursts
Astronomical instrumentation
Transients
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,046
15,073
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
France
Tristan Guillot
Astronomy
Planetary Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,616
10,387
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
France
Agnes Fienga
astrophysics
celestial mechanics
fondamental physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,689
18,900
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
France
Andrea Chiavassa
Astrophysics
stars
planets
radiation hydrodynamics
radiative transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,282
14,926
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
France
Patrick Michel
Planetary Science
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Space Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,151
11,822
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
France
Mark A. Wieczorek
planetary science
geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,867
9,894
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
France
Nicole Nesvadba
Astrophysics
Galaxy Evolution
Feedback from AGN and Star Formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,183
6,743
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
France
Chiara Ferrari
Extra-galatic astronomy
Astrophysics
Radioastronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,977
10,401
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
France
Thierry Lanz
Astronomy
astrophysics
space sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,051
2,682
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
France
Rémi Soulard
Lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,510
10,221
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
France
Lionel Bigot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,608
5,656
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
France
Vivien Parmentier
Astrophysique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,236
7,121
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
France
Guy Libourel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,874
3,887
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
France
Antoine Labeyrie
astronomy
interferometry
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,820
794
0.102
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
France
Denis Mourard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,370
1,936
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
France
Frantz Martinache
Astronomy
Instrumentation
Optics
Telescopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,277
3,777
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
France
Florentin Millour
Astrophysics
Stellar physics
Interferometry
Exoplanets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,845
2,604
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
France
Giulia Macario
galaxy clusters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,343
2,813
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,756
France
133
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Margherita Turconi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,299
45,437
0.779
lasers
nonlinear dynamics
gravitational waves detection
light matter interaction
utrafast dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,068
France
211
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Li-Wei Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,232
29,783
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,115
France
215
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alejandra Recio-Blanco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,138
32,923
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,203
France
217
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Francois Mignard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,897
30,921
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,588
France
271
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Uriel Frisch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,305
7,241
0.184
Theoretical and numerical hydrodynamics
turbulence
cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,674
France
325
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Benoit Carry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,799
29,136
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,683
France
462
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Laurent Galluccio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,850
25,395
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,093
France
519
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Antonio De Ugarte Postigo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,046
15,073
0.557
Gamma-ray bursts
Astronomical instrumentation
Transients
Astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,321
France
575
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tristan Guillot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,616
10,387
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,918
France
604
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Agnes Fienga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,689
18,900
0.766
astrophysics
celestial mechanics
fondamental physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,575
France
987
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrea Chiavassa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,282
14,926
0.816
Astrophysics
stars
planets
radiation hydrodynamics
radiative transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,049
France
1,003
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Patrick Michel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,151
11,822
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,029
France
1,028
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark A. Wieczorek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,867
9,894
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,659
France
1,105
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nicole Nesvadba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,183
6,743
0.392
Astrophysics
Galaxy Evolution
Feedback from AGN and Star Formation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,726
France
1,232
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chiara Ferrari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,977
10,401
0.651
Extra-galatic astronomy
Astrophysics
Radioastronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,643
France
1,925
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thierry Lanz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,051
2,682
0.223
Astronomy
astrophysics
space sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,712
France
2,319
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rémi Soulard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,510
10,221
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,347
France
3,095
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lionel Bigot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,608
5,656
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,213
France
3,277
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vivien Parmentier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,236
7,121
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,467
France
3,475
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Guy Libourel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,874
3,887
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,454
France
3,505
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Antoine Labeyrie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,820
794
0.102
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,007
France
3,797
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Denis Mourard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,370
1,936
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,914
France
3,854
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Frantz Martinache
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,277
3,777
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,234
France
5,042
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Florentin Millour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,845
2,604
0.446
Astrophysics
Stellar physics
Interferometry
Exoplanets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,342
France
5,565
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Giulia Macario
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,343
2,813
0.526