Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Université Côte d\'Azur Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Florencio Lopez de Silanes
Finance
Economics
Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,779
38,871
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
France
Nelson Christensen
gravitational waves
cosmology
high energy astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,470
91,701
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
France
Marie Anne Bizouard
gravitational waves & compact object phsyics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,993
81,558
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
France
Fabien Kéfélian
laser
interferometry
gravitational waves detector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,147
77,545
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
France
Stéphane M. Schneider
sarcopénie et cachexie
dénutrition hospitalière et nutrition artificielle
insuffisance intestinale
maladie coeliaque
MICI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,558
33,726
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
France
Nicolas Desneux
Ecology
Biological Control
Ecotoxicology
Community Ecology
Integrated Pest Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,669
21,938
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
France
Paolo Tanga
astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,109
26,426
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
France
Patrice Genevet
Metasurfaces
Meta-Optics
Metamaterials
Transformation optics
Nanophotonique.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,112
17,570
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
France
Xavier Hébuterne
Nutrition
maladies inflammatoires de l'intestin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,822
12,913
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
France
Gual Philippe
Chronic liver diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,201
10,769
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
France
Frédéric Bost
Cancer and metabolism
Mitochondria
Energy disruptors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,615
9,623
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
France
Christian Pradier
Promotion de la santé
épidémiologie
bases de données
e-learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,566
7,863
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
France
Andreas Schedl
Development
Molecular signaling
stem cells
sexual dimorphism
tissue homeostasis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,067
5,933
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
France
Christophe Croux
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,127
7,297
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
France
Sbirrazzuoli Nicolas
Physical chemistry
kinetics
polymers
crystallization
nanostructured materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,638
9,610
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
France
Armin Schwienbacher
corporate finance
crowdfunding
fintech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,818
9,638
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
France
Sachin Kamble
Operations
Supply Chain Management
Digital Transformation
Industry 4.0
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,572
14,130
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
France
Tarek Hamel
Nonlinear Control
Robotics
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Visual Servoing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,854
5,042
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
France
Chitu Okoli
open content
literature reviews
digitalization
ICT for development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,824
7,795
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
France
Raman Uppal
Finance
Asset Pricing
Portfolio selection
Incomplete Markets
Financial Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,727
4,996
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
France
Veronique M Braud
immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,870
3,061
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
France
Lorraine Uhlaner
entrepreneurship
family business
corporate governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,835
4,222
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
France
Matthieu Rouleau
cellules souches
MSCs
osteoimmunologie
immunosuppression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,535
1,904
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
France
Veronique Michelet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,322
2,588
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,250
France
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Florencio Lopez de Silanes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,779
38,871
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,727
France
34
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nelson Christensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,470
91,701
0.692
gravitational waves
cosmology
high energy astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,299
France
46
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marie Anne Bizouard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,993
81,558
0.715
gravitational waves & compact object phsyics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,153
France
58
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fabien Kéfélian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,147
77,545
0.798
laser
interferometry
gravitational waves detector
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,805
France
169
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stéphane M. Schneider
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,558
33,726
0.681
sarcopénie et cachexie
dénutrition hospitalière et nutrition artificielle
insuffisance intestinale
maladie coeliaque
MICI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,070
France
336
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nicolas Desneux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,669
21,938
0.652
Ecology
Biological Control
Ecotoxicology
Community Ecology
Integrated Pest Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,431
France
363
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paolo Tanga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,109
26,426
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,984
France
468
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Patrice Genevet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,112
17,570
0.625
Metasurfaces
Meta-Optics
Metamaterials
Transformation optics
Nanophotonique.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,698
France
507
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Xavier Hébuterne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,822
12,913
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,974
France
605
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gual Philippe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,201
10,769
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,086
France
635
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Frédéric Bost
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,615
9,623
0.407
Cancer and metabolism
Mitochondria
Energy disruptors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,193
France
638
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christian Pradier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,566
7,863
0.334
Promotion de la santé
épidémiologie
bases de données
e-learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,543
France
763
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andreas Schedl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,067
5,933
0.282
Development
Molecular signaling
stem cells
sexual dimorphism
tissue homeostasis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,805
France
876
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christophe Croux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,127
7,297
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,634
France
1,021
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sbirrazzuoli Nicolas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,638
9,610
0.545
Physical chemistry
kinetics
polymers
crystallization
nanostructured materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,763
France
1,111
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Armin Schwienbacher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,818
9,638
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,182
France
1,397
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sachin Kamble
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,572
14,130
0.970
Operations
Supply Chain Management
Digital Transformation
Industry 4.0
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,314
France
1,520
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tarek Hamel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,854
5,042
0.364
Nonlinear Control
Robotics
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Visual Servoing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,036
France
1,713
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chitu Okoli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,824
7,795
0.608
open content
literature reviews
digitalization
ICT for development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,754
France
1,731
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Raman Uppal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,727
4,996
0.393
Finance
Asset Pricing
Portfolio selection
Incomplete Markets
Financial Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,119
France
1,921
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Veronique M Braud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,870
3,061
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,238
France
2,910
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lorraine Uhlaner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,835
4,222
0.478
entrepreneurship
family business
corporate governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,670
France
3,056
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Matthieu Rouleau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,535
1,904
0.223
cellules souches
MSCs
osteoimmunologie
immunosuppression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,947
France
3,168
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Veronique Michelet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,322
2,588
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,145
France
3,210
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philippe Very
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,249
2,623
0.318