Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Université d\\\'Avignon 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
Farid Chemat
Green Extraction
alternative solvents
innovative techniques
original procedures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,730
23,558
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
France
Anne-Sylvie Tixier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,595
9,273
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
France
Jean Francois Bonastre
Machine Learning
Speech processing
Speaker Recognition
XAI
Biometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,847
2,686
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
France
Francesco De Pellegrini
Computer science
information spreading
game theory
stochastic control
reinforcement learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,496
3,527
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
France
Abderrahim Benslimane
Vehicular Communication
Security&Privacy
Mobile and Wireless networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,508
3,950
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
France
Corinne Fredouille
speaker characterization and recognition
speech and voice disorders
intelligibility measurement
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,038
1,427
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
France
Rachid El Azouzi
Game theory
Networks
Federated Learning
Queueing Theory
Scheduling in Datacenter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,863
1,298
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
France
Yannick Estève
Natural Language & Speech
Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,282
2,762
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
France
Driss Matrouf
Speech processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,480
1,239
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
France
Gérald Culioli
Analyse & Caractérisation structurale de substances naturelles - Ecologie chimique - Métabolomique - Archéométrie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,306
1,585
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
France
Titouan Parcollet
AI
Machine Learning
Speech and Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,246
3,213
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
France
Sarah Tweed
geochemistry
isotopes
environmental tracers
water quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,969
1,344
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
France
Philippe Michelon
Optimisation Discrète
Programmation en Nombres Entiers
Recherche Opérationnelle
01 Quadratic Programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,953
782
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
France
Tania Jimenez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,885
434
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
France
Julien Gaillard
Microscopies électroniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,802
1,602
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
France
Guillaume Walther
Physiology - Exercise Science - Macro Microcirculation - Cardiovascular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,789
1,429
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
France
Raphael Lugan
plant metabolomics and functional genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,731
1,474
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
France
Georges Linares
speech
audio processing
natural language processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,702
1,363
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
France
Eric Sanjuan Ibekwe
computer science
mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,385
1,079
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
France
Yezekael Hayel
Game theory
Complex networks
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,382
931
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
France
Konstantinos Chalikakis
Hydrogeology
hydrogeophysics
groundwater resources exploration and management
karst hydrosystems
sedimentary formations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,152
1,327
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
France
Vincent Labatut
Complex Networks
Community Detection
Social Networks
Information Retrieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,082
1,249
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
France
Catherine Riva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,081
940
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
France
Essaid Sabir
5G/6G
IoT
Applied AI/ML
Cloud/Fog/Edge Computing
Ubiquitous Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,038
1,542
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
France
Raphaël Plasson
Homochirality
Self-organization
Systems Chemistry
Origins of life
Reaction networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
785
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,138
France
282
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Farid Chemat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,730
23,558
0.624
Green Extraction
alternative solvents
innovative techniques
original procedures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,679
France
1,762
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Anne-Sylvie Tixier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,595
9,273
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,065
France
2,907
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jean Francois Bonastre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,847
2,686
0.304
Machine Learning
Speech processing
Speaker Recognition
XAI
Biometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,231
France
3,081
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Francesco De Pellegrini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,496
3,527
0.415
Computer science
information spreading
game theory
stochastic control
reinforcement learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,640
France
4,363
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Abderrahim Benslimane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,508
3,950
0.607
Vehicular Communication
Security&Privacy
Mobile and Wireless networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,076
France
5,838
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Corinne Fredouille
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,038
1,427
0.283
speaker characterization and recognition
speech and voice disorders
intelligibility measurement
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,958
France
6,086
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rachid El Azouzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,863
1,298
0.267
Game theory
Networks
Federated Learning
Queueing Theory
Scheduling in Datacenter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,925
France
7,010
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yannick Estève
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,282
2,762
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,799
France
8,605
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Driss Matrouf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,480
1,239
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,272
France
9,011
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gérald Culioli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,306
1,585
0.479
Analyse & Caractérisation structurale de substances naturelles - Ecologie chimique - Métabolomique - Archéométrie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,781
France
9,166
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Titouan Parcollet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,246
3,213
0.990
AI
Machine Learning
Speech and Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,623
France
9,928
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sarah Tweed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,969
1,344
0.453
geochemistry
isotopes
environmental tracers
water quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,136
France
9,992
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Philippe Michelon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,953
782
0.265
Optimisation Discrète
Programmation en Nombres Entiers
Recherche Opérationnelle
01 Quadratic Programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,177
France
10,190
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tania Jimenez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,885
434
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,929
France
10,465
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Julien Gaillard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,802
1,602
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
334,192
France
10,502
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Guillaume Walther
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,789
1,429
0.512
Physiology - Exercise Science - Macro Microcirculation - Cardiovascular
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,903
France
10,707
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Raphael Lugan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,731
1,474
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,831
France
10,798
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Georges Linares
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,702
1,363
0.504
speech
audio processing
natural language processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,936
France
11,955
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eric Sanjuan Ibekwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,385
1,079
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,311
France
11,968
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yezekael Hayel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,382
931
0.391
Game theory
Complex networks
Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,086
France
12,915
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Konstantinos Chalikakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,152
1,327
0.617
Hydrogeology
hydrogeophysics
groundwater resources exploration and management
karst hydrosystems
sedimentary formations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,048
France
13,237
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Vincent Labatut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,082
1,249
0.600
Complex Networks
Community Detection
Social Networks
Information Retrieval
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,227
France
13,246
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Catherine Riva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,081
940
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,716
France
13,457
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Essaid Sabir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,038
1,542
0.757
5G/6G
IoT
Applied AI/ML
Cloud/Fog/Edge Computing
Ubiquitous Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,351
France
14,234
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Raphaël Plasson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
785
0.418
Homochirality
Self-organization
Systems Chemistry
Origins of life
Reaction networks