Top 100 Scientists

Architecture and Design / Urban Planning Top 100 Scientists in France 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,690 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pierre Frankhauser
urban planning
urban pattern analysis
fractal analysis
complexity theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
54
3,795
Nicolas Buclet
Territorial Ecology
Economy of functionality
Modes of coordination between actors
conventional regimes
Sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
39
2,249
Giovanni Fusco
Urban Morphology
Urban Resilience
Urban Analytics
Complexity Theory
Uncertainty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
31
908
Hélène Houot
urban form
urban mobility
urban modelling
noise
air pollution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
20
775
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Benoit Beckers
urban physics
solar energy
daylight
acoustics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
28
959
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Katia Chancibault
urban hydrology
urban microclimate
climate change adaptation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
717

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Daniel Siret
Architecture
Urban design
Architectural theory
Sunlight
Ambiances
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
744
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gilles Debizet
Urban planning
sustainability transition
energy communities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
562
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Daniel Florentin
Urban Planning
Environmental Studies
Water Infrastructures
Urban Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
455
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anna Geppert
Urban Planning
European Spatial Planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
12
327
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mathieu Gardrat
Urban goods movements
transport modelling
data collection
urban planning
city logistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
526
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Veronique Biau
architecture
urbanisme
sociologie des professions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
12
420
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Magalie Franchomme
Geography
environmental science
biodiversity
land use planning
urban planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
280
Thomas Buhler
Planning discourse
Lifestyles and mobility
Transport and urban planning
Mobility habits
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
244
Séverin Guillard
Urban Studies
Cultural Geography
Social Geography
Popular Music Studies
Event Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
155
Carine Henriot
Urban and digital technologies
Urban Planning
France&China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
5
204
Jean-François Doulet
Urban Planning
Transport
Automobile
China
Emerging countries
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
257
Mohamed Hachaichi
Urban Metabolism
Urban Planning
Urban Analytics
Carbon Footprint
Ecological Transition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
155
Frédéric Bally
urban studies
green infrastructure
social entrepreneurship
digital platforms
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
97
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Fernanda Da Cruz Moscarelli
Urbain Planning
Urban Project
Master Plan
Urban and Regional Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
2
85
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Nicolas Larchet
urban and rural sociology
food and agriculture
global value chains
public policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
99
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Alexis Alamel
housing - students - urban planning - energy consumption
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
0
43
Fausto Lo Feudo
urban planning
transport planning
Land use and transport integrated modeling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
53
Federica Gatta
urbanisme
urban planning
anthropologie de la ville
urban anthropology
architecture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
33
Clara Filet
Urbanisation
La Tène
Réseaux d'échanges
Modélisation
Interactions spatiales
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
45
Marine Dasse
urban studies
neoliberalism
urban sociology
Business Improvement Districts
homelessness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
16
Nicolas Tocquer
Urbanisme
aménagement
architecture
théorie urbaine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pierre Frankhauser
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
54
3,795
urban planning
urban pattern analysis
fractal analysis
complexity theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Irene Xueref
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
41
2,918
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nicolas Buclet
Université Grenoble Alpes Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
39
2,249
Territorial Ecology
Economy of functionality
Modes of coordination between actors
conventional regimes
Sustainability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Giovanni Fusco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
31
908
Urban Morphology
Urban Resilience
Urban Analytics
Complexity Theory
Uncertainty
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hélène Houot
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
775
urban form
urban mobility
urban modelling
noise
air pollution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Benoit Beckers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
28
959
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
François Mancebo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,044
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Florence Toilier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
812
urban goods movement
transport modelling
data collection
city logistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Katia Chancibault
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
717
urban hydrology
urban microclimate
climate change adaptation

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Daniel Siret
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
744
Architecture
Urban design
Architectural theory
Sunlight
Ambiances
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gilles Debizet
Université Grenoble Alpes Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
562
Urban planning
sustainability transition
energy communities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Daniel Florentin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
455
Urban Planning
Environmental Studies
Water Infrastructures
Urban Ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anna Geppert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
12
327
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mathieu Gardrat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
526
Urban goods movements
transport modelling
data collection
urban planning
city logistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Veronique Biau
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
12
420
architecture
urbanisme
sociologie des professions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Magalie Franchomme
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
280
Geography
environmental science
biodiversity
land use planning
urban planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Urban and Regional Economics
Sociolinguistics
Sport and Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Buhler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
244
Planning discourse
Lifestyles and mobility
Transport and urban planning
Mobility habits
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matteo Caglioni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
364
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Séverin Guillard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
155
Urban Studies
Cultural Geography
Social Geography
Popular Music Studies
Event Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carine Henriot
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
204
Urban and digital technologies
Urban Planning
France&China
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jean-François Doulet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
257
Urban Planning
Transport
Automobile
China
Emerging countries
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mohamed Hachaichi
Université Grenoble Alpes Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
155
Urban Metabolism
Urban Planning
Urban Analytics
Carbon Footprint
Ecological Transition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Frédéric Bally
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
97
urban studies
green infrastructure
social entrepreneurship
digital platforms
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Fernanda Da Cruz Moscarelli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
85
Urbain Planning
Urban Project
Master Plan
Urban and Regional Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Urban Studies
International Development
Housing Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Nicolas Larchet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
99
urban and rural sociology
food and agriculture
global value chains
public policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
François Valegeas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
81
Urbanisme
ville durable
projets urbains
habiter
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Urban studies
mobilities and materialities
bicycle repair
freight transport
cycling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Alexis Alamel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
43
housing - students - urban planning - energy consumption
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Giovanni Sechi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
73
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
urban planning
transport planning
Land use and transport integrated modeling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Claudia Ximena Lopez-Rieux
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
168
city planning
participation
smart city
transitions
TIC
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Lise Serra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
36
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Federica Gatta
Université Grenoble Alpes Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
33
urbanisme
urban planning
anthropologie de la ville
urban anthropology
architecture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Benoit Romeyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
22
Urban planning
Landscape planning
Street Design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Clara Filet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
45
Urbanisation
La Tène
Réseaux d'échanges
Modélisation
Interactions spatiales
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Mohammad Hadi Kaboli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
46
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Behrouz Safari
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
16
Urban planning
rénovation urbaine
chaos theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Marine Dasse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
16
urban studies
neoliberalism
urban sociology
Business Improvement Districts
homelessness
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Dylan Moinse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
14
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Nils Le Bot
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
12
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Maliheh Hashemi Tilenoi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
9
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Nicolas Tocquer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Urbanisme
aménagement
architecture
théorie urbaine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Maya Elnesr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Heythem Adjeroud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
GallartR
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Manon Troux
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1