Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Centre national d'études spatiales Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,217
16,672
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,334
4,848
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Geophysics
space observation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,938
4,680
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
télédétection
hydrologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,780
4,217
0.622
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
soil moisture
SMOS
L band
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,389
4,132
0.647
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Hydrologie Spatiale
Infra Rouge Thermique
SVAT
stress hydrique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,891
3,423
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Space geodesy
Global water budget
Sea-level budget
Space Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,640
2,472
0.936
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
geodesie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,208
2,150
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,927
1,403
0.177
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
remote sensing
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,761
1,196
0.679
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
1,165
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Image sensor
detection
radiation
space
nuclear
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,653
1,101
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Remote sensing
Detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,255
998
0.795
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,302
948
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,533
898
0.586
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
image processing
remote sensing
geoscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
978
805
0.823
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
plasma
space radiations
dosimetry
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
700
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Astronautics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
696
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Small Bodies
Landers
Orbital Dynamics
Mission Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
695
0.800
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
603
0.674
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
431
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
539
384
0.712
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
284
0.785
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
espace système solaire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441
258
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287
224
0.780
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,627
279
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yann Kerr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,217
16,672
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,983
2,002
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Olivier Hagolle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,334
4,848
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,021
2,099
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mioara Mandea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,938
4,680
0.392
Geophysics
space observation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,439
2,463
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Olivier Merlin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,780
4,217
0.622
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,226
2,528
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Arnaud Mialon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,389
4,132
0.647
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,181
3,272
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gilles Boulet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,891
3,423
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,644
5,096
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alejandro Blazquez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,640
2,472
0.936
Space geodesy
Global water budget
Sea-level budget
Space Mechanics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,019
6,007
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Felix Perosanz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,208
2,150
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,360
9,657
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lopes Armand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,927
1,403
0.177
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,084
11,217
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rémy Fieuzal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,761
1,196
0.679
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,819
11,505
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Julien Mekki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
1,165
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,547
12,080
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cedric Virmontois
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,653
1,101
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461,021
13,095
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Herve Geoffray
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,255
998
0.795
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,575
13,652
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jean-Paul Berthias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,302
948
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,575
14,211
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thomas Lévèque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,533
898
0.586
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,900
15,326
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Manuel Grizonnet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
978
805
0.823
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,052
16,773
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicolas Balcon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
700
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,225
16,848
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christophe Bonnal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
696
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,957
16,868
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Simon Tardivel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
695
0.800
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
641,257
18,459
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
F. Parment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
603
0.674
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
767,342
21,932
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alain Giros
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
850
431
0.507
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
815,574
23,175
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Julien Annaloro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
539
384
0.712
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
945,785
26,441
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Guillaume Rioland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
284
0.785
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
988,345
27,514
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pierre Bousquet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441
258
0.585
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,053,045
29,011
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cyril Germineaud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
287
224
0.780