Alain Polian publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alain Polian between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alain Polian published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 1996. 6 of the 344 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15

1976 2025

344 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alain Polian: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year	Publications
1976	2
1977	0
1978	1
1979	0
1980	1
1981	3
1982	3
1983	1
1984	7
1985	1
1986	4
1987	2
1988	2
1989	13
1990	6
1991	5
1992	8
1993	12
1994	6
1995	11
1996	17
1997	13
1998	12
1999	16
2000	9
2001	5
2002	10
2003	7
2004	15
2005	14
2006	8
2007	12
2008	7
2009	12
2010	14
2011	11
2012	7
2013	6
2014	5
2015	6
2016	13
2017	5
2018	3
2019	7
2020	8
2021	2
2022	2
2023	4
2024	3
2025	3
Total	344

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Alain Polian publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alain Polian sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600 800

50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 322 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
50–69	28
70–89	152
90–109	356
110–129	487
130–149	723
150–169	835
170–189	850
190–209	891
210–229	862
230–249	766
250–269	726
270–289	665
290–309	593
310–329	537	322
330–349	477
350–369	440
370–389	356
390–409	321
410–429	256
430–449	246
450–469	216
470–489	212
490–509	174
510–529	194
530–549	162
550–569	131
570–589	111
590–609	103
610–629	99
630–649	77
650–669	92
670–689	56
690–709	53
710–729	53
730–749	38
750–769	52
770–789	43
790–809	38
810–829	34
830–849	25
850–869	18
870–889	20
890–909	24
910–929	27
930–949	20
950–969	17
970–989	10
990–1,009	16
1,010–1,029	13
1,030–1,049	12
1,050–1,069	9
1,070–1,089	8
1,090–1,109	7
1,110–1,129	9
1,130–1,149	2
1,150–1,162	5
1,163+	100

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Alain Polian D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alain Polian sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600

40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
40–41	211
42–43	450
44–45	612
46–47	612
48–49	598
50–51	657
52–53	667
54–55	621	55
56–57	597
58–59	610
60–61	587
62–63	606
64–65	533
66–67	490
68–69	469
70–71	378
72–73	421
74–75	359
76–77	323
78–79	299
80–81	230
82–83	210
84–85	195
86–87	203
88–89	175
90–91	175
92–93	142
94–95	121
96–97	117
98–99	107
100–101	88
102–103	85
104–105	68
106–107	62
108–109	57
110–111	45
112–113	49
114–115	50
116–117	34
118–119	38
120–121	37
122–123	29
124–125	28
126–127	24
128–129	33
130–131	28
132–133	21
134–135	20
136–137	23
138–139	17
140–141	12
142–143	17
144–145	21
146–147	13
148–149	11
150–151	14
152–153	13
154–155	9
156–157	10
158–159	7
160–161	4
162–163	4
164	3
165+	98

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Overview

Alain Polian is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France and focuses research in the fields of Materials Science, Engineering, and Physics and Astronomy. Their work emphasizes materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, as well as atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The scientist's research covers topics including chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, advanced semiconductor detectors and materials, semiconductor quantum structures and devices, high-pressure geophysics and materials, crystal structures and properties, solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography, and material dynamics and properties.

Frequent publication venues for Alain Polian include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Scientific Reports
ACS Nano
Physical review. B./Physical review. B
Research Square (Research Square)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Alain Polian are:

Function Monochalcogenides: Raman Evidence Linking Properties, Structure, and Metavalent Bonding, 2020, Physical Review Letters
On the Stiffness of Gold at the Nanoscale, 2021, ACS Nano
Behavior of Au Nanoparticles under Pressure Observed by In Situ Small-Angle X-ray Scattering, 2022, ACS Nano
Halogen molecular modifications at high pressure: the case of iodine, 2021, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Mechanism of pressure induced amorphization of SnI₄: A combined x-ray diffraction-x-ray absorption spectroscopy study., 2020, PubMed

Alain Polian collaborates frequently with several scientists, including:

J. P. Itié
O. Pagès
V. J. B. Torres
K. Strzałkowski
Sébastien Diliberto

Best Publications

Elastic constants of gallium nitride

A. Polian;M. Grimsditch;I. Grzegory

845
Citations
Raman scattering and x-ray-absorption spectroscopy in gallium nitride under high pressure.

Piotr Perlin;Piotr Perlin;Claude Jauberthie-Carillon;Jean Paul Itie;Alfonso San Miguel

794
Citations
High-pressure Raman spectroscopy study of wurtzite ZnO

Fredéric Decremps;Julio Pellicer-Porres;A. Marco Saitta;Jean-Claude Chervin

640
Citations
Pressure-induced coordination changes in crystalline and vitreous GeO2.

J. P. Itie;J. P. Itie;A. Polian;A. Polian;G. Calas;G. Calas;J. Petiau;J. Petiau

451
Citations
Towards the identification of the dominant donor in GaN.

P Perlin;T Suski;H Teisseyre;M Leszczynski

436
Citations
Elastic constants of boron nitride

M. Grimsditch;E. S. Zouboulis;A. Polian

369
Citations
Local structure of condensed zinc oxide

F. Decremps;F. Datchi;A. M. Saitta;A. Polian

356
Citations
High-pressure phase transition and phase diagram of gallium arsenide.

J. M. Besson;J. P. Itié;A. Polian;G. Weill

241
Citations
Lattice Dynamics of Icosahedral α -Boron under Pressure

N. Vast;S. Baroni;S. Baroni;G. Zerah;J. M. Besson

186
Citations
Brillouin scattering and three-body forces in argon at high pressures.

M. Grimsditch;P. Loubeyre;A. Polian

185
Citations
Raman-scattering studies of aluminum nitride at high pressure

Piotr Perlin;Piotr Perlin;Alain Polian;Tadeusz Suski

185
Citations
Elastic properties of a-SiO2 up to 2300 K from Brillouin scattering measurements

A. Polian;Dung Vo-Thanh;P. Richet

178
Citations
High Pressure Behavior of Silicon Clathrates: A New Class of Low Compressibility Materials

A. San-Miguel;P. Kéghélian;X. Blase;P. Mélinon

172
Citations
Two-dimensional pressure-induced electronic topological transition in Bi 2 Te 3

Alain Polian;Michel Gauthier;Sergio Michielon Souza;Daniela Menegon Triches

171
Citations
Simple molecular systems at very high density

A. Polian;P. Loubeyre

169
Citations
New High-Pressure Phase of H 2 O: Ice X

A. Polian;M. Grimsditch

164
Citations
Dynamics of the magnetic and structural alpha-epsilon phase transition in iron.

O. Mathon;F. Baudelet;J. P. Itié;A. Polian

157
Citations
Optical properties of gallium selenide under high pressure

M. Gauthier;A. Polian;J. M. Besson;A. Chevy

148
Citations
Trapping of cubic ZnO nanocrystallites at ambient conditions

F. Decremps;J. Pellicer-Porres;F. Datchi;J. P. Itié

113
Citations
Vibrational properties of delafossite Cu Ga O 2 at ambient and high pressures

J. Pellicer-Porres;A. Segura;E. Martínez;A. M. Saitta

111
Citations
ZnTe at high pressure: X-ray-absorption spectroscopy and x-ray-diffraction studies.

A. San-Miguel;A. Polian;Michel Gauthier;J. Itié

96
Citations