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Christophe Josserand

Christophe Josserand

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 41 1893 1750 53 50 184 8981

Christophe Josserand publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christophe Josserand between 1970 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christophe Josserand published across 57 years, from 1970 to 2026, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2016. 14 of the 266 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2016. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 2 publications
1970 2026

266 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christophe Josserand: publications per year, 1970 to 2026
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 0
1997 2
1998 0
1999 4
2000 7
2001 4
2002 6
2003 5
2004 5
2005 10
2006 5
2007 10
2008 8
2009 8
2010 15
2011 11
2012 9
2013 10
2014 16
2015 12
2016 18
2017 9
2018 7
2019 14
2020 9
2021 10
2022 4
2023 14
2024 17
2025 12
2026 2
Total 266
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Christophe Josserand publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christophe Josserand sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 177–186 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 184 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130 184
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Christophe Josserand D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christophe Josserand sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100 41
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Christophe Josserand is a researcher affiliated with the École Polytechnique in France, specializing primarily in the field of Engineering. Their work encompasses a number of subfields including Computational Mechanics, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

The research topics covered by Josserand focus heavily on areas such as Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity, Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies, Icing and De-icing Technologies, Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows, Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows, and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

Josserand has published extensively in various reputable venues. The most frequent publication sites include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Fluids
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Europhysics Letters (EPL)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Josserand are:

  • Modeling of aerosol transmission of airborne pathogens in ICU rooms of COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Retraction and freezing of a water film on ice, 2020, Physical Review Fluids
  • Contact Line Catch Up by Growing Ice Crystals, 2022, Physical Review Letters
  • B-flood 1.0: an open-source Saint-Venant model for flash-flood simulation using adaptive refinement, 2021, Geoscientific Model Development
  • A coupled VOF/embedded boundary method to model two-phase flows on arbitrary solid surfaces, 2024, Computers & Fluids

Josserand frequently collaborates with various co-authors in their research. These include:

  • Thomas Séon
  • Axel Huerre
  • Camille Duprat
  • Rodolphe Grivet
  • Yves Pomeau

Best Publications

  • Drop Impact on a Solid Surface

    C. Josserand;Sigurdur T Thoroddsen

  • Drop dynamics after impact on a solid wall: Theory and simulations

    Jens Eggers;Marco A. Fontelos;Christophe Josserand;Stéphane Zaleski

  • Maximum Diameter of Impacting Liquid Droplets

    Nick Laan;Karla G. de Bruin;Denis Bartolo;Christophe Josserand

  • Droplet splashing on a thin liquid film

    Christophe Josserand;Stéphane Zaleski

  • Retraction dynamics of aqueous drops upon impact on non-wetting surfaces

    Denis Bartolo;Christophe Josserand;Daniel Bonn

  • Jet formation in bubbles bursting at a free surface

    Laurent Duchemin;Stéphane Popinet;Christophe Josserand;Stéphane Zaleski

  • Inviscid coalescence of drops

    L Duchemin;JG Eggers;C Josserand

  • Singular jets and bubbles in drop impact.

    Denis Bartolo;Christophe Josserand;Daniel Bonn

  • Pyramidal and toroidal water drops after impact on a solid surface

    Yuriko Renardy;Stéphane Popinet;Laurent Duchemin;Michael Renardy

  • Numerical simulation of droplets, bubbles and waves: state of the art

    Daniel Fuster;Gilou Agbaglah;Christophe Josserand;Stéphane Popinet

  • Condensation of classical nonlinear waves.

    Colm Connaughton;Christophe Josserand;Antonio Picozzi;Yves Pomeau

  • Retraction dynamics of aquous drops upon impact on nonwetting surfaces

    Denis Bartolo;Christophe Josserand;Daniel Bonn

  • Memory effects in granular materials

    Christophe Josserand;Alexei V. Tkachenko;Daniel M. Mueth;Heinrich M. Jaeger

  • Weak turbulence for a vibrating plate: can one hear a Kolmogorov spectrum?

    Gustavo Düring;Christophe Josserand;Sergio Rica

  • Spreading dynamics of drop impacts

    Guillaume Lagubeau;Marco A. Fontelos;Christophe Josserand;Agnès Maurel

  • von Kármán vortex street within an impacting drop

    Marie-Jean Thoraval;Kohsei Takehara;Takeharu Goji Etoh;Stéphane Popinet

  • On the physics of fizziness: How bubble bursting controls droplets ejection

    Elisabeth Ghabache;Arnaud Antkowiak;Christophe Josserand;Thomas Séon

  • Impact of a viscous liquid drop.

    Robert D. Schroll;Christophe Josserand;Stéphane Zaleski;Wendy W. Zhang

  • Parallel simulation of multiphase flows using octree adaptivity and the volume-of-fluid method

    Gilou Agbaglah;Sébastien Delaux;Daniel Fuster;Jérôme Hoepffner

  • Instant fabrication and selection of folded structures using drop impact

    Arnaud Antkowiak;Basile Audoly;Christophe Josserand;Sébastien Neukirch

  • Droplet impact on a dry surface: triggering the splash with a small obstacle

    C. Josserand;L. Lemoyne;R. Troeger;S. Zaleski

Frequent Co-Authors

Stéphane Zaleski
Stéphane Zaleski Sorbonne University
Stéphane Popinet
Stéphane Popinet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Yves Pomeau
Yves Pomeau École Polytechnique
Olivier Cadot
Olivier Cadot University of Liverpool
Cyril Touzé
Cyril Touzé École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées
Daniel Bonn
Daniel Bonn University of Amsterdam
Basile Audoly
Basile Audoly Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Frédéric Darboux
Frédéric Darboux INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Sigurdur T. Thoroddsen
Sigurdur T. Thoroddsen King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Jens Eggers
Jens Eggers University of Bristol

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