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Emmanuel Villermaux

Emmanuel Villermaux

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 51 1094 1006 22 21 195 12829

Emmanuel Villermaux publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Emmanuel Villermaux between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Emmanuel Villermaux published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2014. 9 of the 259 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2014. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications
1990 2025

259 publications in total across all disciplines

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Emmanuel Villermaux: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 2
1994 6
1995 4
1996 4
1997 2
1998 10
1999 4
2000 4
2001 5
2002 4
2003 4
2004 11
2005 6
2006 6
2007 9
2008 6
2009 11
2010 9
2011 9
2012 9
2013 11
2014 23
2015 20
2016 12
2017 13
2018 10
2019 6
2020 10
2021 8
2022 5
2023 4
2024 4
2025 5
Total 259
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Emmanuel Villermaux 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 Emmanuel Villermaux 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, 187–196 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: 195 publications — 43rd percentile

43% 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
187–196 140 195
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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Emmanuel Villermaux 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 Emmanuel Villermaux 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56 51
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For insightful contributions, both qualitative and quantitative, to the fluid dynamical and statistical characterizations of mixing, and for understanding the dynamics and fragmentation of jets and sheets

Overview

Emmanuel Villermaux is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France and conducts research primarily within the field of Engineering. Their work focuses on subfields including Computational Mechanics, Ocean Engineering, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The main topics addressed in their research encompass:

  • Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Villermaux include:

  • Xiaofei Wang
  • Lucas Rotily
  • Patrice Meunier
  • Xinghua Jiang
  • Emilie Guilbert

Villermaux has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Physical Review Fluids
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Physical Review Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Villermaux are:

  • Fragmentation versus Cohesion, 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Submicron drops from flapping bursting bubbles, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Laboratory model for plastic fragmentation in the turbulent ocean, 2021, Physical Review Fluids
  • Bubbles spray aerosols: Certitudes and mysteries, 2022, PNAS Nexus
  • Double threshold behavior for breakup of liquid sheets, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

In 2010, Villermaux was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society for contributions to the fluid dynamical and statistical characterizations of mixing, and the dynamics and fragmentation of jets and sheets.

Best Publications

  • Physics of liquid jets

    Jens Eggers;Emmanuel Villermaux

  • "Infotaxis" as a strategy for searching without gradients

    Massimo Vergassola;Emmanuel Villermaux;Boris I. Shraiman

  • On spray formation

    Philippe Marmottant;Emmanuel Villermaux

  • Break-up and atomization of a round water jet by a high-speed annular air jet

    J. C. Lasheras;E. Villermaux;E. J. Hopfinger

  • Single-drop fragmentation determines size distribution of raindrops

    Emmanuel Villermaux;Emmanuel Villermaux;Benjamin Bossa

  • Bursting bubble aerosols

    Henri Lhuissier;Emmanuel Villermaux

  • Flow regimes of large-velocity-ratio coaxial jets

    H. Rehab;E. Villermaux;E. J. Hopfinger

  • Drop fragmentation on impact

    Emmanuel Villermaux;Benjamin Bossa

  • Atomization by jet impact

    N. Bremond;E. Villermaux

  • What Determines the Drop Size in Sprays

    Stefan Kooij;Rick Sijs;Morton M. Denn;Emmanuel Villermaux;Emmanuel Villermaux

  • Mixing in coaxial jets

    E. Villermaux;H. Rehab

  • Odor Landscapes in Turbulent Environments

    Antonio Celani;Antonio Celani;Emmanuel Villermaux;Massimo Vergassola;Massimo Vergassola

  • Life of a flapping liquid sheet

    E. Villermaux;C. Clanet

  • Ligament-mediated spray formation.

    Emmanuel Villermaux;Philippe Marmottant;J. Duplat

  • Mixing and Spray Formation in Coaxial Jets

    Emmanuel Villermaux

  • Mixing Versus Stirring

    Emmanuel Villermaux

  • Life of a smooth liquid sheet

    Christophe Clanet;Emmanuel Villermaux

  • Stretching, Coalescence, and Mixing in Porous Media

    Tanguy Le Borgne;Marco Dentz;Emmanuel Villermaux

  • Short-term dynamics of a density interface following an impact

    A. Antkowiak;N. Bremond;S. Le Dizès;E. Villermaux

  • Drop Shaping by Laser-Pulse Impact

    Alexander L. Klein;Wilco Bouwhuis;Claas Willem Visser;Henri Lhuissier

  • Mixing is an aggregation process

    Emmanuel Villermaux;Jérôme Duplat

  • Memory-induced low frequency oscillations in closed convection boxes.

    Emmanuel Villermaux

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlef Lohse
Detlef Lohse University of Twente
Marco Dentz
Marco Dentz Spanish National Research Council
Emil J. Hopfinger
Emil J. Hopfinger Grenoble Alpes University
Jacco H. Snoeijer
Jacco H. Snoeijer University of Twente
Philippe Marmottant
Philippe Marmottant Grenoble Alpes University
Howard A. Stone
Howard A. Stone Princeton University
Chao Sun
Chao Sun Tsinghua University
Jean-Marc Chomaz
Jean-Marc Chomaz École Polytechnique
Christophe Clanet
Christophe Clanet École Polytechnique
Jörg Schumacher
Jörg Schumacher Ilmenau University of Technology

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