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D-Index
32
Citations
5744
World Ranking
9519
National Ranking
130

François Gallaire publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where François Gallaire sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 270 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

François Gallaire D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For fundamental contributions to hydrodynamic instability, balanced on the tripod of theory, numerics and experiments, with an emphasis on predictive theoretical understanding of vortex dynamics, droplets, coating flows, and theoretical microfluidics

Overview

François Gallaire is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland and has an extensive publication record primarily within the field of Engineering. Their research spans a variety of subfields including Computational Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Earth-Surface Processes, and Mechanical Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work involve various aspects of fluid dynamics, such as Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis. Additionally, the scientist has contributed to research on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity, Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions, and Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies.

Among François Gallaire's recent notable papers are:

  • "Origin and role of the cerebrospinal fluid bidirectional flow in the central canal," 2020, published in eLife
  • "Instability of a thin viscous film flowing under an inclined substrate: steady patterns," 2020, published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • "Deformation of porous flexible strip in low and moderate Reynolds number flows," 2020, published in Physical Review Fluids
  • "Environmental Control of Amyloid Polymorphism by Modulation of Hydrodynamic Stress," 2020, published in ACS Nano
  • "Leidenfrost flows: instabilities and symmetry breakings," 2022, published in Flow

Frequent coauthors of theirs include Alessandro Bongarzone, Pier Giuseppe Ledda, G. Zampogna, Yves-Marie Ducimetière, and Édouard Boujo.

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review Fluids, Physical Review Letters, and the Default Digital Object Group.

In 2019, François Gallaire was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for fundamental contributions to hydrodynamic instability that integrate theoretical, numerical, and experimental approaches. This work focuses on providing predictive theoretical understanding in areas such as vortex dynamics, droplets, coating flows, and theoretical microfluidics.

Best Publications

  • Dynamics of microfluidic droplets.

    Charles N Baroud;Francois Gallaire;Rémi Dangla

  • Thermocapillary valve for droplet production and sorting.

    Charles N. Baroud;Jean-Pierre Delville;François Gallaire;Régis Wunenburger

  • On two-dimensional temporal modes in spatially evolving open flows: the flat-plate boundary layer

    Uwe Ehrenstein;François Gallaire

  • Microchannel deformations due to solvent-induced PDMS swelling

    Rémi Dangla;François Gallaire;Charles N. Baroud

  • Mode selection in swirling jet experiments: a linear stability analysis

    François Gallaire;Jean-Marc Chomaz

  • Spiral vortex breakdown as a global mode

    François Gallaire;Michael Ruith;Eckart Meiburg;Jean-Marc Chomaz

  • Global two-dimensional stability measures of the flat plate boundary-layer flow

    Espen Åkervik;Uwe Ehrenstein;François Gallaire;Dan S. Henningson

  • Linear stability analysis of wind turbine wakes performed on wind tunnel measurements

    Giacomo Valerio Iungo;Francesco Viola;Simone Camarri;Fernando Porté-Agel

  • Instability mechanisms in swirling flows

    F. Gallaire;J.-M. Chomaz

  • Prediction of the hub vortex instability in a wind turbine wake: stability analysis with eddy-viscosity models calibrated on wind tunnel data

    Francesco Viola;Giacomo Valerio Iungo;Simone Camarri;Fernando Porté-Agel

  • Fabrication of slender elastic shells by the coating of curved surfaces.

    Anna Lee;Pierre-Thomas Brun;Joel Genet Augustin Marthelot;G. Balestra

  • Fluid dynamic instabilities: theory and application to pattern forming in complex media.

    François Gallaire;P.-T. Brun

  • Self-Consistent Mean Flow Description of the Nonlinear Saturation of the Vortex Shedding in the Cylinder Wake

    Vladislav Mantič-Lugo;Cristóbal Arratia;François Gallaire

  • Two-dimensional global low-frequency oscillations in a separating boundary-layer flow

    Uwe Ehrenstein;François Gallaire

  • Laser-induced force on a microfluidic drop: Origin and magnitude

    Emilie Verneuil;Maria Luisa Cordero;Francois Gallaire;Charles N. Baroud

  • Generalized Rayleigh criterion for non-axisymmetric centrifugal instabilities

    Paul Billant;François Gallaire

  • A weakly nonlinear mechanism for mode selection in swirling jets

    Philippe Meliga;François Gallaire;Jean-Marc Chomaz

  • Experimental study of a free and forced swirling jet

    F. Gallaire;S. Rott;J.-M. Chomaz

  • Three-dimensional transverse instabilities in detached boundary layers

    François Gallaire;Matthieu Marquillie;Uwe Ehrenstein

  • Inkjet Printing of Viscous Monodisperse Microdroplets by Laser-Induced Flow Focusing

    Paul Delrot;Miguel A. Modestino;François Gallaire;Demetri Psaltis

  • Part Load Vortex Rope as a Global Unstable Mode

    Simon Pasche;François Avellan;François Gallaire

  • Origin and Role of the Cerebrospinal Fluid Bidirectional Flow in the Central Canal

    Olivier Thouvenin;Olivier Thouvenin;Ludovic Keiser;Yasmine Cantaut-Belarif;Martin Carbo-Tano

  • Origin of the synchronous pressure fluctuations in the draft tube of Francis turbines operating at part load conditions

    Simon Pasche;François Gallaire;François Avellan

  • A weakly nonlinear mechanism for mode selection in swirling jets [IUTAM Symposium]

    Philippe Meliga;F. Gallaire;J. M. Chomaz

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Marc Chomaz
Jean-Marc Chomaz École Polytechnique
Anke Lindner
Anke Lindner Université Paris Cité
Pedro Reis
Pedro Reis École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Eric Lauga
Eric Lauga University of Cambridge
Sébastien Michelin
Sébastien Michelin École Polytechnique
Fernando Porté-Agel
Fernando Porté-Agel École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
François Avellan
François Avellan École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Arnaud Bertsch
Arnaud Bertsch École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Claire Wyart
Claire Wyart Institut du Cerveau
Philippe Renaud
Philippe Renaud École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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