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D-Index
43
Citations
5964
World Ranking
6297
National Ranking
132

François Nicot 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 Nicot sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 248 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

François Nicot 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 Nicot sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

François Nicot is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France, where their research primarily focuses on engineering and environmental science. Their work spans several subfields including civil and structural engineering, management, monitoring, policy and law, computational mechanics, mechanics of materials, and control and systems engineering.

The scientist's main research topics cover diverse areas relevant to geotechnical and granular materials engineering. These topics include:

  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics
  • Granular flow and fluidized beds
  • Geotechnical engineering and underground structures
  • Rock mechanics and modeling
  • Soil and unsaturated flow
  • Geotechnical and geomechanical engineering

François Nicot has contributed to a range of academic publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Shear banding as a dissipative structure from a thermodynamic viewpoint," 2023, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • "On the attraction power of critical state in granular materials," 2021, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • "A novel multi-scale large deformation approach for modelling of granular collapse," 2021, Acta Geotechnica
  • "Macroscopic softening in granular materials from a mesoscale perspective," 2020, International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • "Programming a micro-mechanical model of granular materials in Julia," 2020, Advances in Engineering Software

The frequent co-authors collaborating with François Nicot include Antoine Wautier, Félix Darve, Noël Challamel, Jean Lerbet, and Richard Wan. These collaborations reflect ongoing teamwork within the field of granular materials and geotechnical engineering research.

Publication venues that frequently feature François Nicot's work include:

  • Granular Matter
  • Computers and Geotechnics
  • International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • Acta Geotechnica
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • On the capillary stress tensor in wet granular materials

    L. Scholtès;P.-Y. Hicher;F. Nicot;B. Chareyre

  • A multi-scale approach to granular materials

    Francois Nicot;Félix Darve

  • Toward objective rockfall trajectory simulation using a stochastic impact model

    Franck Bourrier;Luuk Dorren;François Nicot;Frédéric Berger

  • Micromechanics of granular materials with capillary effects

    L. Scholtès;B. Chareyre;F. Nicot;F. Darve

  • Erosion in Geomechanics Applied to Dams and Levees: Bonelli/Erosion in Geomechanics Applied to Dams and Levees

    Stéphane Bonelli;François Nicot

  • Bifurcation and second-order work in geomaterials

    François Nicot;Félix Darve;Huynh Dat Vu Khoa

  • Physical processes within a 2D granular layer during an impact

    Franck Bourrier;François Nicot;Félix Darve

  • On the definition of the stress tensor in granular media

    François Nicot;Nejib Hadda;Mohamed Guessasma;Jerome Fortin

  • Design of Rockfall Restraining Nets from a Discrete Element Modelling

    F. Nicot;B. Cambou;G. Mazzoleni

  • Diffuse failure in geomaterials: Experiments, theory and modelling

    Ali Daouadji;Félix Darve;H. Al Gali;P. Y. Hicher

  • The role of force chains in granular materials: from statics to dynamics

    Lingran Zhang;Nho Gia Hien Nguyen;Stéphane Lambert;François Nicot

  • Discrete element method (DEM) numerical modeling of double-twisted hexagonal mesh

    David BertrandD. Bertrand;François NicotF. Nicot;Philippe GottelandP. Gotteland;Stéphane LambertS. Lambert

  • Material instability in granular assemblies from fundamentally different models

    L. Sibille;F. Nicot;F. V. Donzé;F. Darve

  • A micro-mechanical investigation of bifurcation in granular materials

    François Nicot;Félix Darve

  • Modelling a geo-composite cell using discrete analysis

    David Bertrand;François Nicot;Philippe Gotteland;Stéphane Lambert

  • Bifurcations in granular media: macro- and micro-mechanics approaches

    Félix Darve;Luc Sibille;Ali Daouadji;François Nicot

  • Diffuse and localized failure modes: Two competing mechanisms

    François Nicot;Félix Darve

  • The H-microdirectional model: Accounting for a mesoscopic scale

    François Nicot;Félix Darve

  • Experimental study of the impact response of geocells as components of rockfall protection embankments

    S. Lambert;P. Gotteland;François Nicot

  • DEM Modeling of a Flexible Barrier Impacted by a Dry Granular Flow

    Adel Albaba;Stéphane Lambert;François Kneib;Bruno Chareyre;Bruno Chareyre

  • Failure in rate-independent granular materials as a bifurcation toward a dynamic regime

    François Nicot;Luc Sibille;Félix Darve

  • Basic features of plastic strains: From micro-mechanics to incrementally nonlinear models

    François Nicot;Félix Darve

Frequent Co-Authors

Félix Darve
Félix Darve Grenoble Institute of Technology
Zhen-Yu Yin
Zhen-Yu Yin Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Pierre-Yves Hicher
Pierre-Yves Hicher École Centrale de Nantes
Farhang Radjai
Farhang Radjai University of Montpellier
Olivier Gagliardini
Olivier Gagliardini Grenoble Alpes University
Nicolas Eckert
Nicolas Eckert Grenoble Alpes University
Gilles Pialoux
Gilles Pialoux Tenon Hospital
Karine Lacombe
Karine Lacombe Hôpital Saint-Antoine
Isabelle Poizot-Martin
Isabelle Poizot-Martin Aix-Marseille University
Catherine Tamalet
Catherine Tamalet Aix-Marseille University

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