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Hans J. Herrmann

Hans J. Herrmann

ESPCI Paris
France

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Engineering and Technology
Switzerland
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 112 1108 1046 41 39 818 40268

Hans J. Herrmann publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hans J. Herrmann between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hans J. Herrmann published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 21.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2006. 16 of the 1,008 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2006. 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 12 publications 1985: 12 publications 1986: 13 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 15 publications 1990: 15 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 21 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 21 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 25 publications 1999: 21 publications 2000: 22 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 48 publications 2006: 51 publications 2007: 41 publications 2008: 42 publications 2009: 37 publications 2010: 37 publications 2011: 42 publications 2012: 46 publications 2013: 45 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 43 publications 2016: 34 publications 2017: 37 publications 2018: 40 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 7 publications
1979 2025

1,008 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hans J. Herrmann: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 2
1980 0
1981 3
1982 3
1983 5
1984 12
1985 12
1986 13
1987 9
1988 8
1989 15
1990 15
1991 9
1992 12
1993 21
1994 10
1995 21
1996 17
1997 10
1998 25
1999 21
2000 22
2001 16
2002 18
2003 20
2004 21
2005 48
2006 51
2007 41
2008 42
2009 37
2010 37
2011 42
2012 46
2013 45
2014 30
2015 43
2016 34
2017 37
2018 40
2019 25
2020 19
2021 20
2022 9
2023 6
2024 9
2025 7
Total 1,008
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Hans J. Herrmann publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hans J. Herrmann sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 803–822 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 818 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34 818
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Hans J. Herrmann D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hans J. Herrmann sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 112–113 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78 112
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering the use of Cherenkov radiation techniques for high energy gamma spectroscopy applications at the National Ignition and Omega Laser Facility
  • 2018 - Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, American Physical Society
  • 2006 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his novel contributions to significant problems in computational physics including fracture, packings, percolation, granular flow, dunes and irreversible growth
  • 1986 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Hans J. Herrmann is affiliated with ESPCI Paris in France and works primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans multiple subfields including Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Cognitive Neuroscience, Condensed Matter Physics, Earth-Surface Processes, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's scholarly work encompasses a range of topics such as Neural dynamics and brain function, Theoretical and Computational Physics, Aeolian processes and effects, Complex Network Analysis Techniques, stochastic dynamics and bifurcation, Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics, and Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence.

Herrmann's recent papers include the following:

  • Study of Aerodynamic Grain Entrainment in Aeolian Transport, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • A single touch can provide sufficient mechanical stimulation to trigger Venus flytrap closure, 2020, PLoS Biology
  • Long-range temporal correlations in the broadband resting state activity of the human brain revealed by neuronal avalanches, 2021, Neurocomputing
  • Beyond pulsed inhibition: Alpha oscillations modulate attenuation and amplification of neural activity in the awake resting state, 2023, Cell Reports
  • On the scaling of avalanche shape and activity power spectrum in neuronal networks, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent co-authors of Herrmann include:

  • José S. Andrade
  • L. de Arcangelis
  • André A. Moreira
  • Ning Huang
  • Jan T. Burri

The scientist has contributed regularly to publication venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical review. E
  • Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Herrmann has also authored a book titled Computational Statistical Physics, published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.

Among notable recognitions, Herrmann has been named Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2006 and again in 2019, with citations highlighting contributions to computational physics, including research on fracture, packings, percolation, granular flow, dunes, and irreversible growth, as well as pioneering applications of Cherenkov radiation techniques in high energy gamma spectroscopy at major laser facilities.

Other distinctions include the Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics awarded by the American Physical Society in 2018 and being named Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1986.

Best Publications

  • Statistical Models for the Fracture of Disordered Media

    Hans J. Herrmann;Stéphane Roux

  • Mitigation of malicious attacks on networks

    Christian M. Schneider;André A. Moreira;José S. Andrade;Shlomo Havlin

  • Apollonian networks: simultaneously scale-free, small world, euclidean, space filling, and with matching graphs.

    José S. Andrade;Hans J. Herrmann;Roberto F. S. Andrade;Luciano R. da Silva

  • Fracture of disordered, elastic lattices in two dimensions.

    Hans J. Herrmann;Alex Hansen;Stephane Roux

  • A random fuse model for breaking processes

    L. de Arcangelis;S. Redner;H.J. Herrmann

  • Modeling granular media on the computer

    H. J. Herrmann;S. Luding

  • Geometrical cluster growth models and kinetic gelation

    H.J. Herrmann

  • Convection cells in vibrating granular media

    J. A. C. Gallas;H. J. Herrmann;S. Sokołowski

  • Continuum saltation model for sand dunes.

    Gerd Sauermann;Gerd Sauermann;Klaus Kroy;Hans J. Herrmann;Hans J. Herrmann

  • Backbone and elastic backbone of percolation clusters obtained by the new method of 'burning'

    H J Herrmann;D C Hong;H E Stanley

  • Physics of dry granular media

    Hans J. Herrmann;J.-P Hovi;S. Luding

  • Discrete element simulations of dense packings and heaps made of spherical and non-spherical particles

    H.G. Matuttis;S. Luding;H.J. Herrmann

  • Traffic and granular flow '99 : social, traffic, and granular dynamics

    Granular Flow;Dirk Helbing;Hans J. Herrmann

  • Granular and Traffic Flow ’99: Social, Traffic, and Granular Dynamics

    Dirk Helbing;Hans J. Herrmann;Michael Schreckenberg;Dietrich E. Wolf

  • Cycles and clustering in bipartite networks.

    Pedro G. Lind;Marta C. González;Hans J. Herrmann;Hans J. Herrmann

  • Self-organized criticality model for brain plasticity

    Lucilla de Arcangelis;Carla Perrone-Capano;Hans J. Herrmann

  • Microscopic mechanism for shear thickening of non-Brownian suspensions.

    Nicolas Fernandez;Roman Mani;David Rinaldi;Dirk Kadau

  • Minimal model for sand dunes.

    Klaus Kroy;Gerd Sauermann;Hans J. Herrmann

  • Superconductivity exponents in two- and three-dimensional percolation

    H. J. Herrmann;B. Derrida;J. Vannimenus

  • Electrical breakdown in a fuse network with random, continuously distributed breaking strengths.

    B. Kahng;G. G. Batrouni;S. Redner;L. de Arcangelis

Frequent Co-Authors

Sauro Succi
Sauro Succi Italian Institute of Technology
Stefan Luding
Stefan Luding University of Twente
Stéphane Roux
Stéphane Roux École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay
Troy Shinbrot
Troy Shinbrot Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Haim Tsoar
Haim Tsoar Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Vittorio Loreto
Vittorio Loreto Sapienza University of Rome
Marta C. González
Marta C. González University of California, Berkeley
Shlomo Havlin
Shlomo Havlin Bar-Ilan University
H. E. Stanley
H. E. Stanley Boston University
Alex Hansen
Alex Hansen Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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