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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 125 328 295 8 7 639 54621
Medicine 125 3109 2899 84 77 644 54739

Hugues Duffau publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hugues Duffau between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hugues Duffau published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 23.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2017. 52 of the 702 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2017. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 32 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 32 publications 2013: 48 publications 2014: 40 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 50 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 31 publications
1996 2025

702 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hugues Duffau: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 2
1998 7
1999 5
2000 12
2001 8
2002 13
2003 11
2004 18
2005 12
2006 19
2007 17
2008 32
2009 25
2010 21
2011 31
2012 32
2013 48
2014 40
2015 32
2016 28
2017 50
2018 32
2019 30
2020 32
2021 37
2022 21
2023 34
2024 21
2025 31
Total 702
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Hugues Duffau publications per year - data summary

  • Hugues Duffau, a Neuroscience scholar from University of Montpellier, has 702 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 50 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1996, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 23.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 23.4 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 144 publications, 21% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 89 publications (8.9 per year); 2006-2015: 297 publications (29.7 per year); 2016-2025: 316 publications (31.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Hugues Duffau publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hugues Duffau sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 638–647 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 639 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11 639
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Hugues Duffau publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 38–47 to 887+ publications.
  • Hugues Duffau, a Neuroscience scholar from University of Montpellier, records 639 publications - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Hugues Duffau, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Hugues Duffau ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 98–107 publications, holding 539 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 76% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 248–257 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 887 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Hugues Duffau D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 124–125 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 125 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27 125
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Hugues Duffau D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 68 ranges running from 30–31 to 163+ D-Index.
  • Hugues Duffau, a Neuroscience scholar from University of Montpellier, records 125 D-Index - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Hugues Duffau, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Hugues Duffau ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 46–47 D-Index, holding 512 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 65% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 62–63 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in France Leader Award

Overview

Hugues Duffau is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Cognitive Neuroscience, Genetics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Epidemiology, and Neurology. Their research spans a variety of critical topics including Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Meningioma and Schwannoma Management, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism, Brain Metastases and Treatment, and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces.

Their publication record includes recent papers such as:

  • New Philosophy, Clinical Pearls, and Methods for Intraoperative Cognition Mapping and Monitoring "à la carte" in Brain Tumor Patients, 2020, Neurosurgery
  • Revisiting the Functional Anatomy of the Human Brain: Toward a Meta-Networking Theory of Cerebral Functions, 2020, Physiological Reviews
  • Functional maps of direct electrical stimulation-induced speech arrest and anomia: a multicentre retrospective study, 2021, Brain
  • Limitations of functional neuroimaging for patient selection and surgical planning in glioma surgery, 2020, Neurosurgical FOCUS
  • Effects of supra-total resection in neurocognitive and oncological outcome of high-grade gliomas comparing asleep and awake surgery, 2020, Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Frequent co-authors involved in their research include:

  • Guillaume Herbet
  • Sam Ng
  • Sylvie Moritz-Gasser
  • Anne-Laure Lemaitre
  • Valérie Rigau

The venues most commonly publishing their research are:

  • Journal of neurosurgery
  • Brain
  • Neurosurgery
  • Acta Neurochirurgica
  • Frontiers in Oncology

Best Publications

  • Meta-analyzing left hemisphere language areas: Phonology, semantics, and sentence processing

    Mathieu Vigneau;Virginie Beaucousin;Pierre-Yves Hervé;Hugues Duffau

  • Impact of Intraoperative Stimulation Brain Mapping on Glioma Surgery Outcome: A Meta-Analysis

    Philip C. De Witt Hamer;Santiago Gil Robles;Aeilko H. Zwinderman;Hugues Duffau

  • Contribution of intraoperative electrical stimulations in surgery of low grade gliomas: a comparative study between two series without (1985–96) and with (1996–2003) functional mapping in the same institution

    H. Duffau;M. Lopes;F. Arthuis;A. Bitar

  • Intraoperative mapping of the subcortical language pathways using direct stimulations. An anatomo-functional study.

    Hugues Duffau;Laurent Capelle;Nicole Sichez;Dominique Denvil

  • Direct Evidence for a Parietal-Frontal Pathway Subserving Spatial Awareness in Humans

    Michel Thiebaut de Schotten;Marika Urbanski;Hugues Duffau;Emmanuelle Volle

  • New insights into the anatomo-functional connectivity of the semantic system: a study using cortico-subcortical electrostimulations.

    Hugues Duffau;Peggy Gatignol;Emmanuel Mandonnet;Philippe Peruzzi

  • Usefulness of intraoperative electrical subcortical mapping during surgery for low-grade gliomas located within eloquent brain regions: functional results in a consecutive series of 103 patients.

    Hugues Duffau;Laurent Capelle;Dominique Denvil;Nicole Sichez

  • Lessons from brain mapping in surgery for low-grade glioma: insights into associations between tumour and brain plasticity

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  • Intraoperative subcortical stimulation mapping of language pathways in a consecutive series of 115 patients with Grade II glioma in the left dominant hemisphere.

    Hugues Duffau;S T Peggy Gatignol;Emmanuel Mandonnet;Laurent Capelle

  • Guidelines on management of low-grade gliomas: report of an EFNS–EANO* Task Force

    R Soffietti;B G Baumert;L Bello;A von Deimling

  • Contrasting acute and slow-growing lesions: a new door to brain plasticity

    Michel Desmurget;François Bonnetblanc;Hugues Duffau

  • Preferential brain locations of low-grade gliomas.

    Hugues Duffau M.D.;Laurent Capelle

  • Partial correlation for functional brain interactivity investigation in functional MRI.

    Guillaume Marrelec;Alexandre Krainik;Hugues Duffau;Hugues Duffau;Mélanie Pélégrini-Issac;Mélanie Pélégrini-Issac

  • Spontaneous and therapeutic prognostic factors in adult hemispheric World Health Organization Grade II gliomas: a series of 1097 cases: clinical article.

    Laurent Capelle;Denys Fontaine;Emmanuel Mandonnet;Luc Taillandier

  • Anatomic dissection of the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus revisited in the lights of brain stimulation data.

    Juan Martino;Christian Brogna;Santiago G. Robles;Francesco Vergani

  • Continuous growth of mean tumor diameter in a subset of grade II gliomas.

    Emmanuel Mandonnet;Jean Yves Delattre;Marie Laure Tanguy;Kristin R. Swanson

  • Awake surgery for WHO Grade II gliomas within "noneloquent" areas in the left dominant hemisphere: toward a "supratotal" resection. Clinical article.

    Yordanka N Yordanova;Sylvie Moritz-Gasser;Sylvie Moritz-Gasser;Hugues Duffau;Hugues Duffau

  • Stimulation mapping of white matter tracts to study brain functional connectivity

    Hugues Duffau

  • A re-examination of neural basis of language processing: Proposal of a dynamic hodotopical model from data provided by brain stimulation mapping during picture naming

    Hugues Duffau;Hugues Duffau;Sylvie Moritz-Gasser;Sylvie Moritz-Gasser;Emmanuel Mandonnet

  • Does the left inferior longitudinal fasciculus play a role in language? A brain stimulation study

    Emmanuel Mandonnet;Aurélien Nouet;Peggy Gatignol;Laurent Capelle

  • Brain plasticity: From pathophysiological mechanisms to therapeutic applications

    Hugues Duffau

  • Functional recovery after surgical resection of low grade gliomas in eloquent brain: hypothesis of brain compensation.

    H Duffau;L Capelle;D Denvil;N Sichez

Frequent Co-Authors

Guillaume Herbet
Guillaume Herbet University of Montpellier
Sylvie Moritz-Gasser
Sylvie Moritz-Gasser University of Montpellier
Stéphane Lehéricy
Stéphane Lehéricy Sorbonne University
Khê Hoang-Xuan
Khê Hoang-Xuan Université Paris Cité
Dominique Figarella-Branger
Dominique Figarella-Branger Aix-Marseille University
Habib Benali
Habib Benali Concordia University
Marc Sanson
Marc Sanson Sorbonne University
Nikos Paragios
Nikos Paragios CentraleSupélec
Michel Thiebaut de Schotten
Michel Thiebaut de Schotten University of Bordeaux
Philippe Coubes
Philippe Coubes University of Montpellier

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