2026 Jacques Prost: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	76	3298	3135	135	132	194	26299

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

3298

3135

135

132

194

26299

Jacques Prost 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 Jacques Prost sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 194 publications — 3rd percentile

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

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

Jacques Prost 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 Jacques Prost sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jacques Prost is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. The research work spans multiple interdisciplinary fields, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Physics and Astronomy, and Engineering. Subfields include Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Micro and Nano Robotics
Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
Advanced Materials and Mechanics
Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
3D Printing in Biomedical Research

Jacques Prost's publication record includes frequent contributions to the following venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Physics
Physical Review Letters
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Jacques Prost include:

"Liquid Phase Separation Controlled by pH," 2020, Biophysical Journal
"Mechanical stress driven by rigidity sensing governs epithelial stability," 2022, Nature Physics
"Alcanivorax borkumensis biofilms enhance oil degradation by interfacial tubulation," 2023, Science
"The emergence of spontaneous coordinated epithelial rotation on cylindrical curved surfaces," 2022, Science Advances
"Active Nematic Flows over Curved Surfaces," 2022, Physical Review Letters

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

Shao-Zhen Lin
Jean-François Rupprecht
Frank Jülicher
Benoît Ladoux
Ivan Yow

Best Publications

Hydrodynamics of soft active matter

M. C. Marchetti;J. F. Joanny;J. F. Joanny;S. Ramaswamy;S. Ramaswamy;Tanniemola B Liverpool

4447
Citations
Modeling molecular motors

Frank Jülicher;Armand Ajdari;Jacques Prost

2250
Citations
Directional motion of brownian particles induced by a periodic asymmetric potential

J Rousselet;L Salome;A Ajdari;J Prost

852
Citations
Active gel physics

J. Prost;J. Prost;F. Jülicher;J. F. Joanny;J. F. Joanny

773
Citations
Asters, vortices, and rotating spirals in active gels of polar filaments.

K. Kruse;J. F. Joanny;F. Jülicher;J. Prost

644
Citations
Generic theory of active polar gels: a paradigm for cytoskeletal dynamics

K. Kruse;J. F. Joanny;F. Jülicher;J. Prost

624
Citations
Asymmetric pumping of particles.

Jacques Prost;Jacques Prost;Jean-François Chauwin;Jean-François Chauwin;Luca Peliti;Luca Peliti;Armand Ajdari;Armand Ajdari

603
Citations
Active behavior of the Cytoskeleton

F. Jülicher;K. Kruse;J. Prost;J.F. Joanny

530
Citations
Auditory sensitivity provided by self-tuned critical oscillations of hair cells

Sébastien Camalet;Thomas Duke;Frank Jülicher;Jacques Prost

486
Citations
Spontaneous flow transition in active polar gels

R. Voituriez;J. F. Joanny;J. Prost

423
Citations
Cooperative molecular motors.

Frank Jülicher;Frank Jülicher;Jacques Prost;Jacques Prost;Jacques Prost

423
Citations
Mouvement induit par un potentiel périodique de basse symétrie : diélectrophorèse pulsée

A. Ajdari;J. Prost

337
Citations
Energy transduction of isothermal ratchets: generic aspects and specific examples close to and far from equilibrium.

Andrea Parmeggiani;Andrea Parmeggiani;Frank Jülicher;Frank Jülicher;Armand Ajdari;Armand Ajdari;Jacques Prost;Jacques Prost

327
Citations
Intrinsic bending force in anisotropic membranes made of chiral molecules.

Wolfgang Helfrich;Jacques Prost

321
Citations
Refined contour analysis of giant unilamellar vesicles.

J. Pécréaux;H.-G. Döbereiner;J. Prost;J.-F. Joanny

316
Citations
Generalized fluctuation-dissipation theorem for steady-state systems.

J. Prost;J.-F. Joanny;J. M. R. Parrondo

305
Citations
Self-Organized Beating and Swimming of Internally Driven Filaments

Sébastien Camalet;Frank Jülicher;Jacques Prost

288
Citations
An Elastic Analysis of Listeria monocytogenes Propulsion

Fabien Gerbal;Paul Chaikin;Yitzhak Rabin;Jacques Prost

283
Citations
Spontaneous Oscillations of Collective Molecular Motors

Frank Jülicher;Jacques Prost

270
Citations
Nonequilibrium Fluctuations, Traveling Waves, and Instabilities in Active Membranes

Sriram Ramaswamy;John Toner;Jacques Prost

263
Citations