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Michaël Gillon

Michaël Gillon

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Physics
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
118
Citations
46219
World Ranking
885
National Ranking
4

Michaël Gillon 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 Michaël Gillon sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 792 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michaël Gillon 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 Michaël Gillon sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 118 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2017 - International Balzan Prize

Overview

Michaël Gillon is affiliated with the University of Liège in Belgium. Their research primarily falls within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a notable focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, and Computational Mechanics.

Their main topics of work cover a broad spectrum related to space sciences, including stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; astro and planetary science; astronomy and astrophysical research; astrophysics and star formation studies; astronomical observations and instrumentation; gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; and atmospheric ozone and climate.

The scientist has contributed extensively to various academic journals and venues. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astronomical Journal
  • UNC Libraries

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Refining the Transit-timing and Photometric Analysis of TRAPPIST-1: Masses, Radii, Densities, Dynamics, and Ephemerides" (2021), The Planetary Science Journal
  • "Six transiting planets and a chain of Laplace resonances in TOI-178" (2021), Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "No thick carbon dioxide atmosphere on the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c" (2023), Nature
  • "Vetting of 384 TESS Objects of Interest with TRICERATOPS and Statistical Validation of 12 Planet Candidates" (2020), The Astronomical Journal
  • "SPECULOOS: Ultracool dwarf transit survey" (2020), Astronomy and Astrophysics

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their work. Michaël Gillon has frequently co-authored with:

  • D. Queloz
  • Brice-Olivier Demory
  • R. Alonso
  • A. Collier Cameron
  • L. Delrez

Michaël Gillon is the recipient of the International Balzan Prize, awarded in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Seven temperate terrestrial planets around the nearby ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1

    Michaël Gillon;Amaury H. M. J. Triaud;Brice-Olivier Demory;Emmanuël Jehin

  • Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission VIII. CoRoT-7b: the first Super-Earth with measured radius

    A. Leger;D. Rouan;J. Schneider;P. Barge

  • Spin-orbit angle measurements for six southern transiting planets; New insights into the dynamical origins of hot Jupiters

    Amaury H.M.J. Triaud;Andrew Collier Cameron;Didier Queloz;David R. Anderson

  • Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission VIII. CoRoT-7b: the first Super-Earth with measured radius

    A. Léger;D. Rouan;J. Schneider;P. Barge

  • Temperate Earth-sized planets transiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star

    Michaël Gillon;Emmanuël Jehin;Susan M. Lederer;Laetitia Delrez

  • The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - XXXI. The M-dwarf sample

    Xavier Bonfils;X. Delfosse;Stéphane Udry;T. Forveille

  • The CoRoT-7 planetary system: two orbiting super-Earths

    D. Queloz;F. Bouchy;F. Bouchy;C. Moutou;A. Hatzes

  • Planets and stellar activity: hide and seek in the CoRoT-7 system

    R. D. Haywood;A. Collier Cameron;D. Queloz;S. C. C. Barros

  • Spin-orbit angle measurements for six southern transiting planets New insights into the dynamical origins of hot Jupiters

    A. H. M. J. Triaud;A. Collier Cameron;D. Queloz;D. R. Anderson

  • A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL

    Giovanna Tinetti;Pierre Drossart;Paul Eccleston;Paul Hartogh

  • WASP-1b and WASP-2b: Two new transiting exoplanets detected with SuperWASP and SOPHIE

    A. Collier Cameron;F. Bouchy;G. Hebrard;P. Maxted

  • The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets. X. A m sin i = 11 Mearth planet around the nearby spotted M dwarf GJ 674

    X. Bonfils;M. Mayor;X. Delfosse;T. Forveille

  • A ring system detected around the centaur (10199) chariklo

    F. Braga-Ribas;B. Sicardy;J. L. Ortiz;C. Snodgrass

  • Detection of transits of the nearby hot Neptune GJ 436 b

    Michaël Gillon;Michaël Gillon;F. Pont;B -O Demory;F. Mallmann

  • The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets. X. A m sin i = 11 M_â planet around the nearby spotted M dwarf GJ 674

    X. Bonfils;M. Mayor;X. Delfosse;T. Forveille

  • CHEOPS: A Transit Photometry Mission for ESA's Small Mission Programme

    C. Broeg;A. Fortier;D. Ehrenreich;Y. Alibert

  • Hubble Space Telescope Near-IR Transmission Spectroscopy of the Super-Earth HD 97658b

    Heather A. Knutson;Diana Dragomir;Diana Dragomir;Laura Kreidberg;Eliza M.-R. Kempton

  • CHEOPS: A transit photometry mission for ESA's small mission programme

    Ch H. Broeg;Ch H. Broeg;A. Fortier;A. Fortier;D. Ehrenreich;Yann Alibert;Yann Alibert

  • Inference of Inhomogeneous Clouds in an Exoplanet Atmosphere

    Brice Olivier Demory;Julien De Wit;Nikole Lewis;Jonathan Fortney

  • Planets and Stellar Activity: Hide and Seek in the CoRoT-7 system

    R. D. Haywood;A. C. Cameron;D. Queloz;S. C. C. Barros

Frequent Co-Authors

Emmanuel Jehin
Emmanuel Jehin University of Liège
Didier Queloz
Didier Queloz University of Cambridge
David R. Anderson
David R. Anderson Keele University
Stéphane Udry
Stéphane Udry University of Geneva
Coel Hellier
Coel Hellier Keele University
Francesco Pepe
Francesco Pepe University of Geneva
P. F. L. Maxted
P. F. L. Maxted Keele University
Don Pollacco
Don Pollacco University of Warwick
Barry Smalley
Barry Smalley Keele University
Damien Ségransan
Damien Ségransan University of Geneva

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