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Pierre-Alain Duc

Pierre-Alain Duc

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 90 2248 2139 92 90 441 27888

Pierre-Alain Duc publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pierre-Alain Duc between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pierre-Alain Duc published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 15.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2020. 39 of the 490 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2020. 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 11 publications
1994 2025

490 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pierre-Alain Duc: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 3
1995 0
1996 4
1997 8
1998 8
1999 5
2000 11
2001 13
2002 19
2003 11
2004 16
2005 3
2006 13
2007 15
2008 6
2009 7
2010 17
2011 25
2012 25
2013 28
2014 20
2015 31
2016 22
2017 28
2018 22
2019 19
2020 32
2021 19
2022 12
2023 9
2024 28
2025 11
Total 490
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Pierre-Alain Duc 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 Pierre-Alain Duc 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, 423–442 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: 441 publications — 46th percentile

46% 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
423–442 147 441
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
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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Pierre-Alain Duc 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 Pierre-Alain Duc 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, 90–91 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: 90 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 90
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
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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Overview

Pierre-Alain Duc is affiliated with the University of Strasbourg in France and has made contributions primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research encompasses several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, as well as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's work focuses on topics such as Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation; Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies; and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.

Frequent collaborators with whom Pierre-Alain Duc has co-authored multiple publications include Rubén Sánchez-Janssen, Jean-Charles Cuillandre, F. Marleau, Sungsoon Lim, and Patrick R. Durrell.

The researcher has published extensively in several venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in arXiv (Cornell University), followed by Astronomy and Astrophysics, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, The Astrophysical Journal, and Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology).

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • The Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey (NGVS). XIV. The Discovery of Low-mass Galaxies and a New Galaxy Catalog in the Core of the Virgo Cluster (2020, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • Census and classification of low-surface-brightness structures in nearby early-type galaxies from the MATLAS survey (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • Structure and morphology of the MATLAS dwarf galaxies and their central nuclei (2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • Ultra diffuse galaxies in the MATLAS low-to-moderate density fields (2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • Dwarf Galaxies in the MATLAS Survey: Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the Globular Cluster System in the Ultra-diffuse Galaxy MATLAS-2019 (2021, The Astrophysical Journal)

Best Publications

  • The ATLAS3D project – I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria

    Michele Cappellari;Eric Emsellem;Eric Emsellem;Eric Emsellem;Davor Krajnović;Richard M. Mcdermid

  • The ATLAS3D project – XX. Mass–size and mass–σ distributions of early-type galaxies: bulge fraction drives kinematics, mass-to-light ratio, molecular gas fraction and stellar initial mass function

    Michele Cappellari;Richard M. McDermid;Katherine Alatalo;Leo Blitz

  • Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series

    P. Serra;Raffaella Morganti;Thomas Oosterloo;K. Alatalo

  • Systematic variation of the stellar initial mass function in early-type galaxies

    Michele Cappellari;Richard M. McDermid;Katherine Alatalo;Leo Blitz

  • The ATLAS3D project XV: benchmark for early-type galaxies scaling relations from 260 dynamical models: mass-to-light ratio, dark matter, fundamental plane and mass plane

    Michele Cappellari;Nicholas Scott;Nicholas Scott;Katherine Alatalo;Leo Blitz

  • The Atlas3D project -- XIII. Mass and morphology of HI in early-type galaxies as a function of environment

    Paolo Serra;Tom Oosterloo;Raffaella Morganti;Katherine Alatalo

  • Discovery of an AGN-Driven Molecular Outflow in the Local Early-Type Galaxy NGC 1266

    Katherine Alatalo;Leo Blitz;Lisa M. Young;Timothy A. Davis

  • THE NEXT GENERATION VIRGO CLUSTER SURVEY (NGVS). I. INTRODUCTION TO THE SURVEY

    Laura Ferrarese;Patrick Côté;Jean-Charles Cuillandre;S. D. J. Gwyn

  • The ATLAS3D Project - XXX. Star formation histories and stellar population scaling relations of early-type galaxies

    Richard M. McDermid;Richard M. McDermid;Katherine Alatalo;Leo Blitz;Frédéric Bournaud

  • The ATLAS3D project - XIII. Mass and morphology of H I in early-type galaxies as a function of environment

    Paolo Serra;Tom Oosterloo;Tom Oosterloo;Raffaella Morganti;Raffaella Morganti;Katherine Alatalo

  • The Atlas3D project - X. On the origin of the molecular and ionised gas in early-type galaxies

    Timothy A. Davis;Katherine Alatalo;Marc Sarzi;Martin Bureau

  • Are the hosts of gamma-ray bursts sub-luminous and blue galaxies?

    E. Le Floc'h;P.-A. Duc;P.-A. Duc;I. F. Mirabel;D. B. Sanders

  • The ATLAS3D project - XXIX. The new look of early-type galaxies and surrounding fields disclosed by extremely deep optical images

    Pierre Alain Duc;Jean Charles Cuillandre;Jean Charles Cuillandre;Emin Karabal;Emin Karabal;Michele Cappellari

  • The ATLAS3D project - XXV. Two-dimensional kinematic analysis of simulated galaxies and the cosmological origin of fast and slow rotators

    Thorsten Naab;L. Oser;E. Emsellem;E. Emsellem;Michele Cappellari

  • Discovery of an active galactic nucleus driven molecular outflow in the local early-type galaxy NGC 1266

    K. Alatalo;L. Blitz;L. M. Young;L. M. Young;T. A. Davis

  • The ATLAS3D project - X. On the origin of the molecular and ionized gas in early-type galaxies

    Timothy A. Davis;Katherine Alatalo;Marc Sarzi;Martin Bureau

  • HYDRODYNAMICS OF HIGH-REDSHIFT GALAXY COLLISIONS: FROM GAS-RICH DISKS TO DISPERSION-DOMINATED MERGERS AND COMPACT SPHEROIDS

    Frédéric Bournaud;Damien Chapon;Romain Teyssier;Leila C. Powell

  • The XMM-LSS survey. Survey design and first results

    M. Pierre;I. Valtchanov;B. Altieri;S. Andreon

  • The XMM-LSS survey: the Class 1 cluster sample over the initial 5 square degrees and its cosmological modelling

    F. Pacaud;M. Pierre;C. Adami;B. Altieri

  • Formation of a tidal dwarf galaxy in the interacting system Arp 245 (NGC 2992/93)

    P.-A. Duc;P.-A. Duc;E. Brinks;V. Springel;V. Springel;B. Pichardo

Frequent Co-Authors

Frédéric Bournaud
Frédéric Bournaud University of Paris-Saclay
Simona Mei
Simona Mei Université Paris Cité
Tom Oosterloo
Tom Oosterloo Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
Richard M. McDermid
Richard M. McDermid Macquarie University
Raffaella Morganti
Raffaella Morganti Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
Eric Emsellem
Eric Emsellem European Southern Observatory
Martin Bureau
Martin Bureau University of Oxford
Michele Cappellari
Michele Cappellari University of Oxford
Sadegh Khochfar
Sadegh Khochfar University of Edinburgh
Laura Ferrarese
Laura Ferrarese National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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