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D-Index
57
Citations
7734
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11417
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439

René Fournet publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 136 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

René Fournet D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

René Fournet is affiliated with the University of Lorraine in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and chemical engineering. Their research spans various subfields including biomedical engineering, fluid flow and transfer processes, materials chemistry, organic chemistry, and computational mechanics.

Fournet's work addresses several key topics such as advanced combustion engine technologies, catalytic processes in materials science, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, free radicals and antioxidants, heat transfer and supercritical fluids, biodiesel production and applications, and chemical thermodynamics and molecular structure.

Notable recent papers by Fournet include:

  • Fast Pyrolysis of Hemicelluloses into Short-Chain Acids: An Investigation on Concerted Mechanisms (2020, Energy & Fuels)
  • An experimental and detailed kinetic modeling of the thermal oxidation stability of n-decane as a jet fuel surrogate component (2023, Fuel)
  • Experimental and kinetic modeling of the ignition delays of cyclohexane, cyclohexene, and cyclohexadienes: Effect of unsaturation (2020, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute)
  • Development of a Detailed Kinetic Model for the Oxidation of n-Butane in the Liquid Phase (2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B)
  • Theoretical study of the gas-phase thermal decomposition of urea (2020, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute)

Frequent coauthors in Fournet's research include Baptiste Sirjean, Pierre-Alexandre Glaude, Fabiola Citrangolo Destro, Ryma Benrabah, and Valérie Warth. These collaborations have supported publications across several prominent venues.

Frequent publication venues for Fournet's work include:

  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Fuel
  • Combustion and Flame
  • Energy & Fuels
  • Chemical Engineering Science

Best Publications

  • Progress toward a unified detailed kinetic model for the autoignition of alkanes from C4 to C10 between 600 and 1200 K

    Frédéric Buda;Roda Bounaceur;Valérie Warth;Pierre-Alexandre Glaude

  • Experimental and modeling study of the oxidation of toluene

    R. Bounaceur;I. Da Costa;R. Fournet;F. Billaud

  • Experimental and modeling investigation of the low-temperature oxidation of n-heptane

    Olivier Herbinet;Olivier Herbinet;Benoit Husson;Benoit Husson;Zeynep Serinyel;Zeynep Serinyel;Maximilien Cord;Maximilien Cord

  • Experimental Confirmation of the Low‐Temperature Oxidation Scheme of Alkanes

    Frédérique Battin-Leclerc;Olivier Herbinet;Pierre Alexandre Glaude;René Fournet

  • Thermal decomposition of n-dodecane: Experiments and kinetic modeling

    Olivier Herbinet;Paul-Marie Marquaire;Frédérique Battin-Leclerc;René Fournet

  • PROGRESS IN DETAILED KINETIC MODELING OF THE COMBUSTION OF OXYGENATED COMPONENTS OF BIOFUELS.

    Luc Sy Tran;Baptiste Sirjean;Pierre-Alexandre Glaude;René Fournet

  • Computer based generation of reaction mechanisms for gas-phase oxidation

    V Warth;F Battin-Leclerc;R Fournet;P.A Glaude

  • Experimental and modeling of oxidation of acetylene, propyne, allene and 1,3-butadiene

    R. Fournet;J. C. Bauge;F. Battin-Leclerc

  • An experimental and kinetic investigation of premixed furan/oxygen/argon flames.

    Zhenyu Tian;Tao Yuan;René Fournet;Pierre-Alexandre Glaude

  • Combustion chemistry and flame structure of furan group biofuels using molecular-beam mass spectrometry and gas chromatography - Part II: 2-Methylfuran.

    Luc-Sy Tran;Casimir Togbé;Dong Liu;Daniel Felsmann

  • Shock tube and chemical kinetic modeling study of the oxidation of 2,5-dimethylfuran.

    Baptiste Sirjean;René Fournet;Pierre-Alexandre Glaude;Frédérique Battin-Leclerc

  • Towards cleaner combustion engines through groundbreaking detailed chemical kinetic models

    Frédérique Battin-Leclerc;Edward Blurock;Roda Bounaceur;René Fournet

  • The autoignition of cyclopentane and cyclohexane in a shock tube

    B. Sirjean;F. Buda;H. Hakka;P.A. Glaude

  • Modeling of the oxidation of large alkenes at low temperature

    S. Touchard;R. Fournet;P.A. Glaude;V. Warth

  • Detailed product analysis during the low temperature oxidation of n-butane

    Olivier Herbinet;Frédérique Battin-Leclerc;Sarah Bax;Hervé Le Gall

  • Experimental and modelling investigation of the thermal decomposition of n-dodecane

    Kevin Dahm;P. S. Virk;R. Bounaceur;F. Battin-Leclerc

  • Adiabatic flame temperature from biofuels and fossil fuels and derived effect on NOx emissions

    Pierre-Alexandre Glaude;René Fournet;Roda Bounaceur;Michel Molière

  • Detailed kinetic study of the ring opening of cycloalkanes by CBS-QB3 calculations.

    Baptiste Sirjean;Pierre-Alexandre Glaude;M.F. Ruiz-Lopez;René Fournet

  • Experimental and modeling study of the oxidation of benzene

    I. Da Costa;R. Fournet;F. Billaud;F. Battin-Leclerc

  • Modeling of the oxidation of n-octane and n-decane using an automatic generation of mechanisms

    P. A. Glaude;V. Warth;R. Fournet;F. Battin‐Leclerc

  • Combustion chemistry and flame structure of furan group biofuels using molecular-beam mass spectrometry and gas chromatography - Part I: Furan.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre-Alexandre Glaude
Pierre-Alexandre Glaude University of Lorraine
Frédérique Battin-Leclerc
Frédérique Battin-Leclerc University of Lorraine
Olivier Herbinet
Olivier Herbinet University of Lorraine
Manuel F. Ruiz-López
Manuel F. Ruiz-López University of Lorraine
Fei Qi
Fei Qi Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Guillaume Dayma
Guillaume Dayma Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Philippe Dagaut
Philippe Dagaut Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Zhandong Wang
Zhandong Wang University of Science and Technology of China
Zhanjun Cheng
Zhanjun Cheng Tianjin University
William J. Pitz
William J. Pitz Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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