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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 129 583 560 18 16 529 62487

Thierry Contini publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thierry Contini between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thierry Contini published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 18 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2009. 19 of the 558 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2009. 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 35 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 34 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 43 publications 2010: 31 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 31 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 37 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 5 publications
1995 2025

558 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thierry Contini: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 3
1996 2
1997 5
1998 6
1999 7
2000 3
2001 4
2002 6
2003 10
2004 23
2005 35
2006 28
2007 34
2008 26
2009 43
2010 31
2011 19
2012 23
2013 22
2014 31
2015 27
2016 16
2017 37
2018 21
2019 23
2020 16
2021 14
2022 11
2023 13
2024 14
2025 5
Total 558
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Thierry Contini publications per year - data summary

  • Thierry Contini, a Physics scholar from Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology, has 558 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1995 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2009, with 43 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1996, with 2 publications.
  • The rate of publication averages 18.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 18.0 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 57 publications, 10% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1995-2005: 104 publications (9.5 per year); 2006-2016: 300 publications (27.3 per year); 2017-2025: 154 publications (17.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Thierry Contini 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 Thierry Contini 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, 523–542 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: 529 publications — 60th percentile

60% 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
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103 529
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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Thierry Contini publication distribution in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 70 ranges running from 103–122 to 1,469+ publications.
  • Thierry Contini, a Physics scholar from Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology, records 529 publications - the 60th percentile of the discipline.
  • 60% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than Thierry Contini, and about 40% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 463–482 publications range, and Thierry Contini ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 323–342 publications, holding 162 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 49% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 443–462 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Thierry Contini 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 Thierry Contini 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, 128–129 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: 129 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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
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 41 129
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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Thierry Contini D-index placement in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 59 ranges running from 70–71 to 185+ D-Index.
  • Thierry Contini, a Physics scholar from Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology, records 129 D-Index - the 85th percentile of the discipline.
  • 85% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than Thierry Contini, and about 15% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 96–97 D-Index range, and Thierry Contini ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 80–81 D-Index, holding 167 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 55% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 98–99 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 185 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Thierry Contini is affiliated with the Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology in France. Their research primarily falls within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, General Health Professions, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

Thierry Contini has contributed to numerous scholarly publications, including the following recent papers:

  • The MUSE Hubble Ultra Deep Field Survey, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The MUSE Hubble Ultra Deep Field surveys: Data release II, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The star formation burstiness and ionizing efficiency of low-mass galaxies, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The MUSE Extremely Deep Field: The cosmic web in emission at high redshift, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Possible signatures of a cold-flow disk from muse using a z ~ to 1 galaxy-quasar pair toward SDSS J1422-0001, 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Thierry Contini frequently collaborates with several scientists in related fields. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • N. Bouché
  • Johan Richard
  • Joop Schaye
  • Leindert Boogaard
  • Roland Bacon

The scientist's work appears in a range of publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Best Publications

  • Mass and environment as drivers of galaxy evolution in SDSS and zCOSMOS and the origin of the Schechter function

    Y. Peng;S. J. Lilly;K. Kovac;M. Bolzonella

  • Mass and environment as drivers of galaxy evolution in SDSS and zCOSMOS and the origin of the Schechter function

    Ying-jie Peng;Simon J. Lilly;Katarina Kovač;Micol Bolzonella

  • Accurate photometric redshifts for the CFHT Legacy Survey calibrated using the VIMOS VLT Deep Survey

    O. Ilbert;S. Arnouts;H.J. McCracken;M. Bolzonella

  • Accurate photometric redshifts for the CFHT legacy survey calibrated using the VIMOS VLT deep survey

    O. Ilbert;O. Ilbert;S. Arnouts;H. J. Mccracken;M. Bolzonella

  • zCOSMOS: A Large VLT/VIMOS redshift survey covering 0 < z < 3 in the COSMOS field

    S.J. Lilly;O. Le Fevre;A. Renzini;G. Zamorani

  • COSMOS Photometric Redshifts with 30-bands for 2-deg2

    O. Ilbert;P. Capak;M. Salvato;H. Aussel

  • zCOSMOS: A Large VLT/VIMOS Redshift Survey Covering 0 < z < 3 in the COSMOS Field*

    S. J. Lilly;O. Le Fèvre;A. Renzini;G. Zamorani

  • The VIMOS VLT Deep Survey - First epoch VVDS-Deep survey: 11564 spectra with 17.5<=IAB<=24, and the redshift distribution over 0< z <=5

    O. Le Fevre;G. Vettolani;B. Garilli;L. Tresse

  • The MUSE second-generation VLT instrument

    R. Bacon;M. Accardo;L. Adjali;H. Anwand

  • A test of the nature of cosmic acceleration using galaxy redshift distortions

    L. Guzzo;M. Pierleoni;B. Meneux;E. Branchini

  • Combined CO & Dust Scaling Relations of Depletion Time and Molecular Gas Fractions with Cosmic Time, Specific Star Formation Rate and Stellar Mass

    R. Genzel;L.J. Tacconi;D. Lutz;A. Saintonge

  • The zCOSMOS 10k-Bright Spectroscopic Sample

    Simon J. Lilly;Vincent Le Brun;Christian Maier;Vincenzo Mainieri

  • The VIMOS VLT deep survey. First epoch VVDS-deep survey: 11 564 spectra with 17.5 ≤ IAB ≤ 24, and the redshift distribution over 0 ≤ z ≤ 5

    O. Le Fèvre;G. Vettolani;B. Garilli;L. Tresse

  • PHIBSS: Unified Scaling Relations of Gas Depletion Time and Molecular Gas Fractions

    L. J. Tacconi;R. Genzel;A. Saintonge;F. Combes

  • COMBINED CO AND DUST SCALING RELATIONS OF DEPLETION TIME AND MOLECULAR GAS FRACTIONS WITH COSMIC TIME, SPECIFIC STAR-FORMATION RATE, AND STELLAR MASS

    R. Genzel;L. J. Tacconi;D. Lutz;A. Saintonge

  • zCOSMOS - 10k-bright spectroscopic sample. The bimodality in the Galaxy Stellar Mass Function: exploring its evolution with redshift

    L. Pozzetti;M. Bolzonella;E. Zucca;G. Zamorani

  • Improved constraints on the expansion rate of the Universe up to z ∼ 1.1 from the spectroscopic evolution of cosmic chronometers

    M. Moresco;A. Cimatti;R. Jimenez;L. Pozzetti

  • The Herschel* PEP/HerMES luminosity function - I. Probing the evolution of PACS selected Galaxies to z ≃ 4

    C. Gruppioni;F. Pozzi;G. Rodighiero;I. Delvecchio

  • The XMM-Newton Wide-Field Survey in the COSMOS field (XMM-COSMOS): demography and multiwavelength properties of obscured and unobscured luminous AGN

    M. Brusa;F. Civano;A. Comastri;T. Miyaji

  • The VIMOS VLT Deep Survey: Public release of 1599 redshifts to IAB<=24 across the Chandra Deep Field South

    O. Le Fevre;G. Vettolani;S. Paltani;L. Tresse

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Bardelli
S. Bardelli National Institute for Astrophysics
A. Iovino
A. Iovino National Institute for Astrophysics
Elena Zucca
Elena Zucca National Institute for Astrophysics
H. J. McCracken
H. J. McCracken Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
Lucia Pozzetti
Lucia Pozzetti National Institute for Astrophysics
A. Cappi
A. Cappi National Institute for Astrophysics
D. Maccagni
D. Maccagni National Institute for Astrophysics
Lidia Tasca
Lidia Tasca Aix-Marseille University
Christian Marinoni
Christian Marinoni Aix-Marseille University
Karina Caputi
Karina Caputi University of Groningen

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