Scholarly Index
French Literature and Criticism
Lifetime World Top1000 Scholar ranking for French Literature and Criticism.
| World rank | Scholar | Impact score | Total citations | Total publications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Baguley | 99.13 | 11,501 | 288 |
| 2 | Jonathan Culler | 98.98 | 9,383 | 240 |
| 3 | Diana Knight | 98.82 | 2,287 | 94 |
| 4 | Michaël Tilby | 98.73 | 1,381 | 243 |
| 5 | John Lyons | 98.59 | 9,682 | 218 |
| 6 | Victor Brombert | 98.55 | 517 | 91 |
| 7 | François Rigolot | 98.41 | 683 | 135 |
| 8 | George Hoffmann | 98.16 | 2,269 | 142 |
| 9 | Jean Starobinski | 97.84 | 1,384 | 170 |
| 10 | Patrick ffrench | 97.76 | 389 | 119 |
| 11 | Richard L. Regosin | 97.55 | 99 | 20 |
| 12 | Henri Peyre | 97.47 | 610 | 216 |
| 13 | Naomi Schor | 97.45 | 1,246 | 58 |
| 14 | Robert Lethbridge | 97.42 | 360 | 221 |
| 15 | Antoine Compagnon | 97.29 | 447 | 168 |
| 16 | Leslie Hill | 97.27 | 611 | 119 |
| 17 | Julia Kristeva | 97.17 | 14,998 | 231 |
| 18 | Roland Barthes | 97.14 | 8,296 | 246 |
| 19 | Leo Bersani | 97.00 | 2,549 | 61 |
| 20 | Warren Motte | 96.97 | 744 | 261 |
| 21 | Gérard Defaux | 96.84 | 211 | 61 |
| 22 | Germaine Brée | 96.77 | 317 | 116 |
| 23 | Peter Brooks | 96.74 | 78,640 | 757 |
| 24 | Philippe Roger | 96.73 | 3,398 | 398 |
| 25 | Bernard Sève | 96.64 | 5,911 | 229 |
| 26 | Suzanne Guerlac | 96.58 | 496 | 51 |
| 27 | David Lewis Schaefer | 96.56 | 293 | 109 |
| 28 | Marion Schmid | 96.42 | 99 | 91 |
| 29 | Michael Fried | 96.14 | 2,743 | 116 |
| 30 | F. W. J. Hemmings | 96.13 | 102 | 196 |
| 31 | Barbara C. Bowen | 96.13 | 330 | 89 |
| 32 | Lisa Downing | 96.01 | 1,537 | 91 |
| 33 | Lionel Gossman | 95.98 | 1,526 | 111 |
| 34 | Allan H. Pasco | 95.88 | 138 | 68 |
| 35 | Floyd Gray | 95.86 | 636 | 168 |
| 36 | Lawrence D. Kritzman | 95.84 | 1,324 | 63 |
| 37 | Philippe Desan | 95.75 | 94 | 92 |
| 38 | Edward Hughes | 95.72 | 1,160 | 187 |
| 39 | Susan Harrow | 95.68 | 90 | 64 |
| 40 | S. John Holyoake | 95.64 | 161 | 13 |
| 41 | Louis Marín | 95.62 | 583 | 119 |
| 42 | Michaël Riffaterre | 95.39 | 952 | 65 |
| 43 | Penelope Deutscher | 95.34 | 643 | 118 |
| 44 | Carol Clark | 95.34 | 73 | 50 |
| 45 | R. A. SAYCE | 95.32 | 908 | 127 |
| 46 | Jean‐Luc Nancy | 95.20 | 1,990 | 379 |
| 47 | Denis Hollier | 95.20 | 949 | 61 |
| 48 | Donald Frame | 95.02 | 203 | 77 |
| 49 | David Bellos | 95.00 | 325 | 134 |
| 50 | Zahi Zalloua | 94.93 | 346 | 80 |