Élie Raphaël

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
149 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Élie Raphaël is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Materials Chemistry and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Élie Raphaël has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Computational Mechanics, 49 papers in Materials Chemistry and 35 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Élie Raphaël's work include Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films (45 papers), Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (29 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (26 papers). Élie Raphaël is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films (45 papers), Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (29 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (26 papers). Élie Raphaël collaborates with scholars based in France, Canada and Japan. Élie Raphaël's co-authors include Thomas Vilmin, P. G. de Gennes, Thomas Salez, Michael Benzaquen, Kari Dalnoki‐Veress, Pascale Fabre, M. Veyssié, Miguel Aubouy, C. Casagrande and Ashod Aradian and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Élie Raphaël

145 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Dewetting of thin polymer films

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Author						Papers	Cites
Élie Raphaël	2.2k	1.9k	1.3k	1.2k	791	149	5.5k
Pierre‐Gilles de Gennes	1.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	564 0.7×	57	5.1k
Dirk van den Ende	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	963 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	411 0.5×	125	5.4k
L. Léger	1.0k 0.5×	923 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	836 1.1×	73	4.6k
Chiara Neto	952 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	2.0k 1.5×	1.6k 1.3×	783 1.0×	108	4.7k
Ralf Seemann	1.8k 0.8×	2.5k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	2.6k 2.2×	537 0.7×	117	6.4k
Spiros H. Anastasiadis	3.2k 1.5×	587 0.3×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	570 0.7×	155	6.7k
Sandra M. Troian	1.1k 0.5×	2.8k 1.4×	1.4k 1.0×	2.1k 1.8×	387 0.5×	84	5.5k
Heng‐Kwong Tsao	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.4×	1.8k 1.5×	401 0.5×	293	5.8k
Yu‐Jane Sheng	1.8k 0.8×	748 0.4×	1.8k 1.4×	1.6k 1.3×	398 0.5×	270	5.3k
Uwe Thiele	1.8k 0.8×	3.5k 1.8×	1.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	548 0.7×	145	5.7k

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Tran, Yvette, Matthieu Labousse, Élie Raphaël, et al.. (2025). Swelling and Evaporation Determine Surface Morphology of Grafted Hydrogel Thin Films. Langmuir. 41(4). 2400–2410. 1 indexed citations

Démery, Vincent, et al.. (2025). Stationary and transient correlations in driven electrolytes. Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment. 2025(3). 33201–33201.

Armanini, Sophie F., et al.. (2024). Studies on V-Formation and Echelon Flight Utilizing Flapping-Wing Drones. Drones. 8(8). 395–395.

Raphaël, Élie, et al.. (2024). Directed droplet motion along thin fibers. PNAS Nexus. 3(3). pgae086–pgae086. 2 indexed citations

Salez, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Microscopic foundation of the μ(I) rheology for dense granular flows on inclined planes. Physical Review Research. 5(1). 4 indexed citations

Bertin, V., et al.. (2023). Mechanical response of a thick poroelastic gel in contactless colloidal-probe rheology. Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 479(2271). 6 indexed citations

Bertin, V., et al.. (2023). Nanoparticle Taylor Dispersion Near Charged Surfaces with an Open Boundary. Physical Review Letters. 130(3). 38201–38201. 8 indexed citations

Forrest, James A., et al.. (2023). On the bridge hypothesis in the glass transition of freestanding polymer films. The European Physical Journal E. 46(3). 8–8.

Salez, Thomas, et al.. (2020). Microscopic Picture of Erosion and Sedimentation Processes in Dense Granular Flows. Physical Review Letters. 125(20). 208002–208002. 5 indexed citations

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Salez, Thomas, et al.. (2017). Liquid Droplets Act as “Compass Needles” for the Stresses in a Deformable Membrane. Physical Review Letters. 118(19). 198002–198002. 16 indexed citations

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Salez, Thomas, Christophe Poulard, Jean‐Francis Bloch, et al.. (2016). Self-Amplification of Solid Friction in Interleaved Assemblies. Physical Review Letters. 116(1). 15502–15502. 23 indexed citations

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Salez, Thomas, et al.. (2016). Elastocapillary bending of microfibers around liquid droplets. Soft Matter. 13(4). 720–724. 25 indexed citations

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Benzaquen, Michael, Thomas Salez, Robert Peters, et al.. (2014). The Rayleigh-Plateau Instability on a Fiber Revisited - Influence of the Hydrodynamic Boundary Condition. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2014. 1 indexed citations

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Backholm, Matilda, Michael Benzaquen, Thomas Salez, Élie Raphaël, & Kari Dalnoki‐Veress. (2014). Capillary levelling of a cylindrical hole in a viscous film. Soft Matter. 10(15). 2550–2550. 31 indexed citations

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Ziebert, Falko, et al.. (2011). Interplay of internal stresses, electric stresses, and surface diffusion in polymer films. Physical Review E. 83(5). 51603–51603. 8 indexed citations

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Chepelianskii, A. D., Michael Schindler, Frédéric Chevy, & Élie Raphaël. (2010). Self-consistent theory of capillary-gravity-wave generation by small moving objects. Physical Review E. 81(1). 16306–16306. 8 indexed citations

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Golestanian, Ramin & Élie Raphaël. (2003). Roughening transition in a moving contact line. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 67(3). 31603–31603. 33 indexed citations

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Aradian, Ashod, Élie Raphaël, & Pierre‐Gilles de Gennes. (2002). Surface flows of granular materials: a short introduction to some recent models. Comptes Rendus Physique. 3(2). 187–196. 40 indexed citations

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Golestanian, Ramin & Élie Raphaël. (2001). Dissipation in dynamics of a moving contact line. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 64(3). 31601–31601. 28 indexed citations

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Raphaël, Élie, Cyprien Gay, & P. G. de Gennes. (1997). Progressive construction of an “Olympic” gel. Journal of Statistical Physics. 89(1-2). 111–118. 32 indexed citations

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