François Rault

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 934 citations indexed

About

François Rault is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, François Rault has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 934 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 22 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 12 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in François Rault's work include Flame retardant materials and properties (13 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (12 papers) and Antenna Design and Analysis (9 papers). François Rault is often cited by papers focused on Flame retardant materials and properties (13 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (12 papers) and Antenna Design and Analysis (9 papers). François Rault collaborates with scholars based in France, China and Italy. François Rault's co-authors include Fabien Salaün, Elham Mohsenzadeh, Zhongchen He, Stéphane Giraud, Maryline Lewandowski, Aurélie Cayla, Éric Devaux, Cédric Cochrane, Christine Campagne and Vanessa Fierro and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

François Rault

38 papers receiving 911 citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Electrospun PVDF Nanofibers for Piezoelectric Applications: A Review of the Influence of Electrospinning Parameters on the β Phase and Crystallinity Enhancement
    2021 277 citations Zhongchen He, François Rault et al. Polymers profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
François Rault 575 539 301 128 126 42 934
Tingjie Chen 413 0.7× 306 0.6× 161 0.5× 159 1.2× 89 0.7× 46 1.0k
Zhenlin Jiang 316 0.5× 276 0.5× 168 0.6× 77 0.6× 127 1.0× 51 700
Jin Kuk Kim 361 0.6× 1.3k 2.4× 346 1.1× 139 1.1× 250 2.0× 80 1.7k
Jung Il Song 213 0.4× 484 0.9× 275 0.9× 127 1.0× 154 1.2× 64 894
Rangtong Liu 252 0.4× 295 0.5× 211 0.7× 71 0.6× 60 0.5× 45 606
Yucai Shen 229 0.4× 370 0.7× 115 0.4× 46 0.4× 85 0.7× 36 614
Pui Fai Ng 362 0.6× 229 0.4× 225 0.7× 150 1.2× 145 1.2× 21 823
Muhammad Zahid 402 0.7× 260 0.5× 129 0.4× 121 0.9× 95 0.8× 24 840
Hualing He 681 1.2× 813 1.5× 165 0.5× 172 1.3× 125 1.0× 43 1.6k
Yanjuan Dong 337 0.6× 221 0.4× 193 0.6× 105 0.8× 76 0.6× 33 601

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Fields of papers citing papers by François Rault

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François Rault

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of François Rault. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of François Rault based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with François Rault. François Rault is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rault, François, et al.. (2025). A breathable piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun nanofiber membrane obtained through controlling solution parameters. Journal of the Textile Institute. 117(2). 268–280.
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Hembram, K., et al.. (2025). ZnO@C/PVDF Electrospun Membrane as a Piezoelectric Nanogenerator for Wearable Applications. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 129(12). 5808–5820. 11 indexed citations
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Rault, François, et al.. (2023). Textile dual-band NFC-A4WP (13.56–6.78 MHz) combiner for wireless energy and data transmission for connected clothing. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 5613–5613. 6 indexed citations
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Chapron, D., François Rault, Cédric Cochrane, et al.. (2021). In‐situ Raman monitoring of the poly(vinylidene fluoride) crystalline structure during a melt‐spinning process. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 52(5). 1073–1079. 19 indexed citations
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Rault, François, et al.. (2021). Electronic-components less fully textile multiple resonant combiners for body-centric near field communication. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 2159–2159. 18 indexed citations
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He, Zhongchen, François Rault, Maryline Lewandowski, Elham Mohsenzadeh, & Fabien Salaün. (2021). Electrospun PVDF Nanofibers for Piezoelectric Applications: A Review of the Influence of Electrospinning Parameters on the β Phase and Crystallinity Enhancement. Polymers. 13(2). 174–174. 277 indexed citations breakdown →
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İşmar, Ezgi, et al.. (2020). Towards Embroidered Circuit Board From Conductive Yarns for E-Textiles. IEEE Access. 8. 155329–155336. 35 indexed citations
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Rault, François, et al.. (2020). Textile NFC antenna for power and data transmission across clothes. Smart Materials and Structures. 29(8). 85017–85017. 15 indexed citations
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Rault, François, et al.. (2020). Analysis of the power transfer and electrical performances of an embroidered textile loop antenna for near field communication (NFC) application. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 827(1). 12030–12030. 2 indexed citations
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Cayla, Aurélie, et al.. (2019). Valorization of Industrial Lignin as Biobased Carbon Source in Fire Retardant System for Polyamide 11 Blends. Polymers. 11(1). 180–180. 21 indexed citations
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Malucelli, Giulio, Aurélie Cayla, François Rault, et al.. (2018). Fire retardant action of zinc phosphinate and polyamide 11 blend containing lignin as a carbon source. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 153. 63–74. 28 indexed citations
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Cayla, Aurélie, François Rault, Stéphane Giraud, et al.. (2017). Thermal Stability and Fire Retardant Properties of Polyamide 11 Microcomposites Containing Different Lignins. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 56(46). 13704–13714. 35 indexed citations
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Cochrane, Cédric, Ludovic Burgnies, François Rault, et al.. (2017). Woven metamaterials with an electromagnetic phase-advance for selective shielding. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 254. 32004–32004.
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Cayla, Aurélie, François Rault, Stéphane Giraud, et al.. (2016). PLA with Intumescent System Containing Lignin and Ammonium Polyphosphate for Flame Retardant Textile. Polymers. 8(9). 331–331. 110 indexed citations
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Cayla, Aurélie, et al.. (2016). Influence of Rheological and Thermal Properties of Polymers During Melt Spinning on Bicomponent Fiber Morphology. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 25(8). 3296–3302. 20 indexed citations
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Salaün, Fabien, et al.. (2012). Thermo‐physical properties of polypropylene fibers containing a microencapsulated flame retardant. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 24(2). 236–248. 14 indexed citations
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Orozco, Víctor H., et al.. (2010). Influence of fiber-like nanofillers on the rheological, mechanical, thermal and fire properties of polypropylene: An application to multifilament yarn. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 41(12). 1797–1806. 34 indexed citations

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