Cédric Villani(1973)
MathematicsCédric Patrice Thierry Villani is a French mathematician and politician working primarily on partial differential equations, Riemannian geometry and mathematical physics. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010, and he was the director of Sorbonne University's Institut Henri Poincaré from 2009 to 2017. As of September 2025, he is a professor at the École normale supérieure de Rennes.
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22,379
Citations
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i10-index
100.8
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Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#3
Mathematics in the Society
Proceedings of the 14th International Congress on Mathematical Education(2024)
13
citations
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On the monotonicity of the Fisher information for the Boltzmann equation
Inventiones Mathematicae(2024)
18
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Upper Maxwellian Bounds for the Spatially Homogeneous Boltzmann Equation
Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis(2007)
104
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Homogeneous Cooling States¶are not always¶Good Approximations to Granular Flows
Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis(2002)
22
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ENTROPIC METHODS FOR THE STUDY OF THE LONG TIME BEHAVIOR OF KINETIC EQUATIONS
Transport Theory and Statistical Physics(2001)
15
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Recent Publications
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Cities at the heart of climate emergency
Comptes rendus Geoscience2025
0citations
Mathematics in the Society
Proceedings of the 14th International Congress on Mathematical Education2024
13citations
On the monotonicity of the Fisher information for the Boltzmann equation
Inventiones Mathematicae2024
18citations
Upper Maxwellian Bounds for the Spatially Homogeneous Boltzmann Equation
Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis2007
104citations
Homogeneous Cooling States¶are not always¶Good Approximations to Granular Flows
Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis2002
22citations
ENTROPIC METHODS FOR THE STUDY OF THE LONG TIME BEHAVIOR OF KINETIC EQUATIONS
Transport Theory and Statistical Physics2001
15citations
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
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Shared the same award in the same year
Education
École Normale Supérieure
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Paris Dauphine University(doctorate)
Doctoral Advisors
Career Timeline
University of Lyon?–present
Claude Bernard University Lyon 1?–present
Positions & Roles
directormember of the French National Assembly
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
WW
Wendelin Werner
Fields Medal (2006)
JY
Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
Fields Medal (1994)
GF
Gerd Faltings
Abel Prize (2026)
SY
Shing-Tung Yau
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2023)
VD
Vladimir Drinfeld
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2023)
Maryna Viazovska
Fields Medal (2022)
June Huh
Fields Medal (2022)
James Maynard
Fields Medal (2022)
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