Yann LeCun: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Yann LeCun's h-index is 172 (469 i10-index, 485,819+ total citations across 784+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of August 2026. Yann LeCun is affiliated with Executive Chairman AMI Labs & Jacob T Schwarz Professor, Courant Institute, New York University.
Yann LeCun is a researcher affiliated with Executive Chairman AMI Labs & Jacob T Schwarz Professor, Courant Institute, New York University, specializing in AI, machine learning, computer vision. Their work has been cited 485,819 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Yann LeCun's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 784 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 172
- i10-Index
- 469
- Total Citations
- 485,819
- Citing Countries
- 101
As of August 2026.
Yann LeCun has an h-index of 172 and 485,819 total citations across 784 publications, with research cited by institutions in 101 countries.
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Deep learning
2015115,491
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About Yann LeCun's research
Yann LeCun is a researcher in AI, machine learning and computer vision at Executive Chairman AMI Labs & Jacob T Schwarz Professor, Courant Institute, New York University. Their work has been cited 485,819 times across 784 publications (h-index 172), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Deep learning” (2015), has accumulated 115,491 citations. Other influential works include “Gradient-based learning applied to document recognition” (2002) with 86,349 citations and “Backpropagation Applied to Handwritten Zip Code Recognition” (1989) with 20,530 citations.
Citations of Yann LeCun's research come primarily from United States, China and United Kingdom, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
