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Research in Vaulx-en-Velin

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Vaulx-en-Velin, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.5k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
14.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Vaulx-en-Velin

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Which research institutions are in Vaulx-en-Velin?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'ÉtatUniversity 1,489 #8,751
2EDAP TMS (France)Company 9 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Vaulx-en-Velin work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research in Vaulx-en-Velin is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (33%), Social Sciences (19%), Environmental Science (18%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 168 fractional works · 60.3% of its workEngineering: 92 fractional works · 32.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 20 fractional works · 7.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 15 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 50 fractional works · 17.8% of its workEcology: 12 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPollution: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 73 fractional works · 26.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 53 fractional works · 19.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 23 fractional works · 8.2% of its workTransportation: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 8.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKVaulx-en-Velin279fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences60%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences26%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering9232.8%
    2. Environmental Science5017.8%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences103.5%
    4. Computer Science62.2%
    5. Materials Science41.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy41.4%
    7. Chemistry10.5%
    8. Energy10.4%
    9. Mathematics10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences5319.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities82.9%
    3. Psychology51.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting31.1%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences124.1%
    2. Neuroscience72.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Health Professions72.5%
    2. Medicine72.4%
    3. Veterinary00.0%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Vaulx-en-Velin?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Public Policy, Social Justice and Citizen Participation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change21▲ 2.7×58 topics
  2. Environmental Impact18▲ 3.9×32 topics
  3. Community Engagement14▲ 16×5 topics
  4. Local Development14▲ 48×2 topics
  5. Territorial Governance14▲ 43×2 topics
  6. Public Policy12▲ 9.2×5 topics
  7. Sustainability12▲ 1.72×37 topics
  8. Sustainable Development11▲ 2.5×12 topics
  9. Social Justice11▲ 6.5×5 topics
  10. Citizen Participation10▲ 31×2 topics
  11. Environmental Participation10▲ 50×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation10▲ 50×1 topic
  13. Energy Efficiency8▲ 3.0×11 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties8▲ 2.8×19 topics
  15. Recycling8▲ 7.1×5 topics
  16. Pollution7▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Waste Management7▲ 6.6×5 topics
  18. Environmental Impacts7▲ 9.3×7 topics
  19. Marine Environment7▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Thermal Comfort7▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Water Quality6▲ 5.8×10 topics
  22. Climate Change Impact6▲ 10.0×3 topics
  23. Health Effects6▲ 3.8×13 topics
  24. Vibration Control6▲ 36×3 topics
  25. Wave Propagation6▲ 20×4 topics
  26. Microplastics6▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Terrestrial Ecosystems6▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Model Predictive Control6▲ 7.7×4 topics
  29. Social Innovation5▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Acoustic Metamaterials5▲ 50×1 topic
  31. Phononic Crystals5▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Building Energy Consumption5▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Energy Simulation5▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Gender Studies5▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Sustainable Buildings5▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Transportation4▲ 8.9×2 topics
  37. Travel Behavior4▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Institutionalization4▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Urban Design4▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Health Impact Assessment4▲ 19×2 topics

What research is done in Vaulx-en-Velin?

French Urban and Social …10French Urban and Social Studies: 10 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 6 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 5 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 4 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 4 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…4Urban Transport and Accessibility: 4 fractional worksTransportation Planning and Optimization: 4 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 3 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…3Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePollutionBiomedical EngineeringBuilding and Construction4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  2. 2 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 6 works
  3. 3 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 4 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 4 works
  6. 6 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 4 works
  8. 8 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 4 works
  9. 9 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 3 works
  10. 10 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Vaulx-en-Velin19.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 31.8% in 2012.

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