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Arianespace (France)

In research, Arianespace (France) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,245 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,756 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering (Engineering is 3.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,014
of 22,385 · #14,877 all time
Rank in France
#434
of 517
Research works
399
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Arianespace (France)

What is Arianespace (France) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #8,245 of 17,446 5.2%291
EngineeringField #5,756 of 9,532 4.8%205

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arianespace (France) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Arianespace (France) work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Arianespace (France) is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (53%), Social Sciences (10%), Materials Science (6%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 55 fractional works · 72.6% of its workEngineering: 40 fractional works · 52.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 17 fractional works · 22.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 17.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKArianespace(France)76fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences73%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences18%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4052.8%
    2. Materials Science45.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy33.8%
    4. Computer Science22.9%
    5. Environmental Science22.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.5%
    7. Mathematics11.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering11.0%
    9. Chemistry00.6%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences79.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities34.1%
    3. Psychology11.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    5. Decision Sciences10.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    1. Medicine33.8%
    2. Health Professions33.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Arianespace (France) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 39.9 works3.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.87× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.52× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.63× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.71× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.52×40 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.87×1 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.71×3 works
  4. Materials Science1.63×4 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.43×3 works
  6. Health Professions1.39×3 works
  7. Mathematics1.22×1 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.95×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.80×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.77×7 works
  11. Environmental Science0.56×2 works
  12. Psychology0.50×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.39×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.38×2 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×1 works
  18. Medicine0.20×3 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×1 works
  20. Neuroscience0.17×0 works
  21. Energy0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Arianespace (France)?

Ranked on the quality score, Stany Gallier, Mathieu Plaud and Mickael Rivier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arianespace (France).

  1. 1 Stany Gallier France · #1,121,292 worldwide 1.7k citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Mathieu Plaud France · #2,707,185 worldwide 129 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Mickael Rivier France · #3,476,738 worldwide 96 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 P. Piau France · #4,617,381 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Alain Girard France · #4,665,492 worldwide 115 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Pascal Thévenet France · #4,706,600 worldwide 78 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Jean-François Clervoy France · #4,761,227 worldwide 134 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Maurice Dommanget France · #4,784,372 worldwide 128 citations · 87 works
  9. 9 Regis Lenormand France · #4,795,488 worldwide 95 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Christophe Chavagnac France · #4,810,421 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Arianespace (France)

What are the most cited papers from Arianespace (France)?

The most cited paper from Arianespace (France) is "Coherence estimation for SAR imagery" (R. Touzi, ALZENEIDE DA SILVA LOPES, Jérôme Bruniquel et al., 1999), with 729 citations. Next come "WINDII, the wind imaging interferometer on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite" (479) and "Global trends of local ecological knowledge and future implications" (422).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Coherence estimation for SAR imagery R. Touzi, ALZENEIDE DA SILVA LOPES, Jérôme Bruniquel et al. · IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 1999 729
2 WINDII, the wind imaging interferometer on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Gordon G. Shepherd et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 20 Jun 1993 479
3 Global trends of local ecological knowledge and future implications Shankar Aswani, Anne Lemahieu, WHH Sauer · PLoS ONE Open access 5 Apr 2018 422
4 The active space debris removal mission RemoveDebris. Part 2: In orbit operations Guglielmo S. Aglietti, Ben Taylor, Simon Fellowes et al. · Acta Astronautica 5 Sep 2019 189
5 Divanillin-Based Epoxy Precursors as DGEBA Substitutes for Biobased Epoxy Thermosets Etienne Savonnet, Étienne Grau, Stéphane Grelier et al. · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 28 Jun 2018 169
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Arianespace (France)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Combustion Instabilities, Hybrid Rocket Propulsion, Regression Rate Behavior, Thermal Decomposition, Thermal Analysis, CubeSat, small satellite and Ionic Liquids.

▲ 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 institution'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. Combustion Instabilities6▲ 140×2 topics
  2. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion6▲ 347×1 topic
  3. Regression Rate Behavior6▲ 347×1 topic
  4. Thermal Decomposition3▲ 98×2 topics
  5. CubeSat3▲ 219×1 topic
  6. Thermal Analysis3▲ 32×2 topics
  7. small satellite3▲ 219×1 topic
  8. Ionic Liquids3▲ 14×2 topics
  9. Energetic Salts3▲ 153×1 topic
  10. ReaxFF3▲ 153×1 topic
  11. Cryogenic Storage2▲ 115×1 topic
  12. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)2▲ 115×1 topic
  13. Thermodynamic Modeling2▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Community Engagement2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  15. Heat Transfer2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  16. Local Development2▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Territorial Governance2▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Public Policy2▲ 4.6×2 topics
  20. Social Justice2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  21. Kinetic Theory2▲ 46×2 topics
  22. Simulation2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  23. Porous Media2▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  25. Multiphase Flow1▲ 22×4 topics
  26. Numerical Simulation1▲ 6.3×7 topics
  27. On-Orbit Servicing1▲ 79×1 topic
  28. Space Debris1▲ 79×1 topic
  29. Chemical Kinetics1▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Actuators1▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Citizen Participation1▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Environmental Participation1▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Gender Studies1▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Surface Tension1▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Boltzmann Equation1▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Ecology1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  37. Extravehicular Activity1▲ 160×1 topic
  38. Healthcare Legislation1▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Patient Rights1▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Rarefied Flows1▲ 66×1 topic

Which research topics does Arianespace (France) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Rocket and propulsion systems research, Spacecraft Design and Technology, Energetic Materials and Combustion and Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies.

Rocket and propulsion sy…6Rocket and propulsion systems research: 6 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Technology: 3 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and Combustion: 3 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 2 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …1French Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  4. 4 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Arianespace (France)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Arianespace (France) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Arianespace (France)0.00018% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Arianespace (France) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2024Arianespace (France)6.2% in 202420102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.3% in 2020.

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