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Ball (France)

In research, Ball (France) stands highest in Engineering (#4,857 of 9,532 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#13,194 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#12,053 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,592
of 22,385 · #14,174 all time
Rank in France
#267
of 517
Research works
681
▲ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.8k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Ball (France)

What is Ball (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
EngineeringField #4,857 of 9,532 7.9%168
Physical SciencesDomain #13,194 of 17,446 7.8%336
Social SciencesDomain #12,053 of 14,833 8.8%165

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ball (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 Ball (France) work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Ball (France) is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Medicine (11%), Social Sciences (11%).

Physical Sciences: 74 fractional works · 44.5% of its workEngineering: 31 fractional works · 18.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 8.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 42 fractional works · 25.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 11.5% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 5.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 15.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDrug Discovery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 14.9% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 11.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBall (France)167fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences25%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3118.5%
    2. Computer Science148.6%
    3. Environmental Science105.7%
    4. Materials Science63.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy63.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.0%
    7. Chemistry20.9%
    8. Energy10.6%
    9. Mathematics10.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Social Sciences1911.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities105.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting42.5%
    4. Psychology42.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.0%
    6. Decision Sciences21.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences159.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology84.5%
    3. Neuroscience21.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    1. Medicine1911.5%
    2. Health Professions52.8%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.94× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.24× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.55× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.98× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities1.98×10 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.94×15 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.55×6 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.51×1 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.27×3 works
  6. Engineering1.24×31 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.22×2 works
  8. Environmental Science1.16×10 works
  9. Computer Science1.10×14 works
  10. Materials Science1.09×6 works
  11. Health Professions1.06×5 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.92×3 works
  13. Social Sciences0.91×19 works
  14. Veterinary0.88×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×8 works
  16. Nursing0.78×1 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.76×4 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.72×0 works
  19. Energy0.70×1 works
  20. Psychology0.70×4 works
  21. Neuroscience0.61×2 works
  22. Medicine0.60×19 works
  23. Chemistry0.58×2 works
  24. Mathematics0.53×1 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.31×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.27×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ball (France)?

Ranked on the quality score, Paul D. Atcheson, H. W. C. Davis and Reuben Phillips lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ball (France).

  1. 1 Paul D. Atcheson France · #3,029,495 worldwide 976 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 H. W. C. Davis France · #3,307,977 worldwide 295 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Reuben Phillips France · #3,921,453 worldwide 36 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Brian Pieper France · #4,716,845 worldwide 90 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 G. Everard Hewson France · #4,882,308 worldwide 58 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Stephen Browning France · #5,331,701 worldwide 71 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Elisabeth Bäschlin France · #5,348,881 worldwide 11 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 R. Dissly France · #5,353,212 worldwide 1k citations · 89 works
  9. 9 Paul Kaptchen France · #5,379,597 worldwide 65 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 William D. Tandy France · #5,396,335 worldwide 119 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ball (France)

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

The most cited paper from Ball (France) is "The K2 Mission: Characterization and Early Results" (Steve B. Howell, Charlie Sobeck, Michael Haas et al., 2014), with 1,691 citations. Next come "The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope" (1,559) and "Deep Impact: Excavating Comet Tempel 1" (856).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The K2 Mission: Characterization and Early Results Steve B. Howell, Charlie Sobeck, Michael Haas et al. · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Open access Apr 2014 1,691
2 The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope J. R. Houck et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access Sep 2004 1,559
3 Deep Impact: Excavating Comet Tempel 1 Michael F. A’Hearn et al. · Science 9 Sep 2005 856
4 Particle identification by laser-induced incandescence in a solid-state laser cavity Michelle S. Stephens, Nelson Turner, Jon Sandberg · Applied Optics Jul 2003 483
5 The Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer for the solar and heliospheric observatory J. L. Kohl et al. · Solar Physics Open access Dec 1995 439
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ball (France)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Herbal Medicine, Wireless Sensor Networks, Climate Change, Environmental Monitoring, Deep Learning, Environmental Impact and Smart Farming.

▲ 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. Machine Learning10▲ 1.79×27 topics
  2. Deep Learning7▲ 1.17×17 topics
  3. Climate Change6▲ 1.39×29 topics
  4. Epidemiology6▼ 0.84×33 topics
  5. Sustainability5▲ 1.27×17 topics
  6. Environmental Impact5▲ 1.76×16 topics
  7. Herbal Medicine4▲ 7.9×4 topics
  8. Wireless Sensor Networks3▲ 4.6×7 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties3▲ 2.0×14 topics
  10. Environmental Monitoring3▲ 4.7×7 topics
  11. Ethics3▲ 3.5×9 topics
  12. Image Processing3▲ 4.0×3 topics
  13. History3▲ 2.4×7 topics
  14. Literature3▲ 3.1×5 topics
  15. Antioxidant3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  16. Social Impact3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  17. Ethical Considerations2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  18. Smart Farming2▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Internet of Things (IoT)2▲ 11×1 topic
  20. Market Structure2▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Plant Disease Detection2▲ 12×1 topic
  22. Professional Development2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  23. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  24. Economic Reforms2▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Health Research2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  26. India2▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Ocimum sanctum2▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Withania somnifera2▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Environmental Effects2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  30. Gender Bias2▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Thermal Analysis2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  32. Traditional Ecological Knowledge2▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Anthropocene2▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Ethnobotanical Survey2▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Phytochemical Constituents2▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Adverse Reactions1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Cancer Patients1▲ 20×2 topics
  38. CubeSat1▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Livestock Production1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  40. small satellite1▲ 46×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Smart Agriculture and AI, Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants, Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies and Spacecraft Design and Technology.

Smart Agriculture and AI2Smart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Medic…2Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants: 2 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 2 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Technology: 1 fractional worksComplementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 1 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 1 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 1 fractional worksEcocriticism and Environ…1Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature: 1 fractional worksBioinformatics and Genomic Networks: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceComplementary and alternative medicineAerospace EngineeringBusiness and International Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 1 works
  7. 7 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  9. 9 Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 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 available36.3%not open63.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.1%domestic only61.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ball (France) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00050% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Ball (France)0.00072% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ball (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.

still counting5%10%15%Ball (France)10.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.4% in 2019.

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