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CEA Marcoule

In research, CEA Marcoule stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,236 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Materials Science — Chemistry is 11.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,869
of 28,054 · #5,788 all time
Rank in France
#587
of 1,422
Research works
1.2k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is CEA Marcoule known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,236 of 12,888 5.2%105 #3440

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where CEA Marcoule 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does CEA Marcoule specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Chemistry takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ChemistryField · 21.2 works12×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 24.6 works11×
  3. Materials ScienceField · 32.4 works8.2×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.65× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 11.89× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.77× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.66× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.16× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.07× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 11.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at CEA Marcoule?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Actinides, Adsorption, Bioremediation, Extraction, Lanthanides, Coordination Chemistry, Sorption and Uranium.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Actinides18▲ 304×2 topics
  2. Adsorption17▲ 72×5 topics
  3. Bioremediation15▲ 107×3 topics
  4. Extraction14▲ 93×3 topics
  5. Lanthanides14▲ 270×2 topics
  6. Coordination Chemistry13▲ 182×2 topics
  7. Sorption13▲ 243×1 topic
  8. Uranium13▲ 334×1 topic
  9. Environmental Impact7▲ 3.5×13 topics
  10. Catalysis6▲ 8.6×18 topics
  11. Oxidation Resistance6▲ 50×2 topics
  12. Nanomaterials6▲ 4.9×17 topics
  13. Density Functional Theory6▲ 48×3 topics
  14. Hydrogen Embrittlement6▲ 57×2 topics
  15. Metal Recovery6▲ 24×3 topics
  16. Accident Tolerant Fuels5▲ 126×1 topic
  17. Ceramics5▲ 30×3 topics
  18. Fuel Cladding5▲ 126×1 topic
  19. Nuclear Waste Disposal5▲ 247×1 topic
  20. Pyrochlore5▲ 247×1 topic
  21. Circular Economy5▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Optical Properties4▲ 57×3 topics
  23. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 8.1×3 topics
  24. Rare Earth Elements4▲ 24×3 topics
  25. Sustainable Technology4▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Environmental Remediation4▲ 55×3 topics
  27. Glass Science4▲ 138×1 topic
  28. Structural Analysis4▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Battery Recycling4▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Hybrid Materials4▲ 48×3 topics
  31. Hydrometallurgical Processes4▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Environmental Impacts3▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Recycling3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  35. Cesium Removal3▲ 118×1 topic
  36. Ion Exchange3▲ 118×1 topic
  37. Oxidation Behavior3▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Thermal Properties3▲ 21×3 topics
  39. Microstructural Characterization3▲ 106×1 topic
  40. Nuclear Graphite3▲ 106×1 topic

Which research topics does CEA Marcoule publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radioactive element chemistry and processing, Nuclear Materials and Properties, Nuclear materials and radiation effects and Glass properties and applications.

Radioactive element chem…13Radioactive element chemistry and processing: 13 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Pr…5Nuclear Materials and Properties: 5 fractional worksNuclear materials and ra…5Nuclear materials and radiation effects: 5 fractional worksGlass properties and applications: 4 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 4 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and C…3Chemical Synthesis and Characterization: 3 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 3 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 3 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 2 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 2 fractional works
Inorganic ChemistryMaterials ChemistryCeramics and CompositesMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 13 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 5 works
  3. 3 Nuclear materials and radiation effects Materials Chemistry 5 works
  4. 4 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 4 works
  5. 5 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Chemical Synthesis and Characterization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 3 works
  8. 8 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  10. 10 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 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 available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has CEA Marcoule's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower than in 2013–2017.

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

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