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Centrale Marseille

In research, Centrale Marseille stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,760 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,922 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics, Organic Chemistry and Chemistry (Computational Mechanics is 12.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,456
of 22,385 · #1,648 all time
Rank in France
#150
of 517
Research works
1.7k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
39%
world 18%
Centrale Marseille

What is Centrale Marseille known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,760 of 10,670 7.5%370 #1051
EngineeringField #2,922 of 5,901 7.2%156 #983

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centrale Marseille 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 Centrale Marseille work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Centrale Marseille is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Chemistry (11%), Physics and Astronomy (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 412 fractional works · 75.4% of its workEngineering: 170 fractional works · 31.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 38 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 6.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 30 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 19 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 14 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 60 fractional works · 11.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 42 fractional works · 7.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 42 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 19 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 40 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 37 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 4.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 19 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 49 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 29 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiophysics: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 47 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMedicine: 38 fractional works · 7.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKCentraleMarseille546fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences75%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences7%

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. Engineering17031.2%
    2. Chemistry6011.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy427.8%
    4. Computer Science407.3%
    5. Materials Science376.8%
    6. Environmental Science203.6%
    7. Mathematics193.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences142.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering40.7%
    10. Energy40.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology295.3%
    2. Neuroscience81.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences71.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.4%
    1. Medicine387.0%
    2. Health Professions71.2%
    3. Dentistry10.2%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences132.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance81.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting51.0%
    4. Psychology40.8%
    5. Decision Sciences40.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities30.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Centrale Marseille specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 12.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 38.2 works12×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 42.1 works10×
  3. ChemistryField · 60.4 works7.0×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.13× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.05× its world share, 60 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.08× its world share, 170 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.93× its world share, 37 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.95× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.49× its world share, 42 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry7.05×60 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy3.49×42 works
  3. Mathematics2.95×19 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.13×4 works
  5. Engineering2.08×170 works
  6. Materials Science1.93×37 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.68×14 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.19×2 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.99×29 works
  10. Computer Science0.94×40 works
  11. Neuroscience0.90×8 works
  12. Energy0.81×4 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.81×4 works
  14. Environmental Science0.73×20 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.71×8 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.54×3 works
  17. Health Professions0.46×7 works
  18. Dentistry0.36×1 works
  19. Medicine0.36×38 works
  20. Nursing0.30×1 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.30×5 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×7 works
  23. Psychology0.27×4 works
  24. Veterinary0.19×0 works
  25. Social Sciences0.19×13 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.18×3 works

Who are the top researchers at Centrale Marseille?

Ranked on the quality score, Hamza Olleik, Bernard Molin and Alexandre Chiapolino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centrale Marseille.

  1. 1 Hamza Olleik France · #897,688 worldwide 800 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Bernard Molin France · #1,396,703 worldwide 2.8k citations · 129 works
  3. 3 Alexandre Chiapolino France · #1,415,969 worldwide 368 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Amor Khlaief France · #1,743,763 worldwide 610 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Ikenna Chinazaekpere Ijeh France · #2,126,841 worldwide 145 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Nathan Szwarcberg France · #3,358,247 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Oussama Saadaoui France · #3,547,479 worldwide 270 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Élise Antonetti France · #3,957,287 worldwide 83 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Mongi Moujahed France · #4,289,610 worldwide 115 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Emmanuel Daucé France · #4,343,895 worldwide 320 citations · 69 works
All ranked researchers at Centrale Marseille

What are the most cited papers from Centrale Marseille?

The most cited paper from Centrale Marseille is "SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python" (Pauli Virtanen et al., 2020), with 40,161 citations. Next come "Survey on Free Space Optical Communication: A Communication Theory Perspective" (2,503) and "Networks beyond pairwise interactions: Structure and dynamics" (1,596).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python Pauli Virtanen et al. · Nature Methods Open access112 authors 3 Feb 2020 40,161
2 Survey on Free Space Optical Communication: A Communication Theory Perspective Mohammad‐Ali Khalighi, Murat Uysal · IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials Open access 2014 2,503
3 Networks beyond pairwise interactions: Structure and dynamics Federico Battiston, Giulia Cencetti, Iacopo Iacopini et al. · Physics Reports Open access 13 Jun 2020 1,596
4 Networks beyond pairwise interactions: Structure and dynamics Battiston, F, Cencetti, G, Iacopini, I et al. · UCL Discovery (University College London) 25 Aug 2020 1,219
5 Planck 2018 results N. Aghanim et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access167 authors 12 Jun 2020 1,178
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Centrale Marseille?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Large-Eddy Simulation, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Heat Transfer, Asymmetric Synthesis, Organocatalysis, Transition Metal Catalysis, Porous Media and Multiphase Flow.

▲ 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. Heat Transfer16▲ 5.8×12 topics
  2. Large-Eddy Simulation14▲ 14×4 topics
  3. Fluid-Structure Interaction14▲ 17×6 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications13▲ 2.0×29 topics
  5. Asymmetric Synthesis12▲ 40×8 topics
  6. Organocatalysis11▲ 88×3 topics
  7. Transition Metal Catalysis11▲ 23×4 topics
  8. Biosensors10▲ 3.9×11 topics
  9. Porous Media10▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Multiphase Flow10▲ 22×4 topics
  11. Nanostructures10▲ 4.4×13 topics
  12. Enantioselective Reactions10▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Turbulent Flow9▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Wave Propagation9▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Hydrogen Bonding9▲ 20×5 topics
  16. Photonic Crystals9▲ 13×5 topics
  17. C-C Bond Formation8▲ 37×3 topics
  18. Vortex Dynamics8▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Turbulent Flows7▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Kinetic Theory7▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Flow Control7▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Solar Cells7▲ 6.4×7 topics
  23. Spectroscopy7▲ 7.7×11 topics
  24. Chiral Ligands7▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Turbulence7▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Fluid Mechanics7▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Subwavelength Imaging7▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Optical Modulators7▲ 8.8×3 topics
  29. Thermal Properties7▲ 9.8×3 topics
  30. Tomography7▲ 6.9×5 topics
  31. Boundary Layer Transition6▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Chiral Catalysts6▲ 98×1 topic
  33. Particle Image Velocimetry6▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Spirooxindoles6▲ 98×1 topic
  35. Immersed Boundary Method6▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Lattice Boltzmann Method6▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Oxidative Coupling6▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Elastic Waves6▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Non-Destructive Testing6▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Density Functional Theory6▲ 10.0×6 topics

Which research topics does Centrale Marseille publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis, Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies and Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research.

Fluid Dynamics and Turbu…6Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 6 fractional worksAsymmetric Synthesis and…6Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis: 6 fractional worksLattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies: 6 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena …6Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 6 fractional worksSynthesis and Properties…5Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds: 5 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis: 4 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksMagnetic confinement fus…4Magnetic confinement fusion research: 4 fractional worksOptical Coatings and Gratings: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 4 fractional works
Computational MechanicsOrganic ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 6 works
  2. 2 Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 6 works
  3. 3 Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies Computational Mechanics 6 works
  4. 4 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds Organic Chemistry 5 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis Computational Mechanics 4 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  9. 9 Optical Coatings and Gratings Surfaces, Coatings and Films 4 works
  10. 10 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 4 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 available62.1%not open37.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.7%domestic only61.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centrale Marseille's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% 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 Centrale Marseille as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0021% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Centrale Marseille0.0021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Centrale Marseille 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Centrale Marseille6.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.1% in 2009.

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