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Centrale Marseille

In research, Centrale Marseille stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,935 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,829 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics, Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Computational Mechanics is 12.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,293
of 28,054 · #5,257 all time
Rank in France
#87
of 1,422
Research works
1.7k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Centrale Marseille 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 #2,935 of 12,888 13.5%370 #3561
EngineeringField #3,829 of 6,636 13.3%156 #4133

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Centrale Marseille specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 33.9 works12×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 37.2 works10×
  3. ChemistryField · 53.9 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: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.00× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.04× its world share, 54 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.13× its world share, 156 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.95× its world share, 33 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.94× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.44× its world share, 37 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 12 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.

Who are the top researchers at Centrale Marseille?

Ranked on the composite score, Marion Jean, Jean-Stéphane Massiani and Jacques Liandrat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centrale Marseille.

  1. 1 Marion Jean France · #729,768 worldwide 54 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Jean-Stéphane Massiani France · #921,282 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Jacques Liandrat France · #1,192,267 worldwide 35 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Emmanuel Daucé France · #1,528,890 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Centrale Marseille

Which keywords describe research at Centrale Marseille?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Fluid-Structure Interaction, Large-Eddy Simulation, Heat Transfer, Organocatalysis, Asymmetric Synthesis, 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 2022–2025 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. Heat Transfer14▲ 5.7×10 topics
  2. Fluid-Structure Interaction13▲ 17×6 topics
  3. Large-Eddy Simulation13▲ 14×4 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications12▲ 2.0×28 topics
  5. Organocatalysis10▲ 85×3 topics
  6. Biosensors10▲ 3.9×11 topics
  7. Asymmetric Synthesis10▲ 37×8 topics
  8. Transition Metal Catalysis10▲ 23×4 topics
  9. Porous Media9▲ 15×5 topics
  10. Multiphase Flow9▲ 22×4 topics
  11. Enantioselective Reactions9▲ 48×2 topics
  12. Nanostructures9▲ 4.6×12 topics
  13. Turbulent Flow9▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Wave Propagation8▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Photonic Crystals8▲ 14×5 topics
  16. Hydrogen Bonding8▲ 20×5 topics
  17. C-C Bond Formation7▲ 38×3 topics
  18. Vortex Dynamics7▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Flow Control7▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Kinetic Theory7▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Turbulent Flows7▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Optical Modulators6▲ 8.9×3 topics
  23. Chiral Ligands6▲ 41×2 topics
  24. Fluid Mechanics6▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Tomography6▲ 7.2×5 topics
  26. Spectroscopy6▲ 7.5×11 topics
  27. Subwavelength Imaging6▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Thermal Properties6▲ 10.0×3 topics
  29. Boundary Layer Transition6▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Particle Image Velocimetry6▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Solar Cells6▲ 6.0×7 topics
  32. Chiral Catalysts6▲ 93×1 topic
  33. Spirooxindoles6▲ 93×1 topic
  34. Immersed Boundary Method6▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Lattice Boltzmann Method6▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Non-Destructive Testing6▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Turbulence6▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Enantioselective Synthesis5▲ 17×5 topics
  39. Oxidative Coupling5▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Elastic Waves5▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Centrale Marseille publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 Simula…6Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies: 6 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena …5Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 5 fractional worksSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds: 4 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis: 4 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…4Photonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksOptical Coatings and Gratings: 4 fractional worksComposite Material Mechanics: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Mi…3Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 3 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 5 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds Organic Chemistry 4 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 Optical Coatings and Gratings Surfaces, Coatings and Films 4 works
  9. 9 Composite Material Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 3 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centrale Marseille's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher 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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