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CentraleSupélec

In research, CentraleSupélec stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,987 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,638 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,868 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics and Control and Systems Engineering — Computational Mechanics is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,655
of 28,054 · #5,828 all time
Rank in France
#95
of 1,422
Research works
2.6k
▲ 107% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is CentraleSupélec 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 #2,987 of 12,888 11.8%820 #3790
EngineeringField #1,638 of 6,636 11.9%422 #1834
Computer ScienceField #1,868 of 4,667 14.1%152 #2046
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,276 of 2,318 11.4%107 #1389
Social SciencesDomain #6,741 of 10,521 14.2%96 #9767
Materials ScienceField #2,213 of 2,468 8.7%79 #3745
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #747 of 793 5.7%65 #1144

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where CentraleSupélec 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#3,790 #2,987
  2. Engineering#1,834 #1,638
  3. Computer Science#2,046 #1,868
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,389 #1,276
  5. Social Sciences#9,767 #6,741
  6. Materials Science#3,745 #2,213
  7. Control and Systems Engineering#1,144 #747
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does CentraleSupélec specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 37.0 works6.3×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 65.1 works6.0×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.60× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.94× its world share, 152 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.72× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.79× its world share, 422 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.25× its world share, 79 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.35× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.33× its world share, 52 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at CentraleSupélec?

Ranked on the composite score, Damien Challet, Stergios Christodoulidis and Benoît Valiron lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CentraleSupélec.

  1. 1 Damien Challet France · #80,084 worldwide 387 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Stergios Christodoulidis France · #127,202 worldwide 263 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Benoît Valiron France · #219,162 worldwide 153 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Fragkiskos D. Malliaros France · #234,555 worldwide 221 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Patrick Perré France · #356,293 worldwide 332 citations · 120 works
  6. 6 Maria Vakalopoulou France · #363,769 worldwide 57 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Simon Leglaive France · #504,767 worldwide 69 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Zhiguo Zeng France · #610,509 worldwide 53 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Yi‐Ping Fang France · #644,243 worldwide 49 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Frédéric Pascal France · #683,759 worldwide 276 citations · 86 works
All ranked researchers at CentraleSupélec

Which keywords describe research at CentraleSupélec?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Nonlinear Systems, Neural Networks, Stability Analysis, Energy Efficiency, Biofuels and Chemical Kinetics.

▲ 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. Deep Learning75▲ 2.2×66 topics
  2. Machine Learning60▲ 1.82×69 topics
  3. Neural Networks40▲ 2.6×34 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency28▲ 3.0×33 topics
  5. Renewable Energy24▲ 1.65×33 topics
  6. Nonlinear Systems24▲ 11×8 topics
  7. Heat Transfer21▲ 4.1×13 topics
  8. Stability Analysis18▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Optimization18▲ 3.8×20 topics
  10. Biofuels17▲ 18×2 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks17▲ 2.2×13 topics
  12. Chemical Kinetics16▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Large-Eddy Simulation16▲ 8.3×4 topics
  14. Distributed Control16▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Robust Control15▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Renewable Energy Integration14▲ 4.0×5 topics
  17. Smart Grid13▲ 3.5×8 topics
  18. Nonlinear Dynamics13▲ 5.9×7 topics
  19. Model Predictive Control13▲ 4.9×5 topics
  20. Feedback Control13▲ 7.7×8 topics
  21. Stability12▲ 5.3×7 topics
  22. Electric Vehicles12▲ 4.0×4 topics
  23. Monte Carlo Simulation12▲ 5.8×9 topics
  24. Convex Optimization12▲ 15×5 topics
  25. Combustion Instabilities12▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Biodiesel11▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Ferroelectricity11▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Thin Films11▲ 5.8×8 topics
  29. Genome Analysis11▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Microalgae11▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Production11▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Premixed Combustion10▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Turbulent Flames10▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Inverse Problems10▲ 9.1×4 topics
  35. Real-time Optimization9▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Constraint Handling9▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Perovskite Oxides9▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Channel Estimation9▲ 9.9×4 topics
  39. Industrial Applications9▲ 9.1×2 topics
  40. Nonlinear MPC9▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does CentraleSupélec publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Algal biology and biofuel production, Combustion and flame dynamics, Advanced Control Systems Optimization and Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials.

Algal biology and biofue…11Algal biology and biofuel production: 11 fractional worksCombustion and flame dyn…10Combustion and flame dynamics: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems Optimization: 9 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 7 fractional worksMultiferroics and related materials: 7 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 7 fractional worksStability and Control of Uncertain Systems: 6 fractional worksStability and Controllab…6Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations: 6 fractional worksModel Reduction and Neural Networks: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 6 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentComputational MechanicsControl and Systems EngineeringMaterials Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works
  2. 2 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 10 works
  3. 3 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 7 works
  5. 5 Multiferroics and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 7 works
  6. 6 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Model Reduction and Neural Networks Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 6 works
  10. 10 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 6 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 available57.3%not open42.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.4%domestic only59.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has CentraleSupélec's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 107% 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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