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Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy

In research, Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy stands highest in Engineering (#3,979 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,525 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering — Control and Systems Engineering is 18.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,184
of 28,054 · #10,136 all time
Rank in France
#493
of 1,422
Research works
2.3k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy 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
EngineeringField #3,979 of 6,636 11.4%128 #2661
Physical SciencesDomain #8,525 of 12,888 11.6%205 #7290

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy 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 Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 18.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 57.6 works18×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.52× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.28× its world share, 51 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.96× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.97× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.17× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy?

Ranked on the composite score, Philippe Thomas, Alain Noël and Hervé Panetto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy.

  1. 1 Philippe Thomas France · #53,588 worldwide 382 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Alain Noël France · #197,259 worldwide 101 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Hervé Panetto France · #205,626 worldwide 309 citations · 92 works
  4. 4 Mohamed Darouach France · #236,355 worldwide 222 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Cédric Join France · #245,372 worldwide 194 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Benoît Iung France · #273,071 worldwide 82 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Hélène Dumond France · #274,151 worldwide 55 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Mohamed Boutayeb France · #323,530 worldwide 296 citations · 80 works
  9. 9 Claude Iung France · #343,719 worldwide 101 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Vincent Lecuire France · #404,917 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy

Which keywords describe research at Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Systems, Stability Analysis, Distributed Control, Robust Control, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Event-Triggered Control and Model Predictive Control.

▲ 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 Learning25▲ 2.5×53 topics
  2. Machine Learning24▲ 2.6×44 topics
  3. Nonlinear Systems23▲ 38×7 topics
  4. Stability Analysis20▲ 42×4 topics
  5. Distributed Control20▲ 61×3 topics
  6. Robust Control19▲ 88×2 topics
  7. Sustainability14▲ 1.97×21 topics
  8. Event-Triggered Control13▲ 66×2 topics
  9. Neural Networks13▲ 2.8×24 topics
  10. Internet of Things12▲ 5.0×9 topics
  11. Model Predictive Control12▲ 16×6 topics
  12. Optimization11▲ 8.3×12 topics
  13. Feedback Control11▲ 23×8 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management11▲ 4.0×10 topics
  15. Fuzzy Control11▲ 53×3 topics
  16. Networked Control Systems10▲ 97×2 topics
  17. Switched Systems10▲ 150×1 topic
  18. Time-Delay Systems10▲ 150×1 topic
  19. Cyber-Physical Systems10▲ 13×7 topics
  20. Big Data9▲ 3.5×12 topics
  21. Real-time Optimization9▲ 60×2 topics
  22. Neural Network9▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Constraint Handling9▲ 37×2 topics
  24. Industrial Applications9▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Adaptive Control9▲ 22×6 topics
  26. Nonlinear MPC9▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Statistical Analysis8▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Data-Driven Techniques8▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Fault Detection8▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Process Monitoring8▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Parameter Estimation8▲ 21×6 topics
  32. Sliding Mode Control8▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Digital Twin7▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Robotic Manipulators7▲ 25×3 topics
  35. Smart Manufacturing7▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Disturbance Observer7▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Finite-Time Stability7▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Data-Driven Control7▲ 52×2 topics
  39. State Estimation7▲ 49×2 topics
  40. Model Selection6▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems, Advanced Control Systems Optimization, Fault Detection and Control Systems and Digital Transformation in Industry.

Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems Optimization: 9 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…8Fault Detection and Control Systems: 8 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…7Digital Transformation in Industry: 7 fractional worksAdaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems: 7 fractional worksControl Systems and Identification: 6 fractional worksReliability and Maintena…4Reliability and Maintenance Optimization: 4 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 3 fractional worksControl and Stability of Dynamical Systems: 3 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 3 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityComputer Networks and Communications

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

  1. 1 Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems Control and Systems Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems Control and Systems Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Control Systems and Identification Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Reliability and Maintenance Optimization Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 4 works
  8. 8 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Control and Stability of Dynamical Systems Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower than in 2013–2017.

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