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Centre d’Élaboration de Matériaux et d’Études Structurales

In research, Centre d’Élaboration de Matériaux et d’Études Structurales stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,626 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry — Materials Chemistry is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,383
of 28,054 · #2,331 all time
Rank in France
#446
of 1,422
Research works
1.5k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Centre d’Élaboration de Matériaux et d’Études Structurales 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 #6,626 of 12,888 6.3%117 #1660

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre d’Élaboration de Matériaux et d’Études Structurales 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 d’Élaboration de Matériaux et d’Études Structurales specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 25.7 works10.0×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.49× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.97× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.51× its world share, 39 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 6.66× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre d’Élaboration de Matériaux et d’Études Structurales?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Legros, Alain Couret and Christian Joachim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre d’Élaboration de Matériaux et d’Études Structurales.

  1. 1 M. Legros France · #64,866 worldwide 391 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Alain Couret France · #144,590 worldwide 226 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Christian Joachim France · #189,807 worldwide 571 citations · 99 works
  4. 4 André Gourdon France · #331,756 worldwide 172 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 F. Mompiou France · #365,243 worldwide 192 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 B. Warot-Fonrose France · #390,113 worldwide 117 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Marc Monthioux France · #392,481 worldwide 346 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 N. Cherkashin France · #438,334 worldwide 97 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 A. Claverie France · #468,693 worldwide 275 citations · 109 works
  10. 10 Claire Kammerer France · #475,698 worldwide 35 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Centre d’Élaboration de Matériaux et d’Études Structurales

Which keywords describe research at Centre d’Élaboration de Matériaux et d’Études Structurales?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Nanostructures, Image Processing, Biosensors, Structure Determination, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy and Cryo-Electron Microscopy.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles9▲ 5.5×25 topics
  2. Nanostructures6▲ 12×14 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications6▲ 4.1×19 topics
  4. Image Processing5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  5. Biosensors5▲ 7.6×9 topics
  6. Graphene5▲ 5.6×9 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties5▲ 3.9×16 topics
  8. Raman Spectroscopy5▲ 19×5 topics
  9. Structure Determination5▲ 131×2 topics
  10. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy5▲ 48×2 topics
  11. Cryo-Electron Microscopy5▲ 229×1 topic
  12. Nanocomposites5▲ 4.5×12 topics
  13. Single-Particle Analysis5▲ 229×1 topic
  14. Electronic Structure5▲ 20×7 topics
  15. Catalysis4▲ 5.0×19 topics
  16. Microstructure4▲ 6.5×12 topics
  17. Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths4▲ 170×1 topic
  18. Scanning Electron Microscopy4▲ 143×1 topic
  19. Synthesis4▲ 8.6×11 topics
  20. Self-Assembly4▲ 9.6×10 topics
  21. Thin Films4▲ 16×8 topics
  22. Two-Dimensional Materials4▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Spintronics4▲ 21×4 topics
  24. Transparent Conductors3▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Nanocrystals3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  26. Superconductivity3▲ 15×6 topics
  27. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy3▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Carbon Nanotubes3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  29. Optical Modulators3▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Semiconductor3▲ 6.8×7 topics
  31. Nanofabrication3▲ 36×3 topics
  32. Optical Properties3▲ 37×4 topics
  33. Solar Cells3▲ 11×7 topics
  34. Gold Nanoparticles3▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Photonic Crystals3▲ 17×5 topics
  36. Nanomedicine3▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Photovoltaics3▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Graphene Oxide2▲ 20×2 topics
  39. High-Speed Imaging2▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy2▲ 151×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre d’Élaboration de Matériaux et d’Études Structurales publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques, Graphene research and applications and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications.

Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 5 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 4 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 2 fractional worksGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 2 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 2 fractional worksForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksMolecular Junctions and …2Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures: 2 fractional worksPhase-change materials and chalcogenides: 2 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 2 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 1 fractional works
Structural BiologySurfaces, Coatings and FilmsMaterials ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 5 works
  2. 2 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 4 works
  3. 3 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 works
  5. 5 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  7. 7 Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Phase-change materials and chalcogenides Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 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 available28.0%not open72.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.9%domestic only66.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre d’Élaboration de Matériaux et d’Études Structurales's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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