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Centre Européen de la Céramique

In research, Centre Européen de la Céramique stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,706 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,780
of 28,054 · #14,383 all time
Rank in France
#865
of 1,422
Research works
305
▲ 81% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Centre Européen de la Céramique 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 #9,706 of 12,888 4.3%82 #8550

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Européen de la Céramique 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 Européen de la Céramique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 29.9 works9.5×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.81× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.37× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.89× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 9.47× its world share, 30 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Européen de la Céramique?

Ranked on the composite score, Assil Bouzid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Européen de la Céramique.

  1. 1 Assil Bouzid France · #1,071,862 worldwide 54 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Européen de la Céramique

Which keywords describe research at Centre Européen de la Céramique?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ceramic Materials, Geopolymer, Sintering, Oxidation Resistance, Composite Materials, Recycling, Microstructure and Spark Plasma Sintering.

▲ 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. Ceramic Materials8▲ 99×4 topics
  2. Geopolymer6▲ 46×2 topics
  3. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.8×11 topics
  4. Nanoparticles6▲ 5.1×22 topics
  5. Sintering6▲ 48×5 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties5▲ 5.9×21 topics
  7. Nanocomposites5▲ 6.8×15 topics
  8. Oxidation Resistance5▲ 51×3 topics
  9. Composite Materials5▲ 26×7 topics
  10. Microstructure5▲ 10×12 topics
  11. Nanomaterials5▲ 5.0×12 topics
  12. Recycling5▲ 14×5 topics
  13. Nanotechnology5▲ 29×4 topics
  14. Spark Plasma Sintering5▲ 51×2 topics
  15. CO2 Sequestration4▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Cementitious Materials4▲ 55×1 topic
  17. Fly Ash4▲ 45×1 topic
  18. Materials4▲ 20×5 topics
  19. Circular Economy4▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Tissue Engineering4▲ 7.5×6 topics
  21. Utilization4▲ 105×2 topics
  22. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Brick Production4▲ 139×1 topic
  24. Waste Materials4▲ 139×1 topic
  25. 3D Printing4▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Ceramics4▲ 28×4 topics
  27. High-Temperature Applications4▲ 94×1 topic
  28. Nanocrystalline Ceramics4▲ 94×1 topic
  29. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.3×16 topics
  30. Optical Properties4▲ 64×3 topics
  31. Catalysis3▲ 5.6×10 topics
  32. Synthesis3▲ 10×6 topics
  33. Fiber Lasers3▲ 35×3 topics
  34. Applications3▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Characterization3▲ 24×4 topics
  36. Drug Delivery3▲ 5.8×6 topics
  37. Polymer Composites3▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Environmental Remediation2▲ 44×2 topics
  39. Thermal Conductivity2▲ 17×5 topics
  40. Challenges2▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Centre Européen de la Céramique publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production, Advanced ceramic materials synthesis and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 4 fractional worksRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production: 4 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materia…4Advanced ceramic materials synthesis: 4 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…2Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksGlass properties and applications: 2 fractional worksMagnesium Oxide Properties and Applications: 2 fractional worksClay minerals and soil i…2Clay minerals and soil interactions: 2 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionCeramics and CompositesAutomotive Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production Building and Construction 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 4 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 2 works
  6. 6 Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Clay minerals and soil interactions Biomaterials 2 works
  8. 8 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 2 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 available29.9%not open70.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.5%domestic only67.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre Européen de la Céramique's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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