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Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique

In research, Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,760 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,619 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics — Computational Mechanics is 49.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,755
of 28,054 · #5,086 all time
Rank in France
#522
of 1,422
Research works
964
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
36.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique 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 #6,760 of 12,888 21.1%139 #3126
EngineeringField #4,619 of 6,636 23.9%80 #2375

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique 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 Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 49.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 43.0 works50×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 17.78× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.41× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.54× its world share, 80 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.75× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.07× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 17.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique?

Ranked on the composite score, Iain Duff, M. Meneguzzi and Éléonore Riber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique.

  1. 1 Iain Duff France · #9,327 worldwide 777 citations · 78 works
  2. 2 M. Meneguzzi France · #236,154 worldwide 264 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Éléonore Riber France · #237,285 worldwide 156 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Christophe Cassou France · #284,148 worldwide 169 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Bénédicte Cuenot France · #304,960 worldwide 235 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Sophie Valcke France · #322,308 worldwide 85 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Florent Duchaine France · #418,322 worldwide 133 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Laurent Gicquel France · #536,869 worldwide 148 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Gabriel Staffelbach France · #663,671 worldwide 105 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Jean‐François Boussuge France · #781,588 worldwide 69 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique

Which keywords describe research at Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Large-Eddy Simulation, Chemical Kinetics, Combustion Instabilities, Premixed Combustion, Turbulent Flames, Climate Change and Boundary Layer.

▲ 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 Transfer33▲ 44×11 topics
  2. Large-Eddy Simulation32▲ 113×5 topics
  3. Chemical Kinetics29▲ 216×2 topics
  4. Combustion Instabilities22▲ 236×2 topics
  5. Premixed Combustion20▲ 337×1 topic
  6. Turbulent Flames20▲ 337×1 topic
  7. Climate Change17▲ 4.3×34 topics
  8. Boundary Layer11▲ 61×3 topics
  9. Emissions11▲ 37×3 topics
  10. Combustion10▲ 109×2 topics
  11. Detonation Propulsion10▲ 225×1 topic
  12. Pulse Detonation Engines10▲ 225×1 topic
  13. Internal Combustion Engines9▲ 132×1 topic
  14. Soot Formation9▲ 132×1 topic
  15. Adaptive Mesh Refinement9▲ 94×2 topics
  16. High-Order Schemes9▲ 94×2 topics
  17. Data Assimilation8▲ 34×4 topics
  18. Fluid-Structure Interaction8▲ 34×4 topics
  19. Global Warming8▲ 12×9 topics
  20. Ocean Circulation7▲ 34×3 topics
  21. Turbulent Flow7▲ 37×3 topics
  22. Turbulent Flows7▲ 43×2 topics
  23. Air Quality6▲ 22×4 topics
  24. Radial Basis Functions6▲ 58×2 topics
  25. Shock-Wave Interactions6▲ 104×1 topic
  26. Turbulence Modeling6▲ 104×1 topic
  27. Ensemble Kalman Filter6▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Convective Parameterization6▲ 70×1 topic
  29. Mesoscale Modeling6▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Multiphase Flow6▲ 43×4 topics
  31. Hydrological Modeling5▲ 15×5 topics
  32. Particle Image Velocimetry5▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Vortex Dynamics5▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Smoke Control5▲ 132×1 topic
  36. Tunnel Fires5▲ 132×1 topic
  37. Hydrological Cycle5▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Climate Modeling4▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Extreme Events4▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Precipitation Extremes4▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Combustion and flame dynamics, Combustion and Detonation Processes, Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics.

Combustion and flame dyn…20Combustion and flame dynamics: 20 fractional worksCombustion and Detonatio…10Combustion and Detonation Processes: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…9Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 9 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 6 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 6 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…5Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 5 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety research: 5 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 4 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 3 fractional worksLattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies: 3 fractional works
Computational MechanicsAerospace EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesAtmospheric Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 20 works
  2. 2 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 9 works
  4. 4 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 6 works
  5. 5 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 5 works
  7. 7 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 works
  8. 8 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  9. 9 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies Computational Mechanics 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.2%domestic only68.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017.

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