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Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche et d’Ingénierie des Matériaux

In research, Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche et d’Ingénierie des Matériaux stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,563 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,231 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,115
of 28,054 · #4,673 all time
Rank in France
#488
of 1,422
Research works
1.4k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
31.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche et d’Ingénierie des Matériaux 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 #6,563 of 12,888 12.0%118 #2722
Social SciencesDomain #10,231 of 10,521 5.1%77 #12000

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche et d’Ingénierie des Matériaux 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).

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: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.44× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.95× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.52× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.86× its world share, 46 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.24× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.36× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche et d’Ingénierie des Matériaux?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrice Simon, Pierre‐Louis Taberna and Maurice Tardif lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche et d’Ingénierie des Matériaux.

  1. 1 Patrice Simon France · #14,148 worldwide 2k citations · 93 works
  2. 2 Pierre‐Louis Taberna France · #17,668 worldwide 1.8k citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Maurice Tardif France · #50,760 worldwide 132 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Emmanuel Flahaut France · #64,247 worldwide 891 citations · 110 works
  5. 5 Gilles Brougère France · #71,471 worldwide 64 citations · 82 works
  6. 6 François Senocq France · #86,243 worldwide 197 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Christine Blanc France · #89,716 worldwide 197 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Martine Janner-Raimondi France · #136,063 worldwide 5 citations · 98 works
  9. 9 Antoine Barnabé France · #219,950 worldwide 168 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Céline Merlet France · #220,942 worldwide 282 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche et d’Ingénierie des Matériaux

Which keywords describe research at Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche et d’Ingénierie des Matériaux?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, History, Microstructure, Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Identity, Nanocomposites and Philosophy.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties19▲ 8.7×29 topics
  2. Nanomaterials13▲ 5.3×16 topics
  3. History12▲ 7.6×19 topics
  4. Microstructure11▲ 9.2×16 topics
  5. Nanocomposites10▲ 5.4×18 topics
  6. Identity10▲ 5.8×18 topics
  7. Energy Storage9▲ 6.4×8 topics
  8. Graphene9▲ 5.7×9 topics
  9. Tissue Engineering8▲ 6.1×10 topics
  10. Philosophy8▲ 8.3×12 topics
  11. Nanoparticles8▲ 2.9×27 topics
  12. Religion8▲ 7.7×9 topics
  13. Cultural Studies8▲ 9.0×14 topics
  14. Gender Studies7▲ 20×7 topics
  15. Ethics7▲ 6.4×10 topics
  16. Gender7▲ 5.4×15 topics
  17. Literature7▲ 5.4×20 topics
  18. Sociolinguistics6▲ 15×7 topics
  19. Nanostructures6▲ 6.8×14 topics
  20. Social Justice6▲ 4.6×5 topics
  21. Public Policy6▲ 5.5×3 topics
  22. Cathode Materials6▲ 6.7×3 topics
  23. Community Engagement6▲ 7.7×3 topics
  24. Palliative Care6▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Local Development6▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Sintering6▲ 19×5 topics
  27. Territorial Governance6▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Educational Policies5▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Elderly5▲ 9.6×2 topics
  30. Oxidation Resistance5▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Corrosion Behavior5▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Caregiving5▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Professional Practices5▲ 59×1 topic
  34. Public Action5▲ 59×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Legislation5▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Patient Rights5▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Hydrogen Embrittlement5▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Narrative5▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Pragmatics5▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Spark Plasma Sintering5▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche et d’Ingénierie des Matériaux publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, sociology, and vocational training, Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues, Health, Medicine and Society and French Urban and Social Studies.

Education, sociology, an…5Education, sociology, and vocational training: 5 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and S…5Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 5 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …4French Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrati…4Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 4 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 4 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 3 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering …3Bone Tissue Engineering Materials: 3 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 3 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophyElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 5 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 4 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 4 works
  7. 7 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 works
  8. 8 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 3 works
  10. 10 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 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 available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche et d’Ingénierie des Matériaux's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

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