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Convergence

In research, Convergence stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,619 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 2.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,763
of 28,054 · #14,364 all time
Rank in United States
#1,027
of 4,192
Research works
785
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Convergence 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 #6,619 of 12,888 12.9%131 #9918

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Convergence 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 Convergence specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 2.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 25.0 works2.7×
← 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: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.75× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.14× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.89× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.38× its world share, 55 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.63× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Convergence?

Ranked on the composite score, Rachid Oulahal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Convergence.

  1. 1 Rachid Oulahal United States · #1,027,426 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Convergence

Which keywords describe research at Convergence?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Migration, Neural Networks, Text Mining, Lifestyle, Discrimination and North Africa.

▲ 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 Learning19▲ 2.1×47 topics
  2. Machine Learning18▲ 2.0×43 topics
  3. Neural Networks10▲ 2.5×21 topics
  4. Globalization7▲ 1.37×22 topics
  5. Migration7▲ 7.9×11 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications7▲ 2.1×23 topics
  7. Public Health6▲ 1.68×20 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 1.71×14 topics
  9. Nanomaterials6▲ 1.98×11 topics
  10. Identity5▲ 2.6×15 topics
  11. Big Data5▲ 1.96×11 topics
  12. Gender5▲ 3.3×10 topics
  13. Virtual Reality5▲ 3.5×10 topics
  14. Energy Storage4▲ 2.4×5 topics
  15. Text Mining4▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Lifestyle4▲ 44×3 topics
  17. Religion4▲ 3.0×7 topics
  18. Discrimination4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  19. IoT4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  20. Cathode Materials4▲ 3.5×3 topics
  21. Ethnicity4▲ 3.6×5 topics
  22. Healthcare Access4▲ 4.8×4 topics
  23. Metal-Organic Frameworks4▲ 3.3×6 topics
  24. Islam4▲ 6.3×3 topics
  25. IoT Security3▲ 4.0×3 topics
  26. North Africa3▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Fashion3▲ 30×3 topics
  28. Self-Efficacy3▲ 4.4×4 topics
  29. Citizen Participation3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  30. Cultural Diversity3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  31. Social Change3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  32. Sociolinguistics3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Family Law3▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Reform3▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Synchronization3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  36. Immigration2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  37. Optical Fiber2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. French Territories2▲ 87×1 topic
  39. Migrant Workers2▲ 87×1 topic
  40. Self-Esteem2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Convergence publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender, Migration, Identity, and Health, Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior and Optical Network Technologies.

Multiculturalism, Politi…3Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 3 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and…2Migration, Identity, and Health: 2 fractional worksConsumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior: 2 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 2 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 2 fractional worksFood Quality and Safety …2Food Quality and Safety Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 2 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceMarketingElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  2. 2 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior Marketing 2 works
  4. 4 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  8. 8 Food Quality and Safety Studies Food Science 2 works
  9. 9 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors79.3%domestic only20.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Convergence's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher 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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