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Direction de la Recherche Technologique

In research, Direction de la Recherche Technologique stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,252 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,106
of 28,054 · #9,864 all time
Rank in France
#695
of 1,422
Research works
795
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Direction de la Recherche Technologique 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 #9,252 of 12,888 12.2%78 #6041

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Direction de la Recherche Technologique 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 Direction de la Recherche Technologique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 21.3 works5.6×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.67× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.84× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.68× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.74× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.55× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.64× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Direction de la Recherche Technologique?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Nanowires, Semiconductors, Energy Efficiency, Light-Emitting Diodes, Band Parameters, Nanoelectronics and Healthcare.

▲ 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. Machine Learning6▲ 1.83×24 topics
  2. Deep Learning4◆ 1.02×25 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency3▲ 3.3×14 topics
  4. Healthcare3▲ 2.7×6 topics
  5. Neural Networks3▲ 1.76×13 topics
  6. Renewable Energy3▲ 1.90×14 topics
  7. Semiconductors2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  8. Nanowires2▲ 16×5 topics
  9. Security2▲ 3.3×10 topics
  10. Biosensors2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  11. Light-Emitting Diodes2▲ 12×2 topics
  12. Thermal Management2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  13. Band Parameters2▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Integrated Circuits2▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Nanoelectronics2▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 3.7×7 topics
  17. Biodiesel2▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Semiconductor2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  19. Biofuels2▲ 15×2 topics
  20. GaN2▲ 44×2 topics
  21. Neuromorphic Computing2▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Solid-State Lighting2▲ 19×2 topics
  23. AlGaN/GaN HEMTs2▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Efficiency2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  25. III-Nitrides2▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Non-Volatile Memory2▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Atomic Layer Deposition1▲ 19×1 topic
  28. High-k Dielectrics1▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Microalgae1▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Production1▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Smart Cities1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  32. Territorial Governance1▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Gender Studies1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  34. Solar Cells1▲ 5.7×6 topics
  35. Citizen Participation1▲ 8.4×1 topic
  36. Environmental Participation1▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Memristor1▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Professional Practices1▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Public Action1▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Resistive Switching1▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Direction de la Recherche Technologique publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials, Algal biology and biofuel production, Semiconductor materials and devices and Education, sociology, and vocational training.

GaN-based semiconductor …2GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 2 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofue…1Algal biology and biofuel production: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 1 fractional worksInternet of Things and AI: 1 fractional worksComputability, Logic, AI…1Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 1 fractional works
Condensed Matter PhysicsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 2 works
  2. 2 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Internet of Things and AI Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Direction de la Recherche Technologique's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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