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École Centrale de Lille

In research, École Centrale de Lille stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,753 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,127 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#3,365 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanics of Materials — Control and Systems Engineering is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,476
of 28,054 · #5,916 all time
Rank in France
#90
of 1,422
Research works
2.4k
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is École Centrale de Lille 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 #2,753 of 12,888 12.2%584 #3648
EngineeringField #2,127 of 6,636 13.1%281 #2040
Computer ScienceField #3,365 of 4,667 11.9%103 #2879
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,895 of 2,318 11.2%71 #2346
Materials ScienceField #2,083 of 2,468 9.0%80 #2995

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where École Centrale de Lille 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#3,648 #2,753
  2. Engineering#2,040 #2,127
  3. Computer Science#2,879 #3,365
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,346 #1,895
  5. Materials Science#2,995 #2,083
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does École Centrale de Lille specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 35.2 works4.8×
  2. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 22.2 works4.6×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.39× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.77× its world share, 30 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.96× its world share, 103 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.74× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.76× its world share, 281 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.38× its world share, 80 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.46× its world share, 37 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at École Centrale de Lille?

Ranked on the composite score, Frédéric Semet, Wilfrid Perruquetti and Laurentiu Hetel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is École Centrale de Lille.

  1. 1 Frédéric Semet France · #112,954 worldwide 399 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Wilfrid Perruquetti France · #114,456 worldwide 661 citations · 114 works
  3. 3 Laurentiu Hetel France · #116,589 worldwide 321 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Xavier Guillaud France · #119,745 worldwide 287 citations · 80 works
  5. 5 Thierry Floquet France · #127,817 worldwide 375 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Alexandre Kruszewski France · #133,153 worldwide 288 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Xavier Margueron France · #260,802 worldwide 87 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Philippe Le Moigne France · #261,485 worldwide 148 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Peter Thomas France · #264,347 worldwide 58 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Ahmed Rahmani France · #292,091 worldwide 180 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at École Centrale de Lille

Which keywords describe research at École Centrale de Lille?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Deep Learning, Power Electronics, Machine Learning, Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Renewable Energy Integration and Biomedical Applications.

▲ 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 Learning40▲ 1.70×69 topics
  2. Machine Learning35▲ 1.60×62 topics
  3. Catalysis25▲ 5.5×26 topics
  4. Nanoparticles23▲ 2.7×38 topics
  5. Nanocomposites20▲ 3.6×20 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications20▲ 2.5×30 topics
  7. Neural Networks18▲ 1.76×30 topics
  8. Power Electronics17▲ 7.4×8 topics
  9. Nanomaterials17▲ 2.3×17 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties14▲ 2.1×29 topics
  11. Graphene13▲ 2.8×11 topics
  12. Renewable Energy Integration13▲ 5.7×5 topics
  13. Self-Assembly11▲ 5.1×12 topics
  14. Ionic Liquids11▲ 5.7×9 topics
  15. Smart Grid11▲ 4.2×8 topics
  16. Nonlinear Systems11▲ 7.5×7 topics
  17. Electric Vehicles10▲ 5.0×4 topics
  18. Biosensors10▲ 2.8×12 topics
  19. Fracture9▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Model Predictive Control9▲ 5.2×6 topics
  21. Semiconductor9▲ 3.9×6 topics
  22. Hydrogenation9▲ 7.4×5 topics
  23. Stability Analysis9▲ 7.8×5 topics
  24. Heterogeneous Catalysts8▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Large-Eddy Simulation8▲ 6.3×5 topics
  26. Distributed Control8▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Rock Mechanics8▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Dynamic Behavior8▲ 9.8×3 topics
  29. Energy Storage Systems8▲ 7.9×2 topics
  30. Oxidation8▲ 6.7×3 topics
  31. Wave Propagation7▲ 9.1×4 topics
  32. Thermal Analysis7▲ 7.6×6 topics
  33. Catalytic6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  34. Smart Grid Applications6▲ 7.4×2 topics
  35. Selective Oxidation6▲ 6.8×2 topics
  36. Acoustic Emission6▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Ceria6▲ 7.5×1 topic
  38. Gold6▲ 7.5×1 topic
  39. Numerical Modelling6▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Robotic Manipulators6▲ 9.0×3 topics

Which research topics does École Centrale de Lille publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rock Mechanics and Modeling, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Microgrid Control and Optimization and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

Rock Mechanics and Model…6Rock Mechanics and Modeling: 6 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…6Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 6 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 5 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 4 fractional worksCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 4 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 4 fractional worksModel Reduction and Neur…4Model Reduction and Neural Networks: 4 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applications: 4 fractional worksCatalysis for Biomass Conversion: 4 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials ChemistryControl and Systems EngineeringComputational Mechanics5 others

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

  1. 1 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  2. 2 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 6 works
  3. 3 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 4 works
  5. 5 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  8. 8 Model Reduction and Neural Networks Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 4 works
  9. 9 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Biomedical Engineering 4 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 available44.0%not open56.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.3%domestic only62.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has École Centrale de Lille's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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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