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École Centrale de Lyon

In research, École Centrale de Lyon stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,221 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,483 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials and Civil and Structural Engineering (Computational Mechanics is 9.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,636
of 22,385 · #2,946 all time
Rank in France
#126
of 517
Research works
4.3k
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
92k
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
École Centrale de Lyon

What is École Centrale de Lyon known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,221 of 10,670 6.5%414 #1737
EngineeringField #1,483 of 5,901 5.7%283 #813

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where École Centrale de Lyon 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does École Centrale de Lyon work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at École Centrale de Lyon is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (55%), Computer Science (7%), Materials Science (6%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 451 fractional works · 80.5% of its workEngineering: 306 fractional works · 54.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 52 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 49 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 33 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 32 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 30 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 30 fractional works · 5.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 24 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 23 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 37 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 33 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 23 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 58 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 32 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKÉcole Centrale deLyon560fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences81%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering30654.5%
    2. Computer Science376.7%
    3. Materials Science335.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy234.1%
    5. Environmental Science234.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences142.6%
    7. Mathematics71.2%
    8. Chemistry30.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering30.5%
    10. Energy20.3%
    1. Social Sciences264.6%
    2. Psychology101.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities101.8%
    4. Decision Sciences50.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting40.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.5%
    1. Medicine244.3%
    2. Health Professions71.3%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    5. Nursing00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology101.8%
    2. Neuroscience50.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences40.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does École Centrale de Lyon specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 29.7 works9.2×
  2. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 23.2 works5.8×
  3. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 32.1 works4.9×
  4. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 49.3 works4.8×
  5. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 29.9 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: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.64× its world share, 306 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.69× its world share, 33 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.85× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.64×306 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy1.85×23 works
  3. Materials Science1.69×33 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.64×14 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.44×3 works
  6. Mathematics1.06×7 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.97×5 works
  8. Computer Science0.86×37 works
  9. Environmental Science0.81×22 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.61×10 works
  11. Psychology0.59×10 works
  12. Neuroscience0.54×5 works
  13. Health Professions0.49×7 works
  14. Chemistry0.40×4 works
  15. Social Sciences0.36×26 works
  16. Energy0.35×2 works
  17. Veterinary0.34×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×10 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×3 works
  20. Medicine0.22×24 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×4 works
  22. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×4 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.13×0 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×0 works
  26. Nursing0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at École Centrale de Lyon?

Ranked on the quality score, Maria-Isabel De Barros Bouchet, Jean Michel Martin and Fabrice Dassenoy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is École Centrale de Lyon.

  1. 1 Maria-Isabel De Barros Bouchet France · #314,612 worldwide 2.3k citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Jean Michel Martin France · #434,635 worldwide 2.4k citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Fabrice Dassenoy France · #451,234 worldwide 4.2k citations · 95 works
  4. 4 Jean‐Michel Martin France · #517,725 worldwide 16k citations · 312 works
  5. 5 S. Fouvry France · #565,440 worldwide 8.3k citations · 255 works
  6. 6 Liming Chen France · #622,200 worldwide 5.6k citations · 259 works
  7. 7 Jean Michel Martin France · #624,580 worldwide 4.8k citations · 125 works
  8. 8 Timothy M. Vogel France · #677,177 worldwide 14k citations · 311 works
  9. 9 G. Hollinger France · #694,007 worldwide 9.2k citations · 196 works
  10. 10 Ph. Kapsa France · #760,560 worldwide 4.6k citations · 129 works
All ranked researchers at École Centrale de Lyon

What are the most cited papers from École Centrale de Lyon?

The most cited paper from École Centrale de Lyon is "Heterogeneous photocatalysis: fundamentals and applications to the removal of various types of aqueous pollutants" (Jean-Marie Herrmann, 1999), with 2,730 citations. Next come "Photocatalytic degradation of various types of dyes (Alizarin S, Crocein Orange G, Methyl Red, Congo Red, Methylene Blue) in water by UV-irradiated titania" (1,564) and "Meshless methods: A review and computer implementation aspects" (1,171).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Heterogeneous photocatalysis: fundamentals and applications to the removal of various types of aqueous pollutants Jean-Marie Herrmann · Catalysis Today Oct 1999 2,730
2 Photocatalytic degradation of various types of dyes (Alizarin S, Crocein Orange G, Methyl Red, Congo Red, Methylene Blue) in water by UV-irradiated titania Hinda Lachheb, E. Puzenat, Ammar Houas et al. · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 9 Sep 2002 1,564
3 Meshless methods: A review and computer implementation aspects Vinh Phu Nguyen, Timon Rabczuk, Stéphane Bordas et al. · Mathematics and Computers in Simulation Open access 19 Jan 2008 1,171
4 Universal features of the equation of state of solids Pascal Vinet, James H. Rose, John Ferrante et al. · Journal of Physics Condensed Matter Open access 20 Mar 1989 1,059
5 Simple Eulerian time correlation of full-and narrow-band velocity signals in grid-generated, ‘isotropic’ turbulence Geneviève Comte-Bellot, S. Corrsin · Journal of Fluid Mechanics 28 Jul 1971 1,011
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at École Centrale de Lyon?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Large-Eddy Simulation, Heat Transfer, Turbulent Flow, Mechanical Properties, Vibration Control, Flow Control, Wave Propagation and Surface Roughness.

▲ 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-now 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. Large-Eddy Simulation37▲ 35×5 topics
  2. Heat Transfer29▲ 11×15 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties24▲ 4.4×29 topics
  4. Deep Learning22◆ 1.12×61 topics
  5. Turbulent Flow20▲ 30×4 topics
  6. Vibration Control16▲ 44×4 topics
  7. Flow Control15▲ 50×2 topics
  8. Wave Propagation14▲ 23×4 topics
  9. Surface Roughness14▲ 19×4 topics
  10. Spectral Analysis14▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Acoustic Sources13▲ 113×1 topic
  12. Jet Noise13▲ 113×1 topic
  13. Nonlinear Dynamics13▲ 10×7 topics
  14. Boundary Layer12▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Nanocomposites12▲ 2.7×15 topics
  16. Elastic Waves12▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Subwavelength Imaging11▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Acoustic Metamaterials11▲ 57×1 topic
  19. Phononic Crystals11▲ 57×1 topic
  20. Vortex Dynamics11▲ 18×4 topics
  21. Tool Wear11▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Turbulent Flows11▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Graphene11▲ 2.9×11 topics
  24. Fluid Mechanics11▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Vibration Analysis11▲ 7.0×7 topics
  26. Boundary Layer Transition10▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Microstructure10▲ 3.6×14 topics
  28. Particle Image Velocimetry10▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Friction10▲ 32×3 topics
  30. Territorial Governance10▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Community Engagement10▲ 5.2×2 topics
  32. Local Development10▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Power Electronics9▲ 5.2×8 topics
  34. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 5.2×5 topics
  35. Composite Materials9▲ 7.3×8 topics
  36. Thin Films7▲ 6.8×7 topics
  37. Tribological Performance7▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Stability Analysis7▲ 7.8×5 topics
  39. Fluid-Structure Interaction7▲ 7.9×6 topics
  40. Biomimetic6▲ 18×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows, Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions.

Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 13 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 11 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…10Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 10 fractional worksAdhesion, Friction, and …6Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions: 6 fractional worksHistorical and Scientific Studies: 6 fractional worksTurbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 6 fractional worksAdvanced machining proce…6Advanced machining processes and optimization: 6 fractional worksBladed Disk Vibration Dy…5Bladed Disk Vibration Dynamics: 5 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …5French Urban and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishi…5Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 5 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringComputational MechanicsMechanics of Materials4 others

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

  1. 1 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Aerospace Engineering 13 works
  2. 2 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 10 works
  4. 4 Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  5. 5 Historical and Scientific Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 works
  6. 6 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Bladed Disk Vibration Dynamics Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  10. 10 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 5 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.1%domestic only71.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is École Centrale de Lyon as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0027% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%École Centrale de Lyon0.0019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of École Centrale de Lyon over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025École Centrale de Lyon6.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.0% in 2010.

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