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École Centrale de Lyon

In research, École Centrale de Lyon stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,274 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,993 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering — Computational Mechanics is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,014
of 28,054 · #2,488 all time
Rank in France
#302
of 1,422
Research works
3.5k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
74k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is École Centrale de Lyon 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 #5,274 of 12,888 11.6%362 #1613
EngineeringField #2,993 of 6,636 11.9%247 #758

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does École Centrale de Lyon specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 25.9 works11×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 25.1 works5.2×
  3. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 24.5 works5.1×
  4. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 35.6 works4.7×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.93× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.02× its world share, 247 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.89× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.28× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 13 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at École Centrale de Lyon?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean‐Michel Martin, S. Fouvry and Michel Roger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is École Centrale de Lyon.

  1. 1 Jean‐Michel Martin · #82,277 worldwide 498 citations · 69 works
  2. 2 S. Fouvry · #83,776 worldwide 446 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Michel Roger · #113,246 worldwide 266 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 L. Vincent · #130,754 worldwide 288 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 P Stagnara · #179,648 worldwide 93 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 G. Hollinger · #185,588 worldwide 179 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 J. M. Georges · #187,092 worldwide 159 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Pierre Pichat · #190,173 worldwide 489 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 J. M. Martin · #190,842 worldwide 224 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 C. Martelet · #197,429 worldwide 257 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at École Centrale de Lyon

Which keywords describe research at École Centrale de Lyon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Large-Eddy Simulation, Heat Transfer, Turbulent Flow, Vibration Control, Flow Control, Wave Propagation, Spectral Analysis and Nonlinear Dynamics.

▲ 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. Large-Eddy Simulation34▲ 43×5 topics
  2. Heat Transfer26▲ 13×15 topics
  3. Turbulent Flow18▲ 37×4 topics
  4. Deep Learning15◆ 1.09×53 topics
  5. Vibration Control14▲ 59×4 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties14▲ 3.6×27 topics
  7. Flow Control14▲ 61×2 topics
  8. Wave Propagation13▲ 29×4 topics
  9. Spectral Analysis12▲ 32×2 topics
  10. Nonlinear Dynamics12▲ 13×7 topics
  11. Acoustic Sources11▲ 139×1 topic
  12. Boundary Layer11▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Jet Noise11▲ 139×1 topic
  14. Nanocomposites11▲ 3.2×15 topics
  15. Elastic Waves10▲ 57×2 topics
  16. Acoustic Metamaterials10▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Phononic Crystals10▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Subwavelength Imaging10▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Vortex Dynamics10▲ 21×4 topics
  20. Turbulent Flows10▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Fluid Mechanics10▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Surface Roughness10▲ 17×4 topics
  23. Boundary Layer Transition10▲ 33×1 topic
  24. Particle Image Velocimetry10▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Graphene9▲ 3.3×11 topics
  26. Vibration Analysis9▲ 8.4×7 topics
  27. Friction9▲ 38×3 topics
  28. Power Electronics8▲ 6.2×8 topics
  29. Tribological Performance7▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Fluid-Structure Interaction6▲ 9.8×6 topics
  31. Thin Films6▲ 7.8×7 topics
  32. Modal Analysis6▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Separation Control6▲ 53×2 topics
  34. Film Cooling5▲ 87×1 topic
  35. Tool Wear5▲ 9.8×3 topics
  36. Turbine5▲ 87×1 topic
  37. High-Speed Trains5▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Stability Analysis5▲ 7.9×5 topics
  39. Control Strategies5▲ 8.9×5 topics
  40. CFD Simulation5▲ 11×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows, Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization.

Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 11 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 10 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…10Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 10 fractional worksTurbomachinery Performan…5Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 5 fractional worksBladed Disk Vibration Dynamics: 5 fractional worksAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions: 5 fractional worksTribology and Lubricatio…4Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: 4 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 4 fractional worksVibration and Dynamic Analysis: 4 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 4 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringComputational MechanicsCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet FlowsAerospace Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Acoustic Wave Phenomena ResearchBiomedical Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsComputational Mechanics 10 works
  4. 4 Turbomachinery Performance and OptimizationAerospace Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Bladed Disk Vibration DynamicsCivil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Adhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsMechanics of Materials 5 works
  7. 7 Tribology and Lubrication EngineeringMechanical Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisControl and Systems Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Structural Health Monitoring TechniquesCivil and Structural 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 available29.8%not open70.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.3%domestic only72.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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