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École Centrale Paris

In research, École Centrale Paris stands highest in Engineering (#1,667 of 9,532 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,544 of 17,446 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,623 of 3,771 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#6,908
of 34,923
Rank in France
#246
of 943
Research works
2.2k
▼ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
72k
32.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
École Centrale Paris

What is École Centrale Paris known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #1,667 of 9,532 17.9%892
Physical SciencesDomain #4,544 of 17,446 14.6%1,821
Materials ScienceField #1,623 of 3,771 10.2%306
Computer ScienceField #2,841 of 6,336 13.5%209
Computational MechanicsSubfield #685 of 1,225 20.0%150
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,476 of 2,613 9.9%212
Health SciencesDomain #12,880 of 16,688 6.8%129
Social SciencesDomain #12,719 of 14,833 10.3%215

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where École Centrale Paris 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 Paris work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at École Centrale Paris is in Social Sciences, 38% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Engineering (21%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 9 fractional works · 42.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 24.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 11.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 38.0% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 21.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 18.0% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 13.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKÉcole CentraleParis21fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences42%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences524.4%
    2. Psychology16.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance14.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities13.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting13.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Engineering421.4%
    2. Computer Science27.2%
    3. Materials Science15.2%
    4. Chemistry01.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.5%
    6. Environmental Science00.5%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Medicine313.2%
    2. Health Professions14.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.43× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.07×1 works
  2. Psychology2.06×1 works
  3. Social Sciences1.93×5 works
  4. Health Professions1.83×1 works
  5. Materials Science1.48×1 works
  6. Engineering1.43×4 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.14×0 works
  8. Chemistry1.11×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.11×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.00×1 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.94×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.93×2 works
  13. Medicine0.69×3 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.42×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.11×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at École Centrale Paris?

Ranked on the quality score, Nikos Paragios, D. Veynante and Se´bastien Candel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is École Centrale Paris.

  1. 1 Nikos Paragios France · #403,303 worldwide 21k citations · 471 works
  2. 2 D. Veynante France · #616,887 worldwide 5.8k citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Se´bastien Candel France · #678,626 worldwide 2.8k citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Iasonas Kokkinos France · #687,938 worldwide 36k citations · 150 works
  5. 5 Jean-François Bourgouin France · #920,386 worldwide 1.6k citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Nasser Darabiha France · #938,965 worldwide 3.5k citations · 75 works
  7. 7 ELISABETH HUSSON France · #1,171,113 worldwide 4.7k citations · 102 works
  8. 8 Jacques M. Hervé France · #1,398,600 worldwide 1.2k citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Sébastien Candel France · #1,584,751 worldwide 2.8k citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Yvonne Repelin France · #1,748,919 worldwide 1.5k citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at École Centrale Paris

What are the most cited papers from École Centrale Paris?

The most cited paper from École Centrale Paris is "Commercial applications of microalgae" (Pauline Spolaore, Claire Joannis‐Cassan, Elie Duran et al., 2006), with 4,282 citations. Next come "Survey on Free Space Optical Communication: A Communication Theory Perspective" (2,503) and "Describing Textures in the Wild" (2,382).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Commercial applications of microalgae Pauline Spolaore, Claire Joannis‐Cassan, Elie Duran et al. · Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering Open access Feb 2006 4,282
2 Survey on Free Space Optical Communication: A Communication Theory Perspective Mohammad‐Ali Khalighi, Murat Uysal · IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials Open access 2014 2,503
3 Describing Textures in the Wild Mircea Cimpoi, Subhransu Maji, Iasonas Kokkinos et al. Conference paperOpen access Jun 2014 2,382
4 A review on the prediction of building energy consumption Hai‐Xiang Zhao, Frédéric Magoulès · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 28 Apr 2012 1,957
5 Deformable Medical Image Registration: A Survey Aristeidis Sotiras, Christos A. Davatzikos, Nikos Paragios · IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging Open access 31 May 2013 1,593
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Which keywords describe research at École Centrale Paris?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Public Policy, Economic Development, Mental Health, Social Innovation, Solidarity Economy and Algorithmic Information Theory.

▲ 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 11 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 11 words, with their numbers
  1. Community Engagement2▲ 28×2 topics
  2. Territorial Governance2▲ 79×2 topics
  3. Public Policy2▲ 19×3 topics
  4. Economic Development1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  5. Mental Health1▲ 4.6×3 topics
  6. Globalization1▲ 3.1×4 topics
  7. Sustainable Development1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  8. Algorithmic Information Theory1▲ 288×1 topic
  9. Computability1▲ 288×1 topic
  10. Social Innovation1▲ 33×1 topic
  11. Solidarity Economy1▲ 89×1 topic

Which research topics does École Centrale Paris publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Social Sciences and Governance, Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms, French Urban and Social Studies and Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research.

Social Sciences and Gove…1Social Sciences and Governance: 1 fractional worksComputability, Logic, AI…1Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …1French Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…1Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 1 fractional worksEuropean Socioeconomic and Political Studies: 0 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 0 fractional worksPost-Communist Economic …0Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition: 0 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 0 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 0 fractional worksBlood transfusion and ma…0Blood transfusion and management: 0 fractional works
Urban StudiesComputational Theory and MathematicsSociology and Political ScienceClinical Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 1 works
  2. 2 Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 European Socioeconomic and Political Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  6. 6 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 0 works
  9. 9 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 0 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has École Centrale Paris's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% lower 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 Paris as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000065% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%École Centrale Paris0.000020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of École Centrale Paris 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.

10%20%École Centrale Paris14.9% in 2017all institutions10.0% in 201720002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.8% in 1995.

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