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École de l'air et de l'espace

In research, École de l'air et de l'espace stands highest in Social Sciences (#16,562 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,322
of 28,054 · #37,915 all time
Rank in France
#1,224
of 1,422
Research works
292
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is École de l'air et de l'espace 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
Social SciencesDomain #16,562 of 16,945 6.5%161

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where École de l'air et de l'espace 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).

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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.89× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.65× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.89× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.19× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.68× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at École de l'air et de l'espace?

Ranked on the composite score, Christophe Pajon, Jérôme de Lespinois and Olivier Montagnier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is École de l'air et de l'espace.

  1. 1 Christophe Pajon France · #403,246 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Jérôme de Lespinois France · #545,821 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Olivier Montagnier France · #1,418,662 worldwide 15 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Pierre Barbaroux France · #1,588,754 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at École de l'air et de l'espace

Which keywords describe research at École de l'air et de l'espace?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autonomous Vehicles, Human Factors, Driver Behavior, Mental Workload, Automation, Trust, Flight Control and Community Engagement.

▲ 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. Autonomous Vehicles5▲ 30×2 topics
  2. Human Factors4▲ 80×3 topics
  3. Driver Behavior4▲ 77×2 topics
  4. Automation4▲ 88×1 topic
  5. Mental Workload4▲ 114×2 topics
  6. Trust4▲ 21×1 topic
  7. Globalization3▲ 2.1×7 topics
  8. Mental Health3▲ 2.8×6 topics
  9. Community Engagement2▲ 10×2 topics
  10. Flight Control2▲ 121×2 topics
  11. Territorial Governance2▲ 27×2 topics
  12. Healthcare Legislation2▲ 53×1 topic
  13. Patient Rights2▲ 43×1 topic
  14. Innovation2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  15. Social Movements2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  16. Aerodynamics2▲ 38×3 topics
  17. Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 13×4 topics
  18. High-Speed Trains2▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Social Justice2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  20. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles2▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Air Quality2▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Crosswind2▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Surveillance2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  24. Turbulent Wake2▲ 73×1 topic
  25. Video Analysis2▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Citizen Participation2▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Environmental Participation2▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Professional Practices2▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Public Action2▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Scientific History2▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Sociolinguistics2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Technological Development2▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Turbulent Flow2▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Friction Modeling1▲ 473×1 topic
  35. International Relations1▲ 7.9×5 topics
  36. Nonlinear Normal Modes1▲ 473×1 topic
  37. Argumentation1▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Autonomous Aerial Refueling1▲ 132×1 topic
  39. Decolonization1▲ 23×4 topics
  40. Information Warfare1▲ 58×2 topics

Which research topics does École de l'air et de l'espace publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Health, Medicine and Society, Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research and Education, sociology, and vocational training.

Human-Automation Interac…4Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 4 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 2 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 2 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksBladed Disk Vibration Dy…1Bladed Disk Vibration Dynamics: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksAerospace Engineering and Control Systems: 1 fractional worksCultural Insights and Di…1Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  7. 7 Bladed Disk Vibration Dynamics Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 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 available42.1%not open57.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has École de l'air et de l'espace's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.