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École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique

In research, École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique stands highest in Engineering (#4,157 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,784 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,654
of 28,054 · #4,999 all time
Rank in France
#741
of 1,422
Research works
1.9k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
17.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique 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
EngineeringField #4,157 of 6,636 16.6%112 #1356
Physical SciencesDomain #8,784 of 12,888 13.2%184 #3154

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique 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 Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 20.5 works5.3×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 4.59× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.49× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.55× its world share, 112 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.72× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.40× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique?

Ranked on the composite score, Yves Nadot, Guy Joulin and Guy Pierra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique.

  1. 1 Yves Nadot France · #181,551 worldwide 157 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Guy Joulin France · #238,137 worldwide 144 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Guy Pierra France · #281,339 worldwide 28 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Denis Lemonnier France · #422,356 worldwide 74 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Francis Cottet France · #474,902 worldwide 61 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 André Dragon France · #659,168 worldwide 71 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Monique Dagnaud France · #697,764 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Guillaume Benoît France · #747,331 worldwide 51 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 M.C. Lafarie-Frenot France · #764,868 worldwide 76 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 D. Desbordes France · #789,182 worldwide 85 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique

Which keywords describe research at École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Large-Eddy Simulation, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Chemical Kinetics, Turbulent Flow, Combustion Instabilities and Vortex 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. Heat Transfer17▲ 16×16 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties14▲ 6.7×29 topics
  3. Large-Eddy Simulation13▲ 33×5 topics
  4. Microstructure9▲ 8.1×12 topics
  5. Chemical Kinetics8▲ 41×2 topics
  6. Turbulent Flow6▲ 24×4 topics
  7. Combustion Instabilities6▲ 44×2 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications6▲ 2.2×16 topics
  9. Vortex Dynamics5▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Turbulent Flows5▲ 24×3 topics
  11. Nanocomposites5▲ 2.9×14 topics
  12. Detonation Propulsion5▲ 78×1 topic
  13. Pulse Detonation Engines5▲ 78×1 topic
  14. Premixed Combustion5▲ 57×1 topic
  15. Turbulent Flames5▲ 57×1 topic
  16. Flow Control5▲ 41×2 topics
  17. Boundary Layer Transition4▲ 31×1 topic
  18. Particle Image Velocimetry4▲ 31×1 topic
  19. Recycling4▲ 5.4×5 topics
  20. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 6.3×5 topics
  21. Numerical Simulation4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  22. Metal Recovery4▲ 8.4×3 topics
  23. Phase Stability4▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Thermal Management4▲ 5.2×7 topics
  25. Fluid-Structure Interaction3▲ 10×6 topics
  26. Thin Films3▲ 8.1×8 topics
  27. Combustion3▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Emissions3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  29. Feedback Control3▲ 9.1×6 topics
  30. Grain Refinement3▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Oxidation Mechanism3▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Radial Basis Functions3▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Robotic Manipulators3▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Clustering Algorithms3▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Continuous Queries3▲ 98×1 topic
  36. Data Stream Management3▲ 98×1 topic
  37. Internal Combustion Engines3▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Soot Formation3▲ 31×1 topic
  39. High-Temperature Alloys3▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Superalloys3▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Combustion and Detonation Processes, Combustion and flame dynamics, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Advanced Database Systems and Queries.

Combustion and Detonatio…5Combustion and Detonation Processes: 5 fractional worksCombustion and flame dyn…5Combustion and flame dynamics: 5 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…4Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Database System…3Advanced Database Systems and Queries: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 3 fractional worksHigh Temperature Alloys and Creep: 3 fractional worksData Management and Algo…3Data Management and Algorithms: 3 fractional worksAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 3 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety research: 2 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…2Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringComputational MechanicsComputer Networks and CommunicationsFluid Flow and Transfer Processes4 others

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

  1. 1 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 5 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced Database Systems and Queries Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 3 works
  6. 6 High Temperature Alloys and Creep Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Data Management and Algorithms Signal Processing 3 works
  8. 8 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  10. 10 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 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 available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.3%domestic only70.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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