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École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme

In research, École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,010 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,521
of 22,385 · #12,106 all time
Rank in Algeria
#62
of 79
Research works
534
▼ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme

What is École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,010 of 9,585 5.5%72 #5557

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme 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 Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (39%), Arts and Humanities (19%), Engineering (12%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 80 fractional works · 61.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 39.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 15.0% of its workUrban Studies: 9 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 24 fractional works · 19.0% of its workArcheology: 17 fractional works · 13.1% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 30.9% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 12.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 11.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKÉcolePolytechnique…129fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences62%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5039.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities2419.0%
    3. Psychology21.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Engineering1512.0%
    2. Environmental Science1411.1%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences64.8%
    4. Energy21.5%
    5. Computer Science10.9%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    7. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences64.3%
    2. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Health Professions21.8%
    2. Medicine10.9%
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: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.07× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.23× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.58× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.08× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities6.58×24 works
  2. Social Sciences3.08×50 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.07×6 works
  4. Environmental Science2.23×14 works
  5. Energy1.65×2 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.91×6 works
  7. Engineering0.80×15 works
  8. Health Professions0.69×2 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.57×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×1 works
  11. Psychology0.43×2 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.30×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.26×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.12×1 works
  15. Neuroscience0.11×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  17. Medicine0.05×1 works

Who are the top researchers at École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme?

Ranked on the quality score, Rafik Bensalem, Tahar Baouni and Sabrina Kacher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme.

  1. 1 Rafik Bensalem Algeria · #3,021,124 worldwide 333 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Tahar Baouni Algeria · #3,111,376 worldwide 323 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Sabrina Kacher Algeria · #3,119,391 worldwide 56 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Sofiane Bounouni Algeria · #3,147,795 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Ewa Berezowska‐Azzag Algeria · #3,838,919 worldwide 320 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Asma Hadjilah Algeria · #3,902,417 worldwide 8 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Youcef Kehila Algeria · #4,028,430 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Maha Messaoudène Algeria · #4,045,059 worldwide 28 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Ornella Vanzande Algeria · #4,046,353 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Marianne Durieux Algeria · #4,077,949 worldwide 2 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme

What are the most cited papers from École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme?

The most cited paper from École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme is "Flexural strengthening of concrete beams using CFRP, GFRP and hybrid FRP sheets" (Nassereddine Attari, Sofiane Amziane, Mohamed Chemrouk, 2012), with 371 citations. Next come "Outdoor thermal comfort in the old desert city of Beni-Isguen, Algeria" (177) and "The Impact of Covid-19 on Tourist Consumption Behaviour : A Perspective Article" (149).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Flexural strengthening of concrete beams using CFRP, GFRP and hybrid FRP sheets Nassereddine Attari, Sofiane Amziane, Mohamed Chemrouk · Construction and Building Materials 13 Sep 2012 371
2 Outdoor thermal comfort in the old desert city of Beni-Isguen, Algeria Fazia Ali-Toudert, Moussadek Djenane, Rafik Bensalem et al. · Climate Research Open access 2005 177
3 The Impact of Covid-19 on Tourist Consumption Behaviour : A Perspective Article Amina Chebli, Foued Ben Said · Journal of Tourism Management Research Open access 2020 149
4 Improving the multi-functionality of urban green spaces: Relations between components of green spaces and urban services Ali Belmeziti, Frédéric Cherqui, Bernard Kaufmann · Sustainable Cities and Society 17 Aug 2018 142
5 Water resources carrying capacity assessment: The case of Algeria's capital city Meriem Naimi Ait-Aoudia, Ewa Berezowska‐Azzag · Habitat International 24 Sep 2016 136
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Cultural Heritage, Sustainability, Public Policy, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development17▲ 8.4×11 topics
  2. Sustainability16▲ 4.9×27 topics
  3. Cultural Heritage15▲ 22×16 topics
  4. Public Policy12▲ 19×8 topics
  5. Community Engagement11▲ 25×6 topics
  6. Territorial Governance10▲ 66×3 topics
  7. Globalization9▲ 3.7×13 topics
  8. Local Development9▲ 70×2 topics
  9. Social Justice9▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Urban Development9▲ 20×11 topics
  11. Urbanization9▲ 17×8 topics
  12. Citizen Participation9▲ 59×2 topics
  13. Environmental Participation9▲ 94×1 topic
  14. Proximity and Innovation9▲ 94×1 topic
  15. Community Participation7▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Remote Sensing7▲ 4.3×9 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services6▲ 13×6 topics
  18. Physical Activity6▲ 10×2 topics
  19. Urban Planning6▲ 55×5 topics
  20. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Environmental Justice6▲ 32×3 topics
  22. Colonialism5▲ 8.8×7 topics
  23. Islamic Architecture5▲ 184×2 topics
  24. Social Impact5▲ 9.7×3 topics
  25. Social Sustainability5▲ 51×4 topics
  26. Thermal Comfort5▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Cultural Sustainability4▲ 63×2 topics
  28. Community Development4▲ 19×4 topics
  29. Adaptive Reuse4▲ 90×1 topic
  30. Culture4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  31. Intangible Heritage4▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Social Movements4▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Arid Regions4▲ 136×2 topics
  34. Community Health4▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Rural Development4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  36. Politics4▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Tourism4▲ 34×3 topics
  38. Traditional Houses4▲ 193×1 topic
  39. Vernacular Architecture4▲ 170×1 topic
  40. Water Management4▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: French Urban and Social Studies, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, Architecture and Cultural Influences and Urban Green Space and Health.

French Urban and Social …9French Urban and Social Studies: 9 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 4 fractional worksArchitecture and Cultural Influences: 4 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 4 fractional worksWater management and technologies: 3 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 3 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…3Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 3 fractional worksUrban Design and Spatial Analysis: 3 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 3 fractional worksPolitical and Social Issues: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceArcheologyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  2. 2 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 4 works
  3. 3 Architecture and Cultural Influences Archeology 4 works
  4. 4 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  5. 5 Water management and technologies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  6. 6 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 3 works
  7. 7 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 3 works
  8. 8 Urban Design and Spatial Analysis Building and Construction 3 works
  9. 9 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 3 works
  10. 10 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 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 available49.4%not open50.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% 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 Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00064% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme0.00042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme 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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme8.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.1% in 2014.

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