French Corrosion Institute
In research, French Corrosion Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,013 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 10.8× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #18,025 of 28,054 · #11,302 all time
- Rank in France
- #825 of 1,422
- Research works
- 522 ▼ 7% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 8k 15.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 4.8% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 28% world 28%
What is French Corrosion Institute known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #9,013 of 12,888 | 4.6% | 70 | #6684 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where French Corrosion Institute 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 French Corrosion Institute specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Materials ScienceField · 27.6 works11×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Materials Science 10.8×
- Energy 3.2×
- Engineering 3.1×
- Chemical Engineering 2.0×
- Environmental Science 1.2×
- Chemistry 1.0×
- Arts and Humanities 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.3×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Decision Sciences 0.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Medicine 0.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.0×
- Social Sciences 0.0×
- Computer Science 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at French Corrosion Institute?
Ranked on the composite score, Dominique Thierry, Dan Persson and S. C. Britton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is French Corrosion Institute.
- 1 Dominique Thierry France · #71,694 worldwide 632 citations · 92 works
- 2 Dan Persson France · #410,353 worldwide 164 citations · 19 works
- 3 S. C. Britton France · #557,414 worldwide 80 citations · 25 works
- 4 Flavien Vucko France · #1,361,596 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
Which keywords describe research at French Corrosion Institute?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Corrosion Inhibitors, Metal Corrosion, Corrosion Behavior, Pitting Corrosion and Corrosion.
- Material Properties
- Metal Recovery
- Oxidation Resistance
- Pipeline
- Gas Turbine Engines
- Recycling
- Finite Element Analysis
- Microstructural Evolution
- Gas Pipeline
- Renewable Energy
- Microstructure
- Eddy Current Testing
- Material Characterization
- Defect Detection
- Environmental Impact
- Passive Films
- Corrosion
- Corrosion Behavior
- Corrosion Inhibitors
- Hydrogen Embrittlement
- Mechanical Properties
- Molecular Dynamics Simulation
- Metal Corrosion
- Pitting Corrosion
- Grain Boundary Engineering
- Stainless Steels
- Chloride-induced
- Reinforced Concrete
- Machine Learning
- Non-Destructive Evaluation
- Fracture Mechanics
- Energy Storage
- Material Degradation
- Aerospace Applications
- Grain Refinement
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Non-Destructive Testing
- Renewable Resources
- Damage Detection
- Electrolysis
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
- Mechanical Properties16▲ 22×17 topics
- Hydrogen Embrittlement11▲ 182×3 topics
- Molecular Dynamics Simulation10▲ 117×2 topics
- Corrosion Inhibitors10▲ 262×1 topic
- Metal Corrosion10▲ 262×1 topic
- Corrosion Behavior9▲ 154×2 topics
- Pitting Corrosion9▲ 244×2 topics
- Corrosion9▲ 92×4 topics
- Grain Boundary Engineering8▲ 179×2 topics
- Passive Films8▲ 327×1 topic
- Stainless Steels8▲ 327×1 topic
- Environmental Impact5▲ 4.2×13 topics
- Chloride-induced5▲ 138×1 topic
- Defect Detection5▲ 50×2 topics
- Reinforced Concrete5▲ 84×1 topic
- Material Characterization5▲ 52×2 topics
- Machine Learning4▲ 1.84×2 topics
- Eddy Current Testing4▲ 127×1 topic
- Non-Destructive Evaluation4▲ 127×1 topic
- Microstructure4▲ 9.1×10 topics
- Fracture Mechanics3▲ 66×2 topics
- Renewable Energy3▲ 2.6×4 topics
- Energy Storage2▲ 5.0×6 topics
- Gas Pipeline2▲ 229×1 topic
- Material Degradation2▲ 229×1 topic
- Microstructural Evolution2▲ 22×3 topics
- Aerospace Applications2▲ 26×3 topics
- Finite Element Analysis2▲ 11×4 topics
- Grain Refinement2▲ 22×3 topics
- Recycling2▲ 6.8×4 topics
- Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 7.0×4 topics
- Gas Turbine Engines2▲ 47×2 topics
- Non-Destructive Testing2▲ 25×3 topics
- Pipeline2▲ 22×2 topics
- Renewable Resources2▲ 14×3 topics
- Oxidation Resistance2▲ 21×3 topics
- Damage Detection2▲ 34×2 topics
- Metal Recovery2▲ 9.9×3 topics
- Electrolysis1▲ 30×1 topic
- Material Properties1▲ 20×2 topics
Which research topics does French Corrosion Institute publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition, Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, Concrete Corrosion and Durability and Non-Destructive Testing Techniques.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 10 works
- 2 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 8 works
- 3 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
- 4 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 4 works
- 5 Material Properties and Failure Mechanisms Materials Chemistry 2 works
- 6 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 works
- 7 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 1 works
- 8 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
- 9 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 1 works
- 10 Smart Materials for Construction Pollution 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has French Corrosion Institute's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower than in 2013–2017.
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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