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Institut Charles Sadron

In research, Institut Charles Sadron stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,280 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 11.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,329
of 28,054 · #2,946 all time
Rank in France
#507
of 1,422
Research works
1.9k
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
73k
39.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Institut Charles Sadron 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,280 of 12,888 10.6%73 #1931

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Charles Sadron 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 Institut Charles Sadron specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 11.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 33.4 works11×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.54× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.99× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.73× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.50× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 11.20× its world share, 33 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.42× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Charles Sadron?

Ranked on the composite score, Gero Decher, Jean‐François Lutz and R. Zana lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Charles Sadron.

  1. 1 Gero Decher France · #37,216 worldwide 467 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Jean‐François Lutz France · #41,178 worldwide 465 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 R. Zana France · #58,092 worldwide 785 citations · 88 works
  4. 4 C. Gauthier France · #61,178 worldwide 284 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Bernard Lotz France · #63,818 worldwide 684 citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Françoise Candau France · #94,848 worldwide 300 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Martin Brinkmann France · #122,804 worldwide 248 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 A. N. Semenov France · #172,283 worldwide 253 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 H. Pelletier France · #318,615 worldwide 63 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Pierre Schaaf France · #361,714 worldwide 184 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Charles Sadron

Which keywords describe research at Institut Charles Sadron?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Assembly, Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Nanofibers, Colloidal Particles, Surfactants and Hydrogels.

▲ 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. Self-Assembly15▲ 52×12 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications12▲ 12×23 topics
  3. Nanoparticles11▲ 10×26 topics
  4. Nanocomposites8▲ 11×14 topics
  5. Nanofibers7▲ 38×3 topics
  6. Colloidal Particles6▲ 136×3 topics
  7. Surfactants6▲ 71×4 topics
  8. Hydrogels6▲ 35×4 topics
  9. Nanostructures5▲ 16×10 topics
  10. Polymerization5▲ 60×6 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering5▲ 9.4×9 topics
  12. Biomaterials5▲ 24×6 topics
  13. Emulsions5▲ 84×2 topics
  14. Nanotubes4▲ 68×3 topics
  15. Janus Particles4▲ 210×1 topic
  16. Pickering Emulsions4▲ 210×1 topic
  17. Supramolecular4▲ 157×2 topics
  18. Organogels4▲ 191×1 topic
  19. Peptide Amphiphiles4▲ 191×1 topic
  20. Drug Delivery4▲ 7.6×11 topics
  21. Conducting Polymers3▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Bioinspired Materials3▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Organic Electronics3▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Biodegradable Polymers3▲ 22×4 topics
  25. Biosensors3▲ 6.6×6 topics
  26. Polymer Films3▲ 52×3 topics
  27. Surface Roughness3▲ 25×2 topics
  28. PEDOT:PSS3▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Polyaniline3▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Viscoelasticity2▲ 46×3 topics
  31. Rheology2▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Energy Harvesting2▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Supramolecular Chemistry2▲ 32×4 topics
  34. Bioinspired Design2▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Micelles2▲ 69×2 topics
  36. Molecular Machines2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Polymer Blends2▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Self-Assembled Monolayers2▲ 57×2 topics
  39. Superhydrophobic Surfaces2▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Vesicles2▲ 73×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut Charles Sadron publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials, Conducting polymers and applications and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity.

Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization: 4 fractional worksSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials: 4 fractional worksConducting polymers and …3Conducting polymers and applications: 3 fractional worksSurface Modification and…2Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 2 fractional worksMaterial Dynamics and Properties: 2 fractional worksLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior: 2 fractional worksPolymer Surface Interact…2Polymer Surface Interaction Studies: 2 fractional worksSupramolecular Chemistry and Complexes: 2 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryBiomaterialsPolymers and PlasticsSurfaces, Coatings and Films4 others

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

  1. 1 Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization Materials Chemistry 4 works
  2. 2 Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials Biomaterials 4 works
  3. 3 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  4. 4 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2 works
  5. 5 Material Dynamics and Properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Polymer Surface Interaction Studies Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2 works
  8. 8 Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes Organic Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Charles Sadron's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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