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Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux

In research, Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,951 of 12,888 worldwide) and Mathematics (#937 of 1,053 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mathematical Physics, Geometry and Topology and Applied Mathematics — Mathematical Physics is 60.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,423
of 28,054 · #6,874 all time
Rank in France
#383
of 1,422
Research works
2k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux 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 #5,951 of 12,888 12.5%249 #4055
MathematicsField #937 of 1,053 9.8%98 #735

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux 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 de Mathématiques de Bordeaux specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mathematical Physics takes 60.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 27.9 works60×
  2. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 21.0 works44×
  3. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 25.1 works30×
  4. MathematicsField · 98.4 works29×
  5. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 23.6 works14×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.33× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 59 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 28.53× its world share, 98 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.49× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 28.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux?

Ranked on the composite score, François Dufour, Gilles Zémor and Charles‐Alban Deledalle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux.

  1. 1 François Dufour France · #44,717 worldwide 435 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Gilles Zémor France · #110,986 worldwide 407 citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Charles‐Alban Deledalle France · #193,274 worldwide 237 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Guy Métivier France · #228,300 worldwide 220 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Robert Deville France · #325,646 worldwide 99 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Marius Paicu France · #418,198 worldwide 127 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Pierre Del Moral France · #447,563 worldwide 314 citations · 89 works
  8. 8 Éric Amar France · #469,146 worldwide 74 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Mostafa Bendahmane France · #506,231 worldwide 71 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Pierre Fabrie France · #617,592 worldwide 75 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tropical Geometry, Adaptive Mesh Refinement, High-Order Schemes, Symplectic Geometry, Numerical Methods, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Inverse Problems and Gromov-Witten Theory.

▲ 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. Deep Learning15▲ 1.51×34 topics
  2. Tropical Geometry13▲ 140×2 topics
  3. Adaptive Mesh Refinement12▲ 64×2 topics
  4. High-Order Schemes12▲ 64×2 topics
  5. Symplectic Geometry11▲ 107×2 topics
  6. Numerical Methods10▲ 41×4 topics
  7. Fluid-Structure Interaction10▲ 21×5 topics
  8. Gromov-Witten Theory9▲ 158×1 topic
  9. Inverse Problems9▲ 30×4 topics
  10. Moduli Theory9▲ 158×1 topic
  11. Cryptography9▲ 26×3 topics
  12. Modular Forms8▲ 75×3 topics
  13. Global Existence8▲ 86×2 topics
  14. Porous Media8▲ 20×6 topics
  15. Cohomology8▲ 59×2 topics
  16. L-Functions7▲ 89×2 topics
  17. Kinetic Theory7▲ 55×2 topics
  18. Radial Basis Functions7▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Stability7▲ 10×3 topics
  20. Representation Theory6▲ 70×2 topics
  21. Shock-Wave Interactions6▲ 55×1 topic
  22. Turbulence Modeling6▲ 55×1 topic
  23. Feedback Control6▲ 13×5 topics
  24. Nonlinear Equations6▲ 15×5 topics
  25. Cryptanalysis6▲ 22×3 topics
  26. Dynamical Systems6▲ 28×3 topics
  27. Discontinuous Galerkin Methods5▲ 80×1 topic
  28. Finite Element Methods5▲ 80×1 topic
  29. Chaos5▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Finite Element5▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Attractors5▲ 48×2 topics
  32. Automorphic Forms5▲ 96×1 topic
  33. Boltzmann Equation5▲ 82×1 topic
  34. Ergodic Theory5▲ 58×2 topics
  35. Heterogeneous5▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Langlands Conjectures5▲ 96×1 topic
  37. Monte Carlo Simulation5▲ 8.4×5 topics
  38. Multiscale Methods5▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation5▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Rarefied Flows5▲ 82×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics and Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering.

Algebraic Geometry and N…9Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory: 9 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dyna…6Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Algebra and Geo…5Advanced Algebra and Geometry: 5 fractional worksGas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory: 5 fractional worksCoding theory and cryptography: 5 fractional worksStability and Controllab…4Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations: 4 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 4 fractional worksPolynomial and algebraic computation: 4 fractional works
Geometry and TopologyComputational MechanicsComputational Theory and MathematicsMathematical Physics3 others

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

  1. 1 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Geometry and Topology 9 works
  2. 2 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 6 works
  3. 3 Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics Computational Mechanics 5 works
  4. 4 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 5 works
  5. 5 Advanced Algebra and Geometry Mathematical Physics 5 works
  6. 6 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 5 works
  7. 7 Coding theory and cryptography Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  8. 8 Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 4 works
  10. 10 Polynomial and algebraic computation Computational Theory and Mathematics 4 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 available58.6%not open41.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.6%domestic only75.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017.

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