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Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse

In research, Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse stands highest in Engineering (#4,170 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,412 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics — Computational Mechanics is 36.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,930
of 28,054 · #10,215 all time
Rank in France
#687
of 1,422
Research works
1.5k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse 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 #4,170 of 6,636 18.6%109 #2479
Physical SciencesDomain #8,412 of 12,888 15.9%170 #6064

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse 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 Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 36.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 39.7 works36×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 9.65× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.82× its world share, 109 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.95× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 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, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse?

Ranked on the composite score, Thierry Poinsot, J. Fabre and Laurent Selle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse.

  1. 1 Thierry Poinsot France · #3,840 worldwide 1.6k citations · 86 works
  2. 2 J. Fabre France · #156,446 worldwide 117 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Laurent Selle France · #233,773 worldwide 99 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Jacques Magnaudet France · #285,707 worldwide 141 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 David Fabre France · #352,082 worldwide 79 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 M. Larinier France · #378,325 worldwide 139 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Catherine Colin France · #435,748 worldwide 74 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Anne Charpiot France · #493,459 worldwide 14 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Dominique Legendre France · #564,193 worldwide 138 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Sébastien Tanguy France · #613,002 worldwide 111 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Large-Eddy Simulation, Chemical Kinetics, Multiphase Flow, Turbulent Flows, Combustion Instabilities, CFD Simulation and Two-Phase Flow.

▲ 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 Transfer26▲ 27×13 topics
  2. Large-Eddy Simulation18▲ 48×4 topics
  3. Chemical Kinetics14▲ 84×2 topics
  4. Multiphase Flow14▲ 83×4 topics
  5. Turbulent Flows14▲ 70×3 topics
  6. Climate Change13▲ 2.5×34 topics
  7. Combustion Instabilities10▲ 87×2 topics
  8. CFD Simulation10▲ 46×5 topics
  9. Two-Phase Flow9▲ 66×4 topics
  10. Surface Tension9▲ 90×2 topics
  11. Premixed Combustion9▲ 118×1 topic
  12. Turbulent Flames9▲ 118×1 topic
  13. Microbial Processes8▲ 72×3 topics
  14. Fluid Dynamics7▲ 28×3 topics
  15. Porous Media7▲ 29×5 topics
  16. Fluid-Structure Interaction7▲ 24×5 topics
  17. Bioreactor7▲ 232×1 topic
  18. Scale-up7▲ 232×1 topic
  19. Drop Impact7▲ 133×1 topic
  20. Level Set Method7▲ 79×1 topic
  21. Numerical Simulation7▲ 12×7 topics
  22. Turbulent Flow7▲ 30×4 topics
  23. Sediment Transport6▲ 21×5 topics
  24. Vortex Dynamics6▲ 27×3 topics
  25. Combustion6▲ 48×2 topics
  26. Emissions6▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Internal Combustion Engines6▲ 63×1 topic
  28. Soot Formation6▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Reactive Transport5▲ 54×2 topics
  30. Boundary Layer Transition5▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Particle Image Velocimetry5▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Turbulence5▲ 30×3 topics
  33. Flow Control5▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Detonation Propulsion5▲ 84×1 topic
  35. Pulse Detonation Engines5▲ 84×1 topic
  36. Groundwater Flow4▲ 95×1 topic
  37. Inverse Modeling4▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Transport Modeling4▲ 95×1 topic
  39. Heat Exchangers4▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Rheology4▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Combustion and flame dynamics, Fluid Dynamics and Mixing, Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer and Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies.

Combustion and flame dyn…9Combustion and flame dynamics: 9 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Mixing7Fluid Dynamics and Mixing: 7 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Heat …7Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…6Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 6 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 5 fractional worksCombustion and Detonation Processes: 5 fractional worksGroundwater flow and con…4Groundwater flow and contamination studies: 4 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Boilin…4Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies: 4 fractional worksParticle Dynamics in Flu…4Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows: 4 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Vibra…3Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis: 3 fractional works
Computational MechanicsBiomedical EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 9 works
  2. 2 Fluid Dynamics and Mixing Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Computational Mechanics 7 works
  4. 4 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 6 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 5 works
  6. 6 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows Ocean Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis Computational Mechanics 3 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 available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

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