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Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques

In research, Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,421 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,266
of 28,054 · #4,815 all time
Rank in France
#706
of 1,422
Research works
761
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
22.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques 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 #8,421 of 12,888 8.9%79 #2921

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques 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 Recherche sur les Céramiques specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 26.8 works8.9×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.65× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.59× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.90× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.92× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.84× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques?

Ranked on the composite score, Didier Bernache‐Assollant, P. Quintard and J.C. Champarnaud-Mesjard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques.

  1. 1 Didier Bernache‐Assollant France · #279,044 worldwide 132 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 P. Quintard France · #436,743 worldwide 92 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 J.C. Champarnaud-Mesjard France · #563,598 worldwide 72 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 J.P. Laval France · #721,212 worldwide 42 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Gilles Trolliard France · #1,013,259 worldwide 68 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Pierre Lefort France · #1,044,936 worldwide 46 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Olivier Masson France · #1,081,204 worldwide 30 citations · 65 works
  8. 8 P. Abélard France · #1,317,572 worldwide 59 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Y. Abouliatim France · #1,376,491 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Martine Lejeune France · #1,395,684 worldwide 20 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ceramic Materials, Sintering, Nanoparticles, Composite Materials, Nanocomposites, Spark Plasma Sintering, Materials and Oxidation Resistance.

▲ 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. Ceramic Materials7▲ 82×4 topics
  2. Nanoparticles6▲ 5.4×22 topics
  3. Sintering5▲ 47×5 topics
  4. Nanocomposites5▲ 6.7×17 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications4▲ 4.3×16 topics
  6. Composite Materials4▲ 25×7 topics
  7. Spark Plasma Sintering4▲ 48×2 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties4▲ 5.0×16 topics
  9. Ceramics4▲ 30×4 topics
  10. Materials4▲ 20×5 topics
  11. Oxidation Resistance4▲ 43×3 topics
  12. Geopolymer4▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Catalysis4▲ 6.3×13 topics
  14. Nanomaterials4▲ 4.0×11 topics
  15. Recycling4▲ 11×4 topics
  16. 3D Printing3▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 13×3 topics
  18. High-Temperature Applications3▲ 86×1 topic
  19. Nanocrystalline Ceramics3▲ 86×1 topic
  20. Tissue Engineering3▲ 6.4×6 topics
  21. CO2 Sequestration3▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Nanotechnology3▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Polymer Composites3▲ 12×6 topics
  24. Utilization3▲ 74×1 topic
  25. Waste Materials3▲ 100×1 topic
  26. Microstructure3▲ 6.0×8 topics
  27. Optical Properties3▲ 50×3 topics
  28. Applications3▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Cementitious Materials3▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Fly Ash3▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Bone Regeneration2▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Challenges2▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Fused Deposition Modeling2▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Synthesis2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  35. Fiber Lasers2▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Nanostructures2▲ 6.1×12 topics
  37. Thermal Conductivity2▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Crystal Growth2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  39. Luminescent Materials2▲ 32×3 topics
  40. Microstructural Evolution2▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced ceramic materials synthesis, Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production, Concrete and Cement Materials Research and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Advanced ceramic materia…3Advanced ceramic materials synthesis: 3 fractional worksRecycling and utilizatio…3Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production: 3 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…3Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 3 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…2Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 2 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering …2Bone Tissue Engineering Materials: 2 fractional worksGlass properties and app…2Glass properties and applications: 2 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and A…1Plasma Diagnostics and Applications: 1 fractional worksLuminescence Properties …1Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 1 fractional works
Ceramics and CompositesBuilding and ConstructionCivil and Structural EngineeringAutomotive Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 3 works
  2. 2 Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production Building and Construction 3 works
  3. 3 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 2 works
  9. 9 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 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 available17.4%not open82.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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