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Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence

In research, Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,457 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,359 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Materials Chemistry is 8.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,429
of 28,054 · #7,141 all time
Rank in France
#448
of 1,422
Research works
944
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence 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 #6,457 of 12,888 9.0%136 #4384
EngineeringField #5,359 of 6,636 9.4%65 #3901

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence 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 des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 24.0 works8.7×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 35.6 works7.1×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.06× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.35× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.09× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.63× its world share, 33 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 5.41× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence?

Ranked on the composite score, Luc Favre, Thomas David and Nicolas Cavassilas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence.

  1. 1 Luc Favre France · #253,177 worldwide 160 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Thomas David France · #297,016 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Nicolas Cavassilas France · #338,937 worldwide 94 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Ο. Thomas France · #402,166 worldwide 230 citations · 99 works
  5. 5 Daniela Munteanu France · #408,436 worldwide 232 citations · 81 works
  6. 6 R. Vauché France · #571,427 worldwide 50 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Marco Abbarchi France · #583,507 worldwide 99 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Henri Nguyen-Thi France · #612,096 worldwide 93 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Marcel Gillet France · #630,803 worldwide 4 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Marc Bescond France · #662,470 worldwide 101 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence

Which keywords describe research at Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Crystal Growth, Solar Cells, Semiconductor, Nanostructures, Nanoelectronics, Nanomaterials, Photovoltaics and Biosensors.

▲ 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. Crystal Growth8▲ 21×9 topics
  2. Solar Cells8▲ 29×7 topics
  3. Semiconductor8▲ 16×6 topics
  4. Nanostructures7▲ 13×16 topics
  5. Nanomaterials7▲ 4.8×11 topics
  6. Nanoelectronics6▲ 53×2 topics
  7. Biosensors6▲ 7.7×9 topics
  8. Photovoltaics6▲ 24×4 topics
  9. Neural Networks6▲ 2.5×10 topics
  10. Atomic Layer Deposition5▲ 54×1 topic
  11. High-k Dielectrics5▲ 54×1 topic
  12. Mechanical Properties5▲ 3.6×12 topics
  13. Nanoparticles5▲ 2.8×15 topics
  14. Efficiency5▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Grain Refinement5▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Graphene5▲ 4.9×9 topics
  17. Thin Films5▲ 17×8 topics
  18. Optical Properties4▲ 50×4 topics
  19. Electronic Structure4▲ 17×8 topics
  20. Nanocomposites4▲ 3.7×10 topics
  21. Nanocrystals4▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Numerical Simulation4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  23. Semiconductors4▲ 9.5×5 topics
  24. Microstructure Evolution4▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Phase-Field Models4▲ 261×1 topic
  26. Solidification4▲ 261×1 topic
  27. Neuromorphic Computing4▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Non-Volatile Memory4▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Water Splitting4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  30. Room Temperature3▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Field-Effect Transistors3▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Integrated Circuits3▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Photoluminescence3▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Process Variation3▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Two-Dimensional Materials3▲ 9.4×4 topics
  36. Nanowires3▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Optoelectronic Devices3▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Visible Light3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  39. Corrosion Behavior3▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Microstructural Evolution3▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Semiconductor materials and devices, Solidification and crystal growth phenomena, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing and Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design.

Semiconductor materials and devices: 5 fractional worksSolidification and crystal growth phenomena: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 2 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 2 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 2 fractional worksThin-Film Transistor Tec…2Thin-Film Transistor Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 2 fractional worksSilicon Nanostructures a…2Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryAerospace EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Solidification and crystal growth phenomena Materials Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Thin-Film Transistor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  9. 9 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence Materials Chemistry 2 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.4%domestic only70.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower than in 2013–2017.

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