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Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse

In research, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,912 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,200 of 6,636 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,009 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics — Computational Mechanics is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,627
of 28,054 · #2,499 all time
Rank in France
#130
of 1,422
Research works
4.6k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
126k
27.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Institut National Polytechnique 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,912 of 12,888 11.6%396 #1702
EngineeringField #3,200 of 6,636 11.3%202 #1238
Life SciencesDomain #6,009 of 7,800 23.1%80 #4766

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut National Polytechnique 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,702 #3,912
  2. Engineering#1,238 #3,200
  3. Life Sciences#4,766 #6,009
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 21.5 works6.8×
← 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: 2.02× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.08× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.09× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.87× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.46× its world share, 202 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.40× its world share, 46 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.26× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.90× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicolas Dobigeon, Thierry Bosch and Thierry Meynard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse.

  1. 1 Nicolas Dobigeon France · #22,757 worldwide 1.1k citations · 109 works
  2. 2 Thierry Bosch France · #45,075 worldwide 326 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Thierry Meynard France · #48,264 worldwide 321 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 François Purseigle France · #122,395 worldwide 47 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Éric Dufour France · #168,944 worldwide 256 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Christian Fraboul France · #193,551 worldwide 149 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Jean‐Yves Tourneret France · #201,578 worldwide 824 citations · 172 works
  8. 8 Carlos Vaca‐García France · #213,531 worldwide 188 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 El Mostafa Qannari France · #229,512 worldwide 135 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Sylvie Paradis France · #309,511 worldwide 23 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse

Which keywords describe research at Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Mechanical Properties, Biomedical Applications, Heat Transfer, Nanocomposites, Environmental Impact and Additive Manufacturing.

▲ 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. Sustainability30▲ 2.2×50 topics
  2. Climate Change29▲ 1.98×72 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications20▲ 3.2×30 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties20▲ 3.8×30 topics
  5. Environmental Impact20▲ 2.1×39 topics
  6. Deep Learning17◆ 0.93×51 topics
  7. Nanocomposites15▲ 3.5×19 topics
  8. Heat Transfer15▲ 5.5×16 topics
  9. Nanoparticles14▲ 1.95×35 topics
  10. Catalysis10▲ 2.8×24 topics
  11. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 5.3×8 topics
  12. Microstructure8▲ 2.9×17 topics
  13. Thermal Management8▲ 4.4×8 topics
  14. Power Electronics8▲ 4.4×8 topics
  15. Smallholder Farmers8▲ 6.3×5 topics
  16. Community Engagement7▲ 4.0×6 topics
  17. Local Development7▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Territorial Governance7▲ 10×2 topics
  19. Turbulent Flows7▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Electric Propulsion6▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Agroecology6▲ 8.0×3 topics
  22. Livestock Farming6▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Multiphase Flow6▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Agricultural Development6▲ 6.6×3 topics
  25. Large-Eddy Simulation6▲ 5.7×4 topics
  26. Multifunctionality6▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Diversity6▲ 6.2×3 topics
  28. Hydrogenation6▲ 6.2×5 topics
  29. Work Organization6▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Plasma Etching6▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Semiconductor Industry6▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Fluid Mechanics5▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Vortex Dynamics5▲ 8.6×3 topics
  34. Citizen Participation5▲ 7.8×2 topics
  35. Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas5▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Boundary Layer Transition5▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Particle Image Velocimetry5▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Plasma Medicine5▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Environmental Participation5▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Proximity and Innovation5▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Plasma Diagnostics and Applications, Plasma Applications and Diagnostics and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

Agriculture and Rural De…6Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 6 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and A…6Plasma Diagnostics and Applications: 6 fractional worksPlasma Applications and …5Plasma Applications and Diagnostics: 5 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…5Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 5 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 4 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation …3High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 3 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semicond…3Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 3 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…3Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 3 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced…3Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 3 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  2. 2 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 5 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 3 works
  8. 8 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.9%domestic only68.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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