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Laboratoire de génie civil et génie mécanique

In research, Laboratoire de génie civil et génie mécanique stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,293 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,508 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,283
of 28,054 · #23,817 all time
Rank in France
#1,279
of 1,422
Research works
356
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire de génie civil et génie mécanique 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 #12,293 of 12,888 4.6%87 #13457
EngineeringField #6,508 of 6,636 3.9%64 #5838

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire de génie civil et génie mécanique 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 Laboratoire de génie civil et génie mécanique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 64.1 works4.5×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.14× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.52× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.09× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire de génie civil et génie mécanique?

Ranked on the composite score, Florence Collet, Patrice Estellé and Olivier Bartier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire de génie civil et génie mécanique.

  1. 1 Florence Collet France · #208,552 worldwide 231 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Patrice Estellé France · #246,004 worldwide 290 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Olivier Bartier France · #547,950 worldwide 42 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Paul Byrne France · #624,609 worldwide 44 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Dominique Guines France · #659,682 worldwide 80 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Eric Ragneau France · #796,603 worldwide 65 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Christophe Lanos France · #798,172 worldwide 124 citations · 65 works
  8. 8 Lionel Leotoing France · #851,128 worldwide 72 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Thierry Maré France · #919,638 worldwide 80 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Damien Rangeard France · #988,237 worldwide 83 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire de génie civil et génie mécanique

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire de génie civil et génie mécanique?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Environmental Impact, Energy Efficiency, Heat Transfer, Artificial Neural Networks, Natural Fibers, Sustainable Construction and Building Materials.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties15▲ 16×19 topics
  2. Environmental Impact12▲ 7.5×9 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency7▲ 7.6×7 topics
  4. Heat Transfer6▲ 14×10 topics
  5. Artificial Neural Networks6▲ 14×4 topics
  6. Natural Fibers6▲ 100×2 topics
  7. Sustainable Construction6▲ 82×4 topics
  8. Building Materials5▲ 396×1 topic
  9. Earth Construction5▲ 396×1 topic
  10. Nanocomposites5▲ 6.2×9 topics
  11. Buckling Behavior4▲ 62×2 topics
  12. CO2 Sequestration4▲ 23×3 topics
  13. Geopolymer4▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Thermal Comfort4▲ 30×2 topics
  15. Cementitious Materials4▲ 42×1 topic
  16. Fly Ash4▲ 34×1 topic
  17. Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes3▲ 72×1 topic
  18. Structural Engineering3▲ 65×1 topic
  19. Thermal Conductivity3▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Applications3▲ 11×4 topics
  21. High Temperature3▲ 43×2 topics
  22. Finite Element Analysis3▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Thermodynamic Analysis3▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Climate Change Impact3▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Durability Performance3▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Experimental Investigation3▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Building Energy Consumption2▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Construction2▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Energy Simulation2▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Fracture Mechanics2▲ 43×3 topics
  31. Numerical Simulation2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  32. Vibration Analysis2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  33. Heat Exchangers2▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Microstructural Evolution2▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Thermal Management2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  36. Constitutive Modeling2▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Dynamic Response2▲ 44×2 topics
  38. Nanofluids2▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Review2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Tool Wear2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire de génie civil et génie mécanique publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hygrothermal properties of building materials, Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Structural Load-Bearing Analysis and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization.

Hygrothermal properties of building materials: 5 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 4 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing …3Structural Load-Bearing Analysis: 3 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…2Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 2 fractional worksRefrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishi…2Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 2 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 2 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 2 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…2Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 2 fractional works
Building and ConstructionCivil and Structural EngineeringMechanical EngineeringBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Hygrothermal properties of building materials Building and Construction 5 works
  2. 2 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 works
  5. 5 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 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 available38.7%not open61.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire de génie civil et génie mécanique's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

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