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Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique

In research, Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,318 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,024 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering — Computational Mechanics is 38.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,564
of 28,054 · #8,244 all time
Rank in France
#855
of 1,422
Research works
794
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique 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 #9,318 of 12,888 16.3%132 #4933
EngineeringField #5,024 of 6,636 18.6%83 #1561

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique 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 Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 38.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 31.4 works38×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 20.7 works13×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.57× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.91× its world share, 83 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.07× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.07× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique?

Ranked on the composite score, Christophe Bailly, Marc Michard and Christophe Bogey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique.

  1. 1 Christophe Bailly France · #297,077 worldwide 332 citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Marc Michard France · #298,442 worldwide 233 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Christophe Bogey France · #329,912 worldwide 166 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Loï‹c M‚Šéès France · #359,422 worldwide 62 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Mikhael Gorokhovski France · #364,423 worldwide 102 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Daniel Henry France · #393,256 worldwide 108 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Nicolas Rivière France · #663,157 worldwide 44 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Xavier Ottavy France · #704,482 worldwide 48 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Olivier Marsden France · #719,848 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Stéphane Aubert France · #786,720 worldwide 53 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Large-Eddy Simulation, Heat Transfer, Turbulent Flow, Flow Control, Turbulent Flows, Vortex Dynamics, Acoustic Sources and Jet Noise.

▲ 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. Large-Eddy Simulation42▲ 154×5 topics
  2. Heat Transfer28▲ 39×9 topics
  3. Turbulent Flow22▲ 130×4 topics
  4. Flow Control16▲ 209×2 topics
  5. Turbulent Flows16▲ 108×3 topics
  6. Vortex Dynamics14▲ 88×4 topics
  7. Acoustic Sources14▲ 499×1 topic
  8. Jet Noise14▲ 499×1 topic
  9. Boundary Layer Transition14▲ 141×1 topic
  10. Particle Image Velocimetry14▲ 141×1 topic
  11. Boundary Layer11▲ 61×3 topics
  12. CFD Simulation8▲ 46×4 topics
  13. Vibration Control7▲ 86×3 topics
  14. Wave Propagation7▲ 42×2 topics
  15. Acoustic Metamaterials6▲ 123×1 topic
  16. Phononic Crystals6▲ 123×1 topic
  17. Air Quality6▲ 24×5 topics
  18. Multiphase Flow6▲ 50×3 topics
  19. Pedestrian Wind Comfort6▲ 84×1 topic
  20. Urban Microclimate6▲ 84×1 topic
  21. Solar Wind5▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Combustion Instabilities5▲ 58×1 topic
  23. Turbulent Flames5▲ 90×1 topic
  24. Two-Phase Flow5▲ 47×4 topics
  25. Fluid-Structure Interaction4▲ 19×5 topics
  26. Turbulence4▲ 29×4 topics
  27. Adaptive Mesh Refinement4▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Coronal Mass Ejections4▲ 67×1 topic
  29. High-Order Schemes4▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Solar Dynamics Observatory4▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Separation Control3▲ 91×2 topics
  32. Data Assimilation3▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Film Cooling3▲ 151×1 topic
  34. Numerical Modeling3▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Turbine3▲ 151×1 topic
  36. Shock-Wave Interactions3▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Turbulence Modeling3▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Experimental Investigation3▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Surface Tension3▲ 40×3 topics
  40. Fluid Dynamics3▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research and Wind and Air Flow Studies.

Aerodynamics and Acousti…14Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 14 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…14Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 14 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 6 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies6Wind and Air Flow Studies: 6 fractional worksCombustion and flame dyn…5Combustion and flame dynamics: 5 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…4Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 4 fractional worksTurbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 3 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 3 fractional worksParticle Dynamics in Fluid Flows: 3 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 3 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringComputational MechanicsBiomedical EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 14 works
  3. 3 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 5 works
  6. 6 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  7. 7 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 3 works
  9. 9 Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows Ocean Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 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 available49.4%not open50.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.8%domestic only78.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

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