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Laboratoire Navier

In research, Laboratoire Navier stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,245 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,797 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 20.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,073
of 28,054 · #9,352 all time
Rank in France
#694
of 1,422
Research works
960
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
31.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire Navier 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 #8,245 of 12,888 13.1%154 #5611
EngineeringField #4,797 of 6,636 12.8%109 #2961

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire Navier 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 Navier specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 20.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 39.4 works20×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.41× its world share, 109 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.01× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.77× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire Navier?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicolas Roussel, Cyril Douthe and Guillaume Ovarlez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire Navier.

  1. 1 Nicolas Roussel · #12,092 worldwide 1k citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Cyril Douthe · #149,311 worldwide 272 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Guillaume Ovarlez · #234,153 worldwide 250 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Olivier Pitois · #253,932 worldwide 138 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Teddy Fen-Chong · #258,401 worldwide 223 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Patrick Dangla · #304,832 worldwide 295 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Xavier Château · #357,840 worldwide 118 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Sabine Caré · #400,906 worldwide 148 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Patrick de Buhan · #414,300 worldwide 145 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Silvano Erlicher · #432,806 worldwide 101 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire Navier

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire Navier?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Additive Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Rheology, Geopolymer, Hydraulic Conductivity, Mechanical Properties, Soil Hydraulic Properties and Unsaturated Soil Mechanics.

▲ 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. Additive Manufacturing12▲ 23×6 topics
  2. 3D Printing10▲ 27×3 topics
  3. Rheology10▲ 32×5 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties10▲ 6.0×20 topics
  5. Environmental Impact10▲ 3.4×10 topics
  6. Geopolymer10▲ 40×2 topics
  7. Hydraulic Conductivity9▲ 123×2 topics
  8. Sustainability8▲ 2.0×8 topics
  9. CO2 Sequestration8▲ 26×4 topics
  10. Soil Hydraulic Properties8▲ 153×1 topic
  11. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics8▲ 153×1 topic
  12. Dynamic Behavior8▲ 42×3 topics
  13. Fracture7▲ 46×3 topics
  14. Digital Fabrication7▲ 58×2 topics
  15. Rock Mechanics7▲ 43×3 topics
  16. Nanoparticles6▲ 3.1×9 topics
  17. Finite Element Analysis6▲ 16×7 topics
  18. Concrete Extrusion6▲ 67×1 topic
  19. Construction Automation6▲ 67×1 topic
  20. Liquefaction6▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Tunnel6▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Acoustic Emission6▲ 58×1 topic
  23. Numerical Modelling6▲ 61×1 topic
  24. Risk Assessment6▲ 5.0×6 topics
  25. Applications5▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Ceramics5▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Polymer Composites4▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Vibration Analysis4▲ 10×4 topics
  29. Challenges4▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Materials4▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Reliability Analysis4▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Construction4▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Liquefaction Resistance4▲ 93×1 topic
  34. Particle Shape Effects4▲ 93×1 topic
  35. Analysis4▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Porous Media4▲ 18×6 topics
  37. Soil Properties4▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Reactive Transport4▲ 44×2 topics
  39. Bayesian Optimization4▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Nanotechnology4▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire Navier publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil and Unsaturated Flow, Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials, Rock Mechanics and Modeling and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Soil and Unsaturated Flow: 8 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 6 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Model…6Rock Mechanics and Modeling: 6 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…4Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 4 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 4 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 4 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…4Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 4 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…3Drilling and Well Engineering: 3 fractional worksLandslides and related h…3Landslides and related hazards: 3 fractional worksGrouting, Rheology, and …3Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics: 3 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionMechanics of MaterialsAutomotive Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 6 works
  3. 3 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 4 works
  7. 7 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  10. 10 Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural 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 available56.7%not open43.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire Navier's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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