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Laboratoire Roberval

In research, Laboratoire Roberval stands highest in Engineering (#5,907 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,670 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,452
of 28,054 · #21,442 all time
Rank in France
#1,169
of 1,422
Research works
582
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire Roberval 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
EngineeringField #5,907 of 6,636 8.5%68 #6050
Physical SciencesDomain #11,670 of 12,888 9.0%87 #12178

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 67.6 works4.8×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.80× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.66× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire Roberval?

Ranked on the composite score, Laurent Roberval, Mohamed Rachik and Pierre Feissel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire Roberval.

  1. 1 Laurent Roberval France · #461,844 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Mohamed Rachik France · #554,115 worldwide 74 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Pierre Feissel France · #879,925 worldwide 66 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Pierre Villon France · #909,075 worldwide 99 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 Alain Rassineux France · #1,281,704 worldwide 17 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Guénhaël Le Quilliec France · #1,590,714 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Hocine Kébir France · #1,595,482 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Christelle Kowandy France · #1,621,933 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire Roberval

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire Roberval?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Additive Manufacturing, Vibration Analysis, Microstructure, Lithium-ion Batteries, Nonlinear Dynamics, Numerical Simulation and Thermal Management.

▲ 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 Properties9▲ 9.5×21 topics
  2. Sustainability5▲ 2.0×8 topics
  3. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 15×6 topics
  4. Microstructure4▲ 8.7×10 topics
  5. Vibration Analysis4▲ 17×7 topics
  6. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  7. Nonlinear Dynamics3▲ 17×4 topics
  8. Numerical Simulation3▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Thermal Management3▲ 10×3 topics
  10. Dynamic Response3▲ 66×2 topics
  11. Assembly Planning3▲ 43×1 topic
  12. Design for Manufacture3▲ 43×1 topic
  13. Supply Chain Management3▲ 3.5×5 topics
  14. Electric Vehicles3▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Failure Analysis3▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Battery Management Systems3▲ 19×1 topic
  17. Fracture Mechanics3▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Thermal Runaway3▲ 19×1 topic
  19. Finite Element Method2▲ 27×3 topics
  20. Fluid-Structure Interaction2▲ 17×5 topics
  21. Blast Loading2▲ 58×2 topics
  22. Wave Propagation2▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Sensor Networks2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  24. Cathode Materials2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  25. Laminated Glass2▲ 183×1 topic
  26. Structural Adhesives2▲ 183×1 topic
  27. Applications2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  28. Composite Materials2▲ 10×5 topics
  29. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  30. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  31. Fluid Dynamics2▲ 15×5 topics
  32. Digital Twin2▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Environmental Effects2▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Material Characterization2▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Polymer Composites2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  36. Process Parameters2▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Smart Manufacturing2▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Tool Wear2▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Vibration-based Damage Identification2▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Wireless Sensors2▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire Roberval publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Structural Analysis of Composite Materials and Digital Transformation in Industry.

Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 3 fractional worksStructural Analysis of C…2Structural Analysis of Composite Materials: 2 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…2Digital Transformation in Industry: 2 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…2Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksComposite Structure Analysis and Optimization: 1 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 1 fractional worksStructural Analysis and …1Structural Analysis and Optimization: 1 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Structural Analysis of Composite Materials Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  9. 9 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Structural Analysis and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 1 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 available41.6%not open58.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire Roberval'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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