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Nexter (France)

In research, Nexter (France) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,601 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,413
of 34,923
Rank in France
#820
of 943
Research works
169
▲ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Nexter (France)

What is Nexter (France) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #13,601 of 17,446 5.7%128

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nexter (France) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Nexter (France) work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Nexter (France) is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Computer Science (15%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 64.1% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 41.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 11.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 14.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 17.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 10.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 15.9% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 11.9% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKNexter (France)24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences17%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1041.2%
    2. Computer Science414.8%
    3. Materials Science13.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy12.8%
    5. Environmental Science01.6%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    1. Social Sciences210.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities12.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting01.6%
    4. Psychology01.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.8%
    1. Medicine311.9%
    2. Health Professions12.6%
    3. Nursing00.7%
    4. Veterinary00.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.4%
    2. Neuroscience00.9%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.75× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary5.14×0 works
  2. Engineering2.75×10 works
  3. Computer Science1.90×4 works
  4. Nursing1.43×0 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.33×0 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.26×1 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.97×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.96×1 works
  9. Materials Science0.94×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.83×2 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.82×0 works
  12. Medicine0.62×3 works
  13. Neuroscience0.57×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.51×0 works
  15. Psychology0.42×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.32×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nexter (France)?

Ranked on the quality score, Roxan Cayzac, H. Couque and Eric Petitpas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nexter (France).

  1. 1 Roxan Cayzac France · #3,531,860 worldwide 310 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 H. Couque France · #3,741,792 worldwide 1.1k citations · 79 works
  3. 3 Eric Petitpas France · #4,512,009 worldwide 80 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Rémi Boulanger France · #4,621,323 worldwide 70 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Bruno Colín France · #5,106,779 worldwide 16 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Nexter (France)

What are the most cited papers from Nexter (France)?

The most cited paper from Nexter (France) is "In vitro comparison of the adsorption of inflammatory mediators by blood purification devices" (Benjamin Malard, Corine Lambert, John A. Kellum, 2018), with 280 citations. Next come "Mechanical behavior and microstructure of Ti20Hf20Zr20Ta20Nb20 high-entropy alloy loaded under quasi-static and dynamic compression conditions" (170) and "Accelerated corrosion tests in the automotive industry: A comparison of the performance towards cosmetic corrosion" (123).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 In vitro comparison of the adsorption of inflammatory mediators by blood purification devices Benjamin Malard, Corine Lambert, John A. Kellum · Intensive Care Medicine Experimental Open access 4 May 2018 280
2 Mechanical behavior and microstructure of Ti20Hf20Zr20Ta20Nb20 high-entropy alloy loaded under quasi-static and dynamic compression conditions Guy François Dirras, H. Couque, Lola Lilensten et al. · Materials Characterization 23 Nov 2015 170
3 Accelerated corrosion tests in the automotive industry: A comparison of the performance towards cosmetic corrosion Nathalie LeBozec, N. Blandin, Dominique Thierry · Materials and Corrosion Nov 2008 123
4 Magnus Effect over Finned Projectiles Marc Pechier, Philippe Guillen, Roxan Cayzac · Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets Jul 2001 112
5 Summer dormancy in Festuca arundinacea Schreb.; the influence of season of sowing and a simulated mid-summer storm on two contrasting cultivars Mark Roger Norton, Florence A. Volaire, F. Lelièvre · Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 20 Nov 2006 108
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nexter (France)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ionic Liquids, Healthcare, Risk Assessment, North Korea, Refugees, Deep Learning, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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-now 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 8 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 8 words, with their numbers
  1. Healthcare2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  2. Ionic Liquids2▲ 27×3 topics
  3. Deep Learning2▲ 1.98×6 topics
  4. Machine Learning1▲ 1.82×7 topics
  5. Risk Assessment1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 2.9×3 topics
  7. North Korea1▲ 625×1 topic
  8. Refugees1▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Nexter (France) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies, Lubricants and Their Additives, Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies and Biodiesel Production and Applications.

Korean Peninsula Histori…1Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 1 fractional worksLubricants and Their Add…1Lubricants and Their Additives: 1 fractional worksCatalysis and Hydrodesul…1Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 1 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and…1Biodiesel Production and Applications: 1 fractional worksRadiation Effects in Electronics: 1 fractional worksTechnology Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…0Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 0 fractional worksRobotics and Automated Systems: 0 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…0Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceMechanical EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Lubricants and Their Additives Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Radiation Effects in Electronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Technology Assessment and Management Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  7. 7 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  8. 8 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 0 works
  9. 9 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nexter (France)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nexter (France) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000076% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Nexter (France)0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nexter (France) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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