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In research, ParisTech stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,146 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,462 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,734
of 22,385 · #2,661 all time
Rank in France
#158
of 517
Research works
2.6k
▼ 58% vs 2018-21
Citations
65k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
ParisTech

What is ParisTech known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,146 of 10,670 11.2%161 #2043
EngineeringField #2,462 of 5,901 10.3%90 #1005

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where ParisTech 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 ParisTech work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at ParisTech is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (35%), Medicine (13%), Computer Science (7%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 169 fractional works · 63.5% of its workEngineering: 94 fractional works · 35.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 7.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 12 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 7.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 17 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 40 fractional works · 15.1% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 11.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 9.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKParisTech266fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences12%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering9435.3%
    2. Computer Science207.4%
    3. Materials Science176.3%
    4. Environmental Science166.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy62.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences51.9%
    7. Mathematics41.4%
    8. Energy41.4%
    9. Chemistry20.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.6%
    1. Medicine3412.8%
    2. Health Professions41.7%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences135.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting52.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.7%
    4. Decision Sciences41.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities20.9%
    6. Psychology10.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences145.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology103.7%
    3. Neuroscience10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
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: 1.10× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.35× its world share, 94 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.81× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.95× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering2.35×94 works
  2. Materials Science1.81×17 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.78×2 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.60×4 works
  5. Energy1.48×4 works
  6. Environmental Science1.24×16 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.21×5 works
  8. Mathematics1.19×4 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.10×14 works
  10. Computer Science0.95×20 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.95×6 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×5 works
  13. Dentistry0.70×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×10 works
  15. Medicine0.67×34 works
  16. Health Professions0.63×4 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.62×5 works
  18. Chemistry0.59×2 works
  19. Nursing0.50×1 works
  20. Social Sciences0.40×13 works
  21. Veterinary0.31×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.31×2 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×1 works
  24. Neuroscience0.25×1 works
  25. Psychology0.18×2 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ParisTech?

Ranked on the quality score, Alan Bryden, M. El Mansori and Évelyne Klinger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ParisTech.

  1. 1 Alan Bryden France · #1,658,586 worldwide 510 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 M. El Mansori France · #2,187,657 worldwide 1.3k citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Évelyne Klinger France · #2,852,594 worldwide 2.5k citations · 95 works
  4. 4 Barbara Hille France · #2,865,239 worldwide 105 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 D Cottinet France · #3,060,959 worldwide 253 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 A. Larue France · #3,105,826 worldwide 236 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 F. Gâtel France · #3,262,509 worldwide 513 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 A. Laville France · #3,345,948 worldwide 100 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Sergio Quijano France · #3,497,059 worldwide 170 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 M. Yousfi France · #3,675,472 worldwide 416 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at ParisTech

What are the most cited papers from ParisTech?

The most cited paper from ParisTech is "Oxidative Stress and Inflammation: What Polyphenols Can Do for Us?" (Tarique Hussain, Bie Tan, Yulong Yin et al., 2016), with 2,089 citations. Next come "Measuring the Transmission Matrix in Optics: An Approach to the Study and Control of Light Propagation in Disordered Media" (1,874) and "Microscopic artificial swimmers" (1,873).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Oxidative Stress and Inflammation: What Polyphenols Can Do for Us? Tarique Hussain, Bie Tan, Yulong Yin et al. · Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity Open access 2016 2,089
2 Measuring the Transmission Matrix in Optics: An Approach to the Study and Control of Light Propagation in Disordered Media Sébastien M. Popoff, Geoffroy Lerosey, Rémi Carminati et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access 8 Mar 2010 1,874
3 Microscopic artificial swimmers Rémi Dreyfus, Jean Baudry, Marcus L. Roper et al. · Nature Open access Oct 2005 1,873
4 3D printing using concrete extrusion: A roadmap for research Richard A. Buswell, W.R. Leal de Silva, Scott Z. Jones et al. · Cement and Concrete Research Open access 14 Jun 2018 1,596
5 Controlling waves in space and time for imaging and focusing in complex media Allard P. Mosk, Ad Lagendijk, Geoffroy Lerosey et al. · Nature Photonics Open access May 2012 1,554
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ParisTech?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Heat Transfer, Sustainability, Territorial Governance, Large-Eddy Simulation, Machine Learning and Climate Change.

▲ 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 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 Properties14▲ 5.4×34 topics
  2. Machine Learning12▲ 1.30×45 topics
  3. Sustainability11▲ 1.63×34 topics
  4. Climate Change10▲ 1.45×45 topics
  5. Deep Learning9◆ 0.99×33 topics
  6. Renewable Energy8▲ 1.99×18 topics
  7. Microstructure8▲ 5.5×16 topics
  8. Environmental Impact7▲ 1.62×28 topics
  9. Heat Transfer6▲ 4.9×13 topics
  10. Nanoparticles5▲ 1.60×27 topics
  11. Neural Networks5▲ 1.32×18 topics
  12. Additive Manufacturing5▲ 5.9×7 topics
  13. Territorial Governance5▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Large-Eddy Simulation4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  15. Grain Refinement4▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Management4▲ 2.0×16 topics
  17. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 3.4×6 topics
  18. Numerical Simulation4▲ 5.1×11 topics
  19. Community Engagement4▲ 4.5×3 topics
  20. Composite Materials4▲ 7.1×6 topics
  21. Microstructural Evolution4▲ 10.0×4 topics
  22. Local Development4▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Vibration Analysis3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  24. Spinal Fusion3▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Applications3▲ 4.3×5 topics
  26. Citizen Participation3▲ 10×1 topic
  27. Environmental Participation3▲ 16×1 topic
  28. Monte Carlo Simulation3▲ 5.8×6 topics
  29. Biomechanics3▲ 3.6×11 topics
  30. Vortex Dynamics3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  31. 3D Printing3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  32. Fluid-Structure Interaction3▲ 6.7×6 topics
  33. Grain Boundary Engineering2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Boundary Layer Transition2▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Particle Image Velocimetry2▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Turbulent Flow2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  37. Turbulent Flows2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  38. Size-Dependent Behavior2▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Constitutive Modeling2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Radial Basis Functions2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does ParisTech publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: French Urban and Social Studies, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment and Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments.

French Urban and Social …3French Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…2Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 2 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional worksKidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments: 2 fractional worksComposite Material Mechanics: 2 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 2 fractional worksMicrostructure and mecha…2Microstructure and mechanical properties: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceComputational MechanicsSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 2 works
  3. 3 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Composite Material Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  6. 6 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  7. 7 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  8. 8 Microstructure and mechanical properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 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 available51.8%not open48.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ParisTech's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 58% lower 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 ParisTech as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00092% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%ParisTech0.00075% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of ParisTech over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%ParisTech10.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.0% in 2008.

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