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Sigma Clermont

In research, Sigma Clermont stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,826 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,639
of 22,385 · #5,361 all time
Rank in France
#197
of 517
Research works
512
▼ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.4k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
41%
world 18%
Sigma Clermont

What is Sigma Clermont 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 #4,826 of 10,670 9.1%77 #2993

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

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Sigma Clermont is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 95 fractional works · 49.5% of its workEngineering: 44 fractional works · 22.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 6.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 46 fractional works · 24.0% of its workMedicine: 39 fractional works · 20.2% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 17.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSigma Clermont191fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences24%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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4422.8%
    2. Materials Science136.6%
    3. Computer Science126.4%
    4. Environmental Science105.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy42.2%
    6. Chemistry41.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.7%
    8. Energy31.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.7%
    10. Mathematics10.4%
    1. Medicine3920.2%
    2. Health Professions63.1%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences136.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting73.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities52.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.6%
    5. Psychology31.4%
    6. Decision Sciences21.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology73.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences63.2%
    3. Neuroscience31.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.77× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.52× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.89× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.21× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering1.93×1 works
  2. Materials Science1.89×13 works
  3. Energy1.77×3 works
  4. Engineering1.52×44 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.29×2 works
  6. Veterinary1.25×0 works
  7. Chemistry1.22×4 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.21×7 works
  9. Health Professions1.17×6 works
  10. Environmental Science1.07×10 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.06×3 works
  12. Medicine1.05×39 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.97×4 works
  14. Neuroscience0.84×3 works
  15. Computer Science0.82×12 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.82×4 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.76×3 works
  18. Nursing0.73×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.71×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.68×6 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.67×0 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.65×7 works
  23. Social Sciences0.55×13 works
  24. Psychology0.45×3 works
  25. Dentistry0.37×0 works
  26. Mathematics0.32×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Sigma Clermont?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohammad Alkhatib lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sigma Clermont.

  1. 1 Mohammad Alkhatib France · #3,036,495 worldwide 199 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Sigma Clermont

What are the most cited papers from Sigma Clermont?

The most cited paper from Sigma Clermont is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2021), with 2,743 citations. Next come "Functionally graded Inconel 718 processed by additive manufacturing: Crystallographic texture, anisotropy of microstructure and mechanical properties" (584) and "Robotic manipulation and sensing of deformable objects in domestic and industrial applications: a survey" (469).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
2 Functionally graded Inconel 718 processed by additive manufacturing: Crystallographic texture, anisotropy of microstructure and mechanical properties Vera Popovich, E. V. Borisov, Anatoly Anatolyevich Popovich et al. · Materials & Design 5 Nov 2016 584
3 Robotic manipulation and sensing of deformable objects in domestic and industrial applications: a survey José Manuel Otón Sánchez, Juan Antonio Corrales Ramón, Belhassen-Chedli Bouzgarrou et al. · The International Journal of Robotics Research Open access Jun 2018 469
4 Emissions from Electronic Cigarettes: Key Parameters Affecting the Release of Harmful Chemicals Mohamad Sleiman, Jennifer M. Logue, Víctor Nahuel Montesinos et al. · Environmental Science & Technology Open access 27 Jul 2016 457
5 Physicochemical Stability of Monoclonal Antibodies: A Review Yoann Le Basle, Philip Chennell, Nicolas Tokhadzé et al. · Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Open access 26 Aug 2019 434
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sigma Clermont?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Environmental Impact, Institutional Theory, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Community Engagement, Organizational Change and Market Dynamics.

▲ 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 Properties8▲ 4.0×23 topics
  2. Deep Learning7◆ 1.10×32 topics
  3. Environmental Impact7▲ 2.2×23 topics
  4. Epidemiology6▼ 0.85×56 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications4▲ 1.99×24 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress4▲ 1.32×20 topics
  7. Public Health4▲ 1.34×17 topics
  8. Community Engagement4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  9. Institutional Theory4▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Local Development3▲ 17×2 topics
  11. Territorial Governance3▲ 15×2 topics
  12. Nanomaterials3▲ 1.66×13 topics
  13. Market Dynamics3▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Organizational Change3▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Social Movements3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  16. Mortality3▲ 2.4×10 topics
  17. Organizational Identity3▲ 38×2 topics
  18. Professionalism3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  19. Institutional Entrepreneurship2▲ 49×1 topic
  20. Natural Fibers2▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Sensemaking2▲ 49×1 topic
  22. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  23. Citizen Participation2▲ 10×1 topic
  24. Environmental Participation2▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Recycling2▲ 3.1×7 topics
  26. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  27. Cultural History2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  28. Linguistics2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  29. 3D Printing2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  30. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  31. Digital Health2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  32. Healthcare Management2▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Healthcare Quality Indicators2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Composites2▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Healthcare Policy2▲ 8.9×1 topic
  36. Inequalities2▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Biodegradable1▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Deep Brain Stimulation1▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Depth Estimation1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  40. Reinforced Polymers1▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Sigma Clermont publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Management and Organizational Studies, French Urban and Social Studies, Healthcare Systems and Practices and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites.

Management and Organizational Studies: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 1 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofuel production: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…1Social Sciences and Governance: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Vision and Imaging: 1 fractional worksHygrothermal properties of building materials: 1 fractional worksAdvanced oxidation water…1Advanced oxidation water treatment: 1 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsPolymers and Plastics6 others

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

  1. 1 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  5. 5 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 1 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Vision and Imaging Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  9. 9 Hygrothermal properties of building materials Building and Construction 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced oxidation water treatment Water Science and Technology 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 available52.0%not open48.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.2%domestic only58.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sigma Clermont's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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 Sigma Clermont as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00065% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Sigma Clermont0.00097% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Sigma Clermont 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Sigma Clermont8.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.3% in 2022.

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