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Sols, Solides, Structures, Risques

In research, Sols, Solides, Structures, Risques stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,349 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 22.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,547
of 28,054 · #13,971 all time
Rank in France
#1,294
of 1,422
Research works
658
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
21.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Sols, Solides, Structures, Risques 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 #12,349 of 12,888 6.9%69 #7980

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sols, Solides, Structures, Risques 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 Sols, Solides, Structures, Risques specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 22.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 20.1 works23×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.28× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.70× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.26× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sols, Solides, Structures, Risques?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacky Mazars, Jacques Desrues and Pierre Bésuelle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sols, Solides, Structures, Risques.

  1. 1 Jacky Mazars France · #86,127 worldwide 302 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Jacques Desrues France · #97,156 worldwide 381 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Pierre Bésuelle France · #271,921 worldwide 153 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Benjamin Loret France · #380,705 worldwide 185 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Félix Darve France · #416,765 worldwide 265 citations · 84 works
  6. 6 Alice Di Donna France · #534,768 worldwide 128 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Pascal Villard France · #592,161 worldwide 127 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Laurent Orgéas France · #613,958 worldwide 168 citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Didier Imbault France · #618,717 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Frédéric Dufour France · #626,045 worldwide 202 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Sols, Solides, Structures, Risques

Which keywords describe research at Sols, Solides, Structures, Risques?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Rock Mechanics, Soil Reinforcement, Liquefaction, Tunnel, Fiber Reinforcement, Risk Assessment, Fracture and Geosynthetics.

▲ 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. Rock Mechanics5▲ 71×4 topics
  2. Fiber Reinforcement4▲ 86×2 topics
  3. Liquefaction4▲ 60×2 topics
  4. Soil Reinforcement4▲ 84×2 topics
  5. Tunnel4▲ 60×2 topics
  6. Risk Assessment4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  7. Fracture4▲ 53×3 topics
  8. Geosynthetics4▲ 101×1 topic
  9. Stone Columns4▲ 117×1 topic
  10. Dynamic Behavior4▲ 43×2 topics
  11. Liquefaction Resistance4▲ 181×1 topic
  12. Mechanical Properties4▲ 5.0×18 topics
  13. Particle Shape Effects4▲ 181×1 topic
  14. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 20×5 topics
  15. Pipeline3▲ 41×2 topics
  16. Acoustic Emission3▲ 72×1 topic
  17. Analysis3▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Numerical Modelling3▲ 76×1 topic
  19. Remote Sensing3▲ 3.6×6 topics
  20. GIS-based Modeling3▲ 49×2 topics
  21. Earthquake3▲ 66×1 topic
  22. Rheology3▲ 20×5 topics
  23. Seismic3▲ 66×1 topic
  24. Hazard3▲ 55×1 topic
  25. Landslide3▲ 55×1 topic
  26. Reliability Analysis3▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Soil Properties3▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Hydraulic Conductivity2▲ 71×2 topics
  29. Spatial Variability2▲ 51×2 topics
  30. Probabilistic Methods2▲ 80×1 topic
  31. Slope Stability Analysis2▲ 80×1 topic
  32. Discrete Particle Simulation2▲ 135×1 topic
  33. Granular Flows2▲ 135×1 topic
  34. Wave Propagation2▲ 24×4 topics
  35. Soil Hydraulic Properties2▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics2▲ 77×1 topic
  37. Numerical Simulation2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  38. CO2 Sequestration2▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Seismic Analysis2▲ 60×2 topics
  40. Vibration Analysis2▲ 8.0×3 topics

Which research topics does Sols, Solides, Structures, Risques publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics, Rock Mechanics and Modeling and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures.

Geotechnical Engineering…4Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 4 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…4Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 4 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Model…3Rock Mechanics and Modeling: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…3Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 3 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 2 fractional worksGranular flow and fluidi…2Granular flow and fluidized beds: 2 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 2 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality2 others

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

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  7. 7 Granular flow and fluidized beds Computational Mechanics 2 works
  8. 8 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  10. 10 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sols, Solides, Structures, Risques's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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