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Thales (France)

In research, Thales (France) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,435 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#1,435 of 5,901 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#785 of 2,176 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Computer Networks and Communications (Aerospace Engineering is 10.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#2,632
of 22,385 · #2,549 all time
Rank in France
#87
of 517
Research works
7k
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
89k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Thales (France)

What is Thales (France) 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 #1,435 of 10,670 5.3%814 #1645
EngineeringField #1,435 of 5,901 4.1%437 #1393
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #785 of 2,176 3.9%151 #870
Computer ScienceField #1,942 of 4,417 6.8%204 #1349
Social SciencesDomain #4,389 of 9,585 6.9%169 #4143
Health SciencesDomain #4,931 of 9,902 9.9%76 #7293
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #404 of 785 3.7%147 #424
Physics and AstronomyField #732 of 1,417 5.6%95 #949
MedicineField #4,468 of 8,541 10.2%62 #6520
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,116 of 1,862 6.1%85 #1253

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Thales (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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,645 #1,435
  2. Engineering#1,393 #1,435
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#870 #785
  4. Computer Science#1,349 #1,942
  5. Social Sciences#4,143 #4,389
  6. Health Sciences#7,293 #4,931
  7. Aerospace Engineering#424 #404
  8. Physics and Astronomy#949 #732
  9. Medicine#6,520 #4,468
  10. Artificial Intelligence#1,253 #1,116
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Thales (France) is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (39%), Computer Science (19%), Physics and Astronomy (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 898 fractional works · 74.8% of its workEngineering: 470 fractional works · 39.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 161 fractional works · 13.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 153 fractional works · 12.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 27 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 230 fractional works · 19.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 95 fractional works · 8.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 48 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 28 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 108 fractional works · 9.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 52 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 28 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 35 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 182 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 77 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 29 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 30 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 89 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMedicine: 73 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKThales (France)1,201fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences75%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences15%

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. Engineering47039.2%
    2. Computer Science23019.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy1089.0%
    4. Materials Science352.9%
    5. Environmental Science242.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences171.4%
    7. Mathematics70.6%
    8. Chemistry50.4%
    9. Energy20.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences776.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities302.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting231.9%
    4. Psychology211.8%
    5. Decision Sciences201.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance110.9%
    1. Medicine736.1%
    2. Health Professions141.2%
    3. Nursing10.1%
    4. Dentistry10.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology121.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences111.0%
    3. Neuroscience60.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Thales (France) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 153.1 works11×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 52.0 works6.0×
  3. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 48.5 works4.5×
  4. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 28.0 works4.5×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.46× its world share, 230 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.61× its world share, 470 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.04× its world share, 108 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 77 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy4.04×108 works
  2. Engineering2.61×470 works
  3. Computer Science2.46×230 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.68×20 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.89×17 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.87×30 works
  7. Materials Science0.83×35 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.59×23 works
  9. Psychology0.59×21 works
  10. Mathematics0.51×7 works
  11. Social Sciences0.50×77 works
  12. Health Professions0.45×14 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.44×11 works
  14. Environmental Science0.41×24 works
  15. Medicine0.32×73 works
  16. Neuroscience0.31×6 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.26×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.24×4 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×12 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×1 works
  21. Nursing0.19×1 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×12 works
  23. Energy0.16×2 works
  24. Veterinary0.15×0 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×2 works
  26. Dentistry0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Thales (France)?

Ranked on the quality score, Bruno G. Gerard, Thierry Debuisschert and Stéphane Xavier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thales (France).

  1. 1 Bruno G. Gerard France · #293,134 worldwide 11k citations · 341 works
  2. 2 Thierry Debuisschert France · #531,920 worldwide 2.9k citations · 97 works
  3. 3 Stéphane Xavier France · #828,949 worldwide 4.3k citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Mathieu Bouet France · #956,213 worldwide 3.4k citations · 104 works
  5. 5 Bernard Servet France · #1,262,562 worldwide 2.5k citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Pierre Legagneux France · #1,279,328 worldwide 5.1k citations · 175 works
  7. 7 Alexandre Venelli France · #1,445,938 worldwide 657 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Céline Craye France · #1,448,864 worldwide 462 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Sylvain Girbal France · #1,651,132 worldwide 1.2k citations · 66 works
  10. 10 Vania Conan France · #1,671,424 worldwide 3.6k citations · 168 works
All ranked researchers at Thales (France)

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

The most cited paper from Thales (France) is "Gaia Data Release 2" (A. G. A. Brown et al., 2018), with 8,734 citations. Next come "The Gaia mission" (7,118) and "Gaia Early Data Release 3" (3,978).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Gaia Data Release 2 A. G. A. Brown et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access453 authors 24 Apr 2018 8,734
2 The Gaia mission T. Prusti et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access625 authors 15 Sep 2016 7,118
3 Gaia Early Data Release 3 A. G. A. Brown et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access425 authors 3 Dec 2020 3,978
4 GMES Sentinel-1 mission Ramón Torres et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment 18 Feb 2012 2,233
5 Experiments on simple magnetic model systems L.J. de Jongh, Andries Rinse Miedema · Advances In Physics 1974 2,173
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Thales (France)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Wireless Communications, Thermal Analysis, CubeSat, small satellite, Security and Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Deep Learning90▲ 2.2×69 topics
  2. Machine Learning69▲ 1.72×65 topics
  3. Neural Networks35▲ 1.90×30 topics
  4. Security26▲ 3.2×18 topics
  5. Wireless Communications24▲ 11×5 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks21▲ 2.5×14 topics
  7. Risk Assessment21▲ 2.7×13 topics
  8. Thermal Analysis21▲ 14×5 topics
  9. CubeSat20▲ 88×1 topic
  10. small satellite20▲ 88×1 topic
  11. Optimization19▲ 3.5×17 topics
  12. Anomaly Detection17▲ 4.9×5 topics
  13. Integrated Circuits17▲ 9.7×3 topics
  14. Signal Processing16▲ 9.5×7 topics
  15. IoT Security16▲ 4.2×3 topics
  16. Metamaterial16▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Autonomous Vehicles14▲ 5.7×4 topics
  18. Sensor Fusion14▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Antenna14▲ 15×1 topic
  20. Microstrip14▲ 15×1 topic
  21. Optical Modulators14▲ 8.0×3 topics
  22. Physical Layer Security13▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Raman Lasers13▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Cognitive Radio13▲ 31×2 topics
  25. IoT Applications13▲ 29×3 topics
  26. Microwave Photonics13▲ 13×2 topics
  27. LEO Satellite Constellation13▲ 37×1 topic
  28. Satellite Communications13▲ 37×1 topic
  29. Orbit Determination12▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Frequency Selective Surfaces12▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Metasurfaces12▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Nonlinear Optics12▲ 9.4×4 topics
  33. Human Factors12▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Local Development12▲ 9.5×2 topics
  35. Territorial Governance12▲ 8.6×2 topics
  36. Silicon Photonics12▲ 9.7×2 topics
  37. MIMO Systems12▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Photonic Crystals12▲ 7.9×5 topics
  39. Optical Fiber12▲ 9.3×3 topics
  40. Quantum Information11▲ 8.1×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Antenna Design and Analysis, Satellite Communication Systems and Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies.

Spacecraft Design and Te…20Spacecraft Design and Technology: 20 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…14Antenna Design and Analysis: 14 fractional worksSatellite Communication …13Satellite Communication Systems: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Met…12Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 12 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 11 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 11 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatib…9Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression: 9 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 9 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 9 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optim…9Antenna Design and Optimization: 9 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceSocial Psychology

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 20 works
  2. 2 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 13 works
  4. 4 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  7. 7 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  8. 8 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  9. 9 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 9 works
  10. 10 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 9 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 available28.6%not open71.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.0%domestic only58.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Thales (France) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0056% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Thales (France)0.0045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Thales (France) 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Thales (France)6.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.1% in 1997.

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