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Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliard

In research, Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliard stands highest in Engineering (#2,090 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,189 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition — Automotive Engineering is 16.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,966
of 28,054 · #2,492 all time
Rank in France
#191
of 1,422
Research works
2.7k
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
52k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliard 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
EngineeringField #2,090 of 6,636 21.7%187 #669
Physical SciencesDomain #4,189 of 12,888 21.5%295 #1581

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliard 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 Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliard specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 16.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 31.9 works17×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 22.1 works5.0×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.41× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.10× its world share, 58 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.26× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.52× its world share, 187 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.59× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliard?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian Coddet, Hanlin Liao and Robin Roche lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliard.

  1. 1 Christian Coddet France · #93,522 worldwide 591 citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Hanlin Liao France · #124,319 worldwide 483 citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Robin Roche France · #160,953 worldwide 426 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 H. Aourag France · #170,660 worldwide 188 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Abdellatif Miraoui France · #181,487 worldwide 455 citations · 68 works
  6. 6 Maxime Wack France · #213,165 worldwide 186 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Salah Laghrouche France · #257,180 worldwide 196 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Robert Belot France · #278,561 worldwide 1 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Amir Hajjam El Hassani France · #342,358 worldwide 84 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Laurent Heyberger France · #368,922 worldwide 19 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliard

Which keywords describe research at Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliard?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Additive Manufacturing, Sustainability, Mechanical Properties, Materials and Autonomous Vehicles.

▲ 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. Deep Learning36▲ 3.0×61 topics
  2. Sustainability23▲ 2.6×18 topics
  3. Renewable Energy22▲ 4.4×25 topics
  4. Machine Learning18▲ 1.52×41 topics
  5. Electric Vehicles17▲ 16×4 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties16▲ 4.8×24 topics
  7. Additive Manufacturing16▲ 14×6 topics
  8. Materials13▲ 16×4 topics
  9. Neural Networks13▲ 2.3×26 topics
  10. Energy Storage12▲ 5.2×9 topics
  11. Microstructure12▲ 6.3×17 topics
  12. Autonomous Vehicles11▲ 15×4 topics
  13. 3D Printing11▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Power Electronics10▲ 8.7×8 topics
  15. Applications10▲ 10×5 topics
  16. Lithium-ion Batteries10▲ 6.7×3 topics
  17. Thermal Management10▲ 8.5×5 topics
  18. Renewable Energy Integration10▲ 8.2×5 topics
  19. Smart Grid10▲ 7.3×9 topics
  20. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes9▲ 35×1 topic
  21. Proton Exchange Membranes9▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Polymer Composites9▲ 9.4×6 topics
  23. Intelligent Transportation Systems9▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Battery Management Systems8▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Thermal Runaway8▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Biomedical Engineering8▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Ceramics8▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Energy Storage Systems8▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Challenges8▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Fused Deposition Modeling8▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Collision Avoidance8▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Traffic Flow7▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Model Predictive Control7▲ 7.2×5 topics
  34. Microstructural Evolution6▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Control Strategies6▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Renewable Resources6▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Hydrogen6▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Electrolysis6▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Power-to-Gas6▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Thermal Conductivity6▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliard publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fuel Cells and Related Materials, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems.

Fuel Cells and Related M…9Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…8Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 8 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…8Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 8 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy …6Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 6 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 5 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 5 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating…5High-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 5 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 5 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 4 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…4Microgrid Control and Optimization: 4 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 6 works
  5. 5 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 4 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.2%domestic only69.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de technologie de belfort-montbéliard's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% lower than in 2013–2017.

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