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Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation

In research, Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,623 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,332 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and Astronomy and Physical Sciences — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 105.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,922
of 28,054 · #5,157 all time
Rank in France
#248
of 1,422
Research works
685
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
44.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation 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 #4,623 of 12,888 36.1%84 #3266
Physics and AstronomyField #1,332 of 1,646 36.8%67 #1589

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation 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 Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 105.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 51.4 works105×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 67.3 works32×
  3. Physical SciencesDomain · 84.4 works2.3×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 32.12× its world share, 67 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 32.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Magnetic Fields, Accretion Disks, Black Holes, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Dark Matter and Cosmology.

▲ 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. Star Formation17▲ 345×2 topics
  2. Magnetic Fields13▲ 213×3 topics
  3. Accretion Disks13▲ 292×2 topics
  4. Black Holes13▲ 141×3 topics
  5. Exoplanets10▲ 280×1 topic
  6. Stellar Astrophysics10▲ 280×1 topic
  7. Dark Matter10▲ 88×3 topics
  8. Cosmology9▲ 146×2 topics
  9. Molecular Clouds9▲ 372×1 topic
  10. Protoplanetary Disks9▲ 372×1 topic
  11. Turbulence9▲ 107×2 topics
  12. Galaxies8▲ 321×1 topic
  13. Stellar Populations8▲ 321×1 topic
  14. Astronomical Instrumentation6▲ 269×1 topic
  15. Spectrograph6▲ 269×1 topic
  16. Gravitational Waves6▲ 111×2 topics
  17. Supernovae6▲ 71×2 topics
  18. Solar System Abundances5▲ 115×1 topic
  19. Terrestrial Planets5▲ 115×1 topic
  20. Solar Wind5▲ 58×2 topics
  21. Galactic Center5▲ 115×2 topics
  22. Cosmic Rays4▲ 90×2 topics
  23. Neutrinos4▲ 90×2 topics
  24. Event Horizon Telescope4▲ 199×1 topic
  25. X-Ray Astronomy4▲ 199×1 topic
  26. Nucleosynthesis4▲ 86×2 topics
  27. Gamma-Ray Bursts4▲ 157×1 topic
  28. Neutron Stars4▲ 157×1 topic
  29. Coronal Mass Ejections4▲ 106×1 topic
  30. Solar Dynamics Observatory4▲ 106×1 topic
  31. High-Energy Astrophysics3▲ 135×1 topic
  32. Particle Acceleration3▲ 135×1 topic
  33. Binary Black Hole2▲ 69×1 topic
  34. Equation of State2▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Neutron Star2▲ 69×1 topic
  36. Cosmological Parameters2▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Dark Energy2▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Detector Performance2▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Electron Acceleration2▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Photon Counting2▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 10 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 9 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…8Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 8 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…6Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 6 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 5 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 4 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…4Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 4 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 4 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 3 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  3. 3 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  4. 4 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 6 works
  5. 5 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  6. 6 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  7. 7 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  10. 10 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available73.9%not open26.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors62.5%domestic only37.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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