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In research, Campus France stands highest in Physics and Astronomy (#1,410 of 2,917 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,701 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,194
of 34,923
Rank in France
#642
of 943
Research works
511
▼ 74% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
30.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%
Campus France

What is Campus France known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physics and AstronomyField #1,410 of 2,917 12.1%234
Physical SciencesDomain #9,701 of 17,446 11.6%473

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Campus 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 fields of science does Campus France work in?

In all years, 92% of research at Campus France is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (46%), Engineering (18%), Materials Science (14%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 473 fractional works · 92.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 234 fractional works · 45.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 71 fractional works · 13.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 58 fractional works · 11.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 49 fractional works · 9.7% of its workRadiation: 34 fractional works · 6.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 17 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 93 fractional works · 18.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 29 fractional works · 5.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 23 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 71 fractional works · 13.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 50 fractional works · 9.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCeramics and Composites: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 30 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKCampus France511fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy23445.9%
    2. Engineering9318.1%
    3. Materials Science7113.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences305.8%
    5. Chemistry203.8%
    6. Environmental Science132.6%
    7. Computer Science71.4%
    8. Energy20.3%
    9. Mathematics20.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology101.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Neuroscience00.0%
    1. Social Sciences81.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities30.6%
    3. Psychology10.1%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
    1. Medicine81.5%
    2. Health Professions20.4%
    3. Nursing00.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 14.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 2.70× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 14.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy14.11×1 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.62×0 works
  3. Social Sciences2.70×1 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.26×0 works
  5. Chemistry1.04×0 works
  6. Neuroscience1.00×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.92×0 works
  8. Engineering0.81×0 works
  9. Health Professions0.31×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.26×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.23×0 works
  12. Medicine0.21×0 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Campus France?

Ranked on the quality score, Jean Claude Pivin, J.C. Pivin and M. Maurette lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Campus France.

  1. 1 Jean Claude Pivin France · #4,237,431 worldwide 4.1k citations · 178 works
  2. 2 J.C. Pivin France · #4,642,401 worldwide 389 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 M. Maurette France · #5,358,731 worldwide 4.3k citations · 390 works
  4. 4 F. Widemann France · #5,725,391 worldwide 115 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 B. Vassent France · #5,948,214 worldwide 119 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 J.C. Pivin France · #7,010,612 worldwide 951 citations · 70 works
All ranked researchers at Campus France

What are the most cited papers from Campus France?

The most cited paper from Campus France is "The Ame2003 atomic mass evaluation" (G. Audi, A.H. Wapstra, Catherine Thibault, 2003), with 4,793 citations. Next come "A compilation of charged-particle induced thermonuclear reaction rates" (2,284) and "The AME2016 atomic mass evaluation (II). Tables, graphs and references" (1,520).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Ame2003 atomic mass evaluation G. Audi, A.H. Wapstra, Catherine Thibault · Nuclear Physics A Dec 2003 4,793
2 A compilation of charged-particle induced thermonuclear reaction rates Camila Betzabet Sepúlveda Angulo et al. · Nuclear Physics A Open access Aug 1999 2,284
3 The AME2016 atomic mass evaluation (II). Tables, graphs and references Meng Wang, G. Audi, F. G. Kondev et al. · Chinese Physics C Mar 2017 1,520
4 The 1995 update to the atomic mass evaluation G. Audi, A.H. Wapstra · Nuclear Physics A Dec 1995 1,468
5 The Nubase evaluation of nuclear and decay properties G. Audi, Olivier Bersillon, J. Blachot et al. · Nuclear Physics A Open access Dec 2003 1,342
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Campus France?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nucleosynthesis, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Structure, Nanostructures, Tomography, Small-Angle Scattering, Time-of-Flight and Molecular Imaging.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Nucleosynthesis48▲ 91×3 topics
  2. Nuclear Forces35▲ 123×1 topic
  3. Nuclear Structure35▲ 123×1 topic
  4. Nanostructures26▲ 11×13 topics
  5. Tomography26▲ 18×3 topics
  6. Small-Angle Scattering21▲ 32×2 topics
  7. Time-of-Flight21▲ 61×2 topics
  8. Molecular Imaging21▲ 29×2 topics
  9. Nanoscale Patterning21▲ 62×2 topics
  10. Solar System Abundances21▲ 48×1 topic
  11. Surface Engineering21▲ 35×2 topics
  12. Terrestrial Planets21▲ 48×1 topic
  13. Ion Beam20▲ 88×1 topic
  14. Surface Analysis20▲ 88×1 topic
  15. Data Analysis20▲ 12×4 topics
  16. Radiography20▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Neutron Activation Analysis19▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Neutron Imaging19▲ 47×1 topic
  19. Solar Cells16▲ 10×6 topics
  20. Superconductivity16▲ 9.9×7 topics
  21. Electronic Structure Calculations14▲ 13×2 topics
  22. DNA Strand Breaks14▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Density Functional Theory14▲ 9.9×3 topics
  24. Low-Energy Electrons14▲ 43×1 topic
  25. Mars13▲ 53×1 topic
  26. Martian Surface13▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Quantum Computing12▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Spectroscopy12▲ 7.0×10 topics
  29. Periodic Table11▲ 59×2 topics
  30. Atomic Weights11▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Isotopes11▲ 51×2 topics
  32. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy11▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Actinides11▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Mass Measurements11▲ 159×1 topic
  35. Nuclear Masses11▲ 159×1 topic
  36. Solar Influence10▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Thin Films10▲ 7.5×8 topics
  38. Raman Spectroscopy10▲ 8.2×6 topics
  39. Dark Matter10▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Particle Physics10▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Campus France publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies and Employee Performance and Leadership.

Legal and Regulatory Ana…0Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 0 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…0Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 0 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 0 fractional worksEmployee Performance and Leadership: 0 fractional worksEmployee Performance and Management: 0 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 0 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease: 0 fractional worksSchool Leadership and Te…0School Leadership and Teacher Performance: 0 fractional worksPancasila Values in Education: 0 fractional worksNuclear physics research studies: 0 fractional works
TransportationSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 0 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Employee Performance and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  5. 5 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 0 works
  6. 6 Education and Character Development Education 0 works
  7. 7 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  8. 8 School Leadership and Teacher Performance Education 0 works
  9. 9 Pancasila Values in Education Education 0 works
  10. 10 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 0 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 available20.7%not open79.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.5%domestic only56.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Campus France's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 74% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Campus France as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Campus France0.000022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Campus France over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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