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Centre de Géosciences

In research, Centre de Géosciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,802 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 16.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,496
of 28,054 · #14,997 all time
Rank in France
#660
of 1,422
Research works
888
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Centre de Géosciences 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 #8,802 of 12,888 7.2%145 #8675

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre de Géosciences 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 Centre de Géosciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 16.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 44.0 works16×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16.36× its world share, 44 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.53× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.49× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre de Géosciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean‐Paul Chilès, H. Schneider and Mark Noble lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre de Géosciences.

  1. 1 Jean‐Paul Chilès France · #50,091 worldwide 673 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 H. Schneider France · #257,686 worldwide 241 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Mark Noble France · #291,537 worldwide 134 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Bénédicte Fruneau France · #307,199 worldwide 100 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Laura Martín France · #416,719 worldwide 61 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Michel Poulin France · #450,178 worldwide 94 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Jacques Rivoirard France · #546,598 worldwide 62 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Jérôme Corvisier France · #593,090 worldwide 89 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Jan van der Lee France · #606,366 worldwide 61 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Florence Habets France · #616,658 worldwide 161 citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Centre de Géosciences

Which keywords describe research at Centre de Géosciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Tectonics, CO2 Sequestration, Reactive Transport, Machine Learning, Geological Mapping and Plate Tectonics.

▲ 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. Climate Change17▲ 3.8×47 topics
  2. Remote Sensing14▲ 6.5×20 topics
  3. Machine Learning14▲ 2.4×18 topics
  4. Tectonics10▲ 49×3 topics
  5. CO2 Sequestration9▲ 27×4 topics
  6. Reactive Transport8▲ 89×2 topics
  7. Geological Mapping8▲ 52×2 topics
  8. Environmental Impact7▲ 2.4×16 topics
  9. Plate Tectonics7▲ 25×3 topics
  10. Hyperspectral Imaging6▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Support Vector Machines6▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Compositional Data Analysis6▲ 48×1 topic
  13. Mineral Prospectivity6▲ 48×1 topic
  14. Paleoclimatology5▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Holocene5▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Sea Level5▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Solar Influence5▲ 41×2 topics
  18. Thermodynamic Modeling5▲ 26×2 topics
  19. Geochronology5▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Glacial Cycles5▲ 43×1 topic
  21. Monsoon Dynamics5▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Zircon5▲ 41×1 topic
  23. Subduction5▲ 37×3 topics
  24. Groundwater Flow4▲ 103×1 topic
  25. Transport Modeling4▲ 103×1 topic
  26. GIS-based Modeling4▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Pore Structure4▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Water Quality4▲ 5.9×10 topics
  29. Sedimentation4▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Fluvial Systems4▲ 84×1 topic
  31. Sequence Stratigraphy4▲ 84×1 topic
  32. Carbon Capture4▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Geological Storage4▲ 76×1 topic
  34. Gas Permeability4▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Rock Mechanics4▲ 21×3 topics
  36. Shale Gas3▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Data Assimilation3▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Nanopores3▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Rheological Properties3▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre de Géosciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Groundwater flow and contamination studies.

Geochemistry and Geologi…6Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 6 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…5Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 5 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…5Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 5 fractional worksGroundwater flow and con…4Groundwater flow and contamination studies: 4 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 4 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 4 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…3Drilling and Well Engineering: 3 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 3 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 3 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…3Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceGeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 5 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  4. 4 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 4 works
  6. 6 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  9. 9 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 3 works
  10. 10 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 3 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 available25.2%not open74.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre de Géosciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher 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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