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Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon

In research, Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,334 of 21,541 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#491 of 1,146 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,727 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 77.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,522
of 28,054 · #7,115 all time
Rank in France
#458
of 1,422
Research works
407
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
35.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,334 of 21,541 32.6%309
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #491 of 1,146 39.3%158
Physics and AstronomyField #1,727 of 3,663 36.3%244

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 77.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 28.9 works78×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 43.5 works27×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 27.37× its world share, 44 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 27.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon?

Ranked on the composite score, Éric Emsellem, J. Blaizot and P Minaire lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon.

  1. 1 Éric Emsellem France · #55,869 worldwide 1.5k citations · 149 works
  2. 2 J. Blaizot France · #208,506 worldwide 265 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 P Minaire France · #227,426 worldwide 108 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Ferréol Soulez France · #310,989 worldwide 130 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Yanping Chen France · #349,188 worldwide 114 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 D. Homeier France · #394,546 worldwide 151 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Thibault Garel France · #600,098 worldwide 74 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 M. Luizet France · #639,851 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Johan Richard France · #705,322 worldwide 440 citations · 132 works
  10. 10 Guillaume Laibe France · #720,153 worldwide 105 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon

Which keywords describe research at Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon?

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

▲ 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 Formation13▲ 354×2 topics
  2. Black Holes10▲ 150×3 topics
  3. Cosmology8▲ 163×3 topics
  4. Dark Matter8▲ 94×3 topics
  5. Galaxies8▲ 379×1 topic
  6. Stellar Populations8▲ 379×1 topic
  7. Magnetic Fields7▲ 160×3 topics
  8. Accretion Disks7▲ 220×2 topics
  9. Turbulence6▲ 97×3 topics
  10. Molecular Clouds6▲ 327×1 topic
  11. Protoplanetary Disks6▲ 327×1 topic
  12. Exoplanets6▲ 198×1 topic
  13. Stellar Astrophysics6▲ 198×1 topic
  14. Astronomical Instrumentation5▲ 284×1 topic
  15. Spectrograph5▲ 284×1 topic
  16. Supernovae5▲ 78×2 topics
  17. Gravitational Waves3▲ 82×2 topics
  18. Adaptive Optics3▲ 301×1 topic
  19. Wavefront Sensing3▲ 301×1 topic
  20. Gamma-Ray Bursts2▲ 130×1 topic
  21. Neutron Stars2▲ 130×1 topic
  22. General Relativity2▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Cosmological Parameters2▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Dark Energy2▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Quantum Gravity2▲ 34×3 topics
  26. Solar System Abundances2▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Terrestrial Planets2▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Galactic Center2▲ 52×2 topics
  29. Biomechanics2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  30. Communication2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  31. Event Horizon Telescope2▲ 96×1 topic
  32. Wavelet Transform2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  33. X-Ray Astronomy2▲ 96×1 topic
  34. Extravehicular Activity1▲ 229×1 topic
  35. Space Suit1▲ 229×1 topic
  36. Imaging1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  37. Field Theories1▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Holographic1▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Laser1▲ 81×1 topic
  40. Optical1▲ 81×1 topic

Which research topics does Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon publish most on?

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

Galaxies: Formation, Evo…8Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 8 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 6 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 6 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…5Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 5 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 3 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 2 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 2 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 2 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 2 fractional worksSpace Exploration and Technology: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAerospace Engineering

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

  1. 1 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  3. 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  4. 4 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 5 works
  5. 5 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  6. 6 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  7. 7 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  8. 8 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 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 available69.2%not open30.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.8%domestic only58.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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