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Collecte Localisation Satellites (France)

In research, Collecte Localisation Satellites (France) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,534 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 142.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,270
of 28,054 · #7,802 all time
Rank in France
#504
of 1,422
Research works
536
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Collecte Localisation Satellites (France) 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 #6,534 of 12,888 16.3%86 #4701

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Collecte Localisation Satellites (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Collecte Localisation Satellites (France) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 142.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 38.2 works142×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 53.0 works35×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 35.36× its world share, 53 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.76× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.09× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 35.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Collecte Localisation Satellites (France)?

Ranked on the composite score, Pierre‐Yves Le Traon, Sylvain Loyer and Michäel Ablain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Collecte Localisation Satellites (France).

  1. 1 Pierre‐Yves Le Traon France · #70,797 worldwide 399 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Sylvain Loyer France · #145,250 worldwide 127 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Michäel Ablain France · #167,092 worldwide 257 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Yannice Faugère France · #176,870 worldwide 171 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Patrick Lehodey France · #223,911 worldwide 270 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 S. Guinehut France · #277,522 worldwide 129 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Philippe Gaspar France · #299,803 worldwide 136 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Gérald Dibarboure France · #385,816 worldwide 113 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Jean-Jacques Valette France · #522,258 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 L. Soudarin France · #632,004 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Collecte Localisation Satellites (France)

Which keywords describe research at Collecte Localisation Satellites (France)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Data Assimilation, Hydrological Modeling, Ocean Circulation, Remote Sensing, Tropical Cyclones, Wave Modeling and Oceanic Modeling.

▲ 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 Change29▲ 11×29 topics
  2. Data Assimilation21▲ 141×4 topics
  3. Hydrological Modeling20▲ 91×5 topics
  4. Ocean Circulation18▲ 146×3 topics
  5. Remote Sensing17▲ 14×18 topics
  6. Tropical Cyclones14▲ 270×2 topics
  7. Oceanic Modeling13▲ 420×1 topic
  8. Tidal Analysis13▲ 420×1 topic
  9. Wave Modeling13▲ 270×2 topics
  10. Sea Level Rise13▲ 105×3 topics
  11. Ocean Waves12▲ 579×1 topic
  12. Wind Stress12▲ 579×1 topic
  13. Geodetic Measurements10▲ 98×2 topics
  14. GRACE10▲ 199×1 topic
  15. groundwater depletion10▲ 199×1 topic
  16. Validation6▲ 71×2 topics
  17. Global Warming6▲ 15×5 topics
  18. Satellite Observations5▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Soil Moisture5▲ 76×2 topics
  20. Global Monitoring5▲ 231×1 topic
  21. Microwave Retrieval5▲ 231×1 topic
  22. Arctic4▲ 35×3 topics
  23. Flood Risk3▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Satellite Imagery3▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Surface Water Mapping3▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Decline3▲ 128×1 topic
  27. Sea Ice3▲ 128×1 topic
  28. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Convective Parameterization2▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Mesoscale Modeling2▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Eutrophication2▲ 24×3 topics
  32. SAR Interferometry2▲ 117×1 topic
  33. Surface Deformation Monitoring2▲ 117×1 topic
  34. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Sediment Transport2▲ 15×4 topics
  36. GNSS2▲ 104×1 topic
  37. Global Navigation Satellite Systems2▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Water Resources2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  39. Dissolved Organic Matter2▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Hydrology2▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Collecte Localisation Satellites (France) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing.

Oceanographic and Atmosp…13Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 13 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote S…12Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing: 12 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 10 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote…5Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 5 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…3Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 3 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice…3Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 3 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 2 fractional worksSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques: 2 fractional worksGNSS positioning and interference: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional works
OceanographyEnvironmental EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 13 works
  2. 2 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 12 works
  3. 3 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 10 works
  4. 4 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  6. 6 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 3 works
  7. 7 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  8. 8 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 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 available65.7%not open34.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.3%domestic only65.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Collecte Localisation Satellites (France)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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