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European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

In research, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility stands highest in Physical Sciences (#922 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#453 of 1,646 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,574 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiation, Condensed Matter Physics and Inorganic Chemistry — Radiation is 50.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,400
of 28,054 · #651 all time
Rank in France
#26
of 1,422
Research works
5.1k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
165k
32.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is European Synchrotron Radiation Facility 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 #922 of 12,888 16.3%571 #515
Physics and AstronomyField #453 of 1,646 22.1%100 #259
EngineeringField #2,574 of 6,636 16.8%149 #1920
Materials ScienceField #1,002 of 2,468 10.3%183 #448
Materials ChemistrySubfield #863 of 1,556 11.4%119 #463

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where European Synchrotron Radiation Facility 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#515 #922
  2. Physics and Astronomy#259 #453
  3. Engineering#1,920 #2,574
  4. Materials Science#448 #1,002
  5. Materials Chemistry#463 #863
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does European Synchrotron Radiation Facility specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiation takes 50.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RadiationSubfield · 46.6 works51×
  2. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 25.7 works24×
  3. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 26.0 works16×
  4. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 32.4 works11×
  5. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 118.6 works9.0×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.02× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.52× its world share, 48 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.24× its world share, 34 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.89× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.48× its world share, 149 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.82× its world share, 183 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.73× its world share, 100 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at European Synchrotron Radiation Facility?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Altarelli, Marine Cotte and Pieter Glatzel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European Synchrotron Radiation Facility.

  1. 1 M. Altarelli France · #13,137 worldwide 919 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Marine Cotte France · #34,292 worldwide 494 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Pieter Glatzel France · #35,429 worldwide 650 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Jean Susini France · #37,639 worldwide 595 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Christian Riekel France · #40,179 worldwide 511 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 A. Snigirev France · #50,013 worldwide 478 citations · 81 works
  7. 7 I. Snigireva France · #52,089 worldwide 459 citations · 75 works
  8. 8 Peter Cloetens France · #54,555 worldwide 649 citations · 98 works
  9. 9 C. Mazzoli France · #61,076 worldwide 373 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Michael Hanfland France · #110,407 worldwide 603 citations · 91 works
All ranked researchers at European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Which keywords describe research at European Synchrotron Radiation Facility?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tomography, Superconductivity, Nanoparticles, Catalysis, X-ray Imaging, Nanoscale Imaging, Phase Retrieval and Ptychography.

▲ 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. Tomography46▲ 38×5 topics
  2. Nanoparticles46▲ 5.5×36 topics
  3. Superconductivity40▲ 35×9 topics
  4. Catalysis37▲ 8.4×24 topics
  5. X-ray Imaging28▲ 121×2 topics
  6. Nanoscale Imaging28▲ 48×2 topics
  7. Phase Retrieval26▲ 250×1 topic
  8. Ptychography26▲ 250×1 topic
  9. Biomedical Applications23▲ 2.9×31 topics
  10. Crystal Structure22▲ 23×7 topics
  11. Structure Determination21▲ 106×2 topics
  12. Nanomaterials21▲ 2.9×18 topics
  13. Electronic Structure20▲ 17×8 topics
  14. Nanocomposites20▲ 3.7×18 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties19▲ 2.9×28 topics
  16. Cathode Materials18▲ 6.9×3 topics
  17. Plate Tectonics18▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Energy Storage18▲ 4.0×8 topics
  19. Crystal Growth17▲ 9.1×11 topics
  20. Synchrotron Radiation16▲ 53×3 topics
  21. Metal-Organic Frameworks16▲ 5.7×6 topics
  22. Microstructure16▲ 4.5×17 topics
  23. Lithium-ion Batteries15▲ 5.3×3 topics
  24. Nanostructures15▲ 5.5×16 topics
  25. Small-Angle Scattering15▲ 41×2 topics
  26. Spectroscopy14▲ 13×9 topics
  27. Crystal Structure Prediction14▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Mantle Dynamics14▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Quantitative Analysis14▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Electrocatalysis14▲ 7.5×4 topics
  31. Adsorption14▲ 9.8×7 topics
  32. Actinides13▲ 37×2 topics
  33. Catalysts13▲ 9.6×3 topics
  34. Heterogeneous Catalysis12▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Rechargeable Batteries12▲ 6.9×2 topics
  36. X-ray Absorption12▲ 106×2 topics
  37. High Resolution12▲ 209×1 topic
  38. X-ray Emission12▲ 209×1 topic
  39. Molecular Dynamics11▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Raman Spectroscopy11▲ 8.6×6 topics

Which research topics does European Synchrotron Radiation Facility publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques, High-pressure geophysics and materials, X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis and X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography.

Advanced X-ray Imaging T…26Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 26 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 14 fractional worksX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis: 12 fractional worksX-ray Diffraction in Crystallography: 11 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 10 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Micros…10Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 10 fractional worksEnzyme Structure and Function: 9 fractional worksRadioactive element chemistry and processing: 8 fractional worksCrystallography and Radi…8Crystallography and Radiation Phenomena: 8 fractional works
RadiationGeophysicsMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 26 works
  2. 2 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 14 works
  3. 3 X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis Radiation 12 works
  4. 4 X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography Materials Chemistry 11 works
  5. 5 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 10 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  7. 7 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 10 works
  8. 8 Enzyme Structure and Function Materials Chemistry 9 works
  9. 9 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 8 works
  10. 10 Crystallography and Radiation Phenomena Condensed Matter Physics 8 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 available43.9%not open56.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.2%domestic only34.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has European Synchrotron Radiation Facility's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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