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Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds

In research, Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,870 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 95.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,888
of 28,054 · #2,778 all time
Rank in France
#526
of 1,422
Research works
1.4k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds 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 #6,870 of 12,888 18.6%71 #1765

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds 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 Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 95.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 24.1 works96×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 45.6 works26×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 2.24× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.45× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 25.68× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 25.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Navin, M. Lewitowicz and G. Auger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds.

  1. 1 A. Navin France · #40,469 worldwide 268 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 M. Lewitowicz France · #43,341 worldwide 529 citations · 81 works
  3. 3 G. Auger France · #55,324 worldwide 312 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 H. Savajols France · #70,187 worldwide 286 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 O. Sorlin France · #94,662 worldwide 404 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 P. Roussel‐Chomaz France · #107,508 worldwide 413 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 G. de France France · #109,350 worldwide 474 citations · 91 works
  8. 8 R. Anne France · #122,891 worldwide 165 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Ph. Chomaz France · #131,273 worldwide 238 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 D. Hilscher France · #131,804 worldwide 247 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds

Which keywords describe research at Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nucleosynthesis, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Structure, Tomography, Data Analysis, Neutron Imaging, Small-Angle Scattering and Negative Ion Sources.

▲ 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. Nucleosynthesis15▲ 386×3 topics
  2. Nuclear Forces12▲ 860×1 topic
  3. Nuclear Structure12▲ 860×1 topic
  4. Tomography8▲ 52×2 topics
  5. Data Analysis7▲ 33×2 topics
  6. Neutron Imaging7▲ 243×1 topic
  7. Small-Angle Scattering7▲ 160×1 topic
  8. Negative Ion Sources6▲ 440×1 topic
  9. Superconducting Cavities6▲ 440×1 topic
  10. Lattice QCD5▲ 105×2 topics
  11. QCD4▲ 156×1 topic
  12. charmonium4▲ 156×1 topic
  13. DNA Strand Breaks3▲ 296×1 topic
  14. Low-Energy Electrons3▲ 296×1 topic
  15. Synchrotron Radiation3▲ 86×3 topics
  16. Electron Acceleration3▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Free-Electron Lasers3▲ 289×1 topic
  18. X-Ray3▲ 289×1 topic
  19. Molten Salt2▲ 98×1 topic
  20. Nuclear Reactor2▲ 98×1 topic
  21. Mass Measurements2▲ 615×1 topic
  22. Nuclear Masses2▲ 615×1 topic
  23. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  24. CMOS Technology2▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Nb3Sn Conductor2▲ 119×1 topic
  26. Superconducting Magnets2▲ 119×1 topic
  27. Detector Performance2▲ 67×2 topics
  28. Inorganic Scintillators2▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Particle Detectors2▲ 109×1 topic
  30. Radiation Detection2▲ 47×2 topics
  31. Scintillation Detectors2▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Silicon Detectors2▲ 109×1 topic
  33. Turbulence2▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Plasma Etching2▲ 84×1 topic
  35. Semiconductor Industry2▲ 84×1 topic
  36. Spectroscopy2▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Bioinformatics1▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Gravitational Waves1▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Tokamak1▲ 82×1 topic
  40. Transport1▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear physics research studies, Nuclear Physics and Applications, Particle accelerators and beam dynamics and Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions.

Nuclear physics research…12Nuclear physics research studies: 12 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 7 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 6 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 4 fractional worksAtomic and Molecular Physics: 3 fractional worksParticle Accelerators an…3Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 3 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 2 fractional worksAstronomical and nuclear sciences: 2 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksParticle Detector Development and Performance: 2 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsRadiationAerospace EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 12 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 7 works
  3. 3 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  5. 5 Atomic and Molecular Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  6. 6 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Astronomical and nuclear sciences Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  9. 9 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available45.6%not open54.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.4%domestic only67.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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