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Institut de Physique de Nice

In research, Institut de Physique de Nice stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,239 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physics and Astronomy — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 30.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,673
of 28,054 · #10,267 all time
Rank in France
#132
of 1,422
Research works
421
▲ 493% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Institut de Physique de Nice 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 #3,239 of 12,888 11.9%149 #6055

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Physique de Nice 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 Institut de Physique de Nice specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 30.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 36.9 works31×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 55.3 works15×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.43× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.96× its world share, 50 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.97× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 14.82× its world share, 55 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 14.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Physique de Nice?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean Etesse, Tommaso Lunghi and Médéric Argentina lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Physique de Nice.

  1. 1 Jean Etesse France · #598,492 worldwide 44 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Tommaso Lunghi France · #667,023 worldwide 56 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Médéric Argentina France · #843,199 worldwide 44 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Franck Mady France · #994,515 worldwide 56 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Éric Picholle France · #1,046,427 worldwide 35 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 François Peters France · #1,253,459 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Estelle Blanquet France · #1,364,505 worldwide 2 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Virginia D’Auria France · #1,373,798 worldwide 19 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Christophe Raufaste France · #1,434,140 worldwide 19 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Djeylan Aktas France · #1,449,111 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Physique de Nice

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Physique de Nice?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Optics, Optical Fiber, Fiber Lasers, Entanglement, Biosensors, Quantum Information, Optical Modulators and Microresonators.

▲ 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. Nonlinear Optics13▲ 71×4 topics
  2. Optical Fiber11▲ 64×3 topics
  3. Fiber Lasers10▲ 64×3 topics
  4. Entanglement10▲ 41×4 topics
  5. Biosensors10▲ 11×7 topics
  6. Quantum Information10▲ 49×3 topics
  7. Optical Modulators9▲ 35×3 topics
  8. Microresonators8▲ 60×3 topics
  9. Raman Lasers8▲ 41×2 topics
  10. Optical Lattices8▲ 72×3 topics
  11. Microcavities8▲ 40×2 topics
  12. Fiber Optic Sensors7▲ 84×1 topic
  13. Sensor Technology7▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Silicon Photonics7▲ 38×2 topics
  15. Integrated Circuits7▲ 26×1 topic
  16. Nanophotonic Waveguides7▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Quantum Simulation7▲ 51×2 topics
  18. Superfluidity7▲ 94×2 topics
  19. Microwave Photonics7▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Bose-Einstein Condensation7▲ 111×2 topics
  21. Optical Frequency Combs7▲ 70×1 topic
  22. Ultrafast Lasers7▲ 70×1 topic
  23. Security6▲ 5.4×4 topics
  24. Slow Light6▲ 73×2 topics
  25. Superconducting Circuits6▲ 51×2 topics
  26. Computation6▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Quantum6▲ 43×2 topics
  28. Cryptography6▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Metrology6▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Biomedical Applications6▲ 2.8×17 topics
  31. Photonic Crystals5▲ 26×5 topics
  32. Fermi Gases5▲ 114×1 topic
  33. Ultracold Gases5▲ 114×1 topic
  34. Semiconductor Lasers5▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Nonlinear Dynamics4▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Electromagnetically Induced Transparency4▲ 115×1 topic
  37. Quantum Memory4▲ 115×1 topic
  38. Gas Sensing4▲ 51×2 topics
  39. Vortex Dynamics3▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Monte Carlo Simulation3▲ 9.4×6 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Physique de Nice publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors, Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Quantum Information and Cryptography.

Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 7 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…7Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 7 fractional worksQuantum Information and …6Quantum Information and Cryptography: 6 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 5 fractional worksQuantum optics and atomic interactions: 4 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fib…3Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 3 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 3 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 3 fractional worksLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsArtificial Intelligence

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

  1. 1 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 works
  4. 4 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  5. 5 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  6. 6 Quantum optics and atomic interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  7. 7 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available50.9%not open49.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.7%domestic only66.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Physique de Nice's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 493% 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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