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Institut de Physique de Rennes

In research, Institut de Physique de Rennes stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,949 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 18.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,819
of 28,054 · #8,073 all time
Rank in France
#289
of 1,422
Research works
889
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Institut de Physique de Rennes 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 #4,949 of 12,888 5.0%202 #4938

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 18.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 30.7 works19×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 54.9 works11×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.01× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.56× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.47× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.69× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.65× its world share, 37 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.66× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.94× its world share, 55 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Anne Renault, Elżbieta Trzop and Y. Lebreton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Physique de Rennes.

  1. 1 Anne Renault · #231,068 worldwide 235 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Elżbieta Trzop · #326,028 worldwide 79 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Y. Lebreton · #469,461 worldwide 309 citations · 110 works
  4. 4 Cyril Hamel · #532,298 worldwide 87 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Marco Cammarata · #577,208 worldwide 92 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Julien Fade · #599,812 worldwide 50 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Jean–Michel Launay · #601,937 worldwide 78 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Aziz Ghoufi · #657,713 worldwide 173 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Anaïs Gauthier · #694,263 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Andrea Simoni · #696,323 worldwide 44 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Physique de Rennes

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Physique de Rennes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Breath Analysis, Spectroscopic Databases, Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers, Ozone Depletion, Stratospheric Water Vapor, Molecular Dynamics and Density Functional Theory.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles13▲ 4.7×24 topics
  2. Breath Analysis9▲ 36×2 topics
  3. Spectroscopic Databases8▲ 144×1 topic
  4. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers8▲ 144×1 topic
  5. Ozone Depletion8▲ 113×1 topic
  6. Stratospheric Water Vapor8▲ 113×1 topic
  7. Biomedical Applications7▲ 2.6×22 topics
  8. Molecular Dynamics7▲ 18×7 topics
  9. Density Functional Theory6▲ 28×4 topics
  10. Turbulence6▲ 32×3 topics
  11. Catalysis6▲ 4.2×15 topics
  12. Ab Initio Parametrization6▲ 84×1 topic
  13. Dispersion Correction6▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Accretion Disks6▲ 55×2 topics
  15. Magnetic Fields6▲ 40×2 topics
  16. Molecular Clouds6▲ 101×1 topic
  17. Protoplanetary Disks6▲ 101×1 topic
  18. Star Formation6▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Self-Assembly6▲ 7.5×9 topics
  20. Colloidal Particles5▲ 39×3 topics
  21. Molecular Structure5▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Superfluidity4▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Surfactants4▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Hydrogen Bonding4▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Electron Transport4▲ 21×3 topics
  26. Spectroscopy4▲ 11×9 topics
  27. Superconductivity4▲ 11×9 topics
  28. Rheology4▲ 9.3×7 topics
  29. Broadband Microwave Spectroscopy4▲ 248×1 topic
  30. Electronic Structure4▲ 9.5×8 topics
  31. Rotational Spectroscopy4▲ 248×1 topic
  32. Polymerization4▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Emulsions4▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Kinetic Theory4▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Quantum Computing4▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Nonlinear Optics3▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Thin Films3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  38. Boltzmann Equation3▲ 71×1 topic
  39. Polymer Films3▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Rarefied Flows3▲ 71×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Spectroscopy and Laser Applications: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physic…6Advanced Chemical Physics Studies: 6 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…6Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 6 fractional worksMolecular Spectroscopy and Structure: 4 fractional worksGas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory: 3 fractional worksPickering emulsions and …3Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization: 3 fractional worksMagnetism in coordination complexes: 3 fractional worksQuantum, superfluid, helium dynamics: 3 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 3 fractional works
SpectroscopyAtmospheric ScienceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAstronomy and Astrophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 8 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 8 works
  3. 3 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure Spectroscopy 4 works
  6. 6 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 3 works
  7. 7 Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization Materials Chemistry 3 works
  8. 8 Magnetism in coordination complexes Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 works
  9. 9 Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  10. 10 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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