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Institut de physique du globe de Paris

In research, Institut de physique du globe de Paris stands highest in Geophysics (#45 of 237 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,552 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#556 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Astronomy and Astrophysics — Geophysics is 80.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,497
of 28,054 · #2,205 all time
Rank in France
#91
of 1,422
Research works
3.7k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
172k
46.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Institut de physique du globe de Paris 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
GeophysicsSubfield #45 of 237 37.7%94 #28
Physical SciencesDomain #2,552 of 12,888 29.6%302 #1495
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #556 of 1,209 34.1%150 #341

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de physique du globe de Paris 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. Geophysics#28 #45
  2. Physical Sciences#1,495 #2,552
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#341 #556
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 Institut de physique du globe de Paris specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 80.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 94.2 works81×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 150.5 works29×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 34.7 works20×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 20.1 works14×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.32× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 28.64× its world share, 150 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.54× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.48× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 28.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de physique du globe de Paris?

Ranked on the composite score, Rolando Armijo, Claude J. Allègre and P. Tapponnier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de physique du globe de Paris.

  1. 1 Rolando Armijo France · #7,336 worldwide 899 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Claude J. Allègre France · #14,361 worldwide 931 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 P. Tapponnier France · #22,837 worldwide 747 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Pascal Richet France · #25,233 worldwide 744 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Julien Bouchez France · #47,067 worldwide 387 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 M. A. Wieczorek France · #61,416 worldwide 574 citations · 102 works
  7. 7 Н. М. Шапиро France · #65,140 worldwide 713 citations · 98 works
  8. 8 Jean‐Philippe Malet France · #72,884 worldwide 583 citations · 168 works
  9. 9 Jérôme Gaillardet France · #73,017 worldwide 674 citations · 103 works
  10. 10 Albert Tarantola France · #79,876 worldwide 290 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de physique du globe de Paris

Which keywords describe research at Institut de physique du globe de Paris?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Geodetic Measurements, Subduction, Thermodynamic Modeling, Geochronology, Zircon and Tomography.

▲ 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. Plate Tectonics48▲ 94×3 topics
  2. Climate Change36▲ 3.9×48 topics
  3. Tectonics32▲ 80×3 topics
  4. Geodetic Measurements29▲ 80×2 topics
  5. Subduction29▲ 118×3 topics
  6. Thermodynamic Modeling28▲ 74×4 topics
  7. Geochronology27▲ 118×1 topic
  8. Zircon27▲ 118×1 topic
  9. Tomography26▲ 43×5 topics
  10. Earthquakes25▲ 130×1 topic
  11. Plate Boundaries25▲ 130×1 topic
  12. Crystal Structure Prediction18▲ 112×1 topic
  13. Mantle Dynamics18▲ 112×1 topic
  14. Superconductivity18▲ 31×2 topics
  15. Holocene16▲ 42×3 topics
  16. Sea Level16▲ 48×2 topics
  17. Paleoclimatology15▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Remote Sensing15▲ 3.7×28 topics
  19. Solar Influence15▲ 65×2 topics
  20. Glacial Cycles15▲ 68×1 topic
  21. Monsoon Dynamics15▲ 68×1 topic
  22. Solar System Abundances14▲ 84×1 topic
  23. Terrestrial Planets14▲ 84×1 topic
  24. Mars12▲ 107×1 topic
  25. Martian Surface12▲ 107×1 topic
  26. Biomineralization8▲ 35×3 topics
  27. Magnetic Properties8▲ 34×3 topics
  28. Geomagnetic Field8▲ 102×1 topic
  29. Magnetosome Formation8▲ 102×1 topic
  30. Seismic Noise7▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Surface Wave7▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Shale Gas7▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Geochemistry7▲ 36×4 topics
  34. Environmental Impacts7▲ 7.5×5 topics
  35. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 8.6×5 topics
  36. Hyperspectral Imaging7▲ 7.1×2 topics
  37. Geological Mapping6▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Marine Sediments6▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Rare Earth Elements6▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Ionospheric Anomalies6▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de physique du globe de Paris publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 27 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 25 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 18 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 15 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 14 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…12Planetary Science and Exploration: 12 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 8 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 7 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 6 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 6 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 27 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 25 works
  3. 3 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 18 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 15 works
  5. 5 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  6. 6 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  7. 7 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 8 works
  8. 8 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 7 works
  9. 9 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 6 works
  10. 10 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 6 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.3%domestic only59.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de physique du globe de Paris's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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