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Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble

In research, Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,234 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,443 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 81.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,545
of 28,054 · #6,597 all time
Rank in France
#327
of 1,422
Research works
794
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
29.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble 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 #5,234 of 12,888 23.0%96 #3985
Physics and AstronomyField #1,443 of 1,646 26.1%61 #1799

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble 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 Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 81.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 44.3 works81×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 61.4 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.21× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.60× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 26.29× its world share, 61 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.32× 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, 26.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble?

Ranked on the composite score, V. Vuitton, E. Tatulli and F. Malbet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble.

  1. 1 V. Vuitton France · #82,469 worldwide 357 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 E. Tatulli France · #162,545 worldwide 105 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 F. Malbet France · #176,554 worldwide 375 citations · 107 works
  4. 4 Pierre Haguenauer France · #207,479 worldwide 185 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 J. Bouvier France · #345,661 worldwide 493 citations · 117 works
  6. 6 W. Kofman France · #361,976 worldwide 255 citations · 104 works
  7. 7 François Hénault France · #368,481 worldwide 78 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Narsireddy Anugu France · #423,875 worldwide 153 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 É. Quirico France · #425,392 worldwide 411 citations · 114 works
  10. 10 H. Beust France · #432,664 worldwide 153 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Star Formation, Turbulence, Molecular Clouds and Protoplanetary Disks.

▲ 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. Accretion Disks12▲ 242×2 topics
  2. Magnetic Fields12▲ 175×2 topics
  3. Exoplanets10▲ 238×1 topic
  4. Stellar Astrophysics10▲ 238×1 topic
  5. Star Formation10▲ 175×2 topics
  6. Turbulence9▲ 97×2 topics
  7. Molecular Clouds8▲ 324×1 topic
  8. Protoplanetary Disks8▲ 324×1 topic
  9. Solar System Abundances8▲ 152×1 topic
  10. Terrestrial Planets8▲ 152×1 topic
  11. Adaptive Optics5▲ 379×1 topic
  12. Astronomical Instrumentation5▲ 188×1 topic
  13. Mars5▲ 149×1 topic
  14. Martian Surface5▲ 149×1 topic
  15. Spectrograph5▲ 188×1 topic
  16. Wavefront Sensing5▲ 379×1 topic
  17. Black Holes4▲ 45×2 topics
  18. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.5×14 topics
  19. Galactic Center4▲ 74×2 topics
  20. Event Horizon Telescope3▲ 147×1 topic
  21. X-Ray Astronomy3▲ 147×1 topic
  22. Cosmic Rays3▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Neutrinos3▲ 57×2 topics
  24. Gravitational Waves3▲ 50×2 topics
  25. High-Energy Astrophysics3▲ 101×1 topic
  26. Particle Acceleration3▲ 101×1 topic
  27. Biomechanics2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  28. Radio Astronomy2▲ 84×2 topics
  29. Equation of State2▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Ozone Depletion2▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Plate Tectonics2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Stratospheric Water Vapor2▲ 57×1 topic
  33. Tomography2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  34. Binary Black Hole2▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Imaging2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  36. Neutron Star2▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Spectroscopy2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  38. Solar Wind2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Structural Health Monitoring2▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Laser2▲ 67×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Astro and Planetary Science and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 10 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 8 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 8 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 5 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 5 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wave…5Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 5 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 3 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 2 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsNuclear and High Energy Physics1 others

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  4. 4 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 5 works
  5. 5 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  6. 6 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  7. 7 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  8. 8 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 2 works
  10. 10 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available64.9%not open35.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.0%domestic only51.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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