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Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie

In research, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,417 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#216 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,344 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 103.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,894
of 28,054 · #11,081 all time
Rank in France
#246
of 1,422
Research works
620
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie 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 #4,417 of 12,888 22.9%165 #6472
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #216 of 443 25.3%95 #500
Physics and AstronomyField #1,344 of 1,646 25.4%117 #2590

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie 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. Physical Sciences#6,472 #4,417
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#500 #216
  3. Physics and Astronomy#2,590 #1,344
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 Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 103.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 95.1 works103×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 116.8 works30×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.96× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.59× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 29.64× its world share, 117 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.09× 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, 29.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie?

Ranked on the composite score, P Battaglia, P. Pinet and W. Rapin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie.

  1. 1 P Battaglia France · #71,672 worldwide 306 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 P. Pinet France · #189,485 worldwide 359 citations · 126 works
  3. 3 W. Rapin France · #191,016 worldwide 323 citations · 83 works
  4. 4 A. Cousin France · #289,996 worldwide 334 citations · 128 works
  5. 5 O. Gasnault France · #420,618 worldwide 394 citations · 206 works
  6. 6 J. Lasue France · #508,460 worldwide 290 citations · 144 works
  7. 7 E. Penou France · #526,760 worldwide 33 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Nicolás André France · #638,015 worldwide 182 citations · 105 works
  9. 9 B. Lavraud France · #738,441 worldwide 235 citations · 159 works
  10. 10 A. J. Brown France · #843,819 worldwide 117 citations · 86 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Magnetic Fields, Accretion Disks, Black Holes, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Solar Wind and Mars.

▲ 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. Star Formation19▲ 209×2 topics
  2. Magnetic Fields18▲ 162×3 topics
  3. Accretion Disks18▲ 222×2 topics
  4. Black Holes15▲ 89×3 topics
  5. Solar System Abundances14▲ 164×1 topic
  6. Terrestrial Planets14▲ 164×1 topic
  7. Solar Wind14▲ 84×2 topics
  8. Mars12▲ 212×1 topic
  9. Martian Surface12▲ 212×1 topic
  10. Turbulence12▲ 77×2 topics
  11. Molecular Clouds12▲ 264×1 topic
  12. Protoplanetary Disks12▲ 264×1 topic
  13. Exoplanets11▲ 156×1 topic
  14. Stellar Astrophysics11▲ 156×1 topic
  15. Dark Matter10▲ 47×3 topics
  16. Cosmology9▲ 78×2 topics
  17. Coronal Mass Ejections8▲ 128×1 topic
  18. Solar Dynamics Observatory8▲ 128×1 topic
  19. Galactic Center8▲ 102×2 topics
  20. Galaxies8▲ 158×1 topic
  21. Stellar Populations8▲ 158×1 topic
  22. Supernovae7▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Gravitational Waves7▲ 71×2 topics
  24. Event Horizon Telescope7▲ 173×1 topic
  25. X-Ray Astronomy7▲ 173×1 topic
  26. Astronomical Instrumentation6▲ 133×1 topic
  27. Spectrograph6▲ 133×1 topic
  28. Electron Acceleration6▲ 46×2 topics
  29. Ionosphere5▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Magnetosphere5▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Cosmic Rays4▲ 50×2 topics
  32. Neutrinos4▲ 50×2 topics
  33. Nucleosynthesis4▲ 52×3 topics
  34. Gamma-Ray Bursts4▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Neutron Stars4▲ 91×1 topic
  36. Tomography4▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Spectroscopy4▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Biomineralization4▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Geomagnetic Field4▲ 96×1 topic
  40. Magnetosome Formation4▲ 96×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie publish most on?

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

Astro and Planetary Scie…14Astro and Planetary Science: 14 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…12Planetary Science and Exploration: 12 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…12Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 12 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …11Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 11 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 8 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 8 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena …7Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 7 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 6 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 5 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 4 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation

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

  1. 1 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  2. 2 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  3. 3 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  4. 4 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  5. 5 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  6. 6 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  7. 7 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  8. 8 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 6 works
  9. 9 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  10. 10 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 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 available73.0%not open27.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.4%domestic only50.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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