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Institut d’Optique Graduate School

In research, Institut d’Optique Graduate School stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,657 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 35.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,176
of 28,054 · #3,309 all time
Rank in France
#150
of 1,422
Research works
1.2k
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Institut d’Optique Graduate School 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 #3,657 of 12,888 12.5%88 #2072

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut d’Optique Graduate School 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 d’Optique Graduate School specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 35.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 26.3 works36×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 32.6 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.20× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.67× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 14.25× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× 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, 14.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut d’Optique Graduate School?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Jerome Croce, B. Pardo and Pierre Chavel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut d’Optique Graduate School.

  1. 1 Paul Jerome Croce France · #115,122 worldwide 173 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 B. Pardo France · #457,871 worldwide 59 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Pierre Chavel France · #677,891 worldwide 94 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Franck Falcoz France · #1,029,551 worldwide 34 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institut d’Optique Graduate School

Which keywords describe research at Institut d’Optique Graduate School?

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

▲ 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 Optics9▲ 81×4 topics
  2. Biosensors7▲ 14×10 topics
  3. Fiber Lasers6▲ 64×3 topics
  4. Photonic Crystals6▲ 45×5 topics
  5. Metamaterials5▲ 35×5 topics
  6. Microresonators5▲ 60×3 topics
  7. Optical Modulators5▲ 33×3 topics
  8. Raman Lasers5▲ 42×2 topics
  9. Quantum Information5▲ 40×3 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.6×15 topics
  11. Entanglement4▲ 29×4 topics
  12. Bose-Einstein Condensation4▲ 118×2 topics
  13. Microwave Photonics4▲ 47×2 topics
  14. Optical Frequency Combs4▲ 71×1 topic
  15. Optical Lattices4▲ 62×3 topics
  16. Superfluidity4▲ 92×2 topics
  17. Ultrafast Lasers4▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Nanophotonics4▲ 42×3 topics
  19. Quantum Simulation4▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Crystal Growth4▲ 13×7 topics
  21. Frequency Conversion4▲ 88×3 topics
  22. Fermi Gases4▲ 130×1 topic
  23. Ultracold Gases4▲ 130×1 topic
  24. Molecular Dynamics3▲ 19×4 topics
  25. Slow Light3▲ 63×2 topics
  26. Silicon Photonics3▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Microcavities3▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Gas Sensing3▲ 61×2 topics
  29. Integrated Circuits3▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Quantum3▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Attosecond Physics3▲ 116×1 topic
  32. High-Harmonic Generation3▲ 116×1 topic
  33. Nanophotonic Waveguides3▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Whispering Gallery Mode3▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Optical Fiber2▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Optical Sensors2▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Solid-State Lasers2▲ 147×1 topic
  38. Superconducting Circuits2▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Ytterbium2▲ 147×1 topic
  40. Super-Resolution Imaging2▲ 70×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut d’Optique Graduate School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications and Photonic and Optical Devices.

Advanced Fiber Laser Tec…4Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 4 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bo…4Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 4 fractional worksLaser-Matter Interaction…3Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications: 3 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…3Photonic and Optical Devices: 3 fractional worksSolid State Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 2 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wave…2Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 2 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 2 fractional worksPhotonic Crystals and Applications: 2 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Pl…2Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 2 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  2. 2 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  3. 3 Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  4. 4 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  8. 8 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Photonic Crystals and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  10. 10 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 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 available26.8%not open73.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut d’Optique Graduate School's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% 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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