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Institut Langevin

In research, Institut Langevin stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,246 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 7.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,353
of 28,054 · #2,745 all time
Rank in France
#379
of 1,422
Research works
1.3k
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
29.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Institut Langevin 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 #6,246 of 12,888 8.7%90 #1764

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 20.2 works7.5×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.96× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.39× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.03× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.51× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× 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, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Langevin?

Ranked on the composite score, Julien de Rosny, Mathias Fink and Laurent Daudet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Langevin.

  1. 1 Julien de Rosny France · #9,185 worldwide 1k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Mathias Fink France · #127,681 worldwide 883 citations · 222 works
  3. 3 Laurent Daudet France · #230,243 worldwide 292 citations · 83 works
  4. 4 Gilles Chardon France · #258,664 worldwide 96 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Claire Prada France · #292,391 worldwide 171 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Arnaud Tourin France · #421,357 worldwide 171 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Romain Pierrat France · #554,430 worldwide 75 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 William Lambert France · #784,174 worldwide 39 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Alexandre Aubry France · #905,504 worldwide 45 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Yannick De Wilde France · #1,058,003 worldwide 67 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Langevin

Which keywords describe research at Institut Langevin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, In Vivo Imaging, Nanophotonics, Metamaterials, Tomography, Optical Coherence Tomography, Cancer Detection and High-Resolution Imaging.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications13▲ 9.2×14 topics
  2. In Vivo Imaging9▲ 88×2 topics
  3. Deep Learning9▲ 2.1×13 topics
  4. Nanophotonics7▲ 59×3 topics
  5. Metamaterials6▲ 37×5 topics
  6. Optical Coherence Tomography6▲ 47×2 topics
  7. Tomography6▲ 27×5 topics
  8. Cancer Detection5▲ 59×2 topics
  9. High-Resolution Imaging5▲ 86×2 topics
  10. Retinal Blood Flow5▲ 173×1 topic
  11. Spectral-Domain OCT5▲ 173×1 topic
  12. Super-Resolution Imaging5▲ 128×2 topics
  13. Molecular Imaging5▲ 45×4 topics
  14. Anderson Localization4▲ 142×2 topics
  15. Optoacoustic Techniques4▲ 102×1 topic
  16. Photoacoustic Imaging4▲ 102×1 topic
  17. Light Propagation4▲ 312×1 topic
  18. Random Lasers4▲ 312×1 topic
  19. Biosensors4▲ 6.7×8 topics
  20. Photonic Crystals4▲ 27×5 topics
  21. Wave Propagation4▲ 29×3 topics
  22. Subwavelength Imaging3▲ 62×2 topics
  23. Fluorescent Proteins3▲ 117×1 topic
  24. Non-Destructive Testing3▲ 27×3 topics
  25. Optical Modulators3▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Single-Molecule Imaging3▲ 117×1 topic
  27. Negative Refraction3▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Plasmonic Metasurfaces3▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Glaucoma3▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Macular Degeneration2▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Monte Carlo Simulation2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  32. Diabetic Retinopathy2▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Optic Nerve2▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Guided Lamb Waves2▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring2▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Plasmonics2▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Surface Plasmons2▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Digital Holographic Microscopy2▲ 147×1 topic
  39. Quantitative Phase Imaging2▲ 147×1 topic
  40. Slow Light2▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut Langevin publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Optical Coherence Tomography Applications, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Random lasers and scattering media and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques.

Optical Coherence Tomogr…5Optical Coherence Tomography Applications: 5 fractional worksPhotoacoustic and Ultras…4Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 4 fractional worksRandom lasers and scatte…4Random lasers and scattering media: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Mi…3Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 3 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 3 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 2 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Pl…2Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 2 fractional worksDigital Holography and Microscopy: 2 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 2 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringAcoustics and UltrasonicsBiophysicsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Random lasers and scattering media Acoustics and Ultrasonics 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 works
  6. 6 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  7. 7 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Digital Holography and Microscopy Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  9. 9 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 2 works
  10. 10 Acoustic Wave Phenomena 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.8%domestic only64.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Langevin's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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