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Institut Lumière Matière

In research, Institut Lumière Matière stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,113 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 15.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,921
of 28,054 · #7,295 all time
Rank in France
#188
of 1,422
Research works
724
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Institut Lumière Matière 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 #4,113 of 12,888 9.6%169 #4390

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 15.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 21.0 works15×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 32.0 works8.4×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.11× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.01× its world share, 59 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.91× its world share, 47 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.56× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial 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, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Lumière Matière?

Ranked on the composite score, François Lux, E Nègre and Georges Zissis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Lumière Matière.

  1. 1 François Lux France · #542,476 worldwide 110 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 E Nègre France · #812,250 worldwide 16 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Georges Zissis France · #848,347 worldwide 163 citations · 245 works
  4. 4 Nicholas Blanchard France · #872,592 worldwide 56 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Thomas Dehoux France · #1,616,357 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Lumière Matière

Which keywords describe research at Institut Lumière Matière?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Crystal Growth, Molecular Dynamics, Nanostructures, Metamaterials, Spectroscopy and Graphene.

▲ 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 Applications18▲ 8.0×26 topics
  2. Nanoparticles12▲ 5.0×31 topics
  3. Crystal Growth10▲ 18×10 topics
  4. Molecular Dynamics8▲ 25×6 topics
  5. Graphene7▲ 5.2×10 topics
  6. Nanostructures7▲ 8.9×16 topics
  7. Metamaterials6▲ 23×5 topics
  8. Remote Sensing6▲ 2.5×12 topics
  9. Spectroscopy6▲ 18×7 topics
  10. Biosensors6▲ 5.5×11 topics
  11. Imaging5▲ 11×10 topics
  12. Nanocomposites5▲ 3.3×16 topics
  13. Catalysis5▲ 3.9×13 topics
  14. Nonlinear Optics5▲ 23×4 topics
  15. Gold Nanoparticles5▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Stability5▲ 10×4 topics
  17. Bioimaging5▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy5▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Biosensing4▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Photonic Crystals4▲ 18×5 topics
  21. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 12×6 topics
  22. Colloidal Particles4▲ 39×3 topics
  23. Hydrogen Bonding4▲ 25×4 topics
  24. Nanofabrication4▲ 36×2 topics
  25. Photothermal Therapy4▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Fiber Lasers4▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Vibrational Spectroscopy4▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Nanomedicine4▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Raman Lasers4▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Carbon Nanotubes4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  31. Crystal Structure4▲ 14×5 topics
  32. Density Functional Theory4▲ 18×5 topics
  33. Frequency Conversion4▲ 44×3 topics
  34. Nanoscale Optical Devices4▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Plasmonic Nanoparticles4▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Solar Cell Efficiency4▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Solar Cells4▲ 8.7×7 topics
  38. Thermal Conductivity3▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Luminescent Materials3▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Solid-State Lighting3▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut Lumière Matière publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma, Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications.

Gold and Silver Nanopart…4Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 4 fractional worksLaser-induced spectrosco…3Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 3 fractional worksLuminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 3 fractional worksNanocluster Synthesis an…3Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications: 3 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum…3Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 3 fractional worksSolid State Laser Technologies: 3 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksThermal properties of ma…2Thermal properties of materials: 2 fractional worksLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 2 fractional works
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsMechanics of MaterialsMaterials ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2 others

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

  1. 1 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 works
  2. 2 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  3. 3 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 3 works
  4. 4 Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications Materials Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  6. 6 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 3 works
  8. 8 Thermal properties of materials Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.1%domestic only65.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Lumière Matière's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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