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Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace

In research, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,463 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Global and Planetary Change — Atmospheric Science is 46.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,141
of 28,054 · #2,838 all time
Rank in France
#149
of 1,422
Research works
913
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
41.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace 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 #3,463 of 12,888 22.8%108 #1820

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace 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 Pierre-Simon Laplace specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 46.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 24.9 works46×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 21.4 works34×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 23.2 works25×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 34.9 works18×
  5. Physics and AstronomyField · 22.9 works8.5×
  6. Environmental ScienceField · 35.1 works5.8×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18.26× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.79× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.46× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 18.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace?

Ranked on the composite score, Sébastien Denvil and Redouane Lguensat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace.

  1. 1 Sébastien Denvil France · #183,765 worldwide 182 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Redouane Lguensat France · #1,522,711 worldwide 14 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace

Which keywords describe research at Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Air Quality, Hydrological Cycle, Satellite Observations, Remote Sensing, Ocean Circulation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

▲ 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. Climate Change28▲ 8.5×60 topics
  2. Global Warming14▲ 27×12 topics
  3. Air Quality13▲ 57×6 topics
  4. Hydrological Cycle12▲ 106×2 topics
  5. Satellite Observations12▲ 100×3 topics
  6. Remote Sensing11▲ 7.3×19 topics
  7. Ocean Circulation10▲ 65×3 topics
  8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions9▲ 27×7 topics
  9. Data Assimilation8▲ 43×4 topics
  10. Extreme Events8▲ 72×2 topics
  11. Climate Modeling7▲ 86×1 topic
  12. Precipitation Extremes7▲ 86×1 topic
  13. Emissions7▲ 30×4 topics
  14. Mars7▲ 172×1 topic
  15. Martian Surface7▲ 172×1 topic
  16. Water Quality7▲ 14×7 topics
  17. Solar System Abundances7▲ 112×1 topic
  18. Terrestrial Planets7▲ 112×1 topic
  19. Shale Gas6▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Atmospheric6▲ 103×1 topic
  21. Atmospheric Aerosols6▲ 92×1 topic
  22. Black Carbon6▲ 92×1 topic
  23. Methane6▲ 103×1 topic
  24. Ozone Depletion6▲ 165×1 topic
  25. Stratospheric Water Vapor6▲ 165×1 topic
  26. Boundary Layer6▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Climate5▲ 50×2 topics
  28. Ensemble Kalman Filter5▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Probabilistic Forecasting5▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Convective Parameterization5▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Mesoscale Modeling5▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Aerosols5▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Atmospheric Dust5▲ 168×1 topic
  34. Sea Level Rise4▲ 23×3 topics
  35. Solar Wind4▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Holocene3▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Sea Level3▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Climate Change Impact2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  40. Paleoclimatology2▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Climate variability and …7Climate variability and models: 7 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…7Planetary Science and Exploration: 7 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…7Astro and Planetary Science: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…6Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…6Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Cl…6Atmospheric Ozone and Climate: 6 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 5 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 5 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric ScienceOceanography

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  2. 2 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 6 works
  7. 7 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 5 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  9. 9 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 2 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 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 available65.0%not open35.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.1%domestic only45.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher 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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