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Laboratoire Charles Coulomb

In research, Laboratoire Charles Coulomb stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,942 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,953
of 28,054 · #6,564 all time
Rank in France
#296
of 1,422
Research works
706
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire Charles Coulomb 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 #4,942 of 12,888 10.4%135 #3884

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire Charles Coulomb 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 Laboratoire Charles Coulomb specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 35.7 works10×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.43× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.44× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.45× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.66× its world share, 42 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.11× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× 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, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire Charles Coulomb?

Ranked on the composite score, Brahim Guizal, Pascale Fabre and Ludovic Berthier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire Charles Coulomb.

  1. 1 Brahim Guizal France · #218,888 worldwide 190 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Pascale Fabre France · #232,046 worldwide 129 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Ludovic Berthier France · #284,765 worldwide 215 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 Mauro Antezza France · #295,688 worldwide 355 citations · 71 works
  5. 5 René Vacher France · #430,024 worldwide 130 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Michele Frigerio France · #486,508 worldwide 111 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Daniele Coslovich France · #491,997 worldwide 68 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Maurizio Nobili France · #624,473 worldwide 64 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Luca Cipelletti France · #636,656 worldwide 108 citations · 57 works
  10. 10 M. Vladimirova France · #705,743 worldwide 110 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire Charles Coulomb

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire Charles Coulomb?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Two-Dimensional Materials, Nanoparticles, Metamaterials, Graphene, Raman Spectroscopy, Nanocomposites and Self-Assembly.

▲ 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 Applications11▲ 6.0×20 topics
  2. Nanoparticles10▲ 5.1×24 topics
  3. Two-Dimensional Materials8▲ 23×4 topics
  4. Metamaterials8▲ 36×5 topics
  5. Nanocomposites8▲ 6.2×13 topics
  6. Graphene8▲ 7.1×8 topics
  7. Raman Spectroscopy7▲ 23×5 topics
  8. Self-Assembly6▲ 12×10 topics
  9. Polymer Films5▲ 53×3 topics
  10. Carbon Nanotubes5▲ 9.9×5 topics
  11. Supercooled Liquids5▲ 121×2 topics
  12. Nanostructures5▲ 7.8×12 topics
  13. Colloidal Suspensions5▲ 153×2 topics
  14. Colloidal Particles5▲ 53×3 topics
  15. Glass Transition5▲ 206×1 topic
  16. Structural Relaxation5▲ 206×1 topic
  17. Biosensors5▲ 5.7×8 topics
  18. Drug Delivery5▲ 5.4×9 topics
  19. Electronic Structure5▲ 16×6 topics
  20. Transparent Conductors5▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Graphene Oxide4▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Chemical Vapor Deposition4▲ 36×1 topic
  23. Electronic Properties4▲ 30×1 topic
  24. Semiconductor4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  25. Surfactants4▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Properties4▲ 32×4 topics
  27. Quantum Computing4▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Energy Conversion4▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Functionalization4▲ 38×3 topics
  30. Mechanical4▲ 42×2 topics
  31. Monte Carlo Simulation3▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Applications3▲ 7.2×5 topics
  33. Fiber Lasers3▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Hydrogels3▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Spintronics3▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Viscoelasticity3▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Photonic Crystals3▲ 16×5 topics
  38. Daytime Radiative Cooling3▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Optical Properties3▲ 30×3 topics
  40. Radiative Cooling3▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire Charles Coulomb publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Material Dynamics and Properties, Graphene research and applications, Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications.

Material Dynamics and Properties: 5 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 4 fractional worksThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies: 3 fractional worksHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications: 3 fractional worksGlass properties and applications: 2 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksCarbon Nanotubes in Comp…2Carbon Nanotubes in Composites: 2 fractional worksQuantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect: 2 fractional worksPickering emulsions and particle stabilization: 2 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…2Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 2 fractional works
Materials ChemistryCivil and Structural EngineeringMolecular MedicineCeramics and Composites2 others

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

  1. 1 Material Dynamics and Properties Materials Chemistry 5 works
  2. 2 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications Molecular Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 2 works
  6. 6 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Carbon Nanotubes in Composites Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  9. 9 Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire Charles Coulomb's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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