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Laboratoire Charles Fabry

In research, Laboratoire Charles Fabry stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,283 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#920 of 1,646 worldwide) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (#524 of 565 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 48.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,802
of 28,054 · #1,672 all time
Rank in France
#134
of 1,422
Research works
1.3k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
24.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire Charles Fabry 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 #3,283 of 12,888 6.6%167 #1117
Physics and AstronomyField #920 of 1,646 8.4%79 #475
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #524 of 565 8.8%65 #361

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire Charles Fabry 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,117 #3,283
  2. Physics and Astronomy#475 #920
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#361 #524
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Laboratoire Charles Fabry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 48.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 64.9 works49×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 79.3 works19×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.10× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.66× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 19.22× its world share, 79 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× 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, 19.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire Charles Fabry?

Ranked on the composite score, Philippe Grangier, Thierry Lahaye and Antoine Browaeys lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire Charles Fabry.

  1. 1 Philippe Grangier France · #28,841 worldwide 637 citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Thierry Lahaye France · #44,041 worldwide 499 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Antoine Browaeys France · #51,773 worldwide 498 citations · 87 works
  4. 4 H. Benisty France · #77,239 worldwide 395 citations · 89 works
  5. 5 Jean‐Jacques Greffet France · #87,064 worldwide 699 citations · 128 works
  6. 6 Christophe Sauvan France · #133,323 worldwide 207 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Dimitris Papadopoulos France · #141,866 worldwide 127 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Philippe Grangier France · #157,758 worldwide 213 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Daniel Barredo France · #172,339 worldwide 303 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Yvan R. P. Sortais France · #216,905 worldwide 165 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire Charles Fabry

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire Charles Fabry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Information, Superfluidity, Bose-Einstein Condensation, Optical Lattices, Quantum Simulation, Fermi Gases, Ultracold Gases and Metamaterials.

▲ 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. Quantum Information23▲ 106×3 topics
  2. Superfluidity22▲ 272×2 topics
  3. Bose-Einstein Condensation20▲ 303×2 topics
  4. Optical Lattices19▲ 156×3 topics
  5. Quantum Simulation18▲ 122×2 topics
  6. Fermi Gases17▲ 351×1 topic
  7. Ultracold Gases17▲ 351×1 topic
  8. Metamaterials14▲ 53×5 topics
  9. Entanglement13▲ 47×4 topics
  10. Frequency Conversion12▲ 149×3 topics
  11. Nonlinear Optics11▲ 54×4 topics
  12. Raman Lasers11▲ 53×2 topics
  13. Biosensors10▲ 11×8 topics
  14. Optical Modulators9▲ 34×3 topics
  15. Crystal Growth8▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Daytime Radiative Cooling8▲ 166×1 topic
  17. Energy Conversion8▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Radiative Cooling8▲ 166×1 topic
  19. Superconducting Circuits7▲ 57×2 topics
  20. Biomedical Applications7▲ 3.2×8 topics
  21. Microcavities7▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Microresonators7▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Fiber Lasers6▲ 36×3 topics
  24. Quantum6▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Slow Light6▲ 70×2 topics
  26. Photonic Crystals6▲ 26×5 topics
  27. Nanophotonic Waveguides6▲ 32×1 topic
  28. Silicon Photonics6▲ 29×1 topic
  29. In Vivo Imaging6▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Computation6▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Cryptography6▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Solid-State Lasers5▲ 187×1 topic
  33. Ytterbium5▲ 187×1 topic
  34. Microwave Photonics5▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Electromagnetically Induced Transparency5▲ 137×1 topic
  36. Optical Frequency Combs5▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Quantum Entanglement5▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Quantum Memory5▲ 137×1 topic
  39. Ultrafast Lasers5▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Feedback Control5▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire Charles Fabry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies, Photonic and Optical Devices and Quantum Information and Cryptography.

Cold Atom Physics and Bo…17Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 17 fractional worksThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies: 8 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 6 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 6 fractional worksSolid State Laser Technologies: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 5 fractional worksQuantum optics and atomi…5Quantum optics and atomic interactions: 5 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Ap…5Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 5 fractional worksLaser Design and Applica…5Laser Design and Applications: 5 fractional worksQuantum, superfluid, hel…4Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics: 4 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsCivil and Structural EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial Intelligence

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

  1. 1 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 17 works
  2. 2 Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  5. 5 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  7. 7 Quantum optics and atomic interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  8. 8 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  9. 9 Laser Design and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 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 available26.4%not open73.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire Charles Fabry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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