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Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux

In research, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,647 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 57.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,138
of 28,054 · #7,137 all time
Rank in France
#365
of 1,422
Research works
739
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux 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 #5,647 of 12,888 12.4%112 #4310

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux 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 d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 57.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 46.2 works57×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 57.3 works17×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.60× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.72× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.08× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 16.58× its world share, 57 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 16.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux?

Ranked on the composite score, P. Charlot, G. Bourda and Jérémy Leconte lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux.

  1. 1 P. Charlot France · #34,489 worldwide 495 citations · 84 works
  2. 2 G. Bourda France · #58,006 worldwide 295 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Jérémy Leconte France · #136,318 worldwide 247 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Y. Lasne France · #160,496 worldwide 235 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Sean N. Raymond France · #177,944 worldwide 570 citations · 126 works
  6. 6 C. Soubiran France · #180,218 worldwide 550 citations · 120 works
  7. 7 S. Blanco-Cuaresma France · #244,847 worldwide 254 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Valentine Wakelam France · #264,098 worldwide 339 citations · 72 works
  9. 9 A. Collioud France · #266,615 worldwide 65 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 A. Dutrey France · #274,897 worldwide 184 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Magnetic Fields, Accretion Disks, Turbulence, Molecular Clouds and Protoplanetary Disks.

▲ 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. Star Formation10▲ 127×2 topics
  2. Exoplanets10▲ 163×1 topic
  3. Stellar Astrophysics10▲ 163×1 topic
  4. Accretion Disks10▲ 138×2 topics
  5. Magnetic Fields10▲ 100×3 topics
  6. Turbulence10▲ 71×3 topics
  7. Molecular Clouds9▲ 238×1 topic
  8. Protoplanetary Disks9▲ 238×1 topic
  9. Solar System Abundances9▲ 119×1 topic
  10. Terrestrial Planets9▲ 119×1 topic
  11. Climate Change7▲ 1.70×39 topics
  12. Astronomical Instrumentation5▲ 120×1 topic
  13. Spectrograph5▲ 120×1 topic
  14. Hydrogen Bonds5▲ 356×2 topics
  15. Molecular Structure5▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Broadband Microwave Spectroscopy5▲ 441×1 topic
  17. Rotational Spectroscopy5▲ 441×1 topic
  18. Mars4▲ 84×1 topic
  19. Martian Surface4▲ 84×1 topic
  20. Ozone Depletion4▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Stratospheric Water Vapor4▲ 78×1 topic
  22. Solar Wind4▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Mitochondrial Function2▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Metabolic Disorders2▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Newborn Screening2▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Astrobiology2▲ 52×2 topics
  27. Biochemical Genetics2▲ 42×1 topic
  28. Carnitine2▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Space Policy2▲ 95×1 topic
  30. Space Tourism2▲ 95×1 topic
  31. Breath Analysis2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Coronal Mass Ejections2▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Solar Dynamics Observatory2▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Black Holes2▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Spectroscopy2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  36. Gravitational Waves2▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Holocene2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  38. Space Exploration2▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Extraterrestrial Life2▲ 50×1 topic
  40. SETI2▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Astro and Planetary Science and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 10 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 9 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 9 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 5 fractional worksMolecular Spectroscopy and Structure: 5 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…4Planetary Science and Exploration: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 4 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 2 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 2 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationSpectroscopyAtmospheric Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  4. 4 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 5 works
  5. 5 Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure Spectroscopy 5 works
  6. 6 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 4 works
  8. 8 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available39.6%not open60.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.8%domestic only44.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% lower 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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