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Laboratoire de Géographie Physique

In research, Laboratoire de Géographie Physique stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,965 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,519 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,934
of 28,054 · #8,815 all time
Rank in France
#688
of 1,422
Research works
3k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire de Géographie Physique 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,965 of 10,521 4.4%147 #6334
Social SciencesField #5,519 of 6,365 4.4%105 #4524

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire de Géographie Physique 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).

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: 2.22× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.66× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.94× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.55× its world share, 105 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire de Géographie Physique?

Ranked on the composite score, Paolo A. Pirazzoli, Robert Étienne and Daniel Brunstein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire de Géographie Physique.

  1. 1 Paolo A. Pirazzoli France · #72,682 worldwide 351 citations · 106 works
  2. 2 Robert Étienne France · #180,041 worldwide 51 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Daniel Brunstein France · #315,951 worldwide 137 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Fatima Mokadem France · #381,318 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Wilhelm Spiegelberg France · #393,591 worldwide 14 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Émile Chaix France · #434,677 worldwide 4 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Delphine Grancher France · #436,999 worldwide 111 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Paul Durand France · #519,218 worldwide 11 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Franck Lavigne France · #559,306 worldwide 110 citations · 68 works
  10. 10 Laurent Lespez France · #650,057 worldwide 61 citations · 111 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire de Géographie Physique

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire de Géographie Physique?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Public Policy, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Social Justice, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development40▲ 11×17 topics
  2. Public Policy40▲ 34×7 topics
  3. Community Engagement38▲ 49×5 topics
  4. Territorial Governance38▲ 130×4 topics
  5. Local Development38▲ 139×2 topics
  6. Social Justice37▲ 27×6 topics
  7. Climate Change34▲ 5.5×45 topics
  8. Citizen Participation34▲ 117×2 topics
  9. Environmental Participation34▲ 181×1 topic
  10. Proximity and Innovation34▲ 181×1 topic
  11. Globalization21▲ 4.6×28 topics
  12. Sustainability19▲ 3.4×31 topics
  13. Migration15▲ 19×11 topics
  14. Adaptation14▲ 20×6 topics
  15. Identity12▲ 7.1×17 topics
  16. Smallholder Farmers12▲ 23×3 topics
  17. Colonialism12▲ 11×13 topics
  18. Gender11▲ 8.5×10 topics
  19. Agricultural Development11▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Agroecology10▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Livestock Farming10▲ 69×1 topic
  22. Work Organization10▲ 100×1 topic
  23. Nationalism10▲ 8.9×10 topics
  24. Politics9▲ 15×8 topics
  25. Holocene9▲ 34×3 topics
  26. Religion9▲ 8.1×10 topics
  27. Culture8▲ 6.9×9 topics
  28. Democracy8▲ 9.3×5 topics
  29. Paleoclimatology8▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Tourism8▲ 34×5 topics
  31. Islam7▲ 15×2 topics
  32. North Africa7▲ 79×2 topics
  33. Heritage7▲ 93×2 topics
  34. Memory7▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Sea Level7▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Political Islam7▲ 50×2 topics
  37. Family Law7▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Reform7▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Mediterranean7▲ 31×6 topics
  40. Ethnology7▲ 140×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire de Géographie Physique publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender and Cultural Identity and Heritage.

French Urban and Social …34French Urban and Social Studies: 34 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 10 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 7 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 7 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…6Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 4 fractional worksHistorical Geography and Geographical Thought: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 3 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPolitical Science and International RelationsArcheology5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 10 works
  3. 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  4. 4 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 7 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  6. 6 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 4 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 4 works
  8. 8 Historical Geography and Geographical Thought Geography, Planning and Development 4 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 3 works
  10. 10 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 3 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 available46.2%not open53.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.7%domestic only57.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire de Géographie Physique's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower than in 2013–2017.

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