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Laboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale

In research, Laboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,125 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#11,038 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,067
of 28,054 · #15,279 all time
Rank in France
#827
of 1,422
Research works
435
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #9,125 of 21,541 20.6%184
Social SciencesDomain #11,038 of 16,945 12.4%154

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale 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: 2.89× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.63× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.46× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.03× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.69× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale?

Ranked on the composite score, Héctor A. Orengo, Dov Corenblit and Johannes Steiger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale.

  1. 1 Héctor A. Orengo France · #251,611 worldwide 44 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Dov Corenblit France · #281,941 worldwide 122 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Johannes Steiger France · #314,250 worldwide 79 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Christophe Corona France · #1,207,048 worldwide 73 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Guy Kieffer France · #1,231,921 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Aude Beauger France · #1,350,189 worldwide 13 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Emmanuelle Defive France · #1,358,946 worldwide 5 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Climate Change, Public Policy, Social Justice, Sustainable Development and Citizen 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. Climate Change13▲ 5.9×38 topics
  2. Community Engagement13▲ 48×4 topics
  3. Local Development13▲ 137×2 topics
  4. Territorial Governance13▲ 125×2 topics
  5. Public Policy11▲ 28×5 topics
  6. Social Justice11▲ 23×5 topics
  7. Sustainable Development11▲ 8.5×6 topics
  8. Citizen Participation10▲ 103×1 topic
  9. Environmental Participation10▲ 160×1 topic
  10. Sustainability10▲ 5.2×15 topics
  11. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 35×3 topics
  12. Adaptation6▲ 25×5 topics
  13. Agroecology5▲ 41×2 topics
  14. Globalization5▲ 3.0×18 topics
  15. Agricultural Development5▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Livestock Farming5▲ 94×1 topic
  17. Social Innovation4▲ 33×4 topics
  18. Identity4▲ 6.8×13 topics
  19. Economic Development4▲ 5.8×3 topics
  20. Colonialism4▲ 9.2×10 topics
  21. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 11×9 topics
  22. Cooperatives3▲ 44×3 topics
  23. Citizenship3▲ 27×3 topics
  24. Culture2▲ 6.0×7 topics
  25. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  26. Solidarity Economy2▲ 49×2 topics
  27. Institutionalization2▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Participative Evaluation2▲ 85×1 topic
  29. Tourism2▲ 31×4 topics
  30. Governance2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  31. Vulnerability2▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Decolonization2▲ 32×4 topics
  33. Global Warming2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  34. Nationalism2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  35. Paleoclimatology2▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Politics2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  37. Memory2▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Biomimetic Synthesis2▲ 165×1 topic
  39. Peptide-Directed Materials2▲ 165×1 topic
  40. Agroforestry2▲ 35×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Social Sciences and Governance and Diatoms and Algae Research.

French Urban and Social …10French Urban and Social Studies: 10 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 5 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 2 fractional worksDiatoms and Algae Research: 2 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 2 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 1 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 1 fractional worksSustainable Industrial Ecology: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsUrban StudiesBiomaterials6 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 2 works
  5. 5 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 2 works
  6. 6 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 1 works
  7. 7 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 1 works
  8. 8 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Sustainable Industrial Ecology Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 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 available33.8%not open66.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

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