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Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon : Terre, Planètes et Environnement

In research, Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon : Terre, Planètes et Environnement stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,201 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 28.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,180
of 28,054 · #9,814 all time
Rank in France
#201
of 1,422
Research works
463
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
24.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon : Terre, Planètes et Environnement 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 #4,201 of 12,888 27.5%96 #6071

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon : Terre, Planètes et Environnement 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 de Géologie de Lyon : Terre, Planètes et Environnement specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 28.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 52.1 works29×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.55× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 28.63× its world share, 52 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.20× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.87× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 28.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon : Terre, Planètes et Environnement?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernard Pittet, Fabrice Cordey and Romain Amiot lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon : Terre, Planètes et Environnement.

  1. 1 Bernard Pittet France · #371,552 worldwide 237 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Fabrice Cordey France · #500,080 worldwide 74 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Romain Amiot France · #543,094 worldwide 76 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 M. Andréani France · #613,629 worldwide 90 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Jeremy E. Martin France · #667,572 worldwide 78 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Marianne Métois France · #683,708 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Guillemette Ménot France · #753,080 worldwide 61 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Bertrand Lefèbvre France · #841,705 worldwide 97 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Guillaume Suan France · #971,745 worldwide 91 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 E. Dehouck France · #1,072,485 worldwide 54 citations · 79 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon : Terre, Planètes et Environnement

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon : Terre, Planètes et Environnement?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Holocene, Climate Change, Sea Level, Thermodynamic Modeling, Paleoclimatology and Geochronology.

▲ 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. Plate Tectonics12▲ 70×3 topics
  2. Climate Change12▲ 3.7×38 topics
  3. Tectonics10▲ 71×3 topics
  4. Holocene9▲ 65×3 topics
  5. Sea Level8▲ 73×2 topics
  6. Thermodynamic Modeling7▲ 55×2 topics
  7. Geochronology7▲ 88×1 topic
  8. Glacial Cycles7▲ 90×1 topic
  9. Monsoon Dynamics7▲ 90×1 topic
  10. Paleoclimatology7▲ 73×2 topics
  11. Zircon7▲ 88×1 topic
  12. Marine Sediments6▲ 90×2 topics
  13. Paleoproductivity6▲ 191×1 topic
  14. Paleoredox6▲ 191×1 topic
  15. Tomography6▲ 28×4 topics
  16. Biogeography6▲ 19×9 topics
  17. Subduction6▲ 68×2 topics
  18. Geodetic Measurements5▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Solar System Abundances5▲ 84×1 topic
  20. Terrestrial Planets5▲ 84×1 topic
  21. Crystal Structure Prediction4▲ 83×1 topic
  22. Mantle Dynamics4▲ 83×1 topic
  23. Earthquakes4▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Plate Boundaries4▲ 65×1 topic
  25. Mars4▲ 109×1 topic
  26. Martian Surface4▲ 109×1 topic
  27. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 22×6 topics
  28. Mediterranean3▲ 32×5 topics
  29. Evolution3▲ 11×6 topics
  30. Mammal Evolution3▲ 139×1 topic
  31. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis3▲ 139×1 topic
  32. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 8.3×6 topics
  33. Sedimentation3▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Hydrothermal Vents3▲ 64×2 topics
  35. Cretaceous3▲ 107×2 topics
  36. Dinosaur2▲ 176×1 topic
  37. Morphology2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Paleontology2▲ 176×1 topic
  39. Stable Isotopes2▲ 68×1 topic
  40. Trophic Position2▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon : Terre, Planètes et Environnement publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils and Astro and Planetary Science.

Geology and Paleoclimato…7Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 7 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…7Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 7 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratig…6Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 6 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…5Astro and Planetary Science: 5 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 4 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 4 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…4Planetary Science and Exploration: 4 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 3 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 2 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGeophysicsPaleontologyAstronomy and Astrophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 7 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 7 works
  3. 3 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 6 works
  4. 4 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  5. 5 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 4 works
  6. 6 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 4 works
  7. 7 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 3 works
  9. 9 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 2 works
  10. 10 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 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 available51.9%not open48.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.2%domestic only57.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon : Terre, Planètes et Environnement's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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