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Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont Auvergne

In research, Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont Auvergne stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,410 of 21,541 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#1,566 of 3,663 worldwide) and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (#399 of 869 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Sciences — Physical Sciences is 2.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#5,571
of 42,892
Rank in France
#314
of 2,321
Research works
1k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont Auvergne 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 #3,410 of 21,541 20.3%887
Physics and AstronomyField #1,566 of 3,663 24.3%514
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #399 of 869 30.3%293
EngineeringField #7,885 of 11,412 16.0%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont Auvergne 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 Physique de Clermont Auvergne specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Sciences takes 2.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical SciencesDomain · 21.1 works2.1×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 27.25× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 27.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont Auvergne?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Zhou, B. Dutta and G. Montarou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont Auvergne.

  1. 1 M. Zhou France · #80,069 worldwide 321 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 B. Dutta France · #164,705 worldwide 277 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 G. Montarou France · #210,301 worldwide 74 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Q. Ouyang France · #246,591 worldwide 301 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 S. Hu France · #280,154 worldwide 159 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 K. K. Hill France · #280,613 worldwide 144 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Édouard Jallot France · #281,770 worldwide 106 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 B. M. Flierl France · #287,560 worldwide 197 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Z. A. Meadows France · #298,178 worldwide 168 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 F. Sohns France · #325,664 worldwide 135 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont Auvergne

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont Auvergne?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Higgs Boson, High-Energy Collider, Lattice QCD, Photon Counting, CMOS Technology and Detector Performance.

▲ 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 23 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Dark Matter5▲ 158×3 topics
  2. Particle Physics4▲ 226×2 topics
  3. Higgs Boson4▲ 270×1 topic
  4. High-Energy Collider4▲ 270×1 topic
  5. Lattice QCD3▲ 205×2 topics
  6. Photon Counting2▲ 118×3 topics
  7. CMOS Technology2▲ 96×3 topics
  8. Detector Performance2▲ 222×2 topics
  9. Particle Detectors2▲ 366×1 topic
  10. Silicon Detectors2▲ 366×1 topic
  11. Heavy-Ion Collisions2▲ 255×1 topic
  12. Quark-Gluon Plasma2▲ 255×1 topic
  13. QCD1▲ 168×1 topic
  14. Reconstruction1▲ 32×2 topics
  15. charmonium1▲ 168×1 topic
  16. Cancer1▲ 3.5×2 topics
  17. Cosmic Rays1▲ 87×2 topics
  18. Cosmology1▲ 64×2 topics
  19. Imaging1▲ 17×1 topic
  20. Neutrinos1▲ 87×2 topics
  21. PET/CT1▲ 75×1 topic
  22. Neutrino Flavor Transformation1▲ 282×1 topic
  23. Neutrino Oscillations1▲ 282×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont Auvergne publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Particle Detector Development and Performance, High-Energy Particle Collisions Research and Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions.

Particle physics theoret…4Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 4 fractional worksParticle Detector Develo…2Particle Detector Development and Performance: 2 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Col…2High-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 2 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 1 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksNeutrino Physics Research1Neutrino Physics Research: 1 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 1 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 0 fractional worksComputational Physics and Python Applications: 0 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineAtmospheric Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  2. 2 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  3. 3 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  4. 4 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  5. 5 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  6. 6 Neutrino Physics Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  7. 7 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  8. 8 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 0 works
  10. 10 Computational Physics and Python Applications Artificial Intelligence 0 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 available41.0%not open59.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont Auvergne's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower 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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