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Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure

In research, Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,404 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 12.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,683
of 28,054 · #1,907 all time
Rank in France
#469
of 1,422
Research works
1.4k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
39.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure 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 #6,404 of 12,888 23.9%64 #1259

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure 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 l'Ecole Normale Supérieure specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 12.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 24.0 works13×
← 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, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.59× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.27× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.42× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 12.70× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure?

Ranked on the composite score, Marie-Anne Bouchiat, J. Dupont-Roc and Gérard Weisbuch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure.

  1. 1 Marie-Anne Bouchiat France · #148,459 worldwide 210 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 J. Dupont-Roc France · #175,525 worldwide 255 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Gérard Weisbuch France · #196,131 worldwide 144 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 P. Tabeling France · #210,627 worldwide 236 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Rémi Monasson France · #318,635 worldwide 192 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Michèle Leduc France · #387,555 worldwide 176 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Jacques Meunier France · #563,245 worldwide 77 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Adrian Daerr France · #693,869 worldwide 64 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Franck Laloë France · #789,054 worldwide 159 citations · 107 works
  10. 10 J. Brossel France · #951,840 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, Climate Change, Entanglement, Quantum Entanglement, Subduction, Geodetic Measurements and Phase Transitions.

▲ 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 Change5▲ 2.4×32 topics
  2. Black Holes3▲ 39×3 topics
  3. Quantum Gravity3▲ 44×3 topics
  4. Entanglement3▲ 22×4 topics
  5. Quantum Entanglement3▲ 49×2 topics
  6. Subduction3▲ 43×3 topics
  7. Geodetic Measurements3▲ 29×2 topics
  8. Phase Transitions3▲ 51×2 topics
  9. Monte Carlo Simulation2▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Biosensors2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  11. String Theory2▲ 49×2 topics
  12. Field Theories2▲ 60×1 topic
  13. Holographic2▲ 60×1 topic
  14. Biomedical Applications2▲ 2.2×14 topics
  15. Plate Tectonics2▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Supernovae2▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Earthquakes2▲ 44×1 topic
  18. Plate Boundaries2▲ 44×1 topic
  19. Cosmological Parameters2▲ 43×1 topic
  20. Dark Energy2▲ 37×1 topic
  21. Dark Matter2▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Critical Phenomena2▲ 104×1 topic
  23. Fractal Dimension2▲ 57×2 topics
  24. Random Walk Algorithm2▲ 104×1 topic
  25. Optical Modulators2▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Renormalization Group2▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Metamaterials2▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Quantum Information2▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Star Formation2▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Tomography2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  31. Bose-Einstein Condensation1▲ 47×2 topics
  32. Particle Physics1▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Superfluidity1▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Tectonics1▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Turbulence1▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Water Resources1▲ 6.5×6 topics
  37. Cosmology1▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Fluctuation Theorems1▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Lattice QCD1▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Stochastic Thermodynamics1▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, earthquake and tectonic studies, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories and Theoretical and Computational Physics.

Black Holes and Theoreti…2Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 2 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …2earthquake and tectonic studies: 2 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…2Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 2 fractional worksTheoretical and Computat…2Theoretical and Computational Physics: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 1 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…1Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 1 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 1 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 1 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsGeophysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsCondensed Matter Physics3 others

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

  1. 1 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Theoretical and Computational Physics Condensed Matter Physics 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  6. 6 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  9. 9 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 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 available49.1%not open50.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.2%domestic only77.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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