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Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas

In research, Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,295 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 28.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,129
of 28,054 · #7,723 all time
Rank in France
#642
of 1,422
Research works
1.7k
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas 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 #8,295 of 12,888 11.3%115 #4633

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 28.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 23.6 works28×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 37.6 works11×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.52× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.03× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.58× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 14 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas?

Ranked on the composite score, Melcior Sentís, N. Aunai and L. Rezeau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas.

  1. 1 Melcior Sentís France · #125,167 worldwide 184 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 N. Aunai France · #205,176 worldwide 86 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 L. Rezeau France · #327,445 worldwide 74 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Trevor Lafleur France · #482,675 worldwide 127 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 M. Berthomier France · #555,412 worldwide 67 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 T. Chust France · #562,450 worldwide 40 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 W. L. Tseng France · #573,067 worldwide 44 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Antoine Rousseau France · #573,706 worldwide 168 citations · 83 works
  9. 9 Timo Gans France · #632,592 worldwide 179 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Anne Bourdon France · #663,405 worldwide 167 citations · 80 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Biomedical Applications, Plasma Etching, Semiconductor Industry, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Coronal Mass Ejections and Solar Dynamics Observatory.

▲ 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. Solar Wind19▲ 128×2 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications14▲ 7.4×11 topics
  3. Plasma Etching10▲ 297×1 topic
  4. Semiconductor Industry10▲ 297×1 topic
  5. Ionosphere10▲ 114×1 topic
  6. Magnetosphere10▲ 114×1 topic
  7. Coronal Mass Ejections9▲ 150×1 topic
  8. Solar Dynamics Observatory9▲ 150×1 topic
  9. Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas8▲ 273×1 topic
  10. Cancer Therapy8▲ 9.2×2 topics
  11. Plasma Medicine8▲ 273×1 topic
  12. Prosody7▲ 114×2 topics
  13. Speech Perception7▲ 52×2 topics
  14. Second Language Learning6▲ 41×2 topics
  15. Speech Production6▲ 117×2 topics
  16. Perceptual Learning6▲ 73×1 topic
  17. Phonetics6▲ 145×1 topic
  18. Turbulence5▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Tokamak5▲ 141×1 topic
  20. Transport5▲ 95×1 topic
  21. Drug Delivery4▲ 4.9×3 topics
  22. Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing4▲ 81×1 topic
  23. Nanoparticle Encapsulation4▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Spectroscopy3▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Material Analysis3▲ 88×1 topic
  26. Plasma3▲ 85×1 topic
  27. Magnetic Properties3▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Geomagnetic Field3▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Magnetosome Formation3▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Language Teaching3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  31. Numerical Methods2▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Solar System Abundances2▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Terrestrial Planets2▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Pragmatics2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  35. Kinetic Theory2▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  37. Boltzmann Equation2▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Dusty Plasmas2▲ 198×1 topic
  39. Quantum Plasma Physics2▲ 198×1 topic
  40. Rarefied Flows2▲ 59×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plasma Diagnostics and Applications, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics and Plasma Applications and Diagnostics.

Plasma Diagnostics and Applications: 10 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 10 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…9Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 9 fractional worksPlasma Applications and …8Plasma Applications and Diagnostics: 8 fractional worksPhonetics and Phonology Research: 6 fractional worksMagnetic confinement fusion research: 5 fractional worksElectrohydrodynamics and…4Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics: 4 fractional worksLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 3 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 3 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingExperimental and Cognitive Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  3. 3 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  4. 4 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 8 works
  5. 5 Phonetics and Phonology Research Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 6 works
  6. 6 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  7. 7 Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  9. 9 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available21.7%not open78.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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