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Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences

In research, Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,246 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 22.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,678
of 28,054 · #14,591 all time
Rank in France
#570
of 1,422
Research works
445
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences 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 #7,246 of 12,888 15.0%69 #8241

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences 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 Planétologie et Géosciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 22.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 27.0 works23×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 20.5 works12×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22.64× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.53× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 12.10× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 22.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Gendrin, Frans Jorissen and V. Ansan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences.

  1. 1 A. Gendrin France · #16,346 worldwide 371 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Frans Jorissen France · #65,622 worldwide 500 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 V. Ansan France · #189,050 worldwide 226 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 N. Mangold France · #190,926 worldwide 835 citations · 275 works
  5. 5 A. Mocquet France · #196,845 worldwide 348 citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Stéphane Le Mouëlic France · #242,418 worldwide 672 citations · 254 works
  7. 7 Charles Verpoorter France · #298,565 worldwide 232 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 O. Grasset France · #348,169 worldwide 113 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 L. Le Deit France · #382,819 worldwide 138 citations · 67 works
  10. 10 Olivier Bourgeois France · #438,422 worldwide 34 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mars, Martian Surface, Holocene, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Sea Level and Glacial Cycles.

▲ 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▲ 6.4×28 topics
  2. Mars9▲ 366×1 topic
  3. Martian Surface9▲ 366×1 topic
  4. Holocene7▲ 83×3 topics
  5. Sea Level7▲ 97×2 topics
  6. Solar System Abundances7▲ 196×1 topic
  7. Terrestrial Planets7▲ 196×1 topic
  8. Glacial Cycles7▲ 136×1 topic
  9. Paleoclimatology7▲ 109×1 topic
  10. Remote Sensing5▲ 5.0×14 topics
  11. Subduction4▲ 67×3 topics
  12. Risk Assessment4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  13. Tectonics3▲ 37×3 topics
  14. Plate Tectonics3▲ 28×3 topics
  15. Thermodynamic Modeling3▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Geodetic Measurements2▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Geochronology2▲ 44×1 topic
  18. Zircon2▲ 44×1 topic
  19. Biomechanics2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  20. Earthquakes2▲ 48×1 topic
  21. Mediterranean2▲ 30×4 topics
  22. Plate Boundaries2▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Sediment Transport2▲ 17×4 topics
  24. Space Exploration2▲ 59×2 topics
  25. Astrobiology2▲ 88×1 topic
  26. Extraterrestrial Life2▲ 120×1 topic
  27. Extravehicular Activity2▲ 295×1 topic
  28. GIS-based Modeling2▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Space Suit2▲ 295×1 topic
  30. Microbial Communities2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  31. Tectonic Evolution2▲ 102×3 topics
  32. Anaerobic2▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Geochemistry2▲ 35×3 topics
  34. Hazard2▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Landslide2▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Methane Oxidation2▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Western Mediterranean2▲ 233×1 topic
  38. geodynamics2▲ 233×1 topic
  39. Hydrology2▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Sea Level Rise2▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Planetary Science and Ex…9Planetary Science and Exploration: 9 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 7 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 7 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 2 fractional worksSpace Exploration and Technology: 2 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 2 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 2 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric ScienceGeophysicsAerospace Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 7 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  5. 5 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  8. 8 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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