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Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales

In research, Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,385 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#638 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 102.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,951
of 28,054 · #3,532 all time
Rank in France
#140
of 1,422
Research works
1.1k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
32.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales 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 #3,385 of 12,888 22.4%119 #2227
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #638 of 1,209 23.7%69 #464

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales 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 d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 102.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 37.1 works103×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 69.2 works34×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 34.24× its world share, 69 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.14× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× 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, 34.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales?

Ranked on the composite score, Catherine Jeandel, Boris Dewitte and Anny Cazenave lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales.

  1. 1 Catherine Jeandel France · #35,394 worldwide 778 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Boris Dewitte France · #96,500 worldwide 396 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Anny Cazenave France · #140,389 worldwide 431 citations · 85 works
  4. 4 Xavier Capet France · #200,988 worldwide 80 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Alexandre Ganachaud France · #232,780 worldwide 123 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Pieter van Beek France · #235,517 worldwide 222 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Marc Souhaut France · #252,831 worldwide 214 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Patrick Marchesiello France · #293,125 worldwide 198 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Rafaël Almar France · #294,260 worldwide 244 citations · 68 works
  10. 10 Étienne Berthier France · #297,007 worldwide 315 citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Remote Sensing, Data Assimilation, Global Warming, Oceanic Modeling, Tidal Analysis and Hydrological Modeling.

▲ 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 Change50▲ 14×46 topics
  2. Ocean Circulation26▲ 156×3 topics
  3. Remote Sensing23▲ 14×21 topics
  4. Data Assimilation21▲ 103×4 topics
  5. Global Warming17▲ 33×8 topics
  6. Oceanic Modeling16▲ 383×1 topic
  7. Tidal Analysis16▲ 383×1 topic
  8. Hydrological Modeling15▲ 48×5 topics
  9. Sea Level Rise14▲ 84×3 topics
  10. Tropical Cyclones13▲ 187×2 topics
  11. Wave Modeling13▲ 192×2 topics
  12. Sediment Transport10▲ 46×6 topics
  13. Sea-Level Rise8▲ 54×4 topics
  14. Ocean Waves8▲ 266×1 topic
  15. Wind Stress8▲ 266×1 topic
  16. Greenhouse Gas Emissions7▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Hydrological Cycle7▲ 59×2 topics
  18. Climate Modeling7▲ 76×1 topic
  19. Extreme Events7▲ 63×2 topics
  20. Precipitation Extremes7▲ 76×1 topic
  21. Climate Change Impacts7▲ 45×4 topics
  22. Hurricanes6▲ 133×1 topic
  23. Storm Surge6▲ 133×1 topic
  24. Geodetic Measurements6▲ 39×2 topics
  25. Flood Risk5▲ 53×2 topics
  26. GRACE5▲ 81×1 topic
  27. groundwater depletion5▲ 81×1 topic
  28. Coastal Dynamics5▲ 134×1 topic
  29. Flood Inundation Modeling5▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Shoreline Change5▲ 134×1 topic
  31. Surface Water Mapping5▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Eutrophication5▲ 37×4 topics
  33. Arctic5▲ 32×4 topics
  34. Harmful Algal Blooms4▲ 46×3 topics
  35. Hydrology4▲ 27×4 topics
  36. Dissolved Organic Matter4▲ 77×1 topic
  37. Oceanic Carbon Cycle4▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Water Resources4▲ 13×8 topics
  39. Land Use Change4▲ 9.9×4 topics
  40. Ensemble Kalman Filter4▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Climate variability and models and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research.

Oceanographic and Atmosp…16Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 16 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote Sensing: 8 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 7 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 6 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 5 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 5 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynam…5Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 5 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 4 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 3 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 3 fractional works
OceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceEarth-Surface Processes

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

  1. 1 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 16 works
  2. 2 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 8 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  4. 4 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 5 works
  6. 6 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  7. 7 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 5 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 4 works
  9. 9 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  10. 10 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 3 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 available57.7%not open42.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.8%domestic only43.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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