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Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche

In research, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,991 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science — Oceanography is 100.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,944
of 28,054 · #8,310 all time
Rank in France
#591
of 1,422
Research works
820
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
54.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche 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 #7,991 of 12,888 23.0%77 #5368

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche 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’Océanographie de Villefranche specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 100.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 27.5 works100×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 33.2 works22×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 35.0 works7.2×
← 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: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21.64× its world share, 33 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.49× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.19× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.84× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× 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, 21.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche?

Ranked on the composite score, Louis Marie Prieur, Lionel Guidi and Jean Masclé lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche.

  1. 1 Louis Marie Prieur France · #49,781 worldwide 601 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Lionel Guidi France · #65,516 worldwide 526 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Jean Masclé France · #90,168 worldwide 234 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 John R. Dolan France · #92,995 worldwide 513 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Louis Legendre France · #98,319 worldwide 528 citations · 83 works
  6. 6 Fabrizio D’Ortenzio France · #153,325 worldwide 228 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Annick Bricaud France · #165,889 worldwide 585 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Jean‐Olivier Irisson France · #177,010 worldwide 192 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Julia Uitz France · #218,439 worldwide 324 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Thierry Moutin France · #222,815 worldwide 267 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Harmful Algal Blooms, Eutrophication, Global Warming, Nutrient Limitation, Dissolved Organic Matter, Oceanic Carbon Cycle and Ocean Acidification.

▲ 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 Change29▲ 11×40 topics
  2. Harmful Algal Blooms13▲ 170×3 topics
  3. Eutrophication12▲ 118×4 topics
  4. Global Warming11▲ 28×6 topics
  5. Nutrient Limitation11▲ 104×2 topics
  6. Dissolved Organic Matter10▲ 256×1 topic
  7. Oceanic Carbon Cycle10▲ 256×1 topic
  8. Ocean Acidification10▲ 140×3 topics
  9. Benthic Communities9▲ 155×2 topics
  10. Marine Biodiversity9▲ 155×2 topics
  11. Biogeography9▲ 34×7 topics
  12. Ecosystem Functioning8▲ 43×5 topics
  13. Deep-Sea Ecology6▲ 198×1 topic
  14. Estuarine Quality6▲ 198×1 topic
  15. Biodiversity4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  16. Marine Microbes4▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Microbial Biogeography4▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Coastal Protection4▲ 65×2 topics
  19. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Global Change4▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Ocean Circulation4▲ 31×3 topics
  22. Water Quality4▲ 9.7×7 topics
  23. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 70×2 topics
  24. Bleaching4▲ 109×1 topic
  25. Coral Reefs4▲ 109×1 topic
  26. Ecosystem Management4▲ 61×1 topic
  27. Marine Fisheries4▲ 88×1 topic
  28. Microbial Diversity4▲ 62×2 topics
  29. CO2 Emissions3▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Marine Organisms3▲ 305×1 topic
  31. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 29×3 topics
  33. Marine Environment3▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Oceanic Modeling3▲ 103×1 topic
  35. Tidal Analysis3▲ 103×1 topic
  36. Ecology3▲ 21×5 topics
  37. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Eukaryotic Microbes3▲ 220×1 topic
  39. Evolutionary Origins3▲ 220×1 topic
  40. Kelp Forests3▲ 111×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and coastal ecosystems, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Marine and coastal ecosy…10Marine and coastal ecosystems: 10 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 6 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 4 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksOcean Acidification Effects and Responses: 3 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…3Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 3 fractional worksProtist diversity and phylogeny: 3 fractional worksHistory of Science and Natural History: 2 fractional works
OceanographyEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 10 works
  2. 2 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 6 works
  3. 3 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  6. 6 Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses Oceanography 3 works
  7. 7 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 3 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 3 works
  9. 9 Protist diversity and phylogeny Molecular Biology 3 works
  10. 10 History of Science and Natural History History and Philosophy of Science 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 available47.1%not open52.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.0%domestic only62.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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