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Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques

In research, Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,670 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 101.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,309
of 28,054 · #4,796 all time
Rank in France
#266
of 1,422
Research works
620
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
44.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques 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 #4,670 of 12,888 24.4%83 #2976

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques 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 et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 101.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 26.5 works101×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 21.0 works51×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 52.9 works36×
← 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: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 36.27× its world share, 53 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.86× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 36.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicolas Metzl, Gurvan Madec and Jérôme Vialard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques.

  1. 1 Nicolas Metzl France · #22,202 worldwide 680 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Gurvan Madec France · #51,739 worldwide 528 citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Jérôme Vialard France · #103,510 worldwide 338 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Martin Vancoppenolle France · #113,539 worldwide 300 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Olivier Aumont France · #121,563 worldwide 325 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Pierre Testor France · #141,507 worldwide 192 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Serge Janicot France · #174,552 worldwide 176 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Myriam Khodri France · #197,122 worldwide 196 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Julie Deshayes France · #205,036 worldwide 186 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Éric Guilyardi France · #292,237 worldwide 203 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques?

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

▲ 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 Change43▲ 17×48 topics
  2. Ocean Circulation25▲ 209×3 topics
  3. Global Warming19▲ 50×10 topics
  4. Data Assimilation15▲ 101×4 topics
  5. Oceanic Modeling11▲ 370×1 topic
  6. Tidal Analysis11▲ 370×1 topic
  7. Remote Sensing10▲ 8.9×17 topics
  8. Extreme Events10▲ 120×2 topics
  9. Greenhouse Gas Emissions9▲ 37×4 topics
  10. Hydrological Cycle9▲ 104×2 topics
  11. Climate Modeling9▲ 137×1 topic
  12. Precipitation Extremes9▲ 137×1 topic
  13. Nutrient Limitation8▲ 78×2 topics
  14. Eutrophication7▲ 75×3 topics
  15. Harmful Algal Blooms7▲ 102×3 topics
  16. Arctic7▲ 66×4 topics
  17. Dissolved Organic Matter7▲ 177×1 topic
  18. Oceanic Carbon Cycle7▲ 177×1 topic
  19. Holocene6▲ 59×3 topics
  20. Paleoclimatology6▲ 82×2 topics
  21. Sea Level6▲ 69×2 topics
  22. Glacial Cycles6▲ 91×1 topic
  23. Monsoon Dynamics6▲ 91×1 topic
  24. Sea Level Rise5▲ 44×3 topics
  25. Decline5▲ 203×1 topic
  26. Sea Ice5▲ 203×1 topic
  27. Hydrology5▲ 40×4 topics
  28. Ocean Acidification4▲ 61×3 topics
  29. Tropical Cyclones4▲ 78×2 topics
  30. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Glacier3▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Global Change3▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Water Availability3▲ 68×1 topic
  34. Biogeography3▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Boundary Layer3▲ 24×2 topics
  36. CO2 Emissions3▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Marine Organisms3▲ 257×1 topic
  38. Convective Parameterization3▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Probabilistic Forecasting3▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Climate variability and models, Marine and coastal ecosystems and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Oceanographic and Atmosp…11Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 11 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 9 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 7 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 5 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …3Cryospheric studies and observations: 3 fractional worksOcean Acidification Effects and Responses: 3 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 3 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 2 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 2 fractional works
OceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental Chemistry

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

  1. 1 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 11 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 7 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 5 works
  6. 6 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  7. 7 Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses Oceanography 3 works
  8. 8 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  9. 9 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  10. 10 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 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 available61.8%not open38.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.3%domestic only46.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques'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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