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Laboratoire Hubert Curien

In research, Laboratoire Hubert Curien stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,408 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,784 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,651
of 28,054 · #10,329 all time
Rank in France
#338
of 1,422
Research works
1k
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire Hubert Curien 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 #5,408 of 12,888 7.1%195 #5990
EngineeringField #5,784 of 6,636 6.8%77 #6467

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire Hubert Curien 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).

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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.15× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.25× its world share, 77 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.12× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.90× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire Hubert Curien?

Ranked on the composite score, Viktor Fischer, Christophe Donnet and Alain Aubert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire Hubert Curien.

  1. 1 Viktor Fischer France · #135,749 worldwide 217 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Christophe Donnet France · #149,077 worldwide 244 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Alain Aubert France · #213,285 worldwide 76 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Serena Rizzolo France · #296,495 worldwide 43 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Emmanuel Marin France · #313,938 worldwide 191 citations · 85 works
  6. 6 Sylvain Girard France · #342,456 worldwide 472 citations · 164 works
  7. 7 Adriana Morana France · #345,069 worldwide 174 citations · 74 works
  8. 8 Vincenzo De Michele France · #377,033 worldwide 87 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Élisa Fromont France · #377,166 worldwide 193 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Gilles Mélin France · #466,551 worldwide 46 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire Hubert Curien

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire Hubert Curien?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Laser Ablation, Femtosecond Laser, Micromachining, Transparent Materials, Ultrafast Dynamics, Security Analysis and Gold Nanoparticles.

▲ 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. Deep Learning23▲ 2.9×52 topics
  2. Machine Learning14▲ 1.89×40 topics
  3. Laser Ablation14▲ 167×2 topics
  4. Neural Networks12▲ 3.3×19 topics
  5. Femtosecond Laser10▲ 92×2 topics
  6. Micromachining9▲ 84×2 topics
  7. Transparent Materials9▲ 182×1 topic
  8. Ultrafast Dynamics9▲ 182×1 topic
  9. Security Analysis9▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Gold Nanoparticles8▲ 46×3 topics
  11. Fiber Lasers8▲ 38×3 topics
  12. Nanoparticles8▲ 2.8×17 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications8▲ 2.9×17 topics
  14. Cryptanalysis7▲ 38×3 topics
  15. Biosensors7▲ 6.0×10 topics
  16. Nonlinear Optics7▲ 28×4 topics
  17. Photonic Crystals7▲ 24×5 topics
  18. Side-Channel Attacks6▲ 60×3 topics
  19. Optical Modulators6▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Image Processing6▲ 5.6×9 topics
  21. Synthesis6▲ 6.7×7 topics
  22. Metal Nanoparticles6▲ 15×5 topics
  23. Optical Fiber5▲ 22×3 topics
  24. Spectroscopy5▲ 14×7 topics
  25. Nanofabrication5▲ 35×3 topics
  26. Crystal Growth5▲ 7.8×6 topics
  27. Raman Lasers5▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Hardware Implementations5▲ 74×2 topics
  29. Block Ciphers5▲ 97×1 topic
  30. Colloids5▲ 144×1 topic
  31. Hash Functions5▲ 97×1 topic
  32. Liquid Environment5▲ 144×1 topic
  33. Structural Health Monitoring4▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Fiber Optic Sensors4▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Integrated Circuits4▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Machine Vision4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  37. Sensor Technology4▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Silicon Photonics4▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Microresonators4▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Structural Analysis4▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire Hubert Curien publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Laser Material Processing Techniques, Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles, Cryptographic Implementations and Security and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors.

Laser Material Processin…9Laser Material Processing Techniques: 9 fractional worksLaser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles: 5 fractional worksCryptographic Implementa…5Cryptographic Implementations and Security: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…4Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 4 fractional worksGlass properties and applications: 4 fractional worksPhysical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security: 4 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…4Photonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 3 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 3 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 3 fractional works
Computational MechanicsBiomedical EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 9 works
  2. 2 Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Cryptographic Implementations and Security Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 4 works
  6. 6 Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security Hardware and Architecture 4 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 works
  9. 9 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 3 works
  10. 10 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available43.4%not open56.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire Hubert Curien's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower than in 2013–2017.

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