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Laboratoire Kastler Brossel

In research, Laboratoire Kastler Brossel stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,240 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#652 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physics and Astronomy — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 57.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,927
of 28,054 · #899 all time
Rank in France
#80
of 1,422
Research works
1.2k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
46.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire Kastler Brossel 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 #2,240 of 12,888 17.5%98 #598
Physics and AstronomyField #652 of 1,646 18.6%64 #209

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire Kastler Brossel 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 Kastler Brossel specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 57.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 45.4 works57×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 63.8 works26×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.75× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 25.81× its world share, 64 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 25.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire Kastler Brossel?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Haroche, A. Heidmann and J. M. Raimond lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire Kastler Brossel.

  1. 1 S. Haroche France · #7,993 worldwide 1.1k citations · 110 works
  2. 2 A. Heidmann France · #9,373 worldwide 1.4k citations · 87 works
  3. 3 J. M. Raimond France · #11,282 worldwide 1.1k citations · 84 works
  4. 4 Jean Dalibard France · #13,623 worldwide 1.1k citations · 75 works
  5. 5 M. Brune France · #17,968 worldwide 901 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Yvan Castin France · #25,232 worldwide 722 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Alberto Bramati France · #26,492 worldwide 484 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 C. Salomon France · #30,026 worldwide 669 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 P.-F. Cohadon France · #64,446 worldwide 472 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Maxime Dahan France · #85,909 worldwide 325 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire Kastler Brossel

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire Kastler Brossel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Quantum Information, Superfluidity, Quantum Simulation, Bose-Einstein Condensation, Optical Lattices, Fermi Gases and Ultracold Gases.

▲ 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. Entanglement15▲ 90×4 topics
  2. Quantum Information14▲ 108×3 topics
  3. Superfluidity11▲ 226×2 topics
  4. Bose-Einstein Condensation10▲ 266×2 topics
  5. Quantum Simulation10▲ 117×2 topics
  6. Optical Lattices9▲ 123×3 topics
  7. Fermi Gases8▲ 286×1 topic
  8. Superconducting Circuits8▲ 110×2 topics
  9. Ultracold Gases8▲ 286×1 topic
  10. Quantum7▲ 80×2 topics
  11. Deep Learning7▲ 1.83×8 topics
  12. Computation7▲ 85×1 topic
  13. Cryptography7▲ 51×1 topic
  14. Optical Fiber6▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Vibrational Spectroscopy5▲ 59×2 topics
  16. Light Propagation5▲ 372×1 topic
  17. Random Lasers5▲ 372×1 topic
  18. Quantum Electrodynamics4▲ 179×2 topics
  19. Cancer Detection4▲ 56×2 topics
  20. Magnetic Resonance Imaging4▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Spectroscopy4▲ 23×8 topics
  22. Slow Light4▲ 73×2 topics
  23. Bell Inequality4▲ 89×1 topic
  24. Decoherence4▲ 89×1 topic
  25. Quantum Entanglement4▲ 50×2 topics
  26. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Biomedical Imaging4▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Biosensors4▲ 6.1×4 topics
  29. Electromagnetically Induced Transparency4▲ 161×1 topic
  30. Infrared Spectroscopy4▲ 92×1 topic
  31. Protein Analysis4▲ 92×1 topic
  32. Quantum Memory4▲ 161×1 topic
  33. Molecular Dynamics3▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Atomic Magnetometer3▲ 85×1 topic
  35. Hyperpolarized Gases3▲ 85×1 topic
  36. Nonlinear Optics3▲ 26×4 topics
  37. Metamaterials3▲ 19×5 topics
  38. Super-Resolution Imaging3▲ 86×2 topics
  39. Fluorescent Proteins3▲ 112×1 topic
  40. Single-Molecule Imaging3▲ 112×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire Kastler Brossel publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Random lasers and scattering media and Quantum Mechanics and Applications.

Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 8 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 7 fractional worksRandom lasers and scattering media: 5 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 4 fractional worksSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research: 4 fractional worksQuantum optics and atomic interactions: 4 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Phy…3Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 3 fractional worksAtomic and Molecular Physics: 2 fractional worksMechanical and Optical Resonators: 2 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsArtificial IntelligenceAcoustics and UltrasonicsBiophysics

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

  1. 1 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  2. 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  3. 3 Random lasers and scattering media Acoustics and Ultrasonics 5 works
  4. 4 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research Biophysics 4 works
  6. 6 Quantum optics and atomic interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  7. 7 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 3 works
  9. 9 Atomic and Molecular Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  10. 10 Mechanical and Optical Resonators Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available56.2%not open43.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire Kastler Brossel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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