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Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans

In research, Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,557 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,070 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 110.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,492
of 28,054 · #10,109 all time
Rank in France
#618
of 1,422
Research works
612
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
38.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans 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 #7,557 of 12,888 17.7%93 #5863
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,070 of 1,209 20.0%62 #1343

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans 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 Magmas et Volcans specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 110.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 42.7 works110×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 62.4 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 35.86× its world share, 62 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.86× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.21× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 35.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans?

Ranked on the composite score, Étienne Médard, Andrew Harris and Jean‐Luc Le Pennec lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans.

  1. 1 Étienne Médard France · #110,397 worldwide 149 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Andrew Harris France · #177,601 worldwide 262 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Jean‐Luc Le Pennec France · #180,532 worldwide 140 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Didier Laporte France · #191,159 worldwide 198 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Pierre Schiano France · #196,964 worldwide 314 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Nathalie Bolfan‐Casanova France · #385,218 worldwide 204 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 D. Andrault France · #461,666 worldwide 239 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Olivier Roche France · #505,507 worldwide 182 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Abdelmouhcine Gannoun France · #507,469 worldwide 85 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Olivier Merle France · #543,638 worldwide 82 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Thermodynamic Modeling, Geochronology, Zircon, Subduction, Geodetic Measurements and Earthquakes.

▲ 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. Plate Tectonics26▲ 151×3 topics
  2. Tectonics20▲ 149×3 topics
  3. Thermodynamic Modeling17▲ 133×2 topics
  4. Geochronology17▲ 219×1 topic
  5. Zircon17▲ 219×1 topic
  6. Subduction15▲ 185×3 topics
  7. Geodetic Measurements12▲ 98×2 topics
  8. Earthquakes11▲ 180×1 topic
  9. Plate Boundaries11▲ 180×1 topic
  10. Climate Change10▲ 3.3×25 topics
  11. Tomography9▲ 44×4 topics
  12. Superconductivity8▲ 42×3 topics
  13. Crystal Structure Prediction8▲ 153×1 topic
  14. Mantle Dynamics8▲ 153×1 topic
  15. Remote Sensing8▲ 5.8×12 topics
  16. Holocene6▲ 51×3 topics
  17. Sea Level6▲ 58×2 topics
  18. Paleoclimatology6▲ 68×2 topics
  19. Glacial Cycles6▲ 80×1 topic
  20. Monsoon Dynamics6▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Machine Learning5▲ 1.41×6 topics
  22. Geological Mapping4▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Compositional Data Analysis4▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Mineral Prospectivity4▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Support Vector Machines4▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Tectonic Evolution4▲ 157×3 topics
  27. GIS-based Modeling3▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Risk Assessment3▲ 4.0×3 topics
  29. Hazard3▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Landslide3▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Mediterranean3▲ 27×5 topics
  32. Sedimentation3▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Fluvial Systems2▲ 82×1 topic
  34. Sequence Stratigraphy2▲ 82×1 topic
  35. Geochemistry2▲ 33×3 topics
  36. Marine Sediments2▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Solar System Abundances2▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Terrestrial Planets2▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Western Mediterranean2▲ 192×1 topic
  40. geodynamics2▲ 192×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Geological and Geochemic…17Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 17 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 11 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 8 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…6Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…4Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 4 fractional worksLandslides and related h…3Landslides and related hazards: 3 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 2 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 2 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 2 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceArtificial IntelligenceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 17 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 11 works
  3. 3 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 8 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  6. 6 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  7. 7 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  8. 8 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 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 available45.8%not open54.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.2%domestic only51.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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