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Laboratory for Ocean Physics and Satellite Remote Sensing

In research, Laboratory for Ocean Physics and Satellite Remote Sensing stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,253 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 140.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#18,689
of 42,892
Rank in France
#1,200
of 2,321
Research works
130
▲ 437% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
20.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
86%
world 28%

What is Laboratory for Ocean Physics and Satellite Remote Sensing known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #10,253 of 21,541 26.3%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratory for Ocean Physics and Satellite Remote Sensing 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 Laboratory for Ocean Physics and Satellite Remote Sensing specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 140.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 20.8 works140×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 34.4 works42×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 41.51× its world share, 34 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.36× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 41.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Laboratory for Ocean Physics and Satellite Remote Sensing?

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

▲ 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 Change18▲ 12×29 topics
  2. Ocean Circulation16▲ 225×3 topics
  3. Data Assimilation12▲ 145×4 topics
  4. Global Warming10▲ 45×4 topics
  5. Oceanic Modeling9▲ 543×1 topic
  6. Tidal Analysis9▲ 543×1 topic
  7. Tropical Cyclones8▲ 273×2 topics
  8. Wave Modeling7▲ 265×2 topics
  9. Remote Sensing6▲ 9.0×11 topics
  10. Ocean Waves5▲ 450×1 topic
  11. Wind Stress5▲ 450×1 topic
  12. Sea Level Rise4▲ 61×3 topics
  13. Climate Modeling4▲ 103×1 topic
  14. Extreme Events4▲ 84×1 topic
  15. Hydrological Cycle4▲ 78×2 topics
  16. Eutrophication3▲ 55×2 topics
  17. Harmful Algal Blooms3▲ 74×2 topics
  18. Dissolved Organic Matter3▲ 134×1 topic
  19. Oceanic Carbon Cycle3▲ 134×1 topic
  20. Arctic3▲ 48×3 topics
  21. Hurricanes3▲ 151×1 topic
  22. Storm Surge3▲ 151×1 topic
  23. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Decline2▲ 162×1 topic
  25. Sea Ice2▲ 162×1 topic
  26. Ensemble Kalman Filter2▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 37×3 topics
  28. Sediment Transport2▲ 26×4 topics
  29. Boundary Layer2▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Coastal Dynamics2▲ 122×1 topic
  31. Convective Parameterization2▲ 62×1 topic
  32. Mesoscale Modeling2▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Shoreline Change2▲ 122×1 topic
  34. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Anaerobic1▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Methane Oxidation1▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Holocene1▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Hydrology1▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Ocean Acidification1▲ 32×3 topics
  40. Sea Level1▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Laboratory for Ocean Physics and Satellite Remote Sensing publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Climate variability and models and Marine and coastal ecosystems.

Oceanographic and Atmosp…9Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 9 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote S…5Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing: 5 fractional worksClimate variability and …4Climate variability and models: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 3 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 3 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice…2Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 2 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional works
OceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceEarth-Surface Processes1 others

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

  1. 1 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 9 works
  2. 2 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 5 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 3 works
  5. 5 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  6. 6 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 2 works
  7. 7 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  8. 8 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  9. 9 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 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 available86.4%not open13.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.1%domestic only43.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratory for Ocean Physics and Satellite Remote Sensing's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 437% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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