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Observatoire de Haute-Provence

In research, Observatoire de Haute-Provence stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,044 of 21,541 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#2,850 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,401
of 42,892
Rank in France
#944
of 2,321
Research works
243
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.8k
23.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Observatoire de Haute-Provence 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 #8,044 of 21,541 18.0%215
Physics and AstronomyField #2,850 of 3,663 19.3%163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Observatoire de Haute-Provence 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.

Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 28.44× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.94× its world share, 0 worksArts and Humanities1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 28.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Observatoire de Haute-Provence?

Ranked on the composite score, L. Arnold, Vincent Buccio and L. Woltjer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Observatoire de Haute-Provence.

  1. 1 L. Arnold France · #410,674 worldwide 174 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Vincent Buccio France · #636,937 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 L. Woltjer France · #1,009,540 worldwide 56 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 S. A. Ilovaisky France · #1,268,706 worldwide 32 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Y. Andrillat France · #1,291,042 worldwide 17 citations · 70 works
  6. 6 Ch. Fehrenbach France · #1,327,662 worldwide 9 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 M. P. Véron-Cetty France · #1,392,592 worldwide 56 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 J. M. Perrin France · #1,411,039 worldwide 30 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Observatoire de Haute-Provence

Which keywords describe research at Observatoire de Haute-Provence?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, Star Formation, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields and Solar System Abundances.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Exoplanets39▲ 216×1 topic
  2. Stellar Astrophysics39▲ 216×1 topic
  3. Astronomical Instrumentation30▲ 238×1 topic
  4. Spectrograph30▲ 238×1 topic
  5. Star Formation22▲ 96×2 topics
  6. Accretion Disks17▲ 87×2 topics
  7. Magnetic Fields17▲ 68×2 topics
  8. Solar System Abundances17▲ 81×1 topic
  9. Terrestrial Planets17▲ 81×1 topic
  10. Spectroscopy15▲ 19×5 topics
  11. Molecular Clouds14▲ 119×1 topic
  12. Protoplanetary Disks14▲ 119×1 topic
  13. Radio Astronomy14▲ 158×2 topics
  14. Historical Figures13▲ 139×2 topics
  15. High-Resolution Imaging13▲ 86×2 topics
  16. Solar Observations12▲ 261×1 topic
  17. Transits of Venus12▲ 261×1 topic
  18. Structural Health Monitoring12▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Optical 3D Laser Measurement12▲ 249×1 topic
  20. Position-Sensitive Detector12▲ 249×1 topic
  21. Adaptive Optics12▲ 234×1 topic
  22. Wavefront Sensing12▲ 234×1 topic
  23. Black Holes11▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Gravitational Waves9▲ 56×2 topics
  25. Cosmology8▲ 35×1 topic
  26. Galaxies8▲ 72×1 topic
  27. Nucleosynthesis8▲ 31×3 topics
  28. Supernovae8▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Gamma-Ray Bursts7▲ 86×1 topic
  30. Neutron Stars7▲ 86×1 topic
  31. Medieval Architecture5▲ 96×2 topics
  32. Iberian Peninsula4▲ 53×3 topics
  33. Social Organization4▲ 70×2 topics
  34. X-Ray Spectroscopy4▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Solar Wind3▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Biomedical Imaging3▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Early Medieval Churches3▲ 118×1 topic
  38. Rural Landscapes3▲ 118×1 topic
  39. Event Horizon Telescope3▲ 39×1 topic
  40. X-Ray Astronomy3▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Observatoire de Haute-Provence publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae and Astro and Planetary Science.

Stellar, planetary, and …1Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 1 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…0Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 0 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 0 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 0 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 0 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 0 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 0 fractional worksHistorical Astronomy and…0Historical Astronomy and Related Studies: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 0 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsComputational Mechanics2 others

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 0 works
  3. 3 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  4. 4 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  6. 6 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 0 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  8. 8 Historical Astronomy and Related Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 0 works
  10. 10 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 0 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 available53.9%not open46.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.0%domestic only62.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Observatoire de Haute-Provence's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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