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Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur

In research, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,132 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#130 of 443 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,950 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 30.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,378
of 28,054 · #2,774 all time
Rank in France
#63
of 1,422
Research works
3.6k
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
77k
21.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur 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 #2,132 of 12,888 19.8%409 #1819
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #130 of 443 31.0%113 #138
Computer ScienceField #1,950 of 4,667 10.9%61 #3028
Physics and AstronomyField #909 of 1,646 25.1%177 #981
Social SciencesDomain #5,846 of 10,521 12.0%197 #8560
Health SciencesDomain #6,890 of 11,982 15.8%69 #12684
Social SciencesField #4,411 of 6,365 11.1%98 #7505
EngineeringField #5,275 of 6,636 12.9%69 #3264

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,819 #2,132
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#138 #130
  3. Computer Science#3,028 #1,950
  4. Physics and Astronomy#981 #909
  5. Social Sciences#8,560 #5,846
  6. Health Sciences#12,684 #6,890
  7. Social Sciences#7,505 #4,411
  8. Engineering#3,264 #5,275
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 30.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 113.1 works31×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 33.6 works14×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 176.9 works11×
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 28.8 works5.7×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 52.7 works4.7×
← 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, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 61 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.74× its world share, 53 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 69 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.11× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 11.24× its world share, 177 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.96× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.34× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 98 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur?

Ranked on the composite score, E. Majorana, G. Vajente and T. Dal Canton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur.

  1. 1 E. Majorana France · #9,137 worldwide 1.7k citations · 120 works
  2. 2 G. Vajente France · #14,781 worldwide 1.2k citations · 94 works
  3. 3 T. Dal Canton France · #16,679 worldwide 1.1k citations · 49 works
  4. 4 V. Loriette France · #18,871 worldwide 892 citations · 63 works
  5. 5 N. Christensen France · #19,044 worldwide 2.1k citations · 160 works
  6. 6 G. Ballardin France · #20,953 worldwide 923 citations · 69 works
  7. 7 T. A. Callister France · #21,947 worldwide 873 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 F. Paoletti France · #24,763 worldwide 1.3k citations · 133 works
  9. 9 Deep Chatterjee France · #27,407 worldwide 839 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 F. Nocera France · #27,783 worldwide 783 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur

Which keywords describe research at Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development and Star Formation.

▲ 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. Solar System Abundances24▲ 69×1 topic
  2. Terrestrial Planets24▲ 69×1 topic
  3. Exoplanets23▲ 82×1 topic
  4. Stellar Astrophysics23▲ 82×1 topic
  5. Community Engagement19▲ 8.1×7 topics
  6. Territorial Governance18▲ 21×3 topics
  7. Sustainable Development18▲ 1.63×22 topics
  8. Local Development18▲ 22×2 topics
  9. Social Justice17▲ 4.0×10 topics
  10. Star Formation15▲ 41×2 topics
  11. Gravitational Waves15▲ 37×2 topics
  12. Public Policy14▲ 4.2×8 topics
  13. Accretion Disks14▲ 42×2 topics
  14. Astronomical Instrumentation14▲ 76×1 topic
  15. Magnetic Fields14▲ 30×3 topics
  16. Spectrograph14▲ 76×1 topic
  17. Turbulence14▲ 22×5 topics
  18. Supernovae13▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Tomography12▲ 9.7×5 topics
  20. Citizen Participation12▲ 14×1 topic
  21. Environmental Participation12▲ 22×1 topic
  22. Geodetic Measurements12▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Mars12▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Martian Surface12▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Gender12▲ 3.1×19 topics
  26. Molecular Clouds11▲ 64×1 topic
  27. Protoplanetary Disks11▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Subduction11▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Plate Tectonics10▲ 9.4×3 topics
  30. Earthquakes9▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Plate Boundaries9▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Adaptive Optics9▲ 98×1 topic
  33. Wavefront Sensing9▲ 98×1 topic
  34. Gender Studies8▲ 7.6×6 topics
  35. Black Holes8▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Nucleosynthesis8▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Citizenship8▲ 9.0×7 topics
  38. Gamma-Ray Bursts8▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Neutron Stars8▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Equation of State7▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Astro and Planetary Science, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research and French Urban and Social Studies.

Astro and Planetary Science: 24 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 23 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 14 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 12 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 12 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 11 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …9earthquake and tectonic studies: 9 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 9 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 8 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 7 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationSociology and Political ScienceGeophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 24 works
  2. 2 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 23 works
  3. 3 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 14 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  5. 5 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  6. 6 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  7. 7 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 9 works
  8. 8 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 9 works
  9. 9 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  10. 10 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 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 available54.0%not open46.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.3%domestic only60.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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