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Observatoire de Lyon

In research, Observatoire de Lyon stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,638 of 21,541 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#2,530 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,425
of 42,892
Rank in France
#754
of 2,321
Research works
229
▼ 76% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.7k
33.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Observatoire de Lyon 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 #6,638 of 21,541 24.2%208
Physics and AstronomyField #2,530 of 3,663 26.5%149

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

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 18.52× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 5.78× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsPsychology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× 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, 18.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Observatoire de Lyon?

Ranked on the composite score, F. Simien lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Observatoire de Lyon.

  1. 1 F. Simien France · #1,217,262 worldwide 46 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Observatoire de Lyon

Which keywords describe research at Observatoire de Lyon?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, Black Holes, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Dark Matter and Cosmology.

▲ 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. Star Formation35▲ 167×2 topics
  2. Astronomical Instrumentation31▲ 261×1 topic
  3. Spectrograph31▲ 261×1 topic
  4. Black Holes28▲ 83×3 topics
  5. Exoplanets27▲ 161×1 topic
  6. Stellar Astrophysics27▲ 161×1 topic
  7. Dark Matter26▲ 60×3 topics
  8. Cosmology25▲ 117×3 topics
  9. Galaxies24▲ 234×1 topic
  10. Stellar Populations24▲ 234×1 topic
  11. Magnetic Fields15▲ 65×3 topics
  12. Accretion Disks15▲ 82×2 topics
  13. Adaptive Optics13▲ 290×1 topic
  14. Wavefront Sensing13▲ 290×1 topic
  15. Molecular Clouds12▲ 107×1 topic
  16. Protoplanetary Disks12▲ 107×1 topic
  17. Optical 3D Laser Measurement9▲ 196×1 topic
  18. Position-Sensitive Detector9▲ 196×1 topic
  19. Structural Health Monitoring9▲ 37×2 topics
  20. Supernovae7▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Remote Sensing7▲ 2.7×11 topics
  22. Spectroscopy6▲ 8.2×5 topics
  23. Radio Astronomy5▲ 59×2 topics
  24. Gravitational Waves5▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Galactic Center4▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Imaging4▲ 5.2×4 topics
  27. Dark Energy4▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Nucleosynthesis4▲ 17×3 topics
  29. On-Orbit Performance4▲ 77×1 topic
  30. Radiometric Calibration4▲ 77×1 topic
  31. Solar System Abundances4▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Terrestrial Planets4▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Wavelet Transform4▲ 8.6×3 topics
  34. Gamma-Ray Bursts4▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Neutron Stars4▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Cultural Impact4▲ 22×2 topics
  37. General Relativity4▲ 18×2 topics
  38. X-Ray Spectroscopy4▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Event Horizon Telescope3▲ 45×1 topic
  40. X-Ray Astronomy3▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Observatoire de Lyon publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Regional Development and Innovation and French Urban and Social Studies.

Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 1 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 1 fractional worksRegional Development and…0Regional Development and Innovation: 0 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …0French Urban and Social Studies: 0 fractional worksOccupational Health and …0Occupational Health and Safety Research: 0 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…0Health, Medicine and Society: 0 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 0 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 0 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 0 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 0 fractional works
InstrumentationAstronomy and AstrophysicsDevelopmentSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 1 works
  2. 2 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Regional Development and Innovation Development 0 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 works
  6. 6 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 0 works
  8. 8 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  10. 10 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available55.7%not open44.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.8%domestic only49.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Observatoire de Lyon's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 76% 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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