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Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de la Réunion

In research, Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de la Réunion stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,700 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,249
of 28,054 · #15,256 all time
Rank in Réunion
#4
of 5
Research works
540
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
22.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de la Réunion 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 #10,700 of 21,541 20.3%273

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de la Réunion 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: 1.29× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.95× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.66× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de la Réunion?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Goeleven and Jean-Pierre Chabriat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de la Réunion.

  1. 1 D. Goeleven Réunion · #639,958 worldwide 93 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Jean-Pierre Chabriat Réunion · #1,516,053 worldwide 34 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de la Réunion

Which keywords describe research at Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de la Réunion?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Renewable Energy, Remote Sensing, Secondary Metabolites, Governance, Conservation and Solar Energy.

▲ 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 Change8▲ 3.2×40 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 1.33×33 topics
  3. Machine Learning4▲ 1.52×14 topics
  4. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.3×10 topics
  5. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.3×16 topics
  6. Population Dynamics3▲ 13×8 topics
  7. Biodiversity2▲ 3.4×11 topics
  8. Conservation2▲ 5.8×9 topics
  9. Secondary Metabolites2▲ 33×3 topics
  10. Governance2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  11. Economic Development2▲ 2.7×5 topics
  12. Solar Energy2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  13. Public Policy2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  14. Social Justice2▲ 3.6×2 topics
  15. Resilience2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  16. Invasive Species2▲ 4.4×8 topics
  17. Decentralization2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  18. Global Change2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  19. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  20. Professional Practices2▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Public Action2▲ 45×1 topic
  22. Territorial Governance2▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Community Engagement2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  24. Forecasting2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  25. Local Development2▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Friction1▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Sociolinguistics1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  29. Air Quality1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  30. Habitat Selection1▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Multilingualism1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  32. Subduction1▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Citizen Participation1▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Contact1▲ 242×1 topic
  35. Environmental Participation1▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Photovoltaic Power1▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Plate Tectonics1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  38. Postcolonialism1▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Solar Radiation1▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Variational Inequalities1▲ 67×1 topic

Which research topics does Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de la Réunion publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, sociology, and vocational training, Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities, earthquake and tectonic studies and French Urban and Social Studies.

Education, sociology, an…2Education, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional worksContact Mechanics and Va…1Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …1French Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Phot…1Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolism and Applications: 1 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 1 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related M…1Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 1 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceComputational Theory and MathematicsGeophysicsArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  3. 3 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Microbial Metabolism and Applications Biotechnology 1 works
  7. 7 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 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 available43.4%not open56.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.4%domestic only45.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de la Réunion's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher 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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