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Synchrotron soleil

In research, Synchrotron soleil stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,144 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,489 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,971 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,244
of 28,054 · #2,685 all time
Rank in France
#58
of 1,422
Research works
1.6k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Synchrotron soleil 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 #2,144 of 12,888 10.9%319 #1917
EngineeringField #4,489 of 6,636 9.8%92 #4562
Materials ScienceField #1,971 of 2,468 8.6%87 #1778

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Synchrotron soleil 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#1,917 #2,144
  2. Engineering#4,562 #4,489
  3. Materials Science#1,778 #1,971
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.

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: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.00× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.21× its world share, 30 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.43× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.66× its world share, 92 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.72× its world share, 87 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.04× its world share, 58 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Synchrotron soleil?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrew King, M. Sacchi and A. Taleb‐Ibrahimi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Synchrotron soleil.

  1. 1 Andrew King France · #172,906 worldwide 276 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 M. Sacchi France · #205,492 worldwide 229 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 A. Taleb‐Ibrahimi France · #277,474 worldwide 177 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Marie-Emmanuelle Couprie France · #321,347 worldwide 233 citations · 86 works
  5. 5 Olivier Marcouillé France · #334,628 worldwide 91 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Mario Scheel France · #372,968 worldwide 115 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Andréa Somogyi France · #375,188 worldwide 197 citations · 64 works
  8. 8 Benedikt Lassalle‐Kaiser France · #375,269 worldwide 141 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Ferenc Borondics France · #383,536 worldwide 154 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 J. Ávila France · #392,762 worldwide 447 citations · 93 works
All ranked researchers at Synchrotron soleil

Which keywords describe research at Synchrotron soleil?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Electronic Structure, Superconductivity, Tomography, Electrocatalysis, Water Splitting and Nanocrystals.

▲ 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. Catalysis22▲ 8.8×18 topics
  2. Nanoparticles20▲ 4.4×30 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications14▲ 3.2×30 topics
  4. Electronic Structure14▲ 21×8 topics
  5. Nanomaterials14▲ 3.5×17 topics
  6. Superconductivity13▲ 21×9 topics
  7. Tomography13▲ 19×4 topics
  8. Electrocatalysis12▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Nanocomposites11▲ 3.7×17 topics
  10. Water Splitting11▲ 8.0×4 topics
  11. Nanocrystals11▲ 10×5 topics
  12. Synchrotron Radiation11▲ 61×3 topics
  13. Metal-Organic Frameworks10▲ 6.8×5 topics
  14. Nanostructures10▲ 7.0×15 topics
  15. Density Functional Theory10▲ 25×5 topics
  16. Catalysts10▲ 13×3 topics
  17. X-ray Imaging9▲ 72×2 topics
  18. Crystal Growth9▲ 8.3×12 topics
  19. Molecular Dynamics9▲ 14×6 topics
  20. Two-Dimensional Materials9▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Electronic Structure Calculations8▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Nanoscale Imaging8▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Efficiency8▲ 6.8×4 topics
  24. Photovoltaics8▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Spectroscopy8▲ 12×7 topics
  26. Free-Electron Lasers8▲ 174×1 topic
  27. Fuel Cells8▲ 13×2 topics
  28. X-Ray8▲ 174×1 topic
  29. Energy Conversion7▲ 9.6×3 topics
  30. Raman Spectroscopy7▲ 9.8×6 topics
  31. Solar Cells7▲ 9.3×7 topics
  32. Phase Retrieval7▲ 123×1 topic
  33. Ptychography7▲ 123×1 topic
  34. Sustainable Energy7▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Ab Initio Parametrization7▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Dispersion Correction7▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Hydrogen Evolution7▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Oxygen Reduction7▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Quantitative Analysis7▲ 8.9×3 topics
  40. Thin Films7▲ 9.3×9 topics

Which research topics does Synchrotron soleil publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers, Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion.

Particle Accelerators an…8Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 8 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray Imaging T…7Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 7 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…7Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 7 fractional worksParticle accelerators an…6Particle accelerators and beam dynamics: 6 fractional worksX-ray Spectroscopy and F…6X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis: 6 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…6Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 6 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…42D Materials and Applications: 4 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spect…4Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 4 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconduct…4Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 4 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRadiationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment3 others

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

  1. 1 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 7 works
  3. 3 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  5. 5 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis Radiation 6 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 6 works
  8. 8 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 4 works
  10. 10 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 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 available56.1%not open43.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.1%domestic only51.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Synchrotron soleil's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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