Explore the universe, understand its evolution
IRAM (iram-institute.org) scores 73 out of 100 on Brand Analyzer, placing it in the Brand-Ready tier among Education brands, Technology brands, Other brands, in the 35th percentile of 19546 Education brands.
IRAM (Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique) is an international research organization specializing in millimetre-wave radio astronomy. Founded in 1979 and affiliated with the National Center for Scientific Research, IRAM operates two major observatories and employs over 120 scientists, engineers, and technicians. It conducts astronomical research and develops advanced observational technology, positioning itself as Europe's first dedicated center for millimetre-wave astronomy, serving astronomers, researchers, and academic institutions worldwide.
| Brand Name | IRAM |
|---|---|
| Domain | iram-institute.org |
| Industry | Education, Technology |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Parent Company / Owner | National Center for Scientific Research |
| Main Competitors | European Southern Observatory (83/100), National Radio Astronomy Observatory (78/100), Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (79/100), SKA Observatory (73/100) |
Moz Domain Authority 54/100 vs category average 48 / leader 99 - a strong backlink profile, so AI systems frequently encounter mentions of the brand.
Ranked #1,291,538 on the Tranco list of most-visited sites - modest traffic makes the brand easy for AI models to overlook.
IRAM appears on Wikipedia but without a dedicated company entity, so AI models can confuse it with similarly named subjects.
The homepage meta description reads "Explore the universe, understand its evolution" (Meta description: 6 words. No OG description (falling back to meta)) - this is the summary AI engines are most likely to quote.
Structured data on the homepage: canonical. Adding Organization and FAQ schema would further help AI crawlers parse the brand's identity.
AI-crawler access: robots.txt present, no AI bot restrictions - robots.txt controls whether engines like GPTBot and ClaudeBot can read the site at all.
Detected tech stack: Nginx, WordPress, Ghost.
Social footprint: verified profiles on Instagram, YouTube; no detected presence on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Facebook, GitHub - consistent profiles reinforce the brand's identity across the web.
0 Reddit mentions - community discussion signals real-world reputation to AI models.
Live results from asking a general-purpose AI assistant about the brand, checked October 2026.
When asked "What is IRAM?", Claude could not identify the brand as of October 2026. I don't recognize this specific IRAM Institute at iram-institute.org, likely because it's a smaller or newer educational organization without strong representation in my training data.
When asked "Best brands similar to IRAM?", Claude would not surface IRAM as of October 2026. I can't vouch for or recommend an organization I don't have verified knowledge of.
Common questions people ask in Google, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI search engines.
IRAM's main competitors in Education: European Southern Observatory (83/100), National Radio Astronomy Observatory (78/100), Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (79/100), SKA Observatory (73/100).
Sources: Brand Analyzer scan
IRAM, the Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique, is an international research organization dedicated to millimetre-wave radio astronomy. Founded in 1979 and affiliated with the National Center for Scientific Research, it was established as the first European center focused on this field of astronomy.
Sources: IRAM official site
IRAM has limited AI-search visibility, scoring 43/100 on Brand Analyzer's AI visibility composite (visibility 43, trust 29, recommendation 58). This estimates how likely AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity are to know, trust, and recommend the brand.
Sources: IRAM official site
IRAM was founded in 1979. IRAM operates in the Education category. It is analyzed by Brand Analyzer across seven brand dimensions and AI-search visibility.
Sources: Wikidata
IRAM advances millimetre-wave radio astronomy research by operating two world-class observatories and developing associated technology. It brings together over 120 international scientists, engineers, and technicians who conduct observational research and build instrumentation to study the universe's evolution.
Sources: IRAM official site
IRAM scores 58/100 on Brand Analyzer's AI recommendation signal, indicating it is reasonably likely to be surfaced when AI assistants like ChatGPT suggest Education options. Recommendation depends on crawlability, structured data, and category authority; a Wikipedia presence helps.
Sources: IRAM official site
IRAM provides observatory infrastructure and research services for millimetre-wave radio astronomy, including access to its two observatories for astronomical observation, as well as technological development and engineering support for radio astronomy instrumentation.
Sources: IRAM official site
IRAM is known for being the first European center dedicated to millimetre-wave radio astronomy, operating two major observatories, and contributing to international research into the universe's structure and evolution through advanced radio telescope technology.
Sources: IRAM official site
IRAM is a long-established international research institute founded in 1979 and affiliated with the National Center for Scientific Research, a recognized national scientific institution. Its decades of operation, international scientific staff, and operation of major observatories support its credibility as a legitimate scientific research organization.
Sources: IRAM official site
IRAM can improve AI discoverability by strengthening structured data (Organization and FAQ schema), maintaining an accurate Wikipedia/Wikidata entity, earning authoritative citations, and keeping content crawlable for AI bots. Brand Analyzer measures these as visibility, trust, and recommendation signals.
Sources: IRAM official site
IRAM is used by astronomers, scientists, researchers, engineers, academic institutions, and students who work in or study radio astronomy and space science, particularly those involved in millimetre-wave observational research.
Sources: IRAM official site
IRAM is owned by or part of National Center for Scientific Research. IRAM operates in the Education category.
Sources: Wikidata
IRAM scores 43/100 for AI visibility - how well ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews can discover, identify and cite the brand.
IRAM has a limited AI-visibility profile at 43/100 - a proxy for how readily ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews can recognise and cite it. Its strongest area is recommendation likelihood (58/100) and its weakest is trust (29/100). It benefits from a Wikidata knowledge-graph entry, a global traffic rank of #1,291,538 (Tranco) and a Moz Domain Authority of 54/100. The main gaps holding it back: no clear Wikipedia entity to anchor it in LLM training data, thin schema.org structured data and no llms.txt to steer AI to its best pages. In a live check (October 2026), Claude could not identify IRAM from memory, confirming the gaps above.
The score combines seven dimensions - name quality, digital presence, visual identity, messaging clarity, trust foundation, AI discoverability, and brand authority - into a single objective benchmark.
Ranked closest to IRAM: Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) (73/100), The International School of San Francisco (73/100), ISKCON (73/100), Indian Society of Lighting Engineers (ISLE) (73/100).
A step up - brands to learn from: Zymo Research (81/100), Zutobi (81/100).
Category leader: Canva (97/100).
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