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Agence de la transition écologique

In research, Agence de la transition écologique stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,374 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#11,293 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science (Sociology and Political Science is 6.5× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#15,647
of 22,385 · #14,206 all time
Rank in France
#363
of 517
Research works
467
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.1k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%

What is Agence de la transition écologique 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 #8,374 of 17,446 8.2%273
Social SciencesDomain #11,293 of 14,833 10.0%129

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agence de la transition écologique 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Agence de la transition écologique work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Agence de la transition écologique is in Physical Sciences, 39% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Environmental Science (17%), Engineering (16%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 49 fractional works · 47.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 16.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 16.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 41 fractional works · 39.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 29.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 24 fractional works · 23.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKAgence de latransition…103fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences39%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1716.8%
    2. Engineering1716.4%
    3. Energy55.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.6%
    5. Computer Science22.2%
    6. Materials Science21.8%
    7. Chemical Engineering11.4%
    8. Chemistry10.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences3129.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance43.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting22.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities21.9%
    5. Psychology21.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences76.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
    3. Neuroscience00.0%
    1. Medicine33.1%
    2. Health Professions21.9%
    3. Nursing00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Agence de la transition écologique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 24.1 works6.5×
← 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: 1.38× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 4.08× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.64× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.09× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.39× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy5.64×5 works
  2. Chemical Engineering4.08×2 works
  3. Environmental Science3.39×17 works
  4. Social Sciences2.35×31 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.68×3 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.63×4 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.38×7 works
  8. Engineering1.09×17 works
  9. Nursing0.87×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×2 works
  11. Health Professions0.72×2 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.64×2 works
  13. Chemistry0.58×1 works
  14. Psychology0.53×2 works
  15. Materials Science0.50×2 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.37×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.28×2 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×1 works
  19. Medicine0.16×3 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.03×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Agence de la transition écologique?

Ranked on the quality score, Nathalie Poisson, Thomas K. Eglin and Hélène Desqueyroux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agence de la transition écologique.

  1. 1 Nathalie Poisson France · #1,981,558 worldwide 1.8k citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Thomas K. Eglin France · #2,390,576 worldwide 2.6k citations · 100 works
  3. 3 Hélène Desqueyroux France · #2,512,100 worldwide 1.3k citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Camille Guellier France · #2,972,072 worldwide 221 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Hilaire Bewa France · #3,057,050 worldwide 371 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Isabelle Déportes France · #3,100,807 worldwide 680 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Marlène Dresch France · #3,219,223 worldwide 514 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Vincent Colomb France · #3,444,070 worldwide 265 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Jérôme Mousset France · #3,500,428 worldwide 158 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Laurence Galsomiès France · #3,670,326 worldwide 623 citations · 69 works
All ranked researchers at Agence de la transition écologique

What are the most cited papers from Agence de la transition écologique?

The most cited paper from Agence de la transition écologique is "Making carbon pricing work for citizens" (David Klenert, Linus Mattauch, Emmanuel Combet et al., 2018), with 794 citations. Next come "Improving health through policies that promote active travel: A review of evidence to support integrated health impact assessment" (622) and "Buildings and Climate Change: Summary for Decision-Makers" (618).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Making carbon pricing work for citizens David Klenert, Linus Mattauch, Emmanuel Combet et al. · Nature Climate Change 24 Jul 2018 794
2 Improving health through policies that promote active travel: A review of evidence to support integrated health impact assessment Audrey J. de Nazelle et al. · Environment International 25 Mar 2011 622
3 Buildings and Climate Change: Summary for Decision-Makers Pekka Huovila, Mia Ala-Juusela, Luciana Melchert et al. 2009 618
4 Deadwood as a surrogate for forest biodiversity: Meta-analysis of correlations between deadwood volume and species richness of saproxylic organisms Aurore Lassauce, Yoan Paillet, Hervé Jactel et al. · Ecological Indicators Review 13 Mar 2011 481
5 Methane mass balance at three landfill sites: What is the efficiency of capture by gas collection systems? Kurt A. Spokas, J. Bogner, Jeffrey P. Chanton et al. · Waste Management 30 Sep 2005 387
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Agence de la transition écologique?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Sustainable Development, Public Policy, Social Justice, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.

▲ 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-now 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. Community Engagement22▲ 65×3 topics
  2. Local Development22▲ 204×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance22▲ 184×2 topics
  4. Sustainable Development21▲ 13×9 topics
  5. Public Policy21▲ 43×3 topics
  6. Social Justice20▲ 33×4 topics
  7. Citizen Participation20▲ 166×1 topic
  8. Environmental Participation20▲ 267×1 topic
  9. Sustainability14▲ 5.7×24 topics
  10. Climate Change14▲ 4.8×34 topics
  11. Environmental Impact8▲ 4.8×22 topics
  12. Renewable Energy8▲ 5.0×18 topics
  13. Energy Transition4▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Greenhouse Gas Emissions4▲ 13×6 topics
  15. Supply Chain4▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Life Cycle Assessment4▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Waste Management3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  18. Environmental Impacts3▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency3▲ 3.1×8 topics
  20. Multifunctionality3▲ 60×2 topics
  21. Health Effects3▲ 4.5×10 topics
  22. EROI3▲ 81×1 topic
  23. Fossil Fuels3▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Recycling3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  25. Adaptation2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  26. Circular Economy2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  27. Social Innovation2▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Environmental Policy2▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Citizenship2▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Air Quality2▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Solidarity Economy2▲ 38×1 topic
  32. City Logistics2▲ 80×1 topic
  33. Diversity2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Last Mile Delivery2▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  36. Livestock Farming2▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  38. Agricultural Development2▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Global Trade2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  40. Work Organization2▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Agence de la transition écologique publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: French Urban and Social Studies, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Social Sciences and Governance and Urban and Freight Transport Logistics.

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  2. 2 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Urban and Freight Transport Logistics Building and Construction 2 works
  5. 5 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  9. 9 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 1 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Industrial Ecology Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available37.7%not open62.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Agence de la transition écologique's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Agence de la transition écologique as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00040% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Agence de la transition écologique0.00037% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Agence de la transition écologique over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Agence de la transition écologique4.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.3% in 2020.

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