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AgroParisTech

In research, AgroParisTech stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#590 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,016 of 7,800 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,037 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,753
of 28,054 · #3,049 all time
Rank in France
#77
of 1,422
Research works
4.1k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
141k
34.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is AgroParisTech 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #590 of 3,409 29.6%215 #262
Life SciencesDomain #2,016 of 7,800 28.4%355 #1376
Environmental ScienceField #1,037 of 3,551 27.6%135 #810
Physical SciencesDomain #4,679 of 12,888 22.9%242 #4661
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,491 of 3,579 27.0%127 #1177
Plant ScienceSubfield #681 of 1,395 37.3%71 #271
Health SciencesDomain #7,144 of 11,982 21.4%79 #6409
Social SciencesDomain #6,405 of 10,521 15.2%131 #5137
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,451 of 2,175 27.1%70 #1080
Social SciencesField #5,372 of 6,365 11.8%74 #5924

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where AgroParisTech 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#262 #590
  2. Life Sciences#1,376 #2,016
  3. Environmental Science#810 #1,037
  4. Physical Sciences#4,661 #4,679
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,177 #1,491
  6. Plant Science#271 #681
  7. Health Sciences#6,409 #7,144
  8. Social Sciences#5,137 #6,405
  9. Molecular Biology#1,080 #1,451
  10. Social Sciences#5,924 #5,372
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.

What does AgroParisTech specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 43.2 works11×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 214.8 works5.6×
← 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: 5.60× its world share, 215 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.94× its world share, 127 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.37× its world share, 135 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 2.65× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.48× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 74 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at AgroParisTech?

Ranked on the composite score, Agnès Ricroch, Daniel Tomé and Hubert Cochet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AgroParisTech.

  1. 1 Agnès Ricroch France · #150,568 worldwide 48 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Daniel Tomé France · #311,815 worldwide 138 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Hubert Cochet France · #343,445 worldwide 26 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 David Blumenthal France · #379,673 worldwide 59 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Raphaël J. Manlay France · #409,985 worldwide 91 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 David Makowski France · #429,822 worldwide 252 citations · 96 works
  7. 7 Onrawee Laguerre France · #473,799 worldwide 99 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Raphaël Larrère France · #481,093 worldwide 12 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Pierre-Étienne Bouillot France · #497,968 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Giana Almeida France · #558,431 worldwide 80 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at AgroParisTech

Which keywords describe research at AgroParisTech?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Smallholder Farmers, Public Policy and Adaptation.

▲ 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 Change120▲ 5.5×88 topics
  2. Sustainability68▲ 3.4×58 topics
  3. Sustainable Development45▲ 3.5×27 topics
  4. Environmental Impact41▲ 3.0×44 topics
  5. Community Engagement40▲ 15×7 topics
  6. Local Development39▲ 42×2 topics
  7. Territorial Governance39▲ 39×2 topics
  8. Smallholder Farmers35▲ 20×5 topics
  9. Biodiversity35▲ 5.8×29 topics
  10. Public Policy35▲ 8.7×6 topics
  11. Adaptation34▲ 15×10 topics
  12. Social Justice34▲ 7.3×8 topics
  13. Citizen Participation34▲ 34×3 topics
  14. Environmental Participation33▲ 52×1 topic
  15. Proximity and Innovation33▲ 52×1 topic
  16. Agroecology31▲ 26×5 topics
  17. Livestock Farming30▲ 60×3 topics
  18. Diversity28▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Multifunctionality28▲ 69×2 topics
  20. Agricultural Development27▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Work Organization26▲ 76×1 topic
  22. Microbial Communities23▲ 6.8×10 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation22▲ 7.3×14 topics
  24. Invasive Species22▲ 6.3×21 topics
  25. Gut Microbiota21▲ 7.5×6 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services20▲ 6.5×13 topics
  27. Genetic Diversity18▲ 5.0×15 topics
  28. Food Security18▲ 3.9×17 topics
  29. Marker-Assisted Selection16▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Global Change16▲ 7.6×6 topics
  31. Sustainable Agriculture16▲ 6.2×12 topics
  32. Land Use Change15▲ 6.2×6 topics
  33. Greenhouse Gas Emissions15▲ 6.8×7 topics
  34. Probiotics15▲ 7.8×6 topics
  35. Population Genetics15▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Plant Breeding14▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Microbiota14▲ 7.8×7 topics
  38. Metabolic Health14▲ 8.6×3 topics
  39. Consumer Perception13▲ 7.5×6 topics
  40. Habitat Fragmentation13▲ 7.5×5 topics

Which research topics does AgroParisTech publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Gut microbiota and health and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock.

French Urban and Social …33French Urban and Social Studies: 33 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…26Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 26 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 11 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…11Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 11 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…8Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 8 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented…8Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 8 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 7 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 6 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 6 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMolecular BiologyGenetics5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 26 works
  3. 3 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 11 works
  4. 4 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 11 works
  5. 5 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 8 works
  6. 6 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 8 works
  7. 7 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 7 works
  8. 8 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  10. 10 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 6 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 available52.9%not open47.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.2%domestic only65.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has AgroParisTech's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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