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Agropolis International

In research, Agropolis International stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#538 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,574 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,484 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Plant Science — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 35.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,639
of 28,054 · #6,557 all time
Rank in France
#230
of 1,422
Research works
1.7k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
31.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Agropolis International 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 #538 of 3,409 12.0%212 #330
Life SciencesDomain #3,574 of 7,800 13.0%249 #2745
Social SciencesDomain #8,484 of 10,521 7.5%90 #8164
Physical SciencesDomain #10,826 of 12,888 16.0%68 #12316
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #219 of 255 8.6%76 #580
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,225 of 1,395 13.4%60 #897
Social SciencesField #5,818 of 6,365 5.2%67 #8548

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agropolis International 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#330 #538
  2. Life Sciences#2,745 #3,574
  3. Social Sciences#8,164 #8,484
  4. Physical Sciences#12,316 #10,826
  5. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics#580 #219
  6. Plant Science#897 #1,225
  7. Social Sciences#8,548 #5,818
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 Agropolis International specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 35.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 76.1 works36×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 212.2 works9.9×
  3. Plant ScienceSubfield · 60.3 works7.7×
← 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: 9.90× its world share, 212 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.20× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.09× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 67 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Agropolis International?

Ranked on the composite score, F. Engelmann, Frédéric Darriet and Maurice Raimbault lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agropolis International.

  1. 1 F. Engelmann France · #93,670 worldwide 173 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Frédéric Darriet France · #213,970 worldwide 85 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Maurice Raimbault France · #280,759 worldwide 139 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Catherine Breton France · #333,379 worldwide 81 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Marc Moraine France · #425,902 worldwide 47 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Georges Rippstein France · #509,519 worldwide 7 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Ines Van den houwe France · #581,398 worldwide 32 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Roland Waast France · #671,541 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Nathalie Chabrillange France · #722,846 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Bernard Hubert France · #790,380 worldwide 15 citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Agropolis International

Which keywords describe research at Agropolis International?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Smallholder Farmers, Agroecology, Adaptation, Livestock Farming, Diversity and Multifunctionality.

▲ 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 Change107▲ 8.8×66 topics
  2. Sustainability88▲ 8.1×50 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers77▲ 77×5 topics
  4. Agroecology66▲ 101×4 topics
  5. Adaptation65▲ 51×5 topics
  6. Livestock Farming62▲ 221×3 topics
  7. Diversity62▲ 78×6 topics
  8. Multifunctionality59▲ 260×2 topics
  9. Agricultural Development59▲ 79×3 topics
  10. Work Organization58▲ 303×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Development36▲ 5.0×19 topics
  12. Community Engagement35▲ 23×4 topics
  13. Local Development35▲ 67×2 topics
  14. Territorial Governance35▲ 61×2 topics
  15. Public Policy31▲ 14×7 topics
  16. Social Justice31▲ 12×11 topics
  17. Citizen Participation29▲ 52×2 topics
  18. Environmental Participation29▲ 81×1 topic
  19. Proximity and Innovation29▲ 81×1 topic
  20. Biodiversity28▲ 8.3×28 topics
  21. Environmental Impact23▲ 3.0×28 topics
  22. Sustainable Agriculture23▲ 16×13 topics
  23. Globalization18▲ 2.1×35 topics
  24. Invasive Species18▲ 9.6×20 topics
  25. Genetics18▲ 5.7×12 topics
  26. Biodiversity Conservation16▲ 9.6×13 topics
  27. Genetic Diversity16▲ 7.8×19 topics
  28. Biological Control16▲ 23×9 topics
  29. Ecosystem Services15▲ 8.5×10 topics
  30. Agroforestry11▲ 37×3 topics
  31. Climate Change Resilience11▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Transcriptome Analysis11▲ 37×3 topics
  33. Anthocyanins10▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Grapevine10▲ 54×2 topics
  35. Water Deficit10▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Wine Quality10▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Drought Tolerance9▲ 14×9 topics
  38. Vaccine Development9▲ 7.9×8 topics
  39. Microbiota8▲ 8.3×4 topics
  40. Soil Fertility8▲ 7.9×9 topics

Which research topics does Agropolis International publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, French Urban and Social Studies, Horticultural and Viticultural Research and Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development.

Agriculture and Rural De…58Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 58 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …29French Urban and Social Studies: 29 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 10 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 7 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 6 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 6 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 6 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 5 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 4 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSociology and Political SciencePlant ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences4 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 58 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 29 works
  3. 3 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 10 works
  4. 4 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 works
  5. 5 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 6 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 6 works
  7. 7 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 6 works
  8. 8 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 5 works
  9. 9 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.8%domestic only55.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Agropolis International's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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