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Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales

In research, Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,132 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,220 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 19.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,408
of 28,054 · #12,067 all time
Rank in France
#512
of 1,422
Research works
561
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
31.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales 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 #1,132 of 3,409 20.5%67 #847
Life SciencesDomain #5,220 of 7,800 22.1%84 #5226

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales 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).

What does Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 19.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 39.8 works20×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 66.7 works12×
← 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: 12.19× its world share, 67 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.82× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.83× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 4.81× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales?

Ranked on the composite score, Alexis Dereeper, Thierry Lacombe and Patrice This lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales.

  1. 1 Alexis Dereeper France · #114,242 worldwide 485 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Thierry Lacombe France · #311,704 worldwide 90 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Patrice This France · #413,727 worldwide 101 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Valérie Laucou France · #419,293 worldwide 28 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Patrice This France · #514,759 worldwide 39 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Jean‐Michel Boursiquot France · #598,993 worldwide 42 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Jean‐Luc Regnard France · #615,322 worldwide 38 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Pierre‐Éric Lauri France · #629,645 worldwide 124 citations · 102 works
  9. 9 Sébastien Martinez France · #648,762 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Jean‐Marie Prosperi France · #652,387 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales

Which keywords describe research at Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Genetics, Smallholder Farmers, Genetic Diversity, Drought Tolerance, Transcriptome Analysis, Anthocyanins 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 Change22▲ 7.2×36 topics
  2. Genetics12▲ 15×7 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers11▲ 44×5 topics
  4. Genetic Diversity10▲ 21×14 topics
  5. Sustainability10▲ 3.6×22 topics
  6. Drought Tolerance8▲ 48×8 topics
  7. Anthocyanins8▲ 97×2 topics
  8. Transcriptome Analysis8▲ 106×3 topics
  9. Adaptation8▲ 23×5 topics
  10. Agroecology7▲ 43×3 topics
  11. Grapevine7▲ 151×2 topics
  12. Water Deficit7▲ 169×1 topic
  13. Wine Quality7▲ 169×1 topic
  14. Diversity7▲ 34×4 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 15×10 topics
  16. Livestock Farming6▲ 89×2 topics
  17. Multifunctionality6▲ 110×2 topics
  18. Agricultural Development6▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Work Organization6▲ 126×1 topic
  20. Ecosystem Services6▲ 13×8 topics
  21. QTL Mapping6▲ 43×6 topics
  22. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 15×9 topics
  23. Agroforestry6▲ 74×3 topics
  24. Biodiversity5▲ 5.9×15 topics
  25. Disease Resistance5▲ 81×3 topics
  26. Gene Expression5▲ 6.5×10 topics
  27. Genetic Mapping5▲ 51×6 topics
  28. Marker-Assisted Selection5▲ 51×3 topics
  29. Climate Change Resilience4▲ 71×2 topics
  30. Soil Fertility4▲ 16×5 topics
  31. Crop Improvement4▲ 72×2 topics
  32. Genome Sequencing4▲ 22×6 topics
  33. Genomics4▲ 11×9 topics
  34. Health Benefits4▲ 10×8 topics
  35. Quantitative Trait Loci4▲ 58×3 topics
  36. Cacao4▲ 235×1 topic
  37. Cocoa Production4▲ 235×1 topic
  38. AFLP Markers3▲ 98×2 topics
  39. Breeding3▲ 39×5 topics
  40. Genetic Variation3▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals.

Horticultural and Viticu…7Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 7 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 6 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 4 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 3 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 3 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cul…2Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 2 fractional worksOil Palm Production and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 2 fractional worksPlant Reproductive Biology: 2 fractional worksPlant biochemistry and biosynthesis: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsHorticultureGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 7 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  3. 3 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 4 works
  4. 4 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 3 works
  5. 5 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 3 works
  6. 6 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Oil Palm Production and Sustainability Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 2 works
  9. 9 Plant Reproductive Biology Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis Molecular Biology 2 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.5%domestic only57.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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