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Catalyse

In research, Catalyse stands highest in Chemistry (#1,485 of 2,902 worldwide), Organic Chemistry (#1,049 of 1,832 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,816 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,649
of 34,923
Rank in France
#699
of 943
Research works
718
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
27k
37.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.24×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Catalyse

What is Catalyse 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
ChemistryField #1,485 of 2,902 14.3%229
Organic ChemistrySubfield #1,049 of 1,832 16.5%136
Physical SciencesDomain #10,816 of 17,446 12.9%667
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,669 of 2,613 13.5%124
Materials ScienceField #2,442 of 3,771 12.5%174

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Catalyse 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 Catalyse work in?

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Catalyse is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (25%), Chemistry (22%), Engineering (14%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 77.8% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 24.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 14.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 22.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 14.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 13.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCatalyse38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences78%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences4%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science1024.9%
    2. Chemistry922.3%
    3. Engineering513.5%
    4. Energy26.1%
    5. Chemical Engineering25.5%
    6. Environmental Science24.1%
    7. Computer Science11.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology410.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Psychology11.8%
    2. Social Sciences11.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Medicine12.4%
    2. Health Professions00.9%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.88× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.18× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 15.61× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 14.21× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 6.61× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.13× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 15.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering15.61×2 works
  2. Chemistry14.21×8 works
  3. Materials Science7.13×10 works
  4. Energy6.61×2 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.18×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.88×4 works
  7. Engineering0.90×5 works
  8. Environmental Science0.82×2 works
  9. Psychology0.57×1 works
  10. Neuroscience0.54×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.41×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×1 works
  13. Health Professions0.33×0 works
  14. Dentistry0.30×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.19×1 works
  16. Medicine0.13×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.13×1 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Catalyse?

Ranked on the quality score, Henri Amariglio, Pierre Paréja and Michel Blanchard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Catalyse.

  1. 1 Henri Amariglio France · #5,806,627 worldwide 953 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Pierre Paréja France · #5,887,731 worldwide 757 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Michel Blanchard France · #6,484,451 worldwide 441 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Catalyse

What are the most cited papers from Catalyse?

The most cited paper from Catalyse is "Heterogeneous photocatalysis: fundamentals and applications to the removal of various types of aqueous pollutants" (Jean-Marie Herrmann, 1999), with 2,730 citations. Next come "The preparation of monodisperse colloidal metal particles from microemulsions" (789) and "Exploiting the interparticle electron transfer process in the photocatalysed oxidation of phenol, 2-chlorophenol and pentachlorophenol: chemical evidence for electron and hole transfer between coupled semiconductors" (658).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Heterogeneous photocatalysis: fundamentals and applications to the removal of various types of aqueous pollutants Jean-Marie Herrmann · Catalysis Today Oct 1999 2,730
2 The preparation of monodisperse colloidal metal particles from microemulsions Magali Boutonnet, Jerzy Kizling, Per J. Stenius et al. · Colloids and Surfaces Nov 1982 789
3 Exploiting the interparticle electron transfer process in the photocatalysed oxidation of phenol, 2-chlorophenol and pentachlorophenol: chemical evidence for electron and hole transfer between coupled semiconductors Nick Serpone, Pichai Maruthamuthu, Pierre Pichat et al. · Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry 1995 658
4 Chiral Sulfur Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis Mohamed Mellah, Arnaud Voituriez, Emmanuelle Schulz · Chemical Reviews Review 18 Oct 2007 640
5 Selective catalytic oxidation of glycerol: perspectives for high value chemicals Benjamin Katryniok, Hiroshi Kimura, Elżbieta Skrzyńska et al. · Green Chemistry 2011 601
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Catalyse?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Green Chemistry, Nanomaterials, Industrial Applications, Biocatalysis, Enzyme Immobilization and Enzyme Stability.

▲ 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 36 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Catalysis4▲ 17×17 topics
  2. Nanoparticles3▲ 7.2×15 topics
  3. Green Chemistry3▲ 46×6 topics
  4. Nanomaterials3▲ 7.2×12 topics
  5. Industrial Applications3▲ 75×3 topics
  6. Biocatalysis2▲ 99×2 topics
  7. Enzyme Immobilization2▲ 199×1 topic
  8. Enzyme Stability2▲ 199×1 topic
  9. Hydrogenation2▲ 30×5 topics
  10. Self-Assembly2▲ 15×6 topics
  11. Nanocomposites2▲ 6.0×10 topics
  12. Carbon Dioxide2▲ 25×3 topics
  13. Catalytic2▲ 32×5 topics
  14. Metal-Organic Frameworks2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications1▲ 3.0×9 topics
  16. Dioxygen Activation1▲ 347×1 topic
  17. Drug Delivery1▲ 6.5×5 topics
  18. Enantioselective Synthesis1▲ 61×4 topics
  19. Metalloenzyme1▲ 347×1 topic
  20. Biodegradable Polymers1▲ 19×3 topics
  21. Electrocatalysis1▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Graphene1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  23. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions1▲ 57×3 topics
  24. Oxidation1▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Polymerization1▲ 37×4 topics
  26. Catalysts1▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Renewable Energy1▲ 2.2×7 topics
  28. Renewable Fuels1▲ 26×3 topics
  29. Water Splitting1▲ 8.6×3 topics
  30. Organic Synthesis1▲ 25×3 topics
  31. Selective Oxidation1▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Carbene Chemistry1▲ 201×1 topic
  33. Ceria1▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Cyclopropanation1▲ 201×1 topic
  35. Gold1▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Ionic Liquids1▲ 9.5×6 topics

Which research topics does Catalyse publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization, Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms, Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Enzyme Catalysis and Imm…2Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization: 2 fractional worksMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksCyclopropane Reaction Me…1Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…1Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 1 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…1Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 1 fractional worksCatalytic Cross-Coupling…1Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions: 1 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…1biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 1 fractional worksCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis: 1 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 1 fractional worksLayered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyInorganic ChemistryOrganic ChemistryMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms Inorganic Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms Organic Chemistry 1 works
  4. 4 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  6. 6 Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions Organic Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 1 works
  8. 8 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 1 works
  9. 9 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications Materials Chemistry 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 available11.7%not open88.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Catalyse's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower 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 Catalyse as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Catalyse0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Catalyse 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.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2010Catalyse7.7% in 201020002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.5% in 1998.

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