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Centre François Baclesse

In research, Centre François Baclesse stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,281 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,277 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Oncology is 15.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,883
of 22,385 · #7,108 all time
Rank in France
#347
of 517
Research works
735
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Centre François Baclesse

What is Centre François Baclesse known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,281 of 9,902 12.2%95 #2540
MedicineField #3,277 of 8,541 11.9%88 #2459

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

In 2022-now, 76% of research at Centre François Baclesse is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 108 fractional works · 76.3% of its workMedicine: 100 fractional works · 70.8% of its workOncology: 24 fractional works · 17.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 21 fractional works · 14.7% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 8.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 11.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 8.5% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCentre FrançoisBaclesse141fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences76%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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10070.8%
    2. Health Professions75.0%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology128.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.7%
    3. Neuroscience11.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Environmental Science32.1%
    2. Physics and Astronomy21.7%
    3. Engineering21.4%
    4. Computer Science21.3%
    5. Chemistry10.4%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences31.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    3. Psychology11.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Centre François Baclesse specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 15.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 24.2 works15×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 20.7 works9.5×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.60× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.68× its world share, 100 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.68×100 works
  2. Health Professions1.90×7 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.60×12 works
  4. Veterinary0.87×0 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy0.78×2 works
  6. Dentistry0.61×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.59×1 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.50×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.50×2 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.46×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.42×3 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×2 works
  13. Psychology0.31×1 works
  14. Chemistry0.28×1 works
  15. Mathematics0.21×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.16×2 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×0 works
  18. Nursing0.15×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.15×3 works
  20. Engineering0.09×2 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.08×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.07×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Centre François Baclesse?

Ranked on the quality score, Radj Gervais, Florence Joly and Florence Joly lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre François Baclesse.

  1. 1 Radj Gervais France · #102,077 worldwide 18k citations · 161 works
  2. 2 Florence Joly France · #113,188 worldwide 24k citations · 631 works
  3. 3 Florence Joly France · #119,726 worldwide 6.3k citations · 361 works
  4. 4 Corinne Delcambre France · #134,261 worldwide 3.5k citations · 117 works
  5. 5 Stéphane Bardet France · #232,325 worldwide 6.6k citations · 224 works
  6. 6 Christelle Lévy France · #261,643 worldwide 11k citations · 387 works
  7. 7 Elske Quak France · #419,398 worldwide 1.4k citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Pascaline Berthet France · #534,162 worldwide 7.3k citations · 121 works
  9. 9 T. Delozier France · #551,443 worldwide 12k citations · 140 works
  10. 10 Dominique Vaur France · #583,304 worldwide 2.4k citations · 119 works
All ranked researchers at Centre François Baclesse

What are the most cited papers from Centre François Baclesse?

The most cited paper from Centre François Baclesse is "Pembrolizumab versus docetaxel for previously treated, PD-L1-positive, advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE-010): a randomised controlled trial" (Roy S. Herbst, Paul Baas, Dong‐Wan Kim et al., 2015), with 6,590 citations. Next come "Erlotinib versus standard chemotherapy as first-line treatment for European patients with advanced EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (EURTAC): a multicentre, open-label, randomised phase 3 trial" (5,563) and "Risks of Breast, Ovarian, and Contralateral Breast Cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers" (2,963).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pembrolizumab versus docetaxel for previously treated, PD-L1-positive, advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE-010): a randomised controlled trial Roy S. Herbst, Paul Baas, Dong‐Wan Kim et al. · The Lancet 19 Dec 2015 6,590
2 Erlotinib versus standard chemotherapy as first-line treatment for European patients with advanced EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (EURTAC): a multicentre, open-label, randomised phase 3 trial Rafael Rosell et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access 30 Jan 2012 5,563
3 Risks of Breast, Ovarian, and Contralateral Breast Cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker et al. · JAMA Open access 20 Jun 2017 2,963
4 Pathologic assessment of tumor regression after preoperative chemoradiotherapy of esophageal carcinoma. Clinicopathologic correlations A.M. Mandard, Frédéric Dalibard, J.-C. Mandard et al. · Cancer Open access Jun 1994 2,072
5 A Randomized Trial of Exemestane after Two to Three Years of Tamoxifen Therapy in Postmenopausal Women with Primary Breast Cancer R. Charles Coombes et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 10 Mar 2004 1,773
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Centre François Baclesse?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Breast Cancer, Quality of Life, Immunotherapy, Clinical Trials, Clinical Practice Guidelines and Survival Analysis.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy23▲ 23×23 topics
  2. Radiotherapy14▲ 24×12 topics
  3. Quality of Life12▲ 5.8×25 topics
  4. Breast Cancer11▲ 31×10 topics
  5. Immunotherapy10▲ 10×15 topics
  6. Clinical Trials9▲ 9.3×10 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 11×12 topics
  8. Survival Analysis7▲ 19×6 topics
  9. Biomarkers7▲ 7.2×11 topics
  10. Metastasis7▲ 14×11 topics
  11. Prognostic Factors6▲ 10×14 topics
  12. Targeted Therapy6▲ 19×5 topics
  13. Cancer6▲ 3.1×27 topics
  14. Neoadjuvant Therapy6▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Metastatic Breast Cancer6▲ 66×2 topics
  16. Precision Medicine5▲ 7.4×6 topics
  17. Depression5▲ 4.0×9 topics
  18. Cancer Survivorship5▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Cancer Therapy5▲ 6.0×13 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations5▲ 7.7×11 topics
  21. Health-related Quality of Life5▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Molecular Subtypes5▲ 38×3 topics
  23. Anxiety4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  24. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  25. Cetuximab4▲ 36×2 topics
  26. BRAF Mutation4▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Physical Activity4▲ 5.9×5 topics
  28. Survival4▲ 21×4 topics
  29. Molecular Classification4▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Ovarian Cancer4▲ 31×3 topics
  31. Prognostic Markers4▲ 25×3 topics
  32. Patient-Reported Outcomes4▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Prognosis4▲ 8.1×7 topics
  34. Psychosocial Interventions4▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Genomic Profiling4▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Radiation Therapy4▲ 20×5 topics
  37. Molecular Characterization4▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Squamous Cell Carcinoma4▲ 29×3 topics
  39. Cognitive Function4▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Cytoreductive Surgery4▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre François Baclesse publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer survivorship and care, Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies, Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers.

Cancer survivorship and …4Cancer survivorship and care: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer T…3Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 3 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 3 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 3 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 3 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 3 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 2 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis…2Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 2 fractional worksCancer Treatment and Pharmacology: 2 fractional works
OncologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineReproductive MedicineCancer Research2 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 4 works
  2. 2 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 3 works
  5. 5 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 3 works
  6. 6 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 3 works
  7. 7 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  9. 9 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Oncology 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 available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centre François Baclesse's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Centre François Baclesse as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00054% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Centre François Baclesse0.00057% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Centre François Baclesse 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 2025Centre François Baclesse10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.6% in 2023.

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