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Centre François Viète

In research, Centre François Viète stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,919 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,640
of 28,054 · #31,661 all time
Rank in France
#902
of 1,422
Research works
294
▼ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
730
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Centre François Viète 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
Physical SciencesDomain #16,919 of 21,541 4.9%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre François Viète 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).

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: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.91× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.17× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.73× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.77× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.16× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.86× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Centre François Viète?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Astrobiology, Archaeology, Teaching, Natural Selection, Religion, Acceptance, Evolutionary Theory and Climate Change.

▲ 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 Change6▲ 1.83×37 topics
  2. Education4▲ 1.94×12 topics
  3. Astrobiology3▲ 99×2 topics
  4. Religion3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  5. Archaeology3▲ 19×7 topics
  6. Health3▲ 6.0×3 topics
  7. Natural Selection3▲ 45×2 topics
  8. Teaching3▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Acceptance3▲ 561×1 topic
  10. Evolutionary Theory3▲ 561×1 topic
  11. Cultural Impact3▲ 41×2 topics
  12. Microbial Ecology2▲ 12×4 topics
  13. Culture2▲ 3.9×11 topics
  14. Roman Economy2▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Metabolic Disorders2▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Mitochondrial Function2▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Newborn Screening2▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Solar System Abundances2▲ 38×1 topic
  19. Terrestrial Planets2▲ 38×1 topic
  20. Biochemical Genetics2▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Carnitine2▲ 50×1 topic
  22. Extraterrestrial Life2▲ 84×1 topic
  23. Historical Figures2▲ 100×2 topics
  24. SETI2▲ 84×1 topic
  25. Science2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  26. Chirality2▲ 28×3 topics
  27. Mars2▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Martian Surface2▲ 53×1 topic
  29. Nucleic Acids2▲ 61×2 topics
  30. Pompeii2▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Urban Workshops2▲ 75×1 topic
  32. Genetic Code2▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Philosophy of Science2▲ 48×2 topics
  34. Space Policy2▲ 113×1 topic
  35. Space Tourism2▲ 113×1 topic
  36. Spectroscopy2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  37. Holocene2▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Earth Systems Science2▲ 280×1 topic
  39. Gaia Hypothesis2▲ 280×1 topic
  40. Evolutionary Synthesis2▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does Centre François Viète publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Evolution and Science Education, Astro and Planetary Science, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life.

Evolution and Science Ed…3Evolution and Science Education: 3 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…2Astro and Planetary Science: 2 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 2 fractional worksSpace Science and Extrat…2Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 2 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…2Planetary Science and Exploration: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 2 fractional worksEarth Systems and Cosmic…2Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution: 2 fractional worksPhilosophy and History of Science: 2 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 2 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsClinical BiochemistryAnthropology1 others

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

  1. 1 Evolution and Science Education History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 2 works
  7. 7 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  8. 8 Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution Atmospheric Science 2 works
  9. 9 Philosophy and History of Science History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  10. 10 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available17.2%not open82.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.9%domestic only61.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre François Viète's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% 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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