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Danone (France)

In research, Danone (France) stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,993 of 11,023 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,446 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,894 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,499
of 34,923
Rank in France
#367
of 943
Research works
383
▼ 69% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
62.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.19×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Danone (France)

What is Danone (France) 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,993 of 11,023 12.1%145
Health SciencesDomain #5,446 of 16,688 13.7%180
MedicineField #6,894 of 14,558 13.3%133

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Danone (France) 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 Danone (France) work in?

In all years, 47% of research at Danone (France) is in Health Sciences, 38% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (35%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (19%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 180 fractional works · 47.1% of its workMedicine: 133 fractional works · 34.7% of its workPhysiology: 40 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 34 fractional works · 8.8% of its workGastroenterology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 35 fractional works · 9.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 35 fractional works · 9.2% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 145 fractional works · 37.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 73 fractional works · 19.0% of its workFood Science: 52 fractional works · 13.6% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 63 fractional works · 16.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 8.6% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiotechnology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 8.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKDanone (France)383fractional works, all years
Life Sciences38%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences47%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine13334.7%
    2. Nursing359.2%
    3. Health Professions112.9%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7319.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6316.5%
    3. Neuroscience61.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Environmental Science143.6%
    2. Engineering71.7%
    3. Chemistry41.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.9%
    5. Materials Science30.7%
    6. Computer Science30.7%
    7. Mathematics10.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Psychology82.1%
    2. Social Sciences61.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting51.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
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: 2.74× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.04× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.99× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 16.77× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 16.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing16.77×1 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.04×3 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.74×2 works
  4. Neuroscience2.00×1 works
  5. Medicine1.99×7 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.66×0 works
  7. Veterinary1.59×0 works
  8. Psychology1.57×1 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.39×0 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.92×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.70×0 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.65×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.47×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×0 works
  15. Dentistry0.31×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.27×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.24×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.14×0 works
  19. Engineering0.13×0 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Danone (France)?

Ranked on the quality score, Muriel Derrien, Aurélie Cotillard and Mariacristina Vecchio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Danone (France).

  1. 1 Muriel Derrien France · #71,443 worldwide 32k citations · 226 works
  2. 2 Aurélie Cotillard France · #235,984 worldwide 4.1k citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Mariacristina Vecchio France · #285,525 worldwide 3k citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Raphaëlle Bourdet‐Sicard France · #411,874 worldwide 4.5k citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Jean‐Michel Antoine France · #560,178 worldwide 5.2k citations · 82 works
  6. 6 Tamara Smokvina France · #718,708 worldwide 3.3k citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Denis Guyonnet France · #734,148 worldwide 5k citations · 68 works
  8. 8 C. Bouley France · #761,830 worldwide 2.8k citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Alison Iroz France · #803,902 worldwide 1.5k citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Christian Chervaux France · #905,733 worldwide 3.2k citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Danone (France)

What are the most cited papers from Danone (France)?

The most cited paper from Danone (France) is "Association between Water Intake, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Cardiovascular Disease: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of NHANES Data" (Jessica M. Sontrop, Stephanie N. Dixon, Amit X. Garg et al., 2013), with 5,884 citations. Next come "Richness of human gut microbiome correlates with metabolic markers" (4,843) and "Dietary Polyphenols and the Prevention of Diseases" (2,989).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Association between Water Intake, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Cardiovascular Disease: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of NHANES Data Jessica M. Sontrop, Stephanie N. Dixon, Amit X. Garg et al. · American Journal of Nephrology Open access 2013 5,884
2 Richness of human gut microbiome correlates with metabolic markers Emmanuelle Le Chatelier et al. · Nature Open access 27 Aug 2013 4,843
3 Dietary Polyphenols and the Prevention of Diseases Augustin Scalbert, Claudine Manach, Christine Morand et al. · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition Jun 2005 2,989
4 Transfer of Intestinal Microbiota From Lean Donors Increases Insulin Sensitivity in Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome Anne Vrieze et al. · Gastroenterology Open access 20 Jun 2012 2,916
5 Health benefits of fermented foods: microbiota and beyond Maria L. Marco, Dustin D. Heeney, Sylvie Binda et al. · Current Opinion in Biotechnology ReviewOpen access 18 Dec 2016 1,650
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Danone (France)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Probiotics, Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Microbiota, Prebiotics and Metabolic Health.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Inflammation62▲ 6.9×38 topics
  2. Metabolic Syndrome45▲ 14×17 topics
  3. Probiotics36▲ 38×5 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease32▲ 7.5×20 topics
  5. Obesity29▲ 10×15 topics
  6. Microbiota29▲ 34×3 topics
  7. Prebiotics29▲ 83×2 topics
  8. Metabolic Health28▲ 62×3 topics
  9. Gut Microbiota28▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Epidemiology26▲ 1.66×35 topics
  11. Public Health24▲ 4.7×18 topics
  12. Clinical Trials24▲ 10×4 topics
  13. Immune Modulation24▲ 44×2 topics
  14. Gut Health23▲ 123×1 topic
  15. Lactic Acid Bacteria23▲ 123×1 topic
  16. Cancer Prevention22▲ 23×7 topics
  17. Weight Loss19▲ 31×4 topics
  18. Microbial Communities18▲ 14×5 topics
  19. Dietary Patterns18▲ 96×1 topic
  20. Immune Responses18▲ 49×3 topics
  21. Mediterranean Diet18▲ 96×1 topic
  22. Inflammatory Diseases18▲ 40×3 topics
  23. Metagenomic Analysis18▲ 82×1 topic
  24. Short-Chain Fatty Acids18▲ 82×1 topic
  25. Health Benefits16▲ 14×7 topics
  26. Chronic Diseases16▲ 15×7 topics
  27. Consumer Perception16▲ 26×6 topics
  28. Neurological Disorders16▲ 6.1×6 topics
  29. Cancer Therapy15▲ 6.0×3 topics
  30. Alzheimer's Disease14▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Epilepsy Treatment14▲ 36×2 topics
  32. Ketogenic Diet14▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Low-Carbohydrate Diet14▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Health Effects14▲ 5.8×10 topics
  35. Exercise Performance13▲ 54×2 topics
  36. Thermoregulation13▲ 33×3 topics
  37. Cerebral Blood Flow13▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Prevalence13▲ 8.4×7 topics
  39. Fluid Replacement13▲ 120×1 topic
  40. Heat Stroke13▲ 120×1 topic

Which research topics does Danone (France) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Gut microbiota and health, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Infant Nutrition and Health and Nutritional Studies and Diet.

Gut microbiota and health1Gut microbiota and health: 1 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 1 fractional worksInfant Nutrition and Hea…1Infant Nutrition and Health: 1 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …1Nutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksBreastfeeding Practices and Influences: 0 fractional worksThermoregulation and phy…0Thermoregulation and physiological responses: 0 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 0 fractional worksFood Quality and Safety Studies: 0 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyFood ScienceNutrition and DieteticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 1 works
  3. 3 Infant Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  4. 4 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Thermoregulation and physiological responses Physiology 0 works
  8. 8 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Food Quality and Safety Studies Food Science 0 works
  10. 10 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 0 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.8%domestic only65.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Danone (France)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 69% 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 Danone (France) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000041% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Danone (France)0.000057% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Danone (France) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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