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École supérieure des agricultures

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World rank, all time
#30,208
of 34,923
Rank in France
#864
of 943
Research works
152
▲ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
20.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
École supérieure des agricultures

Which fields of science does École supérieure des agricultures work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at École supérieure des agricultures is in Life Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (43%), Social Sciences (14%), Environmental Science (13%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 20 fractional works · 45.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 19 fractional works · 43.4% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 16.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 8.3% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 25.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 14.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 10.0% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 20.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 12.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.3% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKÉcole supérieuredes agricultures44fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences46%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences26%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1943.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.0%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Social Sciences614.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting24.7%
    3. Psychology23.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities13.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Environmental Science612.5%
    2. Chemistry12.8%
    3. Computer Science11.6%
    4. Engineering11.5%
    5. Mathematics11.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine13.3%
    2. Veterinary12.2%
    3. Health Professions11.6%
    4. Nursing01.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
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: 9.14× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.53× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 15.82× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 15.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary15.82×1 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9.14×19 works
  3. Environmental Science2.53×6 works
  4. Nursing2.29×0 works
  5. Chemistry1.79×1 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.47×2 works
  7. Mathematics1.27×1 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.13×1 works
  9. Psychology1.12×2 works
  10. Social Sciences1.11×6 works
  11. Health Professions0.60×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×1 works
  13. Dentistry0.26×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.23×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.21×1 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.18×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.17×0 works
  18. Medicine0.17×1 works
  19. Engineering0.10×1 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at École supérieure des agricultures?

Ranked on the quality score, Philippe Mongondry, Emira Mehinagic and Yves Crozat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is École supérieure des agricultures.

  1. 1 Philippe Mongondry France · #526,308 worldwide 901 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Emira Mehinagic France · #1,819,087 worldwide 2k citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Yves Crozat France · #1,875,952 worldwide 3k citations · 96 works
  4. 4 Sébastien Couvreur France · #1,941,390 worldwide 1.4k citations · 76 works
  5. 5 Anne Aveline France · #2,560,897 worldwide 722 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Frédérique Jourjon France · #2,804,310 worldwide 1.9k citations · 110 works
  7. 7 Isabelle Maître France · #2,838,409 worldwide 1.8k citations · 117 works
  8. 8 Joséphine Pithon France · #3,036,879 worldwide 625 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Gilles Martel France · #3,100,770 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Daoud Ounaissi France · #3,382,521 worldwide 78 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at École supérieure des agricultures

What are the most cited papers from École supérieure des agricultures?

The most cited paper from École supérieure des agricultures is "Mixing plant species in cropping systems: concepts, tools and models. A review" (Éric Malézieux, Yves Crozat, Christian Dupraz et al., 2008), with 827 citations. Next come "Ecological principles underlying the increase of productivity achieved by cereal-grain legume intercrops in organic farming. A review" (766) and "Nitrogen rhizodeposition of legumes. A review" (467).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mixing plant species in cropping systems: concepts, tools and models. A review Éric Malézieux, Yves Crozat, Christian Dupraz et al. · Agronomy for Sustainable Development Open access 14 Mar 2008 827
2 Ecological principles underlying the increase of productivity achieved by cereal-grain legume intercrops in organic farming. A review Laurent Bedoussac, Etienne‐Pascal Journet, Henrik Hauggaard‐Nielsen et al. · Agronomy for Sustainable Development Open access 9 Apr 2015 766
3 Nitrogen rhizodeposition of legumes. A review Joëlle Fustec, Fabien Lesuffleur, Stéphanie Mahieu et al. · Agronomy for Sustainable Development Open access 3 Apr 2009 467
4 The Global Expansion of Quinoa: Trends and Limits Didier Bazile, Sven‐Erik Jacobsen, Alexis Verniau · Frontiers in Plant Science Open access 9 May 2016 445
5 Pea–barley intercropping for efficient symbiotic N2-fixation, soil N acquisition and use of other nutrients in European organic cropping systems Henrik Hauggaard‐Nielsen, Mike J. Gooding, Per Ambus et al. · Field Crops Research 20 May 2009 335
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Which keywords describe research at École supérieure des agricultures?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Adaptation, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Smallholder Farmers, Livestock Farming and Multifunctionality.

▲ 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. Climate Change10▲ 8.3×26 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 7.2×19 topics
  3. Adaptation4▲ 31×4 topics
  4. Community Engagement4▲ 28×2 topics
  5. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 42×4 topics
  6. Territorial Governance4▲ 78×2 topics
  7. Livestock Farming4▲ 142×2 topics
  8. Sustainable Development4▲ 5.2×2 topics
  9. Multifunctionality4▲ 167×2 topics
  10. Agroecology3▲ 54×2 topics
  11. Diversity3▲ 44×2 topics
  12. Public Policy3▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Agricultural Development3▲ 49×1 topic
  14. Work Organization3▲ 192×1 topic
  15. Citizen Participation3▲ 62×1 topic
  16. Environmental Participation3▲ 101×1 topic
  17. Genetics3▲ 8.8×5 topics
  18. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  19. Biodiversity2▲ 7.2×8 topics
  20. Consumer Behavior2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  21. Grapevine2▲ 122×1 topic
  22. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 15×7 topics
  23. Wine Quality2▲ 141×1 topic
  24. Consumer Perception2▲ 19×5 topics
  25. Mental Health2▲ 2.9×3 topics
  26. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 11×7 topics
  27. Resilience2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  28. Ecosystem Services2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  29. Nitrogen Fixation2▲ 48×2 topics
  30. Livestock Production1▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Principal Component Analysis1▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Variable Selection1▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Wine Choice1▲ 205×1 topic
  34. Wine Tourism1▲ 205×1 topic
  35. Land Use Change1▲ 9.7×4 topics
  36. Multivariate Calibration1▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy1▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Fermentation1▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Heat Stress1▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Animal Welfare1▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does École supérieure des agricultures publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, French Urban and Social Studies, Horticultural and Viticultural Research and Wine Industry and Tourism.

Agriculture and Rural De…3Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 2 fractional worksWine Industry and Tourism: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 1 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…1Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 1 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 1 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSociology and Political SciencePlant ScienceTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Wine Industry and Tourism Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 1 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  8. 8 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 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 available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has École supérieure des agricultures's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is École supérieure des agricultures as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%École supérieure des agricultures0.00022% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of École supérieure des agricultures over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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