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Ecologie fonctionnelle & biogéochimie des sols & des agro-systèmes

In research, Ecologie fonctionnelle & biogéochimie des sols & des agro-systèmes stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#477 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,444 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,488 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,068
of 28,054 · #10,533 all time
Rank in France
#256
of 1,422
Research works
393
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
37.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Ecologie fonctionnelle & biogéochimie des sols & des agro-systèmes 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #477 of 6,031 34.8%188
Life SciencesDomain #4,444 of 14,347 33.8%202
Physical SciencesDomain #16,488 of 21,541 30.5%149

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ecologie fonctionnelle & biogéochimie des sols & des agro-systèmes 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).

What does Ecologie fonctionnelle & biogéochimie des sols & des agro-systèmes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 44.8 works10×
← 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: 10.25× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.56× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ecologie fonctionnelle & biogéochimie des sols & des agro-systèmes?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernard Barthès, Martial Bernoux and Philippe Hinsinger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ecologie fonctionnelle & biogéochimie des sols & des agro-systèmes.

  1. 1 Bernard Barthès France · #63,128 worldwide 274 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Martial Bernoux France · #73,367 worldwide 511 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Philippe Hinsinger France · #88,687 worldwide 414 citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Éric Blanchart France · #167,452 worldwide 323 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Cécile Villenave France · #195,824 worldwide 190 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Dominique Massé France · #217,267 worldwide 100 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Éric Blanchart France · #233,018 worldwide 62 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Frédéric Gérard France · #243,056 worldwide 122 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Isabelle Bertrand France · #276,375 worldwide 146 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Lydie Chapuis‐Lardy France · #355,888 worldwide 67 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Ecologie fonctionnelle & biogéochimie des sols & des agro-systèmes

Which keywords describe research at Ecologie fonctionnelle & biogéochimie des sols & des agro-systèmes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Smallholder Farmers, Sustainability, Livestock Farming, Agroecology, Adaptation, Diversity and Soil Fertility.

▲ 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 Change24▲ 9.7×47 topics
  2. Sustainability13▲ 5.6×26 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers12▲ 59×5 topics
  4. Livestock Farming10▲ 170×2 topics
  5. Agroecology9▲ 68×3 topics
  6. Adaptation9▲ 34×6 topics
  7. Diversity9▲ 55×2 topics
  8. Soil Fertility9▲ 42×7 topics
  9. Agricultural Development8▲ 55×1 topic
  10. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 24×10 topics
  11. Work Organization8▲ 213×1 topic
  12. Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 26×8 topics
  13. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 42×6 topics
  14. Agroforestry7▲ 112×3 topics
  15. Biodiversity7▲ 9.7×19 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services6▲ 18×8 topics
  17. Microbial Communities5▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Soil Carbon Sequestration5▲ 76×2 topics
  19. Environmental Impact5▲ 3.3×20 topics
  20. Biochar Application5▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Nitrogen Cycle5▲ 88×1 topic
  22. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.0×8 topics
  23. Invasive Species4▲ 11×13 topics
  24. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.7×17 topics
  25. Biomass Estimation4▲ 29×3 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity4▲ 9.2×9 topics
  27. DNA Barcoding3▲ 22×4 topics
  28. Aboveground Biomass3▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Nitrogen Fixation3▲ 49×2 topics
  30. Land Use Change3▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Global Change3▲ 12×6 topics
  32. Climate Change Resilience3▲ 55×2 topics
  33. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 21×4 topics
  34. Nutrient Cycling3▲ 43×3 topics
  35. Conservation3▲ 6.9×11 topics
  36. Climate Resilience3▲ 46×2 topics
  37. Nutritional Value2▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Disease Resistance2▲ 50×3 topics
  39. Silvoarable Systems2▲ 169×1 topic
  40. Temperate Region2▲ 169×1 topic

Which research topics does Ecologie fonctionnelle & biogéochimie des sols & des agro-systèmes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems and African Botany and Ecology Studies.

Agriculture and Rural De…8Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 8 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…5Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 5 fractional worksAgroforestry and silvopa…2Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 2 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 2 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 2 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 2 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSoil ScienceForestryHorticulture5 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 8 works
  2. 2 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 5 works
  3. 3 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 2 works
  4. 4 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 2 works
  5. 5 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 2 works
  6. 6 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  7. 7 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 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 available39.1%not open60.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.8%domestic only60.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ecologie fonctionnelle & biogéochimie des sols & des agro-systèmes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher 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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