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Établissement Français du Sang

In research, Établissement Français du Sang stands highest in Medicine (#3,313 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,171 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,284 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hematology and Immunology — Hematology is 28.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,849
of 28,054 · #7,016 all time
Rank in France
#291
of 1,422
Research works
1.8k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Établissement Français du Sang known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #3,313 of 10,443 11.6%149 #2571
Health SciencesDomain #4,171 of 11,982 9.9%181 #3347
Social SciencesDomain #10,284 of 10,521 5.1%73 #14934

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Établissement Français du Sang 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#2,571 #3,313
  2. Health Sciences#3,347 #4,171
  3. Social Sciences#14,934 #10,284
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Établissement Français du Sang specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hematology takes 28.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HematologySubfield · 27.9 works28×
  2. ImmunologySubfield · 23.2 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: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.74× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.51× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.36× its world share, 149 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.43× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.91× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Établissement Français du Sang?

Ranked on the composite score, Gilles Folléa, Christophe Picard and Philippe Bierling lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Établissement Français du Sang.

  1. 1 Gilles Folléa France · #146,118 worldwide 87 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Christophe Picard France · #164,836 worldwide 87 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Philippe Bierling France · #221,082 worldwide 89 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Pierre Tiberghien France · #281,248 worldwide 257 citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Patrick Hervé France · #489,634 worldwide 83 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Pascal Bailly France · #720,080 worldwide 18 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Bruno Danic France · #751,374 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Valérie Dubois France · #767,841 worldwide 27 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 B. Proust France · #881,761 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 D. Rigal France · #888,153 worldwide 34 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Établissement Français du Sang

Which keywords describe research at Établissement Français du Sang?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Blood Transfusion, Anemia, Risk Factors, Disaster Response, Inventory Management, Blood Donation, Donor Behavior and Supply Chain Management.

▲ 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. Blood Transfusion27▲ 189×2 topics
  2. Anemia25▲ 80×4 topics
  3. Epidemiology23▲ 1.77×78 topics
  4. Risk Factors22▲ 6.2×21 topics
  5. Inflammation21▲ 3.1×48 topics
  6. Public Health20▲ 4.2×25 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management19▲ 6.3×2 topics
  8. Blood Donation18▲ 335×1 topic
  9. Disaster Response18▲ 75×2 topics
  10. Donor Behavior18▲ 335×1 topic
  11. Inventory Management18▲ 59×2 topics
  12. Social Determinants of Health16▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Primary Care16▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Digital Health14▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Healthcare Policy14▲ 46×1 topic
  16. Inequalities14▲ 125×1 topic
  17. Pancreatic Cancer13▲ 37×3 topics
  18. Alloimmunization13▲ 162×1 topic
  19. Blood Groups13▲ 162×1 topic
  20. Hemorrhage13▲ 58×3 topics
  21. Mental Health11▲ 2.3×9 topics
  22. Thrombosis10▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Immune Response10▲ 5.2×15 topics
  24. Critical Care10▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Palliative Care9▲ 17×5 topics
  26. Cardiac Surgery9▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Tranexamic Acid9▲ 142×1 topic
  28. Healthcare Legislation8▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Patient Rights8▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Immunity8▲ 6.0×7 topics
  31. Hemostasis8▲ 25×4 topics
  32. Autoimmunity6▲ 14×6 topics
  33. Platelets6▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Territorial Governance6▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Vascular Biology6▲ 44×2 topics
  36. Thrombus Formation6▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura6▲ 69×1 topic
  38. von Willebrand Disease6▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Erythropoiesis6▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Cancer Immunotherapy6▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Établissement Français du Sang publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blood donation and transfusion practices, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Blood groups and transfusion and Blood transfusion and management.

Blood donation and trans…18Blood donation and transfusion practices: 18 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 14 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 13 fractional worksBlood transfusion and management: 9 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 8 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and T…6Platelet Disorders and Treatments: 6 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 5 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immunology: 5 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 5 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 4 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationGeneral Health ProfessionsHematologyBiochemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 18 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 14 works
  3. 3 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 13 works
  4. 4 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 9 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 8 works
  6. 6 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 6 works
  7. 7 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 5 works
  8. 8 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 5 works
  9. 9 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 5 works
  10. 10 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 4 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 available28.6%not open71.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Établissement Français du Sang's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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