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European Science Foundation

In research, European Science Foundation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,209 of 17,446 worldwide), Materials Science (#1,917 of 3,771 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,903 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,017
of 34,923
Rank in France
#351
of 943
Research works
1k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
54%
world 18%
European Science Foundation

What is European Science Foundation 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 #5,209 of 17,446 11.7%783
Materials ScienceField #1,917 of 3,771 9.1%209
EngineeringField #4,903 of 9,532 14.4%232
Physics and AstronomyField #1,548 of 2,917 12.5%218
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,664 of 2,613 9.1%129

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where European Science Foundation 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 European Science Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at European Science Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Medicine (16%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 50.7% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 20.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 8.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 7.8% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 25.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 13.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 17.7% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 15.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKEuropean ScienceFoundation74fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences18%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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1520.8%
    2. Physics and Astronomy67.8%
    3. Computer Science56.1%
    4. Materials Science45.8%
    5. Environmental Science34.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.1%
    7. Chemistry11.5%
    8. Mathematics00.7%
    9. Energy00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1013.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities22.7%
    4. Decision Sciences22.3%
    5. Psychology22.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting11.5%
    1. Medicine1215.7%
    2. Health Professions11.0%
    3. Veterinary10.9%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.39× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.50× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 12 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.75× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.75×1 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy3.50×6 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.41×2 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.96×2 works
  5. Materials Science1.65×4 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.49×2 works
  7. Engineering1.39×15 works
  8. Social Sciences1.07×10 works
  9. Chemistry0.96×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.94×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.90×3 works
  12. Medicine0.82×12 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.81×3 works
  14. Computer Science0.79×4 works
  15. Psychology0.76×2 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.74×1 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.64×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.57×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×1 works
  20. Health Professions0.37×1 works
  21. Energy0.36×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×1 works
  23. Dentistry0.15×0 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.11×0 works
  25. Neuroscience0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at European Science Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, A. P. Hammersley, Jean-Claude Biasci and Claudio Ferrero lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European Science Foundation.

  1. 1 A. P. Hammersley France · #1,870,362 worldwide 6.9k citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Jean-Claude Biasci France · #3,053,511 worldwide 1.1k citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Claudio Ferrero France · #3,471,865 worldwide 647 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 J. Chavanne France · #3,535,887 worldwide 2.1k citations · 111 works
  5. 5 Vincent Serrière France · #3,655,519 worldwide 341 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Rifka Weehuizen France · #3,781,138 worldwide 742 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Jean-François Bouteille France · #4,052,612 worldwide 269 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Ricardo M. F. Leal France · #4,276,705 worldwide 538 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Loys Goirand France · #4,571,071 worldwide 353 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Jean-Luc Revol France · #4,584,454 worldwide 308 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at European Science Foundation

What are the most cited papers from European Science Foundation?

The most cited paper from European Science Foundation is "Synthesis and catalytic properties of MIL-100(Fe), an iron( iii ) carboxylate with large pores" (Patricia Horcajada, Suzy Surblé, Christian Serre et al., 2007), with 1,524 citations. Next come "On the possibilities of x-ray phase contrast microimaging by coherent high-energy synchrotron radiation" (1,489) and "A Hybrid Solid with Giant Pores Prepared by a Combination of Targeted Chemistry, Simulation, and Powder Diffraction" (969).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Synthesis and catalytic properties of MIL-100(Fe), an iron( iii ) carboxylate with large pores Patricia Horcajada, Suzy Surblé, Christian Serre et al. · Chemical Communications 2007 1,524
2 On the possibilities of x-ray phase contrast microimaging by coherent high-energy synchrotron radiation Anatoly A. Snigirev, Irina I. Snigireva, Victor G. Kohn et al. · Review of Scientific Instruments Dec 1995 1,489
3 A Hybrid Solid with Giant Pores Prepared by a Combination of Targeted Chemistry, Simulation, and Powder Diffraction Gérard Férey, Christian Serre, Caroline Mellot‐Draznieks et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 30 Aug 2004 969
4 Phase objects in synchrotron radiation hard x-ray imaging Peter Cloetens, R. Barrett, J. Baruchel et al. · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics Open access 14 Jan 1996 849
5 FIT2D : a multi-purpose data reduction, analysis and visualization program A. P. Hammersley · Journal of Applied Crystallography Mar 2016 782
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at European Science Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Rare Earth Elements, Circular Economy, Lithium-ion Batteries, Synchrotron Radiation, Battery Recycling, Metal Recovery, Open Access and Permanent Magnets.

▲ 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. Rare Earth Elements3▲ 25×2 topics
  2. Human Rights3▲ 3.5×7 topics
  3. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.0×5 topics
  4. Nanocomposites2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  5. Circular Economy2▲ 11×3 topics
  6. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  7. Battery Recycling2▲ 36×1 topic
  8. Metal Recovery2▲ 14×1 topic
  9. Microstructure2▲ 5.3×2 topics
  10. Synchrotron Radiation2▲ 58×3 topics
  11. Open Access2▲ 27×3 topics
  12. Permanent Magnets2▲ 259×1 topic
  13. Rare-Earth2▲ 259×1 topic
  14. Free-Electron Lasers2▲ 209×1 topic
  15. X-Ray2▲ 209×1 topic
  16. Ecology2▲ 13×2 topics
  17. European Union2▲ 10×4 topics
  18. Global Governance2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  19. Biomineralization2▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Negative Ion Sources2▲ 121×1 topic
  21. Superconducting Cavities2▲ 121×1 topic
  22. Tomography2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Geomagnetic Field1▲ 85×1 topic
  24. Magnetosome Formation1▲ 85×1 topic
  25. Preprints1▲ 103×1 topic
  26. Science Communication1▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Genomics1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  28. Territorial Capital1▲ 56×2 topics
  29. Thermal Analysis1▲ 12×2 topics
  30. X-ray Imaging1▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Bacteriophage1▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Informal Education1▲ 74×1 topic
  33. Institutional Quality1▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Institutions1▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Knowledge Economy1▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Museum Learning1▲ 74×1 topic
  37. Public Opinion1▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Schengen Area1▲ 50×2 topics
  39. Virus1▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Workflow Management1▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does European Science Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Extraction and Separation Processes, Magnetic Properties of Alloys, Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers and Particle accelerators and beam dynamics.

Extraction and Separatio…2Extraction and Separation Processes: 2 fractional worksMagnetic Properties of A…2Magnetic Properties of Alloys: 2 fractional worksParticle Accelerators an…2Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 2 fractional worksParticle accelerators an…2Particle accelerators and beam dynamics: 2 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 1 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and Open Access: 1 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Her…1Museums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 1 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 1 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Magnetic Properties of Alloys Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 works
  3. 3 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 1 works
  7. 7 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 1 works
  8. 8 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.1%domestic only45.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has European Science Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher 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 European Science Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%European Science Foundation0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of European Science Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025European Science Foundation4.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.8% in 2013.

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