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Fondation Sophia Antipolis

In research, Fondation Sophia Antipolis stands highest in Computer Science (#1,027 of 7,020 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,511 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,254 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,652
of 28,054 · #6,981 all time
Rank in France
#740
of 1,422
Research works
732
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
40.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Fondation Sophia Antipolis 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
Computer ScienceField #1,027 of 7,020 34.9%190
Physical SciencesDomain #4,511 of 21,541 31.4%420
EngineeringField #5,254 of 11,412 30.2%126
Social SciencesDomain #13,282 of 16,945 16.8%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fondation Sophia Antipolis 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).

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: 1.33× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.96× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.31× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.29× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fondation Sophia Antipolis?

Ranked on the composite score, Antoine Mangin, Éric Dubois and Élodie Rousset lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fondation Sophia Antipolis.

  1. 1 Antoine Mangin France · #1,084,365 worldwide 83 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Éric Dubois France · #1,198,984 worldwide 37 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Élodie Rousset France · #1,487,557 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Fondation Sophia Antipolis

Which keywords describe research at Fondation Sophia Antipolis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Deep Learning, Remote Sensing, Immune System, Global Change, Filaggrin, Skin Microbiome and Energy Efficiency.

▲ 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 Change5▲ 2.5×28 topics
  2. Deep Learning5▲ 1.98×33 topics
  3. Machine Learning3▲ 1.37×26 topics
  4. Remote Sensing3▲ 3.2×13 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.94×7 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  7. Neural Networks2▲ 1.68×12 topics
  8. Public Health2▲ 1.69×7 topics
  9. Antioxidants2▲ 4.6×2 topics
  10. Ecosystem Services1▲ 5.0×5 topics
  11. Global Change1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  12. Immune System1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  13. Invasive Species1▲ 4.3×7 topics
  14. Artificial Neural Networks1▲ 3.7×6 topics
  15. Filaggrin1▲ 37×1 topic
  16. Metamaterial1▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Parallel Computing1▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Sensor Networks1▲ 7.3×4 topics
  19. Skin Microbiome1▲ 37×1 topic
  20. High-Performance Computing1▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Microbiota1▲ 7.8×5 topics
  22. Wireless Communication1▲ 11×4 topics
  23. 5G Networks1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  24. GPU Computing1▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Genomics1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  26. Gut Microbiota1▲ 4.1×2 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  28. Human Health1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  29. MIMO Systems1▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Performance Optimization1▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Antenna1▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Career Development1▲ 12×1 topic
  33. French Revolution1▲ 86×1 topic
  34. Matrix Metalloproteinases1▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Microstrip1▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Napoleonic Wars1▲ 86×1 topic
  37. Skin Cancer1▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Social Cognitive Theory1▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Stem Cells1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  40. UV Radiation1▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Fondation Sophia Antipolis publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques, Antenna Design and Analysis and European Political History Analysis.

Dermatology and Skin Dis…1Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 1 fractional worksParallel Computing and O…1Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 1 fractional worksEuropean Political History Analysis: 1 fractional worksCareer Development and Diversity: 1 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…1Insect and Pesticide Research: 1 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksHair Growth and Disorders: 1 fractional works
DermatologyHardware and ArchitectureAerospace EngineeringHistory5 others

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

  1. 1 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 1 works
  2. 2 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 1 works
  3. 3 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 European Political History Analysis History 1 works
  5. 5 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 1 works
  6. 6 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 1 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  8. 8 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 1 works
  9. 9 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Hair Growth and Disorders Urology 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.2%domestic only69.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fondation Sophia Antipolis's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower 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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