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Forum Réfugiés - Cosi

In research, Forum Réfugiés - Cosi stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,811 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,219
of 28,054 · #18,343 all time
Rank in France
#1,043
of 1,422
Research works
460
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Forum Réfugiés - Cosi 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,811 of 12,888 7.6%83 #10756

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Forum Réfugiés - Cosi 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 Forum Réfugiés - Cosi specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 54.9 works8.5×
← 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: 2.72× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.33× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.67× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.53× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Forum Réfugiés - Cosi?

Ranked on the composite score, Jérôme Le Coz, Stéphane Champely and Philippe Liotard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Forum Réfugiés - Cosi.

  1. 1 Jérôme Le Coz · #508,446 worldwide 171 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Stéphane Champely · #530,141 worldwide 8 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Philippe Liotard · #582,961 worldwide 1 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Jean-Pierre Vial · #587,534 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 R Laborie · #680,389 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Nicolas Forquet · #1,183,397 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Stéphanie Prost-Boucle · #1,254,761 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Claire Lauvernet · #1,471,241 worldwide 3 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Forum Réfugiés - Cosi

Which keywords describe research at Forum Réfugiés - Cosi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Land Use Change, Sediment Transport, Environmental Impact, Water Quality, Hydrological Modeling, Global Carbon Budget and Water Resources.

▲ 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 Change19▲ 5.4×38 topics
  2. Land Use Change14▲ 36×3 topics
  3. Environmental Impact12▲ 5.6×19 topics
  4. Sediment Transport11▲ 54×4 topics
  5. Water Quality9▲ 18×9 topics
  6. Sustainability9▲ 2.8×14 topics
  7. Hydrological Modeling9▲ 29×3 topics
  8. Global Carbon Budget8▲ 85×2 topics
  9. Water Resources8▲ 24×3 topics
  10. Wastewater Treatment7▲ 24×4 topics
  11. Model Evaluation7▲ 45×2 topics
  12. Agricultural Sustainability7▲ 49×1 topic
  13. Soil Erosion7▲ 146×1 topic
  14. Global Hydrology7▲ 81×1 topic
  15. Uncertainty Assessment7▲ 81×1 topic
  16. Community Engagement6▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Sustainable Development6▲ 3.1×5 topics
  18. Territorial Governance6▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Public Policy6▲ 9.1×3 topics
  20. Social Justice6▲ 7.4×2 topics
  21. Citizen Participation5▲ 34×1 topic
  22. Environmental Participation5▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Remote Sensing5▲ 3.1×14 topics
  24. Microbial Processes5▲ 66×3 topics
  25. Constructed Wetlands5▲ 156×1 topic
  26. Nutrient Removal5▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Geomorphological Effects4▲ 92×2 topics
  28. River Restoration4▲ 84×2 topics
  29. Fluvial Processes4▲ 108×1 topic
  30. Riparian Vegetation4▲ 108×1 topic
  31. Social Innovation4▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Adsorption4▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Cultural Heritage4▲ 5.2×4 topics
  34. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Invasive Species3▲ 6.2×12 topics
  36. Phosphorus3▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Industrialization3▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Adaptation3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  39. Pesticides3▲ 32×3 topics
  40. Territorial Planning3▲ 289×1 topic

Which research topics does Forum Réfugiés - Cosi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil erosion and sediment transport, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, French Urban and Social Studies and Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment.

Soil erosion and sediment transport: 7 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 7 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …5French Urban and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksConstructed Wetlands for…5Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: 5 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Environmental Studies: 3 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…3Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional worksPhosphorus and nutrient management: 3 fractional worksUrban Stormwater Management Solutions: 2 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 2 fractional works
Soil ScienceWater Science and TechnologySociology and Political ScienceIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Soil erosion and sediment transportSoil Science 7 works
  2. 2 Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesWater Science and Technology 7 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEcology 4 works
  6. 6 Historical and Environmental StudiesSociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  8. 8 Phosphorus and nutrient managementIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Urban Stormwater Management SolutionsEnvironmental Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentWater Science and Technology 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 available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Forum Réfugiés - Cosi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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