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Géosciences Montpellier

In research, Géosciences Montpellier stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,140 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,057 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 105.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,013
of 28,054 · #10,532 all time
Rank in France
#532
of 1,422
Research works
869
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
35.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Géosciences Montpellier 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 #7,140 of 12,888 17.0%110 #6508
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,057 of 1,209 19.6%72 #1570

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Géosciences Montpellier 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 Géosciences Montpellier specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 105.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 48.0 works106×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 71.9 works35×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 35.27× its world share, 72 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.24× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 35.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Géosciences Montpellier?

Ranked on the composite score, C. Dupuy, Michel Séranne and Jacques Malavieille lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Géosciences Montpellier.

  1. 1 C. Dupuy France · #97,785 worldwide 331 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Michel Séranne France · #124,828 worldwide 136 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Jacques Malavieille France · #219,112 worldwide 285 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Philippe Gouze France · #220,185 worldwide 175 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Cédric Champollion France · #394,338 worldwide 25 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Michel Lopez France · #479,017 worldwide 63 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 S. Mazzotti France · #496,085 worldwide 246 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Pierre Labaume France · #555,421 worldwide 158 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Benoı̂t Ildefonse France · #599,833 worldwide 146 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Linda Luquot France · #614,523 worldwide 116 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Géosciences Montpellier

Which keywords describe research at Géosciences Montpellier?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Subduction, Tectonics, Geochronology, Zircon, Geodetic Measurements, Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries.

▲ 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. Plate Tectonics24▲ 119×3 topics
  2. Subduction20▲ 216×3 topics
  3. Tectonics20▲ 128×3 topics
  4. Geochronology16▲ 185×1 topic
  5. Zircon16▲ 185×1 topic
  6. Geodetic Measurements13▲ 91×2 topics
  7. Earthquakes13▲ 170×1 topic
  8. Plate Boundaries13▲ 170×1 topic
  9. Climate Change12▲ 3.4×36 topics
  10. Remote Sensing11▲ 6.6×21 topics
  11. Tectonic Evolution8▲ 298×3 topics
  12. Machine Learning8▲ 1.82×14 topics
  13. Tomography8▲ 32×5 topics
  14. Superconductivity7▲ 30×2 topics
  15. Crystal Structure Prediction6▲ 107×1 topic
  16. Mantle Dynamics6▲ 107×1 topic
  17. Holocene6▲ 42×3 topics
  18. Mediterranean6▲ 53×4 topics
  19. Sea Level6▲ 49×2 topics
  20. Geological Mapping6▲ 54×2 topics
  21. Paleoclimatology6▲ 53×2 topics
  22. Glacial Cycles6▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Monsoon Dynamics6▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Western Mediterranean6▲ 474×1 topic
  25. geodynamics6▲ 474×1 topic
  26. Compositional Data Analysis5▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Hyperspectral Imaging5▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Mineral Prospectivity5▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Support Vector Machines5▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Geochemistry4▲ 49×4 topics
  31. Sedimentation3▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Fluvial Systems3▲ 86×1 topic
  33. Sequence Stratigraphy3▲ 86×1 topic
  34. Crustal Deformation3▲ 171×2 topics
  35. Environmental Impacts3▲ 7.3×6 topics
  36. Seismicity3▲ 58×2 topics
  37. Marine Sediments2▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Paleoproductivity2▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Paleoredox2▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Géosciences Montpellier publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials and Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide.

Geological and Geochemic…16Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 16 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 13 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 6 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 6 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…5Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 5 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 3 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 2 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 2 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceArtificial IntelligenceEarth-Surface Processes2 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 16 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 13 works
  3. 3 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 6 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  7. 7 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  8. 8 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 2 works
  9. 9 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 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 available44.6%not open55.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.8%domestic only57.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Géosciences Montpellier's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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