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Géosciences Rennes

In research, Géosciences Rennes stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,200 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 47.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,805
of 28,054 · #6,556 all time
Rank in France
#407
of 1,422
Research works
1.6k
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Géosciences Rennes 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 #6,200 of 12,888 18.2%117 #4095

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 47.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 25.2 works48×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 59.7 works25×
← 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: 2.08× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25.26× its world share, 60 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.95× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 25.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Géosciences Rennes?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean‐Pierre Brun, Ramón Buxó i Capdevila and Jean-Jacques Peucat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Géosciences Rennes.

  1. 1 Jean‐Pierre Brun France · #129,564 worldwide 352 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Ramón Buxó i Capdevila France · #146,287 worldwide 146 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Jean-Jacques Peucat France · #155,475 worldwide 329 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Guillaume Dupont‐Nivet France · #205,680 worldwide 303 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Laurent Longuevergne France · #221,463 worldwide 208 citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Vincent Perrichot France · #230,252 worldwide 141 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Aline Dia France · #318,380 worldwide 124 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Caroline Darcel France · #351,175 worldwide 163 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Marc Jolivet France · #384,034 worldwide 223 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Denis Gapais France · #393,105 worldwide 163 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Géosciences Rennes

Which keywords describe research at Géosciences Rennes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Tectonics, Plate Tectonics, Subduction, Geochronology, Zircon, Holocene and Sea Level.

▲ 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 Change24▲ 5.9×45 topics
  2. Tectonics16▲ 90×3 topics
  3. Plate Tectonics14▲ 61×3 topics
  4. Geochronology10▲ 96×1 topic
  5. Subduction10▲ 90×3 topics
  6. Zircon10▲ 96×1 topic
  7. Holocene8▲ 47×3 topics
  8. Remote Sensing8▲ 4.3×19 topics
  9. Sea Level8▲ 54×2 topics
  10. Glacial Cycles7▲ 74×1 topic
  11. Monsoon Dynamics7▲ 74×1 topic
  12. Paleoclimatology7▲ 59×2 topics
  13. Molecular Phylogeny7▲ 30×5 topics
  14. Sedimentation6▲ 78×2 topics
  15. Fluvial Systems6▲ 157×1 topic
  16. Sequence Stratigraphy6▲ 157×1 topic
  17. Biodiversity6▲ 5.4×15 topics
  18. Cretaceous6▲ 183×2 topics
  19. Geodetic Measurements6▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Invasive Species6▲ 9.0×12 topics
  21. Marine Sediments6▲ 62×2 topics
  22. Earthquakes6▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Plate Boundaries6▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Paleoproductivity6▲ 128×1 topic
  25. Paleoredox6▲ 128×1 topic
  26. Reactive Transport5▲ 67×2 topics
  27. Phylogenetics5▲ 77×2 topics
  28. Mediterranean5▲ 35×4 topics
  29. Sediment Transport5▲ 20×4 topics
  30. Ecosystem Services5▲ 8.0×6 topics
  31. Groundwater Flow5▲ 127×1 topic
  32. Tectonic Evolution5▲ 144×3 topics
  33. Transport Modeling5▲ 127×1 topic
  34. Biogeography5▲ 12×14 topics
  35. Environmental Impacts5▲ 11×6 topics
  36. Amber Fossils4▲ 317×1 topic
  37. Insect Evolution4▲ 317×1 topic
  38. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Land Use Change4▲ 8.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Géosciences Rennes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 10 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 7 fractional worksGeological formations an…6Geological formations and processes: 6 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …6earthquake and tectonic studies: 6 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 6 fractional worksGroundwater flow and contamination studies: 5 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber4Fossil Insects in Amber: 4 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 4 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 3 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceEarth-Surface ProcessesPaleontology3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 10 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 7 works
  3. 3 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 6 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 6 works
  6. 6 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  8. 8 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 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 available35.7%not open64.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.9%domestic only66.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Géosciences Rennes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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