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Ifremer

In research, Ifremer stands highest in Environmental Science (#788 of 3,551 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,198 of 12,888 worldwide) and Oceanography (#66 of 156 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Ecology and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 42.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,430
of 28,054 · #2,177 all time
Rank in France
#89
of 1,422
Research works
6.8k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
235k
34.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Ifremer 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
Environmental ScienceField #788 of 3,551 21.4%313 #556
Physical SciencesDomain #3,198 of 12,888 21.3%604 #2173
OceanographySubfield #66 of 156 21.5%100 #93
EcologySubfield #262 of 578 25.5%96 #348
Life SciencesDomain #3,920 of 7,800 20.6%122 #1336
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #622 of 1,209 22.3%189 #470
EngineeringField #4,762 of 6,636 23.3%61 #3590
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #428 of 535 19.6%84 #319
Social SciencesDomain #9,440 of 10,521 8.9%73 #8915

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Environmental Science#556 #788
  2. Physical Sciences#2,173 #3,198
  3. Oceanography#93 #66
  4. Ecology#348 #262
  5. Life Sciences#1,336 #3,920
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences#470 #622
  7. Engineering#3,590 #4,762
  8. Global and Planetary Change#319 #428
  9. Social Sciences#8,915 #9,440
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Ifremer specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 42.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 99.6 works43×
  2. EcologySubfield · 96.0 works15×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 188.6 works14×
  4. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 20.5 works14×
  5. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 24.6 works14×
  6. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 84.1 works13×
  7. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 26.2 works13×
← 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: 1.39× its world share, 55 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 52 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.49× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.45× its world share, 189 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.57× its world share, 313 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.70× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ifremer?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean‐Marc Fromentin, Yves Fouquet and Germain Bayon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ifremer.

  1. 1 Jean‐Marc Fromentin France · #14,704 worldwide 1.7k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Yves Fouquet France · #49,186 worldwide 566 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Germain Bayon France · #51,643 worldwide 633 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 José‐Luis Zambonino‐Infante France · #54,509 worldwide 357 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Chantal Cahu France · #55,468 worldwide 340 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Gilles Lericolais France · #70,945 worldwide 361 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Sylvie Pouliquen France · #81,640 worldwide 193 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Tristan Renault France · #81,835 worldwide 336 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Jean‐Luc Charlou France · #85,467 worldwide 268 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Bernard Dennielou France · #85,672 worldwide 406 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Ifremer

Which keywords describe research at Ifremer?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Aquaculture, Fisheries Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Marine Environment, Ocean Acidification, Ecosystem Services and Trophic Cascades.

▲ 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 Change183▲ 8.2×72 topics
  2. Environmental Impact62▲ 4.4×43 topics
  3. Aquaculture51▲ 23×8 topics
  4. Fisheries Sustainability51▲ 68×2 topics
  5. Marine Environment47▲ 39×3 topics
  6. Sustainability41▲ 2.0×43 topics
  7. Ocean Acidification39▲ 64×3 topics
  8. Ecosystem Services37▲ 12×7 topics
  9. Trophic Cascades36▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Global Warming35▲ 10×10 topics
  11. Ecosystem Management35▲ 70×1 topic
  12. Marine Fisheries35▲ 101×1 topic
  13. Ocean Circulation34▲ 32×3 topics
  14. Invasive Species33▲ 9.3×14 topics
  15. Harmful Algal Blooms33▲ 51×3 topics
  16. Food Security30▲ 6.5×9 topics
  17. Benthic Communities29▲ 59×2 topics
  18. Marine Biodiversity29▲ 59×2 topics
  19. Bivalve Molluscs28▲ 120×1 topic
  20. Oyster Reefs28▲ 120×1 topic
  21. Marine Ecosystems28▲ 63×2 topics
  22. Conservation27▲ 7.6×16 topics
  23. Biodiversity27▲ 4.3×24 topics
  24. Biogeography27▲ 12×12 topics
  25. Eutrophication26▲ 31×4 topics
  26. Data Assimilation26▲ 20×4 topics
  27. Ecosystem Functioning24▲ 15×7 topics
  28. Population Dynamics24▲ 11×10 topics
  29. Recycling22▲ 6.9×5 topics
  30. Bleaching22▲ 80×1 topic
  31. Coral Reefs22▲ 80×1 topic
  32. Climate Change Impact21▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Oceanic Modeling21▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Tidal Analysis21▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Nutrient Limitation20▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Dissolved Organic Matter20▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Oceanic Carbon Cycle20▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Pollution20▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Habitat Fragmentation19▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Wave Modeling19▲ 45×2 topics

Which research topics does Ifremer publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.

Marine and fisheries res…35Marine and fisheries research: 35 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…28Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 28 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…22Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 22 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…21Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 21 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 20 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 18 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…16Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 16 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 15 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 15 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Manag…14Coastal and Marine Management: 14 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyOceanographyNature and Landscape Conservation2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 35 works
  2. 2 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 28 works
  3. 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 22 works
  4. 4 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 21 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 20 works
  6. 6 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 18 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 16 works
  8. 8 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 15 works
  9. 9 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  10. 10 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 14 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 available58.6%not open41.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.9%domestic only67.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ifremer's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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