Question 1

What is Ifremer known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Ifremer stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,521 of 10,670 worldwide), Environmental Science (#545 of 3,334 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#274 of 1,088 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Ecology (Oceanography is 43.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Ifremer rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Ifremer ranks #2,400 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,362 all time), and #79 of 517 in France.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Ifremer?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Olivier J. Rouxel, Patrice Klein and Camille P. Albouy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ifremer.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Ifremer?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Ifremer is "Planck 2018 results" (N. Aghanim et al., 2020), with 14,737 citations. Next come "Ecological responses to recent climate change" (10,060) and "Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments" (6,184).

Question 5

Which research topics does Ifremer publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Marine and fisheries research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes and Marine and coastal ecosystems.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Ifremer?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Ifremer work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Ifremer is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (37%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (23%), Engineering (7%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Ifremer's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.