Question 1

What is Inserm known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Inserm stands highest in Medicine (#10 of 8,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#13 of 9,902 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#34 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Developmental Neuroscience (Transplantation is 6.1× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Inserm rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Inserm ranks #74 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#76 all time), and #3 of 517 in France.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Inserm?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Lorenzo Galluzzi, Pierre Chambon and Sandrine Henri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Inserm.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Inserm?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Inserm is "The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews" (Matthew James Page et al., 2021), with 105,915 citations. Next come "The CLUSTAL_X windows interface: flexible strategies for multiple sequence alignment aided by quality analysis tools" (39,325) and "RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials" (33,250).

Question 5

Which research topics does Inserm publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Health, Medicine and Society, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Immune Cell Function and Interaction.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Inserm?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Disease, Diagnosis, Cancer and Neurological Disorders.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Inserm work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Inserm is in Health Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (50%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Neuroscience (6%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Inserm's?

Accepted Answer

Baylor College of Medicine has the research profile closest to Inserm's (similarity 0.96 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Immunology and Microbiology, followed by Medical University of Vienna and Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris.

Question 9

Is Inserm's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.