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Institut Agro Dijon

In research, Institut Agro Dijon stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,344 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,154 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,446 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 15.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,657
of 28,054 · #8,589 all time
Rank in France
#399
of 1,422
Research works
1.6k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
32.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Institut Agro Dijon 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,344 of 3,409 24.0%118 #933
Life SciencesDomain #5,154 of 7,800 22.7%152 #4177
Social SciencesDomain #7,446 of 10,521 13.1%68 #6564
Physical SciencesDomain #11,681 of 12,888 18.8%61 #14273

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Agro Dijon 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#933 #1,344
  2. Life Sciences#4,177 #5,154
  3. Social Sciences#6,564 #7,446
  4. Physical Sciences#14,273 #11,681
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 Institut Agro Dijon specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 15.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 22.1 works15×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 45.7 works8.4×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 118.0 works8.0×
← 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: 7.97× its world share, 118 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.71× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.96× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 2.81× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.61× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Agro Dijon?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrick Mayen, Paul Olry and Pierre Morlon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Agro Dijon.

  1. 1 Patrick Mayen France · #132,599 worldwide 37 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Paul Olry France · #209,349 worldwide 24 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Pierre Morlon France · #523,609 worldwide 9 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Gilbert Barralis France · #702,153 worldwide 48 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Jean‐Luc Le Quéré France · #791,642 worldwide 194 citations · 124 works
  6. 6 Jacques Gasquez France · #799,689 worldwide 29 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Thomas Karbowiak France · #829,011 worldwide 75 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Sylvie Mugnier France · #922,600 worldwide 10 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 JL Tisserand France · #942,565 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 V. Julliand France · #1,260,835 worldwide 33 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Agro Dijon

Which keywords describe research at Institut Agro Dijon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Smallholder Farmers, Sustainability, Adaptation, Agroecology, Livestock Farming, Agricultural Development and Multifunctionality.

▲ 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 Change41▲ 4.8×45 topics
  2. Sustainability26▲ 3.4×30 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers19▲ 27×4 topics
  4. Adaptation17▲ 19×6 topics
  5. Agroecology17▲ 37×3 topics
  6. Livestock Farming16▲ 84×2 topics
  7. Agricultural Development16▲ 32×4 topics
  8. Multifunctionality16▲ 103×2 topics
  9. Diversity16▲ 29×4 topics
  10. Gender Studies16▲ 33×2 topics
  11. Professional Practices16▲ 127×1 topic
  12. Public Action16▲ 127×1 topic
  13. Work Organization15▲ 116×1 topic
  14. Environmental Impact14▲ 2.7×18 topics
  15. Biodiversity13▲ 5.6×19 topics
  16. Community Engagement13▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Local Development13▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Territorial Governance13▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Sustainable Development12▲ 2.4×13 topics
  20. Social Justice12▲ 6.3×6 topics
  21. Microbial Communities11▲ 8.0×7 topics
  22. Public Policy10▲ 6.6×3 topics
  23. Invasive Species10▲ 7.3×15 topics
  24. Ecosystem Functioning9▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Sustainable Agriculture9▲ 9.1×10 topics
  26. Citizen Participation9▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Environmental Participation9▲ 35×1 topic
  28. Nitrogen Fixation8▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Consumer Perception8▲ 11×6 topics
  30. Gut Microbiota7▲ 6.5×5 topics
  31. Global Change7▲ 8.2×4 topics
  32. Ecosystem Services7▲ 5.5×9 topics
  33. Rhizosphere Interactions7▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Polyphenols6▲ 12×6 topics
  35. Host Recognition6▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 9.0×3 topics
  37. Soil Fertility6▲ 8.5×5 topics
  38. Mycorrhizal Fungi6▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Soil Carbon Sequestration5▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Weed Control5▲ 63×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut Agro Dijon publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, sociology, and vocational training, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, French Urban and Social Studies and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics.

Education, sociology, an…16Education, sociology, and vocational training: 16 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…15Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 15 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 9 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 5 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 4 fractional worksWeed Control and Herbicide Applications: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 4 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 4 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSoil SciencePlant Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 15 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  4. 4 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 5 works
  5. 5 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 4 works
  6. 6 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications Plant Science 4 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 4 works
  8. 8 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 4 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  10. 10 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 4 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 available39.5%not open60.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.0%domestic only72.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Agro Dijon's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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