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Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure

In research, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,935 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 6.4× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#7,847
of 28,054 · #4,728 all time
Rank in France
#245
of 1,422
Research works
636
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
55.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,935 of 7,800 31.8%62 #1818

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure 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 Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 23.2 works6.4×
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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: 1.31× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.15× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 7.30× its world share, 14 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.70× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.59× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.04× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
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Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure?

Ranked on the composite score, Hugues Roest Crollius, Auguste Genovesio and David Holcman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure.

  1. 1 Hugues Roest Crollius France · #223,064 worldwide 742 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Auguste Genovesio France · #971,534 worldwide 53 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 David Holcman France · #1,061,348 worldwide 72 citations · 69 works
  4. 4 Silvia De Monte France · #1,610,743 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, Evolution, Population Genetics, Neurological Disorders, Mutation, Neuronal Circuits, Population Dynamics and Natural Selection.

▲ 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 Change6▲ 1.76×29 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 1.33×17 topics
  3. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 14×10 topics
  4. Evolution4▲ 15×6 topics
  5. Neurological Disorders4▲ 6.5×9 topics
  6. Population Genetics4▲ 25×3 topics
  7. Biodiversity4▲ 4.1×13 topics
  8. Mutation4▲ 16×3 topics
  9. Neuronal Circuits3▲ 37×2 topics
  10. Adaptation3▲ 9.5×6 topics
  11. Natural Selection3▲ 51×2 topics
  12. Population Dynamics3▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Dendritic Spines3▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Synaptic Plasticity3▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Astrocyte Function3▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Experimental Evolution3▲ 102×1 topic
  17. Genetic Dynamics3▲ 102×1 topic
  18. GABAergic3▲ 46×1 topic
  19. Neurotransmission3▲ 46×1 topic
  20. RNA-Seq3▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity3▲ 4.9×6 topics
  22. Invasive Species3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  23. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 14×7 topics
  24. Homomorphic Encryption2▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Identity-Based Encryption2▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Biogeography2▲ 7.8×9 topics
  27. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  28. Gene Regulation2▲ 22×4 topics
  29. Infectious Diseases2▲ 5.8×7 topics
  30. Functional Genomics2▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Global Change2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  32. Microscopy2▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Synchronization2▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Transcription Factors2▲ 16×3 topics
  35. genome annotation2▲ 28×1 topic
  36. sequence alignment2▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Insulin Signaling2▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Prediction2▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Protein2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Chromatin2▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Cryptography and Data Security and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies.

  1. 1 Evolution and Genetic Dynamics Genetics 3 works
  2. 2 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  3. 3 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  4. 4 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 2 works
  10. 10 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 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 available68.0%not open32.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.1%domestic only45.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure'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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