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Institut de Chimie

In research, Institut de Chimie stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,076 of 12,888 worldwide), Chemistry (#1,192 of 1,330 worldwide) and Materials Science (#2,315 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 15.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,972
of 28,054 · #1,062 all time
Rank in France
#106
of 1,422
Research works
5.6k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
192k
34.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Institut de Chimie 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,076 of 12,888 9.7%264 #914
ChemistryField #1,192 of 1,330 8.6%78 #230
Materials ScienceField #2,315 of 2,468 9.1%63 #945

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Chimie 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. Physical Sciences#914 #3,076
  2. Chemistry#230 #1,192
  3. Materials Science#945 #2,315
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 de Chimie specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 15.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 42.6 works16×
  2. ChemistryField · 77.6 works14×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.66× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.67× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 7.95× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 13.78× its world share, 78 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.22× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.02× its world share, 63 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.62× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 13.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Chimie?

Ranked on the composite score, John A. Osborn, P. Albrecht and Bernard Dietrich lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Chimie.

  1. 1 John A. Osborn France · #60,665 worldwide 558 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 P. Albrecht France · #130,663 worldwide 364 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Bernard Dietrich France · #166,959 worldwide 192 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Raymond Weiss France · #176,698 worldwide 244 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 A. Veillard France · #200,104 worldwide 225 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Georges Wipff France · #258,737 worldwide 160 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Romain Ruppert France · #405,341 worldwide 139 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Pierre Albrecht France · #467,216 worldwide 138 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Françis Carré France · #520,009 worldwide 114 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 R. Weiss France · #559,783 worldwide 106 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Chimie

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Chimie?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Water Splitting, Self-Assembly, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Nanoparticles, Medicinal Chemistry and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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. Catalysis40▲ 17×28 topics
  2. Nanomaterials26▲ 7.0×19 topics
  3. Nanoparticles18▲ 3.9×32 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications15▲ 3.6×32 topics
  5. Water Splitting15▲ 12×4 topics
  6. Self-Assembly15▲ 13×12 topics
  7. Nanocomposites14▲ 4.9×17 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks13▲ 8.7×6 topics
  9. Medicinal Chemistry12▲ 12×13 topics
  10. Electrocatalysis11▲ 11×5 topics
  11. Graphene11▲ 4.5×8 topics
  12. Hydrogenation11▲ 18×5 topics
  13. Synthesis10▲ 7.7×29 topics
  14. Nanostructures10▲ 7.0×13 topics
  15. Hydrogen Bonding10▲ 32×4 topics
  16. Visible Light10▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Drug Delivery10▲ 4.9×14 topics
  18. Molecular Dynamics9▲ 16×5 topics
  19. Green Chemistry9▲ 14×10 topics
  20. Drug Discovery8▲ 11×10 topics
  21. Chemical Sensors8▲ 9.3×3 topics
  22. Density Functional Theory8▲ 22×5 topics
  23. Metal Complexes8▲ 31×5 topics
  24. CO2 Reduction8▲ 9.9×2 topics
  25. Heterogeneous Catalysis8▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Organometallic Chemistry8▲ 47×5 topics
  27. Semiconductor7▲ 6.1×4 topics
  28. Catalysts7▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Organic Synthesis7▲ 18×10 topics
  30. Solar Energy7▲ 6.3×3 topics
  31. Enantioselective Synthesis7▲ 31×6 topics
  32. Hydrogen Production7▲ 7.2×3 topics
  33. Oxidation7▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Photocatalyst7▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Plasmonic7▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Transition Metal Catalysis7▲ 22×4 topics
  37. Fuel Cells7▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Transition Metal Complexes7▲ 21×4 topics
  39. Polymerization6▲ 18×6 topics
  40. Photochemical Properties6▲ 46×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Chimie publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Advanced Photocatalysis …7Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 7 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…6Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 6 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum…5Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 5 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…5Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 5 fractional worksPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry: 4 fractional worksCarbon dioxide utilizati…4Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis: 4 fractional worksOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis: 3 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and Analysis: 3 fractional worksPhotochemistry and Elect…3Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies: 3 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMaterials ChemistryProcess Chemistry and Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  2. 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  3. 3 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  4. 4 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 5 works
  5. 5 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  6. 6 Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry Materials Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 4 works
  8. 8 Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis Molecular Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 3 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 available20.5%not open79.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.1%domestic only72.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Chimie's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher 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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