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Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand

In research, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,570 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Chemistry — Chemistry is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,822
of 28,054 · #11,380 all time
Rank in France
#581
of 1,422
Research works
670
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand 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 #7,570 of 12,888 5.6%160 #6829

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand 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 Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Chemistry takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ChemistryField · 23.9 works6.9×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.34× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.89× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.48× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.11× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.10× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.33× its world share, 41 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand?

Ranked on the composite score, Claude Taillefumier, Franck Charmantray and Yohann Coulier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand.

  1. 1 Claude Taillefumier France · #1,349,806 worldwide 38 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Franck Charmantray France · #1,546,608 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Yohann Coulier France · #1,604,520 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Lionel Nauton France · #1,630,440 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Catalysis, Recycling, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Waste Management and Marine Environment.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact19▲ 5.0×26 topics
  2. Nanomaterials14▲ 5.9×16 topics
  3. Catalysis13▲ 8.8×20 topics
  4. Nanoparticles13▲ 4.5×26 topics
  5. Recycling12▲ 14×8 topics
  6. Nanocomposites11▲ 6.0×17 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties8▲ 3.8×17 topics
  8. Waste Management8▲ 8.6×3 topics
  9. Graphene8▲ 5.0×8 topics
  10. Marine Environment7▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Pollution7▲ 17×3 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications7▲ 2.6×27 topics
  13. Drug Delivery7▲ 5.7×12 topics
  14. Heterogeneous Catalysis7▲ 16×5 topics
  15. Human Health6▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Drug Discovery6▲ 13×8 topics
  17. Green Chemistry6▲ 15×8 topics
  18. Microplastics6▲ 28×1 topic
  19. Terrestrial Ecosystems6▲ 28×1 topic
  20. Nanostructures6▲ 6.8×10 topics
  21. Visible Light6▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Water Splitting6▲ 7.2×4 topics
  23. Energy Storage6▲ 3.9×8 topics
  24. Self-Assembly6▲ 7.8×10 topics
  25. CO2 Reduction5▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Synthesis5▲ 6.5×19 topics
  27. Water Quality5▲ 6.0×6 topics
  28. Semiconductor5▲ 6.6×4 topics
  29. Solar Energy5▲ 6.9×3 topics
  30. Wastewater5▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Hydrogen Production4▲ 7.3×1 topic
  32. Layer-by-Layer Assembly4▲ 56×2 topics
  33. Monitoring4▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Photocatalyst4▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Sensors4▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Adsorption4▲ 9.1×7 topics
  37. Chemical Oxygen Demand4▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Nanosheets4▲ 22×2 topics
  39. UV-VIS Spectroscopy4▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Delamination4▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis and Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications.

Microplastics and Plasti…6Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …4Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 4 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring…4Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis: 4 fractional worksLayered Double Hydroxide…4Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications: 4 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 3 fractional worksInorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds: 3 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…3Health, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and Analysis: 3 fractional worksAdvanced oxidation water treatment: 3 fractional worksLuminescence Properties …3Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 3 fractional works
PollutionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  3. 3 Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications Materials Chemistry 4 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds Inorganic Chemistry 3 works
  7. 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced oxidation water treatment Water Science and Technology 3 works
  10. 10 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials 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 available28.0%not open72.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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