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Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles

In research, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,312 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 35.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,135
of 28,054 · #3,318 all time
Rank in France
#489
of 1,422
Research works
3.7k
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
101k
27.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles 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 #7,312 of 12,888 10.9%62 #2244

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles 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 des Substances Naturelles specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 35.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 35.9 works35×
  2. ChemistryField · 43.9 works21×
← 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: 2.30× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.18× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11.54× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 20.71× its world share, 44 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.57× its world share, 7 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 20.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles?

Ranked on the composite score, E. Lederer, George E. Morris and Hugh Felkin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles.

  1. 1 E. Lederer France · #45,535 worldwide 384 citations · 82 works
  2. 2 George E. Morris France · #137,126 worldwide 168 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Hugh Felkin France · #182,225 worldwide 182 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Laurent Dufossé France · #182,301 worldwide 215 citations · 77 works
  5. 5 Judith Polonsky France · #224,235 worldwide 153 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Thierry Sévenet France · #279,705 worldwide 102 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Robert H. Dodd France · #290,890 worldwide 180 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Thanh Bình Nguyễn France · #324,402 worldwide 110 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 François Giraud France · #325,697 worldwide 25 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Nicole Langlois France · #326,424 worldwide 161 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Medicinal Chemistry, Synthesis, Transition Metal Catalysis, Heterocycles, Organic Synthesis, Drug Discovery, Metal-Catalyzed Reactions and Biological Activities.

▲ 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. Medicinal Chemistry12▲ 32×10 topics
  2. Synthesis11▲ 23×19 topics
  3. Transition Metal Catalysis10▲ 86×4 topics
  4. Heterocycles9▲ 71×6 topics
  5. Organic Synthesis8▲ 55×8 topics
  6. Drug Discovery7▲ 25×10 topics
  7. Biological Activities6▲ 28×8 topics
  8. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions6▲ 75×2 topics
  9. Enantioselective Synthesis6▲ 70×5 topics
  10. Anti-inflammatory6▲ 15×17 topics
  11. Pharmacology6▲ 17×16 topics
  12. Medicinal Plants6▲ 10×12 topics
  13. Antioxidant6▲ 5.9×26 topics
  14. Anticancer5▲ 26×11 topics
  15. Oxidative Coupling5▲ 80×2 topics
  16. Transition Metal Complexes5▲ 42×4 topics
  17. C-C Bond Formation5▲ 93×3 topics
  18. Aryl Halides5▲ 85×2 topics
  19. Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation5▲ 79×1 topic
  20. C–H Activation5▲ 79×1 topic
  21. Catalysis5▲ 5.1×15 topics
  22. Catalytic4▲ 26×4 topics
  23. Cytotoxicity4▲ 23×9 topics
  24. Vaccine Development4▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Anticancer Agents4▲ 20×9 topics
  26. Genomics4▲ 10×7 topics
  27. Natural Products4▲ 21×7 topics
  28. Green Chemistry4▲ 17×5 topics
  29. Alkaloids4▲ 61×5 topics
  30. Enantioselective4▲ 109×3 topics
  31. Reactive Oxygen Species4▲ 7.1×10 topics
  32. Antioxidants4▲ 6.3×7 topics
  33. Drug Design4▲ 44×2 topics
  34. Sulfur Bond Formation4▲ 119×1 topic
  35. Transition-Metal-Catalyzed4▲ 119×1 topic
  36. Enantioselective Reactions3▲ 64×2 topics
  37. Human Metapneumovirus3▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Respiratory Syncytial Virus3▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Amination3▲ 146×1 topic
  40. C-H Bonds3▲ 146×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods, Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques, Respiratory viral infections research and Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions.

Catalytic C–H Functional…5Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 5 fractional worksSulfur-Based Synthesis T…4Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques: 4 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…3Respiratory viral infections research: 3 fractional worksSynthesis and Catalytic …3Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions: 3 fractional worksCatalytic Alkyne Reactions: 3 fractional worksAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis: 2 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Re…2Radical Photochemical Reactions: 2 fractional worksCarbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis: 2 fractional worksFluorine in Organic Chemistry: 2 fractional worksTraditional and Medicina…2Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae: 2 fractional works
Organic ChemistryEpidemiologyInorganic ChemistryPharmaceutical Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 5 works
  2. 2 Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques Organic Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 3 works
  4. 4 Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions Organic Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Catalytic Alkyne Reactions Organic Chemistry 3 works
  6. 6 Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis Organic Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Fluorine in Organic Chemistry Pharmaceutical Science 2 works
  10. 10 Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae Biochemistry 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 available17.8%not open82.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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