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Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay

In research, Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,469 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 26.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,758
of 28,054 · #4,592 all time
Rank in France
#236
of 1,422
Research works
1.3k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay 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 #4,469 of 12,888 11.8%146 #2849

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay 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 Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 26.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 33.2 works26×
  2. ChemistryField · 49.5 works19×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.49× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 18.79× its world share, 50 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.86× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.65× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.83× its world share, 34 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.51× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 18.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay?

Ranked on the composite score, Emmanuelle Schulz, Pierre Millet and André Lubineau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay.

  1. 1 Emmanuelle Schulz France · #44,478 worldwide 751 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Pierre Millet France · #178,527 worldwide 435 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 André Lubineau France · #362,312 worldwide 119 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 François Brisset France · #420,820 worldwide 260 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Vincent Ji France · #421,591 worldwide 429 citations · 97 works
  6. 6 Guillaume Vincent France · #438,301 worldwide 159 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Régis Guillot France · #526,842 worldwide 262 citations · 78 works
  8. 8 Jean‐Pierre Mahy France · #567,606 worldwide 77 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Sylvain Franger France · #593,454 worldwide 139 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Denis Solas France · #638,826 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Transition Metal Catalysis, Catalysis, Microstructure, Synthesis, Enantioselective Synthesis, Heterocycles and Transition Metal Complexes.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties12▲ 7.2×18 topics
  2. Transition Metal Catalysis11▲ 78×4 topics
  3. Catalysis11▲ 9.6×23 topics
  4. Microstructure10▲ 11×14 topics
  5. Nanoparticles8▲ 3.8×21 topics
  6. Synthesis8▲ 12×21 topics
  7. Enantioselective Synthesis7▲ 70×7 topics
  8. Heterocycles7▲ 47×5 topics
  9. Nanomaterials7▲ 4.1×13 topics
  10. Transition Metal Complexes7▲ 48×4 topics
  11. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions7▲ 69×3 topics
  12. Hydrogenation7▲ 24×5 topics
  13. Enantioselective Reactions7▲ 101×2 topics
  14. Organic Synthesis7▲ 34×8 topics
  15. Electrocatalysis6▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Oxidative Coupling6▲ 71×2 topics
  17. C-C Bond Formation6▲ 87×3 topics
  18. Graphene6▲ 5.0×10 topics
  19. Chiral Ligands5▲ 102×2 topics
  20. Asymmetric Catalysis5▲ 81×4 topics
  21. Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation5▲ 69×1 topic
  22. C–H Activation5▲ 69×1 topic
  23. Medicinal Chemistry5▲ 11×12 topics
  24. Self-Assembly5▲ 9.3×9 topics
  25. Dehydrogenation5▲ 44×2 topics
  26. Water Splitting5▲ 7.9×4 topics
  27. Polymerization5▲ 30×5 topics
  28. Alcohol Activation5▲ 106×1 topic
  29. Amine Synthesis5▲ 106×1 topic
  30. Nanostructures4▲ 6.6×13 topics
  31. Biosensors4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  32. Laser Ablation4▲ 64×2 topics
  33. Catalytic4▲ 19×6 topics
  34. Organometallic Chemistry4▲ 51×5 topics
  35. CO2 Reduction4▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Drug Discovery4▲ 10.0×8 topics
  37. Grain Refinement4▲ 19×4 topics
  38. Fiber Lasers4▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Alkaloids4▲ 44×4 topics
  40. Aryl Halides4▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, Laser Material Processing Techniques and High Entropy Alloys Studies.

Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 5 fractional worksAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis: 5 fractional worksLaser Material Processin…3Laser Material Processing Techniques: 3 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Stud…3High Entropy Alloys Studies: 3 fractional worksSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods: 2 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and Analysis: 2 fractional worksGlass properties and app…2Glass properties and applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions: 2 fractional worksAsymmetric Synthesis and…2Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis: 2 fractional works
Organic ChemistryInorganic ChemistryComputational MechanicsMechanical Engineering3 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 Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry 5 works
  3. 3 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 3 works
  4. 4 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods Organic Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  9. 9 Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions Organic Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 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 available24.7%not open75.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay'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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