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Institut de Génétique Humaine

In research, Institut de Génétique Humaine stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,087 of 14,347 worldwide), Molecular Biology (#1,107 of 4,961 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,242 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Life Sciences — Molecular Biology is 15.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,104
of 28,054 · #5,807 all time
Rank in France
#430
of 1,422
Research works
626
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
64.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Institut de Génétique Humaine known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #2,087 of 14,347 32.1%467
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,107 of 4,961 33.4%276
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,242 of 7,814 32.0%348

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Génétique Humaine 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 Génétique Humaine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 15.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 28.7 works16×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 37.0 works11×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 45.8 works5.8×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11.48× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.24× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingPsychology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Génétique Humaine?

Ranked on the composite score, Philippe Pasero, Giacomo Cavalli and Jérôme Moreaux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Génétique Humaine.

  1. 1 Philippe Pasero France · #312,981 worldwide 73 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Giacomo Cavalli France · #489,035 worldwide 248 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Jérôme Moreaux France · #528,828 worldwide 95 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Génétique Humaine

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Génétique Humaine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Chromatin, Gene Regulation, Epigenetic Regulation, Transcription Factors, Epigenetics, Genomic Instability and Histone Modifications.

▲ 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. Cancer7▲ 8.7×20 topics
  2. Chromatin6▲ 217×2 topics
  3. Gene Regulation5▲ 91×4 topics
  4. Epigenetic Regulation4▲ 30×6 topics
  5. Transcription Factors4▲ 52×2 topics
  6. Epigenetics4▲ 142×2 topics
  7. Genomic Instability4▲ 53×2 topics
  8. Histone Modifications4▲ 240×1 topic
  9. Transcription4▲ 240×1 topic
  10. Gene Expression3▲ 8.8×12 topics
  11. Alternative Splicing3▲ 90×1 topic
  12. Homologous Recombination3▲ 102×2 topics
  13. RNA-Binding Proteins3▲ 90×1 topic
  14. Cancer Progression3▲ 24×5 topics
  15. DNA Damage3▲ 57×2 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity3▲ 10×5 topics
  17. ATM and ATR Kinases3▲ 193×1 topic
  18. Cancer Therapy3▲ 7.5×9 topics
  19. Repair3▲ 193×1 topic
  20. Small RNAs2▲ 66×2 topics
  21. Genome Evolution2▲ 95×1 topic
  22. Polyploidy2▲ 82×1 topic
  23. Genome Engineering2▲ 57×1 topic
  24. RNA methylation2▲ 41×1 topic
  25. RNA-Guided2▲ 57×1 topic
  26. m6A-seq2▲ 41×1 topic
  27. DNA Methylation2▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Innate Immunity2▲ 10×6 topics
  29. Epigenetic Reprogramming2▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Glycosylation2▲ 28×3 topics
  31. Histone Modification2▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 20×7 topics
  33. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 28×3 topics
  34. Proteasome Inhibitors2▲ 36×2 topics
  35. Cell Death1▲ 10×6 topics
  36. Therapeutic Antibodies1▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Translation1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Antibody Engineering1▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Autoimmunity1▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Fc Receptors1▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de Génétique Humaine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, RNA Research and Splicing, DNA Repair Mechanisms and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations.

Genomics and Chromatin D…4Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 4 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing3RNA Research and Splicing: 3 fractional worksDNA Repair Mechanisms3DNA Repair Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic …2Chromosomal and Genetic Variations: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…2Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 2 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 1 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 1 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immunology: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPlant ScienceRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingImmunology

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 4 works
  2. 2 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 3 works
  3. 3 DNA Repair Mechanisms Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 1 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 available52.8%not open47.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.7%domestic only70.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Génétique Humaine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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