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Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier

In research, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,647 of 14,347 worldwide), Molecular Biology (#2,132 of 4,961 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,531 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 13.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#7,058
of 42,892
Rank in France
#432
of 2,321
Research works
658
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
54.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier 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 #2,647 of 14,347 28.8%448
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,132 of 4,961 29.1%241
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,531 of 7,814 29.3%331
MedicineField #9,136 of 17,978 28.4%176
Health SciencesDomain #11,942 of 20,462 28.4%179

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 21.1 works13×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 28.0 works10×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10.12× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 10.77× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.10× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.19× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Hahne, Robert A. Hipskind and Jamal Tazi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier.

  1. 1 Michael Hahne France · #259,704 worldwide 126 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Robert A. Hipskind France · #263,269 worldwide 150 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Jamal Tazi France · #265,110 worldwide 137 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Naomi Taylor France · #588,969 worldwide 48 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Marc Piechaczyk France · #1,400,223 worldwide 34 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Marc Sitbon France · #1,476,434 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Chromatin, Gene Expression, Gene Regulation, Cancer Therapy, Alternative Splicing, RNA-Binding Proteins and Transcription Factors.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Cancer4▲ 5.8×23 topics
  2. Chromatin4▲ 142×2 topics
  3. Gene Expression4▲ 11×11 topics
  4. Gene Regulation3▲ 66×4 topics
  5. Cancer Therapy3▲ 9.8×11 topics
  6. Epidemiology3▲ 1.38×25 topics
  7. Alternative Splicing3▲ 97×1 topic
  8. RNA-Binding Proteins3▲ 97×1 topic
  9. Transcription Factors3▲ 42×3 topics
  10. Histone Modifications2▲ 193×1 topic
  11. Innate Immunity2▲ 15×8 topics
  12. Transcription2▲ 193×1 topic
  13. Inflammation2▲ 2.1×17 topics
  14. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 17×6 topics
  15. Immune Response2▲ 6.5×13 topics
  16. Translation2▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Pattern Recognition Receptors2▲ 28×2 topics
  18. RNA Structure2▲ 66×1 topic
  19. Ribosome2▲ 66×1 topic
  20. Cancer Progression2▲ 16×5 topics
  21. DNA Methylation2▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Cell Death1▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Genomic Instability1▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Pathogenesis1▲ 4.8×7 topics
  25. Viral Infection1▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Interferon Signaling1▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Mitochondria1▲ 17×4 topics
  28. cGAS-STING Pathway1▲ 63×1 topic
  29. RNA methylation1▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Vaccine1▲ 5.2×9 topics
  31. m6A-seq1▲ 24×1 topic
  32. DNA Damage1▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Glycosylation1▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Homologous Recombination1▲ 45×2 topics
  35. Immunity1▲ 4.9×6 topics
  36. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.19×8 topics
  37. Repair1▲ 87×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: RNA Research and Splicing, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms and interferon and immune responses.

RNA Research and Splicing: 3 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksinterferon and immune responses: 1 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional worksDNA Repair Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome pathways: 1 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyImmunology

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

  1. 1 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 3 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 interferon and immune responses Immunology 1 works
  5. 5 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 DNA Repair Mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Immune Cell Function and Interaction 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 available46.7%not open53.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.1%domestic only69.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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