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Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée

In research, Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée stands highest in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,262 of 7,814 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,190 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,908 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,044
of 42,892
Rank in France
#582
of 2,321
Research works
622
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
38.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée 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
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,262 of 7,814 26.9%186
Life SciencesDomain #4,190 of 14,347 25.8%257
Physical SciencesDomain #11,908 of 21,541 20.5%232

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée 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).

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: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.33× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.74× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.54× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.37× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.93× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 3 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, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée?

Ranked on the composite score, A Crémieux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée.

  1. 1 A Crémieux France · #1,091,880 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antibiotic Resistance, Membrane Proteins, Genomics, Signal Transduction, Evolution, Gene Regulation, Nanoparticles and Bacterial Physiology.

▲ 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. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 34×8 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 2.7×31 topics
  3. Membrane Proteins4▲ 124×3 topics
  4. Genomics4▲ 29×5 topics
  5. Nanoparticles4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  6. Signal Transduction4▲ 56×3 topics
  7. Evolution4▲ 33×3 topics
  8. Gene Regulation4▲ 91×3 topics
  9. Bacterial Physiology4▲ 382×1 topic
  10. Cellular Homeostasis4▲ 215×1 topic
  11. Metagenomics4▲ 85×2 topics
  12. Ecology4▲ 50×3 topics
  13. Microbiome4▲ 58×3 topics
  14. Virus4▲ 81×2 topics
  15. Bacteriophage4▲ 161×1 topic
  16. Marine4▲ 161×1 topic
  17. Bacterial Pathogenesis2▲ 98×2 topics
  18. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Virulence2▲ 61×2 topics
  20. Vaccine Development2▲ 15×6 topics
  21. Cholera2▲ 149×1 topic
  22. Vibrio cholerae2▲ 149×1 topic
  23. Microbial Communities2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  24. Pathogenesis2▲ 6.7×10 topics
  25. RNA-Seq2▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Ribosome2▲ 57×1 topic
  27. Translation2▲ 18×1 topic
  28. genome annotation2▲ 49×1 topic
  29. sequence alignment2▲ 49×1 topic
  30. Genomic Analysis2▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Vaccine1▲ 7.0×7 topics
  32. Gene Silencing1▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Infectious Diseases1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  34. Microbial Ecology1▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Plant Immunity1▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Viral RNA Silencing1▲ 66×1 topic
  37. Virulence Factors1▲ 16×6 topics
  38. Bacteria1▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Biofilms1▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Quorum Sensing1▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Vibrio bacteria research studies and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Bacterial Genetics and B…4Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 4 fractional worksBacteriophages and micro…4Bacteriophages and microbial interactions: 4 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Stu…1Plant Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional worksBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 1 fractional worksEscherichia coli research studies: 1 fractional worksMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins: 1 fractional works
GeneticsEcologyEndocrinologyMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Genetics 4 works
  2. 2 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 4 works
  3. 3 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 2 works
  4. 4 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Escherichia coli research studies Endocrinology 1 works
  10. 10 Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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