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Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

In research, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,612 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,771 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,164
of 42,892
Rank in New Caledonia
#2
of 6
Research works
318
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
37.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Institut de Recherche pour le Développement 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
Environmental ScienceField #3,612 of 6,208 33.3%132
Physical SciencesDomain #12,771 of 21,541 35.1%224

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Recherche pour le Développement 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: 2.64× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.56× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.61× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Recherche pour le Développement?

Ranked on the composite score, Serge Andréfouët, Robert Le Borgne and Aubert Le Bouteiller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Recherche pour le Développement.

  1. 1 Serge Andréfouët New Caledonia · #99,579 worldwide 330 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Robert Le Borgne New Caledonia · #823,588 worldwide 106 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Aubert Le Bouteiller New Caledonia · #1,271,684 worldwide 58 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Recherche pour le Développement?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Vulnerability, Marine Ecosystems, Environmental Impact, Migration, Conservation and Genetic Diversity.

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

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change6▲ 10×34 topics
  2. Environmental Impact2▲ 5.3×10 topics
  3. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 170×2 topics
  4. Ocean Acidification2▲ 124×3 topics
  5. Vulnerability2▲ 40×5 topics
  6. Sustainability2▲ 3.2×9 topics
  7. Migration2▲ 21×3 topics
  8. Conservation2▲ 16×8 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity2▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Globalization1▲ 2.9×3 topics
  11. Population Dynamics1▲ 24×6 topics
  12. Bleaching1▲ 169×1 topic
  13. Coral Reefs1▲ 169×1 topic
  14. Agriculture1▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Aquaculture1▲ 19×5 topics
  16. Decolonization1▲ 61×2 topics
  17. Island Ecosystems1▲ 162×2 topics
  18. Pacific Islands1▲ 409×1 topic
  19. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 44×5 topics
  20. settlement1▲ 409×1 topic
  21. Biodiversity1▲ 6.0×8 topics
  22. Economic Development1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  23. Governance1▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Islands1▲ 377×1 topic
  25. Resilience1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  26. Small States1▲ 377×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de Recherche pour le Développement publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs and Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration.

Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional worksPacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 1 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacif…1Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 1 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptati…1Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 1 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 1 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecol…1Isotope Analysis in Ecology: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 0 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 0 fractional works
EcologyGeography, Planning and DevelopmentDemographySociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 1 works
  2. 2 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  3. 3 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 1 works
  4. 4 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 1 works
  9. 9 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 0 works
  10. 10 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 0 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-authors78.0%domestic only22.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Recherche pour le Développement's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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