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Institut de Virologie

In research, Institut de Virologie stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,018 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#3,841 of 14,558 worldwide) and Epidemiology (#1,098 of 1,970 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,407
of 34,923
Rank in France
#392
of 943
Research works
1.9k
▼ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
48k
25.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Institut de Virologie

What is Institut de Virologie 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,018 of 16,688 7.2%924
MedicineField #3,841 of 14,558 7.2%877
EpidemiologySubfield #1,098 of 1,970 7.7%210
Life SciencesDomain #6,643 of 11,023 6.5%782
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,754 of 5,801 6.6%371
Infectious DiseasesSubfield #645 of 964 7.2%152
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,840 of 3,729 6.2%181
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #1,218 of 1,587 5.9%194
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,023 of 5,126 7.9%139
Physical SciencesDomain #17,041 of 17,446 10.3%124

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Virologie 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Institut de Virologie work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Institut de Virologie is in Health Sciences, 31% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (51%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%), Immunology and Microbiology (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 24 fractional works · 55.1% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 51.2% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 10.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 30.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 9.2% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitut deVirologie43fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences31%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences55%Social Sciences8%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2251.2%
    2. Health Professions23.5%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences510.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology49.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology48.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.3%
    5. Neuroscience00.5%
    1. Psychology23.5%
    2. Social Sciences13.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.9%
    4. Decision Sciences00.8%
    1. Chemical Engineering12.3%
    2. Engineering11.4%
    3. Chemistry01.0%
    4. Environmental Science00.4%
    5. Computer Science00.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.23× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.08× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.83× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.61× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.67× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology9.08×4 works
  2. Chemical Engineering6.61×1 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.83×1 works
  4. Medicine2.67×22 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.23×5 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.68×4 works
  7. Health Professions1.35×2 works
  8. Psychology1.14×2 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.80×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.66×0 works
  11. Veterinary0.47×0 works
  12. Dentistry0.40×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.32×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.27×2 works
  16. Nursing0.19×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.10×0 works
  18. Engineering0.09×1 works
  19. Environmental Science0.09×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Virologie?

Ranked on the quality score, Rugved V. Kulkarni, Manuel Losada and Peter Eskander lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Virologie.

  1. 1 Rugved V. Kulkarni France · #396,106 worldwide 2.9k citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Manuel Losada France · #441,914 worldwide 1.6k citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Peter Eskander France · #485,568 worldwide 2.6k citations · 19 works
  4. 4 E Martin France · #517,762 worldwide 1.4k citations · 28 works
  5. 5 André Caiado France · #556,867 worldwide 1.1k citations · 23 works
  6. 6 K Newton France · #574,052 worldwide 1.4k citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Michele Ballabio France · #579,445 worldwide 3.2k citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Mariana Claro France · #639,556 worldwide 1.3k citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Christopher Ashmore France · #651,918 worldwide 2.8k citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Alessandro Anastasi France · #668,624 worldwide 1.6k citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Virologie

What are the most cited papers from Institut de Virologie?

The most cited paper from Institut de Virologie is "Involvement of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin--Producing Staphylococcus aureus in Primary Skin Infections and Pneumonia" (Gérard Lina, Y. Piémont, F. Godail-Gamot et al., 1999), with 2,504 citations. Next come "Reduced sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 variant Delta to antibody neutralization" (2,187) and "Liver fibrosis in overweight patients" (973).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Involvement of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin--Producing Staphylococcus aureus in Primary Skin Infections and Pneumonia Gérard Lina, Y. Piémont, F. Godail-Gamot et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases Open access Nov 1999 2,504
2 Reduced sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 variant Delta to antibody neutralization Delphine Planas et al. · Nature Open access 8 Jul 2021 2,187
3 Liver fibrosis in overweight patients Vlad Ratziu, Philippe Giral, Frédéric Charlotte et al. · Gastroenterology Open access Jun 2000 973
4 Dengue virus sero-cross-reactivity drives antibody-dependent enhancement of infection with zika virus Wanwisa Dejnirattisai, Piyada Supasa, Wiyada Wongwiwat et al. · Nature Immunology Open access 23 Jun 2016 944
5 Rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in some French regions, June 2021 Samuel Alizon, Stéphanie Haïm‐Boukobza, Vincent Foulongne et al. · Eurosurveillance Open access 15 Jul 2021 878
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Virologie?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Immune Response, Public Health, Pathogen Transmission, Risk Assessment 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-now 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology13▲ 7.7×48 topics
  2. Pathogenesis5▲ 23×15 topics
  3. Vaccine4▲ 25×10 topics
  4. Immune Response4▲ 17×9 topics
  5. Public Health4▲ 5.9×10 topics
  6. Inflammation2▲ 2.6×11 topics
  7. Pathogen Transmission2▲ 73×3 topics
  8. Risk Assessment2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity2▲ 11×5 topics
  10. Treatment2▲ 3.7×11 topics
  11. Host-Pathogen Interactions2▲ 49×3 topics
  12. Vaccine Development2▲ 15×7 topics
  13. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 18×3 topics
  14. Lyme Disease2▲ 150×1 topic
  15. Tick-Borne Diseases2▲ 150×1 topic
  16. Global Burden2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  17. Liver Disease2▲ 38×3 topics
  18. Mental Health2▲ 2.4×4 topics
  19. Pandemic2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  20. Genetic Characterization1▲ 70×2 topics
  21. Antiviral Therapy1▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Climate Change1◆ 1.14×4 topics
  23. Food Safety1▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Vaccines1▲ 54×2 topics
  25. Antibodies1▲ 49×2 topics
  26. Diagnosis1▲ 2.9×10 topics
  27. Genomics1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  28. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 3.3×4 topics
  29. Viral Pathogenesis1▲ 44×3 topics
  30. Drug Resistance1▲ 9.0×6 topics
  31. Occupational Health1▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 15×5 topics
  33. Chemical Management1▲ 321×1 topic
  34. Coronavirus1▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Laboratory Safety1▲ 321×1 topic
  36. SARS-CoV-21▲ 7.8×5 topics
  37. Vector Control1▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Zoonotic Transmission1▲ 33×3 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Virologie publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Vector-borne infectious diseases, Chemical Safety and Risk Management, Viral Infections and Vectors and Hematological disorders and diagnostics.

Vector-borne infectious …2Vector-borne infectious diseases: 2 fractional worksChemical Safety and Risk…1Chemical Safety and Risk Management: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 1 fractional worksHematological disorders and diagnostics: 1 fractional worksHepatitis B Virus Studies1Hepatitis B Virus Studies: 1 fractional worksAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections …1Animal Virus Infections Studies: 1 fractional worksHepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksThermal Regulation in Medicine: 1 fractional works
ParasitologyChemical Health and SafetyInfectious DiseasesEmergency Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 2 works
  2. 2 Chemical Safety and Risk Management Chemical Health and Safety 1 works
  3. 3 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 Hematological disorders and diagnostics Emergency Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Hepatitis B Virus Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  7. 7 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  9. 9 Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology Hepatology 1 works
  10. 10 Thermal Regulation in Medicine Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 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 available21.4%not open78.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Virologie's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institut de Virologie as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Institut de Virologie0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institut de Virologie over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2009Institut de Virologie7.1% in 20092000

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.1% in 2003.

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