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Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris

In research, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,459 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 93.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,197
of 28,054 · #13,806 all time
Rank in France
#701
of 1,422
Research works
429
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
26.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,459 of 12,888 20.4%69 #7921

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris 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 des Sciences de la Terre de Paris specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 93.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 27.1 works93×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 47.9 works37×
← 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: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 36.77× its world share, 48 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 36.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris?

Ranked on the composite score, Jeffrey Poort, Marc Fournier and Michel Fialin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris.

  1. 1 Jeffrey Poort France · #324,929 worldwide 122 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Marc Fournier France · #355,928 worldwide 100 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Michel Fialin France · #356,828 worldwide 106 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 François Bache France · #379,065 worldwide 96 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Philippe Agard France · #568,682 worldwide 199 citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Christian Gorini France · #591,730 worldwide 200 citations · 85 works
  7. 7 Johann Schnyder France · #718,141 worldwide 121 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Lapo Boschi France · #763,270 worldwide 106 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Sylvie Leroy France · #883,201 worldwide 149 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Mathieu Soret France · #938,203 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris

Which keywords describe research at Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Subduction, Thermodynamic Modeling, Geochronology, Zircon, Climate Change and Geodetic Measurements.

▲ 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. Plate Tectonics14▲ 114×3 topics
  2. Tectonics14▲ 136×3 topics
  3. Subduction12▲ 194×3 topics
  4. Climate Change10▲ 4.4×28 topics
  5. Thermodynamic Modeling9▲ 92×2 topics
  6. Geochronology9▲ 151×1 topic
  7. Zircon9▲ 151×1 topic
  8. Geodetic Measurements7▲ 78×2 topics
  9. Earthquakes7▲ 145×1 topic
  10. Plate Boundaries7▲ 145×1 topic
  11. Holocene6▲ 62×3 topics
  12. Tectonic Evolution6▲ 322×3 topics
  13. Paleoclimatology6▲ 80×2 topics
  14. Mediterranean5▲ 71×4 topics
  15. Sea Level5▲ 67×2 topics
  16. Glacial Cycles5▲ 95×1 topic
  17. Monsoon Dynamics5▲ 95×1 topic
  18. Tomography5▲ 31×3 topics
  19. Sedimentation4▲ 94×2 topics
  20. Western Mediterranean4▲ 582×1 topic
  21. geodynamics4▲ 582×1 topic
  22. Fluvial Systems4▲ 198×1 topic
  23. Sequence Stratigraphy4▲ 198×1 topic
  24. Crystal Structure Prediction4▲ 102×1 topic
  25. Mantle Dynamics4▲ 102×1 topic
  26. Shale Gas3▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Pore Structure3▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Remote Sensing3▲ 2.9×11 topics
  29. Gas Permeability3▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Mudstones3▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Microbial Communities3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  32. Continental Margin2▲ 47×2 topics
  33. Crustal Structure2▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Geological Mapping2▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Marine Sediments2▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Paleoproductivity2▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Paleoredox2▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Cenozoic Evolution2▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Rifting2▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Anaerobic2▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide.

Geological and Geochemic…9Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 9 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 7 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…5Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 5 fractional worksGeological and Geophysic…4Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 4 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 4 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 4 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …3Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 3 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 2 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 2 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceEarth-Surface ProcessesMechanics of Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 9 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 7 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 4 works
  5. 5 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 4 works
  6. 6 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 4 works
  7. 7 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  8. 8 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 2 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 2 works
  10. 10 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 2 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 available45.6%not open54.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.4%domestic only63.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris'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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