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Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans

In research, Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,054 of 21,541 worldwide), Geophysics (#395 of 812 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#2,085 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 28.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#16,044
of 42,892
Rank in France
#1,044
of 2,321
Research works
405
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
32.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,054 of 21,541 25.8%362
GeophysicsSubfield #395 of 812 36.0%142
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,085 of 2,661 30.7%203

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 28.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 24.5 works29×
← 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: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 28.77× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.90× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 28.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans?

Ranked on the composite score, Saskia Erdmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans.

  1. 1 Saskia Erdmann France · #926,319 worldwide 52 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans

Which keywords describe research at Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans?

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

▲ 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 Tectonics12▲ 141×3 topics
  2. Tectonics8▲ 127×3 topics
  3. Thermodynamic Modeling8▲ 129×2 topics
  4. Geochronology8▲ 207×1 topic
  5. Zircon8▲ 207×1 topic
  6. Subduction6▲ 157×3 topics
  7. Earthquakes5▲ 150×1 topic
  8. Plate Boundaries5▲ 150×1 topic
  9. Tomography4▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Superconductivity4▲ 39×2 topics
  11. Climate Change4▲ 2.5×17 topics
  12. Crystal Structure Prediction4▲ 142×1 topic
  13. Mantle Dynamics4▲ 142×1 topic
  14. Remote Sensing4▲ 5.3×9 topics
  15. Geological Mapping3▲ 73×2 topics
  16. Machine Learning3▲ 1.88×4 topics
  17. Compositional Data Analysis3▲ 85×1 topic
  18. Mineral Prospectivity3▲ 85×1 topic
  19. Reactive Transport2▲ 66×2 topics
  20. Geochemistry2▲ 51×4 topics
  21. Tectonic Evolution2▲ 147×3 topics
  22. Mediterranean2▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Environmental Impacts2▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Western Mediterranean2▲ 299×1 topic
  25. geodynamics2▲ 299×1 topic
  26. Holocene1▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Sea Level1▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Solar Influence1▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Toxicity1▲ 5.4×9 topics
  30. Glacial Cycles1▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Paleoclimatology1▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Rare Earth Elements1▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Remediation1▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Adsorption1▲ 9.9×5 topics
  35. CO2 Sequestration1▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Heavy Metals1▲ 8.7×4 topics
  37. Porous Media1▲ 16×4 topics
  38. Water Quality1▲ 5.0×5 topics
  39. Wetlands1▲ 61×2 topics
  40. Bioremediation1▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Geological and Geochemic…8Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 8 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 5 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 4 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 3 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksGroundwater flow and contamination studies: 1 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 1 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 1 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 8 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 5 works
  3. 3 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 4 works
  4. 4 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  7. 7 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.6%domestic only62.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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