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Institut des Sciences de la Terre

In research, Institut des Sciences de la Terre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,439 of 12,888 worldwide), Geophysics (#99 of 237 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#815 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 92.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,676
of 28,054 · #6,137 all time
Rank in France
#232
of 1,422
Research works
1.5k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
28.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Institut des Sciences de la Terre 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 #4,439 of 12,888 18.0%224 #3787
GeophysicsSubfield #99 of 237 22.8%82 #113
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #815 of 1,209 20.7%123 #955

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#3,787 #4,439
  2. Geophysics#113 #99
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#955 #815
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Institut des Sciences de la Terre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 92.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 82.1 works92×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 122.6 works31×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 30.68× its world share, 123 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.09× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.71× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 30.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Pierre‐Yves Bard, J. Virieux and Laurent Stehly lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut des Sciences de la Terre.

  1. 1 Pierre‐Yves Bard France · #42,002 worldwide 371 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 J. Virieux France · #46,906 worldwide 587 citations · 96 works
  3. 3 Laurent Stehly France · #74,030 worldwide 396 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Michel Campillo France · #112,997 worldwide 651 citations · 129 works
  5. 5 Cécile Cornou France · #115,684 worldwide 210 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Marc Wathelet France · #139,093 worldwide 234 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Emmanuel Chaljub France · #150,571 worldwide 153 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Bertrand Guillier France · #215,563 worldwide 145 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Philippe Guéguen France · #219,778 worldwide 155 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Andréa Walpersdorf France · #251,995 worldwide 194 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Institut des Sciences de la Terre

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Subduction, Tomography, Geodetic Measurements, Tectonics, Earthquakes, Plate Boundaries and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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 Tectonics29▲ 74×3 topics
  2. Subduction27▲ 146×3 topics
  3. Tomography24▲ 52×4 topics
  4. Climate Change24▲ 3.4×42 topics
  5. Remote Sensing21▲ 6.6×26 topics
  6. Geodetic Measurements20▲ 74×2 topics
  7. Tectonics20▲ 66×3 topics
  8. Earthquakes19▲ 134×1 topic
  9. Plate Boundaries19▲ 134×1 topic
  10. Geochronology16▲ 89×1 topic
  11. Thermodynamic Modeling16▲ 54×2 topics
  12. Zircon16▲ 89×1 topic
  13. Seismic Noise12▲ 100×1 topic
  14. Surface Wave12▲ 100×1 topic
  15. Machine Learning12▲ 1.43×20 topics
  16. Superconductivity12▲ 27×5 topics
  17. Crystal Structure Prediction11▲ 94×1 topic
  18. Mantle Dynamics11▲ 94×1 topic
  19. Holocene10▲ 36×3 topics
  20. Sea Level10▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Paleoclimatology9▲ 42×2 topics
  22. Glacial Cycles9▲ 52×1 topic
  23. Monsoon Dynamics9▲ 52×1 topic
  24. Tectonic Evolution9▲ 160×3 topics
  25. Inverse Problems8▲ 32×3 topics
  26. Elastic Properties8▲ 43×3 topics
  27. Full-Waveform Tomography8▲ 78×1 topic
  28. Seismic Waveform Inversion8▲ 78×1 topic
  29. Risk Assessment8▲ 4.5×6 topics
  30. Mediterranean7▲ 29×5 topics
  31. GIS-based Modeling7▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Hazard6▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Landslide6▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Hydrology6▲ 18×4 topics
  35. Sea Level Rise6▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Biomineralization6▲ 32×3 topics
  37. Ionospheric Anomalies5▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Seismic Electromagnetics5▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Western Mediterranean5▲ 206×1 topic
  40. geodynamics5▲ 206×1 topic

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

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

earthquake and tectonic studies: 19 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 16 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis12Seismic Waves and Analysis: 12 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics…11High-pressure geophysics and materials: 11 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 9 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 8 fractional worksLandslides and related h…6Landslides and related hazards: 6 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 5 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 5 fractional worksSeismology and Earthquake Studies: 4 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawArtificial Intelligence

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 19 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 16 works
  3. 3 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 12 works
  4. 4 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 11 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 9 works
  6. 6 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 8 works
  7. 7 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  8. 8 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 5 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 5 works
  10. 10 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 4 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 available56.2%not open43.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.7%domestic only58.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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