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Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier

In research, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,903 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,726 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology — Paleontology is 65.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,733
of 28,054 · #5,160 all time
Rank in France
#133
of 1,422
Research works
1.7k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
84k
50.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier 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 #4,903 of 12,888 27.0%106 #5218
Life SciencesDomain #4,726 of 7,800 27.7%93 #3653

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier 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 l'Evolution de Montpellier specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 65.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 21.6 works66×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 21.6 works17×
  3. EcologySubfield · 22.1 works10×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 39.7 works9.3×
← 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: 3.57× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.84× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.30× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.02× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.34× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.09× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier?

Ranked on the composite score, Michel Raymond, François Rousset and Frédéric Delsuc lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier.

  1. 1 Michel Raymond France · #10,327 worldwide 843 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 François Rousset France · #23,047 worldwide 772 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Frédéric Delsuc France · #53,159 worldwide 698 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Rachid Cheddadi France · #62,364 worldwide 333 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Odile Peyron France · #67,943 worldwide 285 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Vincent Devictor France · #87,210 worldwide 417 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Walter Finsinger France · #105,005 worldwide 216 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Sonia Kéfi France · #118,336 worldwide 254 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Séverine Fauquette France · #124,054 worldwide 254 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Céline Scornavacca France · #126,642 worldwide 233 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier

Which keywords describe research at Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Molecular Phylogeny, Population Dynamics, Biogeography, Conservation and Evolution.

▲ 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. Climate Change42▲ 5.7×54 topics
  2. Biodiversity25▲ 12×23 topics
  3. Invasive Species23▲ 20×16 topics
  4. Molecular Phylogeny23▲ 54×10 topics
  5. Population Dynamics22▲ 32×10 topics
  6. Biogeography21▲ 29×16 topics
  7. Conservation21▲ 18×16 topics
  8. Evolution16▲ 23×15 topics
  9. Phylogenetic Analysis15▲ 19×11 topics
  10. Habitat Fragmentation13▲ 22×5 topics
  11. Global Change13▲ 18×7 topics
  12. Adaptive Radiation12▲ 148×2 topics
  13. Mammal Evolution12▲ 216×1 topic
  14. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis12▲ 216×1 topic
  15. Genetic Diversity11▲ 9.4×10 topics
  16. Holocene11▲ 34×3 topics
  17. Phylogeny10▲ 25×13 topics
  18. Population Genetics10▲ 27×4 topics
  19. Adaptation10▲ 13×12 topics
  20. Paleoclimatology10▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Sea Level9▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services9▲ 8.7×7 topics
  23. Morphology8▲ 18×6 topics
  24. Glacial Cycles8▲ 43×1 topic
  25. Hominin Genetics8▲ 133×1 topic
  26. Monsoon Dynamics8▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Paleolithic Archaeology8▲ 133×1 topic
  28. Ecology8▲ 18×5 topics
  29. Territorial Governance7▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Natural Selection7▲ 50×3 topics
  31. Adaptive Evolution7▲ 48×2 topics
  32. Conservation Biology7▲ 25×4 topics
  33. Fisheries7▲ 66×2 topics
  34. Marine Ecosystems7▲ 49×2 topics
  35. DNA Barcoding7▲ 16×8 topics
  36. Migration7▲ 7.6×4 topics
  37. Mediterranean7▲ 26×6 topics
  38. Plant-Animal Interactions6▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Pollinator Decline6▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Local Development6▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Plant and animal studies.

Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 12 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 8 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins…8Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 8 fractional worksPlant and animal studies6Plant and animal studies: 6 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 6 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 6 fractional worksEvolution and Genetic Dy…5Evolution and Genetic Dynamics: 5 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 4 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 4 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional works
PaleontologyAtmospheric ScienceAnthropologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 12 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 8 works
  3. 3 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 8 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  5. 5 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Evolution and Genetic Dynamics Genetics 5 works
  8. 8 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 4 works
  9. 9 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 4 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 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 available42.9%not open57.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.6%domestic only57.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher 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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