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Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Paris Saclay

In research, Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Paris Saclay stands highest in Plant Science (#817 of 2,837 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,015 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,006 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 13.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,754
of 28,054 · #7,434 all time
Rank in France
#575
of 1,422
Research works
551
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
41.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Paris Saclay 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
Plant ScienceSubfield #817 of 2,837 57.1%123
Physical SciencesDomain #7,015 of 21,541 24.3%226
Life SciencesDomain #5,006 of 14,347 45.3%279
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,340 of 6,031 53.6%142
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,372 of 7,814 37.3%131

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 13.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 23.3 works13×
← 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: 5.79× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.18× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 9.29× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.00× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Paris Saclay?

Ranked on the composite score, Dao‐Xiu Zhou, Marie‐Laure Martin‐Magniette and Sandrine Balzergue lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Paris Saclay.

  1. 1 Dao‐Xiu Zhou France · #165,606 worldwide 365 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Marie‐Laure Martin‐Magniette France · #235,169 worldwide 75 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Sandrine Balzergue France · #902,704 worldwide 93 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Étienne Delannoy France · #1,082,300 worldwide 53 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 H. Saugnac France · #1,192,185 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Véronique Brunaud France · #1,379,526 worldwide 32 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Stéphanie Pateyron France · #1,494,423 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Paris Saclay

Which keywords describe research at Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Paris Saclay?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Epigenetic Regulation, Transcription Factors, Development, MicroRNA, Auxin, Plant and Reactive Oxygen Species.

▲ 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. Gene Expression9▲ 15×13 topics
  2. Epigenetic Regulation8▲ 37×5 topics
  3. Transcription Factors7▲ 58×3 topics
  4. Development6▲ 16×2 topics
  5. MicroRNA6▲ 45×2 topics
  6. Auxin5▲ 116×1 topic
  7. Plant5▲ 116×1 topic
  8. Oxidative Stress5▲ 3.1×18 topics
  9. Climate Change4▲ 1.55×18 topics
  10. Reactive Oxygen Species4▲ 9.4×7 topics
  11. Small RNAs4▲ 61×2 topics
  12. Genetic Diversity3▲ 7.0×9 topics
  13. Electron Transport3▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Light Harvesting3▲ 72×1 topic
  15. Photosystem II3▲ 72×1 topic
  16. Plant Immunity3▲ 31×2 topics
  17. Signal Transduction3▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Drought Resistance2▲ 26×3 topics
  19. Host Recognition2▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Metabolism2▲ 4.4×8 topics
  21. Antioxidants2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  22. Plant Responses2▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Polyploidy2▲ 46×2 topics
  24. Genome Evolution2▲ 50×2 topics
  25. Abiotic Stress2▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Genome Analysis2▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Plant Development2▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Plant Speciation2▲ 96×1 topic
  29. Salt Tolerance2▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Stress Signaling2▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Transposable Elements2▲ 96×1 topic
  32. Genetic Regulation2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Gene Silencing2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Nitrogen Fixation2▲ 25×3 topics
  35. Interacting Particle Systems2▲ 136×1 topic
  36. Nitrogen2▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Phosphorus2▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Pollen Tube Growth2▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Scaling Limits2▲ 136×1 topic
  40. Self-Incompatibility2▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Paris Saclay publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Molecular Biology Research, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations.

Plant Molecular Biology …5Plant Molecular Biology Research: 5 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 2 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic Variations: 2 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 2 fractional worksStochastic processes and statistical mechanics: 2 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake an…2Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 2 fractional worksPlant Reproductive Biology: 2 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing S…2Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 2 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…1Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular BiologyMathematical Physics

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

  1. 1 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 5 works
  2. 2 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 3 works
  3. 3 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics Mathematical Physics 2 works
  7. 7 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Plant Reproductive Biology Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 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 available54.6%not open45.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.1%domestic only54.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Paris Saclay's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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