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Institut Jacques Monod

In research, Institut Jacques Monod stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,315 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,462 of 7,814 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#1,289 of 4,961 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,950
of 28,054 · #5,362 all time
Rank in France
#421
of 1,422
Research works
1.5k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
72k
47.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Institut Jacques Monod 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,315 of 14,347 27.6%1,170
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,462 of 7,814 26.7%928
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,289 of 4,961 25.2%648
Physical SciencesDomain #8,836 of 21,541 27.3%153
MedicineField #11,163 of 17,978 22.2%170
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,047 of 6,031 39.4%133
Health SciencesDomain #14,168 of 20,462 22.1%187

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Jacques Monod 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 Jacques Monod specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 23.6 works9.1×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 41.7 works9.1×
← 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: 1.12× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.05× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Jacques Monod?

Ranked on the composite score, Giorgio Bernardi, Thierry Grange and Jacques Ninio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Jacques Monod.

  1. 1 Giorgio Bernardi France · #73,084 worldwide 364 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Thierry Grange France · #144,604 worldwide 126 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Jacques Ninio France · #214,335 worldwide 159 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Françoise Poirier France · #216,700 worldwide 50 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Anne‐Lise Haenni France · #699,815 worldwide 78 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Eva-María Geigl France · #972,030 worldwide 37 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Marcel Méchali France · #1,254,504 worldwide 55 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Masamichi Kohiyama France · #1,558,571 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Jacques Monod

Which keywords describe research at Institut Jacques Monod?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Stem Cells, Cancer Therapy, Cancer Progression, Cell Division, Microtubules, Tissue Engineering, Gene Regulation and Mechanotransduction.

▲ 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. Stem Cells8▲ 39×11 topics
  2. Cancer Therapy6▲ 12×12 topics
  3. Cancer5▲ 4.4×21 topics
  4. Cancer Progression5▲ 31×6 topics
  5. Cell Division5▲ 265×1 topic
  6. Microtubules5▲ 265×1 topic
  7. Tissue Engineering4▲ 8.4×4 topics
  8. Gene Regulation4▲ 57×4 topics
  9. Cell Migration4▲ 104×3 topics
  10. Mechanotransduction4▲ 75×4 topics
  11. Extracellular Matrix4▲ 27×4 topics
  12. Cell Mechanics4▲ 182×1 topic
  13. Cytoskeleton4▲ 182×1 topic
  14. Chromatin4▲ 90×2 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.0×18 topics
  16. Transcription Factors3▲ 27×3 topics
  17. Development3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  18. Gene Expression3▲ 5.2×11 topics
  19. Histone Modifications2▲ 103×1 topic
  20. Transcription2▲ 103×1 topic
  21. Aging2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  22. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Tumorigenesis2▲ 59×2 topics
  25. Insulin Signaling2▲ 26×4 topics
  26. Signal Transduction2▲ 15×6 topics
  27. Genomic Instability2▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  29. DNA Damage2▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Genomics2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  31. Homologous Recombination2▲ 40×2 topics
  32. ATM and ATR Kinases2▲ 75×1 topic
  33. Repair2▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Wnt Signaling2▲ 17×5 topics
  35. Zebrafish2▲ 85×2 topics
  36. Cell Cycle1▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Cell Fate1▲ 199×1 topic
  38. DNA Methylation1▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Embryonic Development1▲ 70×2 topics
  40. Evolutionary Biology1▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut Jacques Monod publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics and DNA Repair Mechanisms.

Microtubule and mitosis …5Microtubule and mitosis dynamics: 5 fractional worksCellular Mechanics and Interactions: 4 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 2 fractional worksDNA Repair Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksDevelopmental Biology and Gene Regulation: 1 fractional worksNuclear Structure and Function: 1 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 1 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 1 fractional works
Cell BiologyMolecular BiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthBiophysics

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

  1. 1 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 5 works
  2. 2 Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Cell Biology 4 works
  3. 3 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 DNA Repair Mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Structure and Function Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 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-authors25.9%domestic only74.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Jacques Monod's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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