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Institut Louis Malardé

In research, Institut Louis Malardé stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,739 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,020 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,855
of 34,923
Rank in French Polynesia
#2
of 2
Research works
370
▼ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
41.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%
Institut Louis Malardé

What is Institut Louis Malardé 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,739 of 16,688 10.8%151
MedicineField #9,020 of 14,558 11.3%141

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Louis Malardé 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Institut Louis Malardé work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Institut Louis Malardé is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (28%), Medicine (17%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 44.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 27.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 9.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 24.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.1% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 17.6% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 16.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitut LouisMalardé25fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science727.7%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences310.3%
    3. Computer Science01.7%
    4. Materials Science01.3%
    5. Mathematics01.3%
    6. Chemistry01.0%
    7. Engineering00.9%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences313.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.3%
    4. Neuroscience01.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.0%
    1. Medicine416.8%
    2. Nursing00.7%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Social Sciences29.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting14.2%
    3. Psychology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.75× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.88× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.58× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.56× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× 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, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.58×3 works
  2. Environmental Science5.56×7 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.88×0 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.75×3 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.26×1 works
  6. Nursing1.35×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.32×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.20×2 works
  9. Mathematics1.07×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.89×0 works
  11. Medicine0.88×4 works
  12. Social Sciences0.73×2 works
  13. Chemistry0.63×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.36×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.23×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.20×0 works
  17. Engineering0.06×0 works
  18. Psychology0.05×0 works
  19. Health Professions0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institut Louis Malardé?

Ranked on the quality score, Didier Musso, Van‐Mai Cao‐Lormeau and Anita Teissier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Louis Malardé.

  1. 1 Didier Musso French Polynesia · #145,369 worldwide 21k citations · 223 works
  2. 2 Van‐Mai Cao‐Lormeau French Polynesia · #156,587 worldwide 14k citations · 126 works
  3. 3 Anita Teissier French Polynesia · #318,340 worldwide 6.8k citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Claudine Roche French Polynesia · #628,402 worldwide 6.1k citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Hervé Bossin French Polynesia · #795,120 worldwide 2.6k citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Henri‐Pierre Mallet French Polynesia · #842,461 worldwide 5.2k citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Maïté Aubry French Polynesia · #1,090,388 worldwide 1.7k citations · 74 works
  8. 8 Raymond Bagnis French Polynesia · #1,215,017 worldwide 2.1k citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Eliane Chungue French Polynesia · #1,282,293 worldwide 2.3k citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Vaea Richard French Polynesia · #1,371,506 worldwide 671 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Louis Malardé

What are the most cited papers from Institut Louis Malardé?

The most cited paper from Institut Louis Malardé is "Guillain-Barré Syndrome outbreak associated with Zika virus infection in French Polynesia: a case-control study" (Van‐Mai Cao‐Lormeau et al., 2016), with 2,266 citations. Next come "Zika Virus" (1,501) and "Biology of Zika Virus Infection in Human Skin Cells" (1,237).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guillain-Barré Syndrome outbreak associated with Zika virus infection in French Polynesia: a case-control study Van‐Mai Cao‐Lormeau et al. · The Lancet Open access 2 Mar 2016 2,266
2 Zika Virus Didier Musso, Duane J. Gubler · Clinical Microbiology Reviews Open access 31 Mar 2016 1,501
3 Biology of Zika Virus Infection in Human Skin Cells Rodolphe Hamel, Ophélie Dejarnac, Sineewanlaya Wichit et al. · Journal of Virology Open access 18 Jun 2015 1,237
4 Potential Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus Didier Musso, Claudine Roche, Emilie Robin et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access 7 Jan 2015 1,202
5 Deglacial sea-level record from Tahiti corals and the timing of global meltwater discharge Édouard Bard, Bruno Hamelin, Maurice Arnold et al. · Nature Jul 1996 1,110
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institut Louis Malardé?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Aquaculture, Public Health, Harmful Algal Blooms, Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Biodiversity and Dinoflagellates.

▲ 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-now 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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change3▲ 4.4×18 topics
  2. Epidemiology3▲ 2.7×11 topics
  3. Public Health2▲ 6.3×8 topics
  4. Aquaculture2▲ 34×5 topics
  5. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 94×3 topics
  6. Environmental Impact2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  7. Biodiversity2▲ 8.1×12 topics
  8. Vaccine Development2▲ 25×3 topics
  9. Dinoflagellates2▲ 929×1 topic
  10. Marine Toxins2▲ 929×1 topic
  11. Genetic Diversity1▲ 11×5 topics
  12. Marine Environment1▲ 34×3 topics
  13. Sustainability1▲ 2.0×3 topics
  14. Biogeography1▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Corporate Political Activity1▲ 128×1 topic
  16. Ecosystem Services1▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Invasive Species1▲ 9.9×9 topics
  18. Non-Communicable Diseases1▲ 15×1 topic
  19. Vector Control1▲ 37×3 topics
  20. Conservation1▲ 9.3×9 topics

Which research topics does Institut Louis Malardé publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Marine Toxins and Detection Methods, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Mosquito-borne diseases and control and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Marine Toxins and Detection Methods: 2 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …1Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…1Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 1 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksEchinoderm biology and e…1Echinoderm biology and ecology: 1 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional worksPacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 0 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 0 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Marine Toxins and Detection Methods Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  2. 2 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  3. 3 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Echinoderm biology and ecology Aquatic Science 1 works
  8. 8 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  10. 10 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.3%domestic only55.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institut Louis Malardé's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institut Louis Malardé as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000073% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Institut Louis Malardé0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institut Louis Malardé over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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