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Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers

In research, Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,961 of 21,541 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#2,189 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,480
of 42,892
Rank in France
#617
of 2,321
Research works
534
▼ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,961 of 21,541 21.1%399
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,189 of 2,661 24.5%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers 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).

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: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.09× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.07× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.26× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.47× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers?

Ranked on the composite score, Albert Messiah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers.

  1. 1 Albert Messiah France · #745,340 worldwide 40 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers

Which keywords describe research at Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Healthcare Legislation, Patient Rights, Tectonics, Plate Tectonics, Subduction, International Law 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change5▲ 3.4×35 topics
  2. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.1×16 topics
  3. Mental Health2▲ 2.6×4 topics
  4. Healthcare Legislation2▲ 57×1 topic
  5. Patient Rights2▲ 46×1 topic
  6. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.92×15 topics
  7. Human Rights2▲ 3.2×3 topics
  8. Tectonics2▲ 27×3 topics
  9. Public Health2▲ 2.0×6 topics
  10. Plate Tectonics2▲ 17×3 topics
  11. International Law2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  12. Machine Learning2▼ 0.77×8 topics
  13. Subduction2▲ 36×3 topics
  14. Sustainability2◆ 1.05×7 topics
  15. Environmental Impacts1▲ 8.6×4 topics
  16. Health Effects1▲ 4.0×10 topics
  17. Healthcare1▲ 2.0×2 topics
  18. Innovation1▲ 2.2×5 topics
  19. Thermodynamic Modeling1▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Ethnicity1▲ 5.9×3 topics
  21. Refugees1▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Water Quality1▲ 5.5×7 topics
  23. Diplomacy1▲ 21×1 topic
  24. Geochronology1▲ 29×1 topic
  25. Healthcare Management1▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Treaties1▲ 208×1 topic
  27. Zircon1▲ 29×1 topic
  28. Digital Health1▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Globalization1◆ 0.95×6 topics
  30. Hyperspectral Imaging1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  31. Social Determinants of Health1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  32. Adaptation1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  33. Holocene1▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Social Movements1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  35. Sustainable Development1◆ 1.11×5 topics

Which research topics does Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Medicine and Society, International Law and Aviation, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

Health, Medicine and Society: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Aviation: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…1Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…1Healthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…1Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 1 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…1Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International RelationsGeophysicsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 International Law and Aviation Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  6. 6 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric 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 available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.8%domestic only74.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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