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Institut Sainte Catherine

In research, Institut Sainte Catherine stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,072 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,448 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,914
of 34,923
Rank in France
#608
of 943
Research works
344
▼ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Institut Sainte Catherine

What is Institut Sainte Catherine 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 #7,072 of 16,688 6.1%244
MedicineField #7,448 of 14,558 5.9%227

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Sainte Catherine 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 Sainte Catherine work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Institut Sainte Catherine is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (67%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Immunology and Microbiology (5%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 28 fractional works · 71.6% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 66.9% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 17.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 12.4% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 10.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitut SainteCatherine40fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences10%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2666.9%
    2. Health Professions24.4%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology25.0%
    3. Neuroscience00.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    1. Psychology25.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities12.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
    4. Social Sciences00.6%
    5. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Environmental Science12.9%
    2. Physics and Astronomy11.8%
    3. Engineering01.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    5. Computer Science00.0%
    6. Mathematics00.0%
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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.98× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.48× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.98×2 works
  2. Medicine3.48×26 works
  3. Health Professions1.68×2 works
  4. Psychology1.62×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.16×2 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.94×1 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.83×1 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×1 works
  9. Environmental Science0.57×1 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.51×0 works
  11. Veterinary0.44×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.41×0 works
  13. Nursing0.34×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×0 works
  15. Dentistry0.08×0 works
  16. Engineering0.07×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.04×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institut Sainte Catherine?

Ranked on the quality score, Laurent Mineur, M. Alfonsi and Werner Hilgers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Sainte Catherine.

  1. 1 Laurent Mineur France · #252,832 worldwide 19k citations · 321 works
  2. 2 M. Alfonsi France · #558,636 worldwide 6.4k citations · 123 works
  3. 3 Werner Hilgers France · #631,590 worldwide 5.6k citations · 78 works
  4. 4 Alice Mège France · #1,826,600 worldwide 1.2k citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Hélène Dreyfus France · #2,012,150 worldwide 1.2k citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Clémence Toullec France · #2,128,664 worldwide 437 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Antoine Arnaud France · #2,234,022 worldwide 1.8k citations · 115 works
  8. 8 Bruno Chauvet France · #2,302,285 worldwide 2.7k citations · 151 works
  9. 9 Daniel Serin France · #2,377,943 worldwide 2.7k citations · 92 works
  10. 10 Catherine Khamphan France · #2,435,970 worldwide 839 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Sainte Catherine

What are the most cited papers from Institut Sainte Catherine?

The most cited paper from Institut Sainte Catherine is "Regorafenib monotherapy for previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (CORRECT): an international, multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial" (Axel F. Grothey, Eric Van Cutsem, Alberto Felice Sobrero et al., 2012), with 2,934 citations. Next come "Chemotherapy with Preoperative Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer" (2,734) and "Effect of Chemoradiotherapy vs Chemotherapy on Survival in Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Controlled After 4 Months of Gemcitabine With or Without Erlotinib" (1,103).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Regorafenib monotherapy for previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (CORRECT): an international, multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial Axel F. Grothey, Eric Van Cutsem, Alberto Felice Sobrero et al. · The Lancet 21 Nov 2012 2,934
2 Chemotherapy with Preoperative Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer Jean-François Bosset, Laurence Collette, G. Calais et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 13 Sep 2006 2,734
3 Effect of Chemoradiotherapy vs Chemotherapy on Survival in Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Controlled After 4 Months of Gemcitabine With or Without Erlotinib Pascal R. Hammel, F. Huguet, Jean‐Luc Van Laethem et al. · JAMA 3 May 2016 1,103
4 Fluorouracil-based adjuvant chemotherapy after preoperative chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer: long-term results of the EORTC 22921 randomised study Jean-François Bosset, G. Calais, Laurent Mineur et al. · The Lancet Oncology 16 Jan 2014 741
5 Randomized Phase II Trial of Everolimus in Combination With Tamoxifen in Patients With Hormone Receptor–Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer With Prior Exposure to Aromatase Inhibitors: A GINECO Study Thomas Bachelot, C. Bourgier, Claire Cropet et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology Open access 8 May 2012 712
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institut Sainte Catherine?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Breast Cancer, Radiotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Quality of Life, Targeted Therapy and Metastasis.

▲ 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 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. Chemotherapy6▲ 21×18 topics
  2. Immunotherapy4▲ 12×12 topics
  3. Breast Cancer3▲ 33×10 topics
  4. Radiotherapy3▲ 21×10 topics
  5. Quality of Life3▲ 5.5×15 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 13×11 topics
  7. Targeted Therapy3▲ 30×4 topics
  8. Metastasis2▲ 18×8 topics
  9. Cancer Survivorship2▲ 76×2 topics
  10. Clinical Trials2▲ 8.8×7 topics
  11. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 24×5 topics
  12. Metastatic Breast Cancer2▲ 95×2 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors2▲ 11×8 topics
  14. Mental Health2▲ 3.3×3 topics
  15. Survival Analysis2▲ 16×5 topics
  16. CDK4/6 Inhibitors2▲ 151×1 topic
  17. Palbociclib2▲ 151×1 topic
  18. Resilience2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  19. Molecular Subtypes2▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Biomarkers2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  21. Cancer Incidence2▲ 28×3 topics
  22. Clinical Characteristics2▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Dosimetry2▲ 52×2 topics
  24. Multiple Primary Cancers2▲ 186×1 topic
  25. Population-Based Study2▲ 57×2 topics
  26. Second Primary Neoplasms2▲ 186×1 topic
  27. Identity1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  28. Tumor Markers1▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Clinical Practice1▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Cancer Treatment1▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Developmental Trauma1▲ 144×1 topic
  32. Metastatic1▲ 46×2 topics
  33. Molecular Characterization1▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Prognostic Markers1▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy1▲ 144×1 topic
  36. Trastuzumab1▲ 58×2 topics
  37. Breast Tumours1▲ 58×1 topic
  38. EGFR1▲ 86×1 topic
  39. HER21▲ 86×1 topic
  40. Treatment Response1▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Sainte Catherine publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies, Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers, Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies.

Advanced Breast Cancer T…2Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 2 fractional worksMultiple and Secondary P…2Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers: 2 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…1Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 1 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment …1Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 1 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 1 fractional worksTravel Writing and Literature: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Stu…1Lung Cancer Research Studies: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …1Cancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chem…1Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 1 fractional worksBrain Metastases and Tre…1Brain Metastases and Treatment: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyClinical PsychologyCancer Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 1 works
  5. 5 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Travel Writing and Literature History 1 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Brain Metastases and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institut Sainte Catherine's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% 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 Sainte Catherine as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Institut Sainte Catherine0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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