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Institut Sophia Agrobiotech

In research, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,761 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,752 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Life Sciences — Plant Science is 16.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,580
of 28,054 · #21,322 all time
Rank in France
#1,063
of 1,422
Research works
319
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
35.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Institut Sophia Agrobiotech 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,761 of 6,031 44.3%203
Life SciencesDomain #8,752 of 14,347 40.7%263

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 16.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 21.1 works16×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 45.5 works13×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 59.0 works6.2×
← 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: 13.05× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.67× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 13.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Sophia Agrobiotech?

Ranked on the composite score, Étienne Danchin, Éric Wajnberg and Nicolas Desneux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Sophia Agrobiotech.

  1. 1 Étienne Danchin France · #70,672 worldwide 379 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Éric Wajnberg France · #124,824 worldwide 155 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Nicolas Desneux France · #180,236 worldwide 354 citations · 92 works
  4. 4 Philippe Castagnone‐Sereno France · #301,184 worldwide 110 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Thomas Guillemaud France · #373,175 worldwide 53 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Janice de Almeida Engler France · #416,099 worldwide 103 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Vincent Calcagno France · #473,407 worldwide 173 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 H. Fatnassi France · #513,066 worldwide 94 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Frédéric Grognard France · #836,493 worldwide 48 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Nicolas Ris France · #933,082 worldwide 34 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Sophia Agrobiotech

Which keywords describe research at Institut Sophia Agrobiotech?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biological Control, Invasive Species, Microbiota, Pest Management, Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles, Jasmonate Signaling, Nematodes and Symbiosis.

▲ 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. Biological Control19▲ 170×9 topics
  2. Invasive Species10▲ 32×14 topics
  3. Microbiota6▲ 39×3 topics
  4. Pest Management6▲ 92×4 topics
  5. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles6▲ 186×1 topic
  6. Jasmonate Signaling6▲ 186×1 topic
  7. Nematodes5▲ 152×2 topics
  8. Symbiosis5▲ 77×3 topics
  9. Population Dynamics5▲ 28×7 topics
  10. Genome Sequence5▲ 83×2 topics
  11. Climate Change5▲ 2.5×22 topics
  12. Molecular Pathology5▲ 64×1 topic
  13. Plant-Parasitic5▲ 285×1 topic
  14. Host Recognition5▲ 98×2 topics
  15. Nitrogen Fixation5▲ 90×2 topics
  16. Biodiversity4▲ 7.9×15 topics
  17. Genome Analysis4▲ 59×3 topics
  18. Legumes4▲ 162×1 topic
  19. Rhizobium4▲ 162×1 topic
  20. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.0×10 topics
  21. Drosophila Suzukii4▲ 337×1 topic
  22. Fruit Fly4▲ 337×1 topic
  23. Biopesticides3▲ 65×2 topics
  24. Genome Sequencing3▲ 27×6 topics
  25. Host Specificity3▲ 35×4 topics
  26. Conservation3▲ 8.4×5 topics
  27. Genetic Diversity3▲ 8.4×9 topics
  28. Insecticide Resistance3▲ 47×2 topics
  29. Gut Microbiota3▲ 9.9×2 topics
  30. Bacillus thuringiensis2▲ 131×1 topic
  31. Honey Bees2▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Mode of Action2▲ 36×2 topics
  33. Neonicotinoids2▲ 59×1 topic
  34. P450 enzymes2▲ 131×1 topic
  35. RNA Interference2▲ 40×2 topics
  36. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 11×8 topics
  37. Drosophila2▲ 72×2 topics
  38. Vector Control2▲ 25×4 topics
  39. Global Change2▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Diversity2▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does Institut Sophia Agrobiotech publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Nematode management and characterization studies, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis and Insect behavior and control techniques.

Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 6 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 5 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing S…4Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 4 fractional worksInsect behavior and cont…4Insect behavior and control techniques: 4 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 2 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 2 fractional worksBiological Control of In…2Biological Control of Invasive Species: 2 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 2 fractional worksEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control: 2 fractional worksInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences: 2 fractional works
Insect SciencePlant ScienceMolecular Biology

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

  1. 1 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 6 works
  2. 2 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 5 works
  3. 3 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 4 works
  4. 4 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 4 works
  5. 5 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 2 works
  7. 7 Biological Control of Invasive Species Insect Science 2 works
  8. 8 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control Insect Science 2 works
  10. 10 Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences Insect Science 2 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 available51.9%not open48.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.0%domestic only62.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Sophia Agrobiotech's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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