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Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône-Alpes

In research, Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône-Alpes stands highest in Life Sciences (#10,639 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 11.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,869
of 28,054 · #23,584 all time
Rank in France
#960
of 1,422
Research works
216
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
27.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône-Alpes 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 #10,639 of 14,347 32.5%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône-Alpes 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 Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône-Alpes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 11.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 36.2 works11×
← 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: 11.17× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.19× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône-Alpes?

Ranked on the composite score, Florian Celette, Hélène Brives and Christophe David lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône-Alpes.

  1. 1 Florian Celette France · #269,005 worldwide 77 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Hélène Brives France · #368,106 worldwide 38 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Christophe David France · #412,249 worldwide 91 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Alexander Wezel France · #514,805 worldwide 136 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Sami Ghnimi France · #616,547 worldwide 49 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Audrey Vincent France · #809,801 worldwide 44 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Thierry Joly France · #1,089,575 worldwide 11 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Josephine Peigné France · #1,217,998 worldwide 57 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône-Alpes

Which keywords describe research at Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône-Alpes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Smallholder Farmers, Agroecology, Livestock Farming, Sustainable Development and Agricultural Development.

▲ 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. Climate Change15▲ 8.3×26 topics
  2. Sustainability14▲ 8.3×21 topics
  3. Environmental Impact10▲ 9.0×16 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers7▲ 49×5 topics
  5. Sustainable Development7▲ 6.2×12 topics
  6. Agroecology7▲ 67×2 topics
  7. Livestock Farming7▲ 156×2 topics
  8. Agricultural Development6▲ 53×3 topics
  9. Adaptation6▲ 30×2 topics
  10. Diversity6▲ 47×2 topics
  11. Multifunctionality6▲ 163×2 topics
  12. Work Organization6▲ 190×1 topic
  13. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 24×7 topics
  14. Biodiversity5▲ 9.8×13 topics
  15. Consumer Perception5▲ 32×5 topics
  16. Community Engagement4▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Territorial Governance4▲ 51×2 topics
  18. Public Policy4▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Food Security4▲ 10×11 topics
  20. Livestock Production4▲ 60×2 topics
  21. Social Justice4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  22. Citizen Participation4▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Environmental Participation4▲ 70×1 topic
  24. Proximity and Innovation4▲ 70×1 topic
  25. Ecosystem Services4▲ 14×9 topics
  26. Greenhouse Gas Emissions4▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Health Effects4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  28. Food Systems4▲ 115×1 topic
  29. Sustainable Diets4▲ 115×1 topic
  30. Lipid Oxidation3▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 11×8 topics
  32. Antioxidants3▲ 8.9×3 topics
  33. Consumer Behavior3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  34. Modified Atmosphere Packaging3▲ 44×2 topics
  35. Rhizosphere Interactions3▲ 46×2 topics
  36. Meat Quality2▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Nitrogen Fixation2▲ 53×2 topics
  38. Protein Oxidation2▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Global Impact2▲ 20×3 topics
  40. Political Economy2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône-Alpes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, French Urban and Social Studies, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact and Meat and Animal Product Quality.

Agriculture and Rural De…6Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 6 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 4 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 2 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 2 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and …2Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 2 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksBioeconomy and Sustainability Development: 1 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSociology and Political ScienceEcologyAnimal Science and Zoology5 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  5. 5 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  7. 7 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 2 works
  8. 8 Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  9. 9 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 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 available49.7%not open50.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône-Alpes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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