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La Boîte à lettres

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Research works
13
▲ 54% vs 2018-21
Citations
239
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
50%
world 18%
La Boîte à lettres

Not ranked overall: La Boîte à lettres is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does La Boîte à lettres work in?

In all years, 45% of research at La Boîte à lettres is in Health Sciences, 41% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (37%), Engineering (24%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 6 fractional works · 45.1% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 36.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 40.8% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 24.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 7.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 10.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 9.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLa Boîte àlettres13fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences45%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine536.6%
    2. Health Professions17.2%
    3. Veterinary01.3%
    1. Engineering324.2%
    2. Environmental Science110.6%
    3. Mathematics02.1%
    4. Materials Science01.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.8%
    6. Energy00.7%
    7. Chemistry00.5%
    8. Computer Science00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences16.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology02.8%
    3. Neuroscience00.7%
    1. Psychology03.6%
    2. Social Sciences00.5%
    3. Decision Sciences00.3%
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: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 16.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 3.38× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 16.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary16.84×0 works
  2. Psychology3.38×0 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.92×0 works
  4. Engineering2.16×1 works
  5. Medicine1.84×1 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.44×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.69×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.58×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.29×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.15×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.06×0 works

What are the most cited papers from La Boîte à lettres?

The most cited paper from La Boîte à lettres is "Helping Clinicians in Work Disability Prevention: The Work Disability Diagnosis Interview" (Marie‐José Durand, Patrick Loisel, Quan Nha Hong et al., 2002), with 65 citations. Next come "Efficacy and tolerability of a fixed-dose combination of telmisartan plus hydrochlorothiazide in patients uncontrolled with telmisartan monotherapy" (64) and "Which downscaled rainfall data for climate change impact studies in urban areas? Review of current approaches and trends" (50).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Helping Clinicians in Work Disability Prevention: The Work Disability Diagnosis Interview Marie‐José Durand, Patrick Loisel, Quan Nha Hong et al. · Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Sep 2002 65
2 Efficacy and tolerability of a fixed-dose combination of telmisartan plus hydrochlorothiazide in patients uncontrolled with telmisartan monotherapy Yves Lacourcière, Richard H. Tytus, David F. O'Keefe et al. · Journal of Human Hypertension 30 Oct 2001 64
3 Which downscaled rainfall data for climate change impact studies in urban areas? Review of current approaches and trends Eustache Gooré Bi, Philippe Gachon, Mathieu Vrac et al. · Theoretical and Applied Climatology 27 Oct 2015 50
4 Evaluation of the impact of interdisciplinarity in cancer care Dominique Tremblay, Danièle Roberge, Linda Cazale et al. · BMC Health Services Research Open access 3 Jun 2011 32
5 Protocol for a partially nested randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the scleroderma patient-centered intervention network COVID-19 home-isolation activities together (SPIN-CHAT) program to reduce anxiety among at-risk scleroderma patients Brett D. Thombs et al. · Journal of Psychosomatic Research Open access140 authors 14 May 2020 30
All 32 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does La Boîte à lettres publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mental Health Research Topics, Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments, Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research and Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies.

Mental Health Research T…0Mental Health Research Topics: 0 fractional worksBone Tumor Diagnosis and…0Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments: 0 fractional worksMechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research: 0 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehi…0Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 0 fractional worksVeterinary Oncology Rese…0Veterinary Oncology Research: 0 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Tr…0Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Con…0Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 0 fractional worksHigh-Voltage Power Transmission Systems: 0 fractional worksElectric Motor Design and Analysis: 0 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 0 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyRheumatologyMechanical EngineeringAutomotive Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  2. 2 Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments Rheumatology 0 works
  3. 3 Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 High-Voltage Power Transmission Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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 available31.7%not open68.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.1%domestic only49.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has La Boîte à lettres's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 54% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is La Boîte à lettres as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000019% in 2024.

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Fractional works of La Boîte à lettres over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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