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Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine

In research, Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine stands highest in Environmental Science (#982 of 6,208 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,907 of 21,541 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,772 of 6,031 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,602
of 28,054 · #8,439 all time
Rank in France
#333
of 1,422
Research works
641
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
59.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine 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
Environmental ScienceField #982 of 6,208 47.5%215
Physical SciencesDomain #6,907 of 21,541 40.9%287
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,772 of 6,031 38.9%125
Life SciencesDomain #7,011 of 14,347 42.7%205
Social SciencesDomain #14,610 of 16,945 11.8%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine 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 Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 44.5 works8.3×
← 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: 4.14× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.71× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.42× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.30× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine?

Ranked on the composite score, Wilfried Thuiller, Sandra Lavorel and Pierre Taberlet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine.

  1. 1 Wilfried Thuiller France · #1,864 worldwide 1.9k citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Sandra Lavorel France · #3,229 worldwide 1.7k citations · 84 works
  3. 3 Pierre Taberlet France · #5,861 worldwide 1.3k citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Éric Coissac France · #24,957 worldwide 671 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Ludovic Gielly France · #163,248 worldwide 217 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Philippe Choler France · #170,983 worldwide 346 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 François Pompanon France · #176,968 worldwide 353 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Émilie Crouzat France · #356,783 worldwide 95 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Jean‐Christophe Clément France · #394,320 worldwide 115 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Tamara Münkemüller France · #621,960 worldwide 104 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Habitat Fragmentation, Global Change, Conservation Biology, Conservation and Biodiversity Conservation.

▲ 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 Change30▲ 10×53 topics
  2. Biodiversity22▲ 28×18 topics
  3. Invasive Species15▲ 32×14 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 42×5 topics
  5. Conservation10▲ 21×12 topics
  6. Conservation Biology10▲ 87×4 topics
  7. Global Change10▲ 34×5 topics
  8. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 21×11 topics
  9. Population Dynamics8▲ 30×7 topics
  10. Sustainability8▲ 2.9×18 topics
  11. Model Evaluation8▲ 56×2 topics
  12. Ecological Niche7▲ 115×1 topic
  13. Species Distribution Modeling7▲ 115×1 topic
  14. DNA Barcoding7▲ 40×7 topics
  15. Ecosystem7▲ 58×4 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services6▲ 16×7 topics
  17. Species Richness6▲ 87×2 topics
  18. Land Use Change6▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Community Ecology6▲ 62×2 topics
  20. Biological Invasions5▲ 56×2 topics
  21. Functional Diversity5▲ 87×1 topic
  22. Taxonomy5▲ 35×9 topics
  23. Biogeography5▲ 17×14 topics
  24. Community Engagement4▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Social Justice4▲ 6.5×6 topics
  26. Local Development4▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Public Policy4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  28. Territorial Governance4▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Phylogeny4▲ 24×9 topics
  30. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 12×8 topics
  31. Citizen Participation4▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Environmental Participation4▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Species Delimitation4▲ 78×3 topics
  34. Genetic Structure4▲ 47×3 topics
  35. Genetic Diversity4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  36. Adaptation3▲ 11×7 topics
  37. Conservation Genetics3▲ 83×2 topics
  38. Adaptive Evolution3▲ 56×2 topics
  39. Habitat Selection3▲ 41×2 topics
  40. Environmental DNA3▲ 160×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, French Urban and Social Studies and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies.

Species Distribution and…7Species Distribution and Climate Change: 7 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 5 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies: 3 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksGenetic diversity and po…3Genetic diversity and population structure: 3 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 3 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 2 fractional works
Ecological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationSociology and Political ScienceEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 7 works
  2. 2 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 3 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  7. 7 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 3 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  9. 9 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 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 available56.2%not open43.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.9%domestic only63.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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