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Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin

In research, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,384 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 56.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,865
of 28,054 · #12,801 all time
Rank in France
#681
of 1,422
Research works
621
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
29.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #10,384 of 12,888 16.7%103 #10280

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin 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 des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 56.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 24.7 works56×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 32.0 works13×
← 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: 2.11× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.78× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.07× its world share, 32 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.56× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin?

Ranked on the composite score, Philippe Soudant, Géraldine Sarthou and Éric Machu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin.

  1. 1 Philippe Soudant France · #180,766 worldwide 241 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Géraldine Sarthou France · #192,247 worldwide 254 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Éric Machu France · #270,915 worldwide 27 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Christophe Lambert France · #297,429 worldwide 147 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Christian Hily France · #442,142 worldwide 94 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Olivier Ragueneau France · #491,603 worldwide 86 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 François Le Loc’h France · #589,764 worldwide 107 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Marie Bonnin France · #641,840 worldwide 23 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Aude Leynaert France · #653,498 worldwide 56 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Fabienne Guérard France · #658,323 worldwide 75 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Aquaculture, Environmental Impact, Marine Environment, Ocean Acidification, Ecosystem Services, Food Security and Harmful Algal Blooms.

▲ 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 Change36▲ 8.6×46 topics
  2. Environmental Impact16▲ 6.1×26 topics
  3. Aquaculture15▲ 36×8 topics
  4. Sustainability13▲ 3.4×20 topics
  5. Marine Environment12▲ 56×3 topics
  6. Ocean Acidification11▲ 98×3 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services10▲ 16×7 topics
  8. Food Security9▲ 11×8 topics
  9. Eutrophication9▲ 53×4 topics
  10. Harmful Algal Blooms9▲ 72×3 topics
  11. Benthic Communities8▲ 86×2 topics
  12. Marine Biodiversity8▲ 86×2 topics
  13. Bivalve Molluscs8▲ 174×1 topic
  14. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 55×2 topics
  15. Oyster Reefs8▲ 174×1 topic
  16. Global Warming7▲ 11×7 topics
  17. Sustainable Development7▲ 3.0×12 topics
  18. Dissolved Organic Matter6▲ 100×1 topic
  19. Oceanic Carbon Cycle6▲ 100×1 topic
  20. Trophic Cascades6▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Biogeography6▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Conservation6▲ 8.6×10 topics
  23. Ecosystem Management6▲ 62×1 topic
  24. Marine Fisheries6▲ 89×1 topic
  25. Nutrition6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  26. Community Engagement6▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Territorial Governance6▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Omega-3 Fatty Acids5▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Coastal Protection5▲ 52×2 topics
  30. Marine Ecosystems5▲ 62×2 topics
  31. Public Policy5▲ 6.7×2 topics
  32. Citizen Participation5▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Environmental Participation5▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Ecosystem-Based Management5▲ 98×1 topic
  36. Marine Spatial Planning5▲ 98×1 topic
  37. Fatty Acids5▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Population Dynamics5▲ 12×6 topics
  39. Climate Change Impacts4▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Fish Feed4▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Marine and fisheries research and French Urban and Social Studies.

Marine Bivalve and Aquac…8Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 8 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…6Marine and coastal ecosystems: 6 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…6Marine and fisheries research: 6 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …5French Urban and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 5 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 4 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…4Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 4 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 4 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Res…3Underwater Acoustics Research: 3 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeOceanographySociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 6 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 4 works
  7. 7 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 4 works
  8. 8 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
  10. 10 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 3 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 available47.7%not open52.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.4%domestic only66.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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