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Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes

In research, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes stands highest in Life Sciences (#12,944 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,209
of 42,892
Rank in France
#1,845
of 2,321
Research works
201
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.3k
46.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes 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 #12,944 of 14,347 38.7%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes 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).

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: 12.82× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 4.92× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes?

Ranked on the composite score, Éric Giraud, Philippe de Lajudie and Christine Le Roux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes.

  1. 1 Éric Giraud France · #591,019 worldwide 68 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Philippe de Lajudie France · #630,748 worldwide 80 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Christine Le Roux France · #631,697 worldwide 27 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Robin Duponnois France · #813,143 worldwide 140 citations · 88 works
  5. 5 Marc Ducousso France · #920,193 worldwide 29 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Marc Neyra France · #949,950 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Yves Prin France · #1,009,458 worldwide 68 citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Antoine Galiana France · #1,024,659 worldwide 47 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Odile Domergue France · #1,606,335 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nitrogen Fixation, Host Recognition, Genome Analysis, Symbiosis, Legumes, Rhizobium, Climate Change and Ecosystem Functioning.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Nitrogen Fixation36▲ 214×2 topics
  2. Host Recognition31▲ 198×2 topics
  3. Climate Change29▲ 5.3×32 topics
  4. Genome Analysis28▲ 126×3 topics
  5. Symbiosis28▲ 115×3 topics
  6. Legumes27▲ 313×1 topic
  7. Rhizobium27▲ 313×1 topic
  8. Ecosystem Functioning14▲ 33×6 topics
  9. Metabolism13▲ 10×7 topics
  10. Mycorrhizal Fungi13▲ 90×2 topics
  11. Rhizosphere Interactions13▲ 86×2 topics
  12. Sustainable Agriculture12▲ 21×7 topics
  13. DNA Barcoding10▲ 31×3 topics
  14. Genetic Regulation10▲ 26×3 topics
  15. Fungal Diversity10▲ 114×2 topics
  16. Nutrient Cycling10▲ 61×2 topics
  17. Plant Interactions9▲ 124×1 topic
  18. Soil Biota9▲ 124×1 topic
  19. Ecosystem Services9▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Agricultural Productivity9▲ 152×1 topic
  21. Intercropping9▲ 152×1 topic
  22. Plant Development9▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Genome Sequence8▲ 39×4 topics
  25. Antioxidant Activity8▲ 7.5×10 topics
  26. Phosphorus8▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Nitrogen8▲ 110×1 topic
  28. Root Architecture8▲ 110×1 topic
  29. Invasive Species8▲ 6.5×13 topics
  30. Biological Control7▲ 20×6 topics
  31. Phylogenetic Relationships6▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Trophic Cascades6▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Conservation6▲ 6.6×10 topics
  34. Nematodes6▲ 53×3 topics
  35. Ecosystem Management6▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Marine Fisheries6▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Molecular Pathology6▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Plant-Parasitic6▲ 119×1 topic
  39. Biogeography6▲ 8.4×11 topics
  40. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, African Botany and Ecology Studies and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems.

Mycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…1Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 1 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 1 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 0 fractional worksDental Erosion and Treatment: 0 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…0Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 0 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Resistance: 0 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 0 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 0 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 0 fractional works
Plant ScienceForestryAgronomy and Crop ScienceOrthodontics2 others

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

  1. 1 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 1 works
  2. 2 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 1 works
  3. 3 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 1 works
  4. 4 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 0 works
  5. 5 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 0 works
  6. 6 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 0 works
  7. 7 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant Science 0 works
  8. 8 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 0 works
  9. 9 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 0 works
  10. 10 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 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 available36.3%not open63.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.4%domestic only50.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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