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Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement

In research, Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,057 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,713 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 9.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#15,939
of 42,892
Rank in France
#1,032
of 2,321
Research works
394
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
32.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement 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 #3,057 of 6,208 27.0%175
Physical SciencesDomain #10,713 of 21,541 25.9%251

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement 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 Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 20.9 works9.2×
← 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: 3.48× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.73× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.23× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement?

Ranked on the composite score, Éric Chauvet, Bertrand Pourrut and François Fromard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement.

  1. 1 Éric Chauvet France · #61,812 worldwide 303 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Bertrand Pourrut France · #406,900 worldwide 90 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 François Fromard France · #413,718 worldwide 109 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Régis Céréghino France · #453,515 worldwide 185 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Antoine Lecerf France · #459,884 worldwide 81 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Joséphine Leflaive France · #478,829 worldwide 18 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Luc Lambs France · #486,354 worldwide 98 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Jean‐Luc Probst France · #603,213 worldwide 200 citations · 88 works
  9. 9 Luc Legal France · #778,765 worldwide 43 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Franck Gilbert France · #856,721 worldwide 85 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Environmental Impact, Toxicity, Water Quality, Eutrophication and Habitat Fragmentation.

▲ 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 Change11▲ 8.8×44 topics
  2. Invasive Species5▲ 24×14 topics
  3. Environmental Impact4▲ 5.6×21 topics
  4. Biodiversity4▲ 11×16 topics
  5. Toxicity3▲ 17×9 topics
  6. Water Quality3▲ 16×7 topics
  7. Eutrophication3▲ 59×4 topics
  8. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 27×5 topics
  9. Pollution3▲ 29×3 topics
  10. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 59×3 topics
  11. Conservation2▲ 9.8×10 topics
  12. Waste Management2▲ 10×5 topics
  13. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 20×7 topics
  14. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 64×2 topics
  15. Recycling2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  16. Land Use Change2▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Cyanobacteria2▲ 73×2 topics
  18. Health Effects2▲ 5.5×11 topics
  19. Microbial Communities2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  20. Population Dynamics2▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Environmental Impacts1▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Freshwater Ecosystems1▲ 104×1 topic
  23. Global Carbon Budget1▲ 41×2 topics
  24. Nutrient Control1▲ 104×1 topic
  25. Phosphorus1▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Biodiversity Loss1▲ 56×3 topics
  27. Biogeography1▲ 11×13 topics
  28. Ecosystem Services1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  29. Global Change1▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Hydrology1▲ 22×4 topics
  31. Marine Environment1▲ 20×3 topics
  32. River Restoration1▲ 67×2 topics
  33. Sediment Transport1▲ 17×5 topics
  34. Conservation Biology1▲ 27×3 topics
  35. Ecosystem Engineering1▲ 95×2 topics
  36. Human Health1▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Bioaccumulation1▲ 27×3 topics
  38. Microbial Processes1▲ 43×2 topics
  39. Microplastics1▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Terrestrial Ecosystems1▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Heavy metals in environment.

Aquatic Ecosystems and P…1Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…1Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…1Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksHeavy metals in environm…1Heavy metals in environment: 1 fractional worksFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology: 1 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 1 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…1Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 1 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …1Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryPollutionNature and Landscape ConservationEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 1 works
  5. 5 Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 1 works
  7. 7 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 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 available47.2%not open52.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.2%domestic only66.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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