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Laboratoire National de Référence

In research, Laboratoire National de Référence stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,687 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,509 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,376
of 22,385 · #5,327 all time
Rank in Morocco
#20
of 57
Research works
1.5k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
57%
world 18%
Laboratoire National de Référence

What is Laboratoire National de Référence known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,687 of 9,902 6.7%173 #2947
MedicineField #2,509 of 8,541 6.3%150 #2896

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire National de Référence 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Laboratoire National de Référence work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Laboratoire National de Référence is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (50%), Social Sciences (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 213 fractional works · 57.8% of its workMedicine: 186 fractional works · 50.3% of its workEpidemiology: 22 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 20 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 15 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 19 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 65 fractional works · 17.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 18 fractional works · 4.9% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 62 fractional works · 16.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 9.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLaboratoireNational de…369fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences58%Social Sciences17%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine18650.3%
    2. Health Professions195.1%
    3. Nursing61.6%
    4. Veterinary20.6%
    5. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology267.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology184.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences113.0%
    4. Neuroscience92.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    1. Social Sciences349.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities154.0%
    3. Psychology71.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.5%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Engineering82.3%
    2. Environmental Science82.0%
    3. Computer Science51.3%
    4. Materials Science20.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    6. Chemistry10.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    8. Mathematics10.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    10. Energy00.0%
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: 0.62× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.86× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.62× its world share, 186 worksMedicineNursing: 3.22× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.14× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.39× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.86×18 works
  2. Veterinary4.14×2 works
  3. Nursing3.22×6 works
  4. Medicine2.62×186 works
  5. Health Professions1.95×19 works
  6. Neuroscience1.47×9 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.39×15 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.32×26 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.28×2 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.89×1 works
  11. Social Sciences0.73×34 works
  12. Psychology0.63×7 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.62×11 works
  14. Dentistry0.47×1 works
  15. Environmental Science0.41×8 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.41×3 works
  17. Mathematics0.24×1 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.24×1 works
  19. Chemistry0.23×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.18×1 works
  21. Computer Science0.16×5 works
  22. Materials Science0.16×2 works
  23. Engineering0.15×8 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×2 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×0 works
  26. Energy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire National de Référence?

Ranked on the quality score, Danielle Marmet, K A Bettelheim and Mbainguinam Dionadji lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire National de Référence.

  1. 1 Danielle Marmet Morocco · #4,275,629 worldwide 422 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 K A Bettelheim Morocco · #5,240,855 worldwide 156 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Mbainguinam Dionadji Morocco · #5,392,594 worldwide 99 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Nicole Bornstein Morocco · #5,480,036 worldwide 1.2k citations · 72 works
  5. 5 Michael Fulks Morocco · #5,520,560 worldwide 158 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Tahir Mahamat Saleh Morocco · #5,556,736 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Vera F Dolan Morocco · #5,628,160 worldwide 172 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 B E Statland Morocco · #5,675,329 worldwide 105 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Mayanna Habkréo Morocco · #5,767,423 worldwide 9 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Michel Ragon Morocco · #5,957,716 worldwide 146 citations · 86 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire National de Référence

What are the most cited papers from Laboratoire National de Référence?

The most cited paper from Laboratoire National de Référence is "Current state of knowledge on aetiology, diagnosis, management, and therapy of myocarditis: a position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases" (Alida L.P. Caforio et al., 2013), with 3,492 citations. Next come "Resistance to HIV-1 infection in Caucasian individuals bearing mutant alleles of the CCR-5 chemokine receptor gene" (2,920) and "Involvement of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin--Producing Staphylococcus aureus in Primary Skin Infections and Pneumonia" (2,504).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Current state of knowledge on aetiology, diagnosis, management, and therapy of myocarditis: a position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases Alida L.P. Caforio et al. · European Heart Journal Open access 3 Jul 2013 3,492
2 Resistance to HIV-1 infection in Caucasian individuals bearing mutant alleles of the CCR-5 chemokine receptor gene Michel Samson et al. · Nature Aug 1996 2,920
3 Involvement of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin--Producing Staphylococcus aureus in Primary Skin Infections and Pneumonia Gérard Lina, Y. Piémont, F. Godail-Gamot et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases Open access Nov 1999 2,504
4 Relationships between Staphylococcus aureus Genetic Background, Virulence Factors, agr Groups (Alleles), and Human Disease Sophie Jarraud, Christophe Mougel, Jean Thioulouse et al. · Infection and Immunity Open access Feb 2002 1,121
5 WHO guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis: 2011 update Dennis Falzon et al. · European Respiratory Journal Open access 2 Aug 2011 1,106
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire National de Référence?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Vaccine, Public Health, Pathogenesis, Immune Response and Antibiotic Resistance.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology65▲ 4.4×108 topics
  2. Treatment22▲ 4.8×43 topics
  3. Public Health21▲ 3.9×37 topics
  4. Diagnosis20▲ 5.9×37 topics
  5. Inflammation15▲ 1.90×50 topics
  6. Vaccine15▲ 10×11 topics
  7. Immune Response14▲ 6.8×19 topics
  8. Pathogenesis14▲ 7.4×23 topics
  9. Antibiotic Resistance13▲ 8.9×13 topics
  10. Risk Factors12▲ 2.9×28 topics
  11. Quality of Life10▲ 1.89×28 topics
  12. Drug Resistance10▲ 9.3×8 topics
  13. Global Burden9▲ 4.4×11 topics
  14. Genetic Diversity8▲ 5.3×8 topics
  15. Vaccine Development8▲ 8.1×11 topics
  16. Gender6▲ 3.3×10 topics
  17. Autoantibodies6▲ 7.4×8 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 3.1×14 topics
  19. Virulence Factors6▲ 12×8 topics
  20. Antiretroviral Therapy6▲ 10.0×6 topics
  21. Social Determinants of Health6▲ 7.6×5 topics
  22. Prevention6▲ 3.8×12 topics
  23. Primary Care6▲ 4.3×7 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations6▲ 3.6×23 topics
  25. Antimicrobial Resistance6▲ 7.5×9 topics
  26. Maternal Mortality6▲ 6.7×5 topics
  27. Surgical Management5▲ 3.4×14 topics
  28. Host-Pathogen Interaction5▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Mycobacterium tuberculosis5▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Tuberculosis5▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Immunosuppressive Therapy5▲ 6.5×8 topics
  32. Circadian Rhythms4▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Clinical Management4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  34. Rituximab4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  35. Healthcare Policy4▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Zoonotic Transmission4▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Cystic Fibrosis4▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Healthcare Quality Indicators4▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire National de Référence publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Healthcare Systems and Practices and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria.

Tuberculosis Research an…5Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 5 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…4Child Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…3Healthcare Systems and Practices: 3 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in…3Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 3 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Re…2Sleep and Wakefulness Research: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 2 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…2Education, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesNutrition and DieteticsGeneral Health ProfessionsMolecular Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 5 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  7. 7 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 works
  10. 10 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 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 available45.5%not open54.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.9%domestic only43.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire National de Référence's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Laboratoire National de Référence as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Laboratoire National de Référence0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Laboratoire National de Référence over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Laboratoire National de Référence7.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.0% in 2002.

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