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Laboratoire National de Référence

In research, Laboratoire National de Référence stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,909 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,271 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,219
of 28,054 · #11,796 all time
Rank in Morocco
#29
of 59
Research works
1.5k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire National de Référence 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,909 of 11,982 6.5%173 #8586
MedicineField #7,271 of 10,443 6.9%150 #7010

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 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: 0.67× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.76× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.44× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.62× its world share, 150 worksMedicineNursing: 3.72× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire National de Référence?

Ranked on the composite score, Kenzaburō Ōe, N. Bornstein and Le Bras J lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire National de Référence.

  1. 1 Kenzaburō Ōe Morocco · #546,958 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 N. Bornstein Morocco · #641,053 worldwide 30 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Le Bras J Morocco · #967,744 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire National de Référence

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire National de Référence?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Public Health, Vaccine, Immune Response, Pathogenesis 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology52▲ 4.4×106 topics
  2. Treatment18▲ 4.9×38 topics
  3. Public Health18▲ 4.1×35 topics
  4. Diagnosis17▲ 6.2×36 topics
  5. Vaccine12▲ 10×11 topics
  6. Immune Response12▲ 7.1×17 topics
  7. Pathogenesis12▲ 7.6×23 topics
  8. Inflammation11▲ 1.74×43 topics
  9. Risk Factors9▲ 2.9×25 topics
  10. Antibiotic Resistance9▲ 7.8×12 topics
  11. Quality of Life9▲ 2.0×27 topics
  12. Drug Resistance8▲ 9.0×8 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity7▲ 5.5×7 topics
  14. Global Burden7▲ 4.2×11 topics
  15. Social Determinants of Health6▲ 8.8×5 topics
  16. Primary Care6▲ 5.2×7 topics
  17. Autoantibodies6▲ 8.1×8 topics
  18. Gender6▲ 3.4×10 topics
  19. Vaccine Development6▲ 7.3×11 topics
  20. Antiretroviral Therapy5▲ 11×6 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 3.3×14 topics
  22. Public Policy5▲ 3.5×5 topics
  23. Virulence Factors5▲ 11×8 topics
  24. Surgical Management5▲ 3.9×14 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations5▲ 3.6×22 topics
  26. Host-Pathogen Interaction4▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Mycobacterium tuberculosis4▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Tuberculosis4▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Antimicrobial Resistance4▲ 6.9×9 topics
  30. Healthcare Policy4▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Immunosuppressive Therapy4▲ 7.0×8 topics
  34. Rituximab4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  35. Digital Health3▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Healthcare Quality Indicators3▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Inequalities3▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Universal Health Coverage3▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Local Development3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  40. Territorial Governance3▲ 8.6×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Healthcare Systems and Practices and French Urban and Social Studies.

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…3Healthcare Systems and Practices: 3 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …3French Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cu…2French Historical and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 2 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…2Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesNutrition and DieteticsGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 4 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 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 2 works
  8. 8 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 2 works
  10. 10 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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