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Mercator Ocean (France)

In research, Mercator Ocean (France) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,436 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 149.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#15,056
of 42,892
Rank in France
#981
of 2,321
Research works
166
▲ 124% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Mercator Ocean (France) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,436 of 21,541 28.7%162

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mercator Ocean (France) 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 Mercator Ocean (France) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 149.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 20.0 works150×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 27.4 works37×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 36.72× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.84× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 36.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mercator Ocean (France)?

Ranked on the composite score, Yann Drillet, Gilles Garric and Marcos García Sotillo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mercator Ocean (France).

  1. 1 Yann Drillet France · #461,119 worldwide 44 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Gilles Garric France · #502,546 worldwide 57 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Marcos García Sotillo France · #645,976 worldwide 98 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Mercator Ocean (France)

Which keywords describe research at Mercator Ocean (France)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Data Assimilation, Oceanic Modeling, Tidal Analysis, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Modeling.

▲ 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 Change16▲ 13×25 topics
  2. Ocean Circulation14▲ 232×3 topics
  3. Data Assimilation12▲ 156×4 topics
  4. Oceanic Modeling9▲ 575×1 topic
  5. Tidal Analysis9▲ 575×1 topic
  6. Global Warming8▲ 43×5 topics
  7. Greenhouse Gas Emissions4▲ 33×2 topics
  8. Climate Modeling4▲ 120×1 topic
  9. Extreme Events4▲ 98×1 topic
  10. Tropical Cyclones3▲ 130×2 topics
  11. Dissolved Organic Matter3▲ 153×1 topic
  12. Eutrophication3▲ 62×1 topic
  13. Wave Modeling3▲ 123×2 topics
  14. Remote Sensing3▲ 4.8×10 topics
  15. Sea Level Rise3▲ 47×3 topics
  16. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 53×2 topics
  17. Ocean Acidification2▲ 68×3 topics
  18. Ocean Waves2▲ 219×1 topic
  19. Wind Stress2▲ 219×1 topic
  20. Ecosystem-Based Management2▲ 143×1 topic
  21. Marine Spatial Planning2▲ 143×1 topic
  22. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 47×2 topics
  23. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 18×5 topics
  24. Convective Parameterization2▲ 73×1 topic
  25. Mesoscale Modeling2▲ 73×1 topic
  26. Arctic2▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Ecosystem Management2▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Global Change2▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Marine Fisheries2▲ 93×1 topic
  30. CO2 Emissions2▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Marine Organisms2▲ 318×1 topic
  32. GRACE2▲ 66×1 topic
  33. groundwater depletion2▲ 66×1 topic
  34. Benthic Communities2▲ 54×2 topics
  35. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 54×2 topics
  36. Decline1▲ 109×1 topic
  37. Satellite Observations1▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Sea Ice1▲ 109×1 topic
  39. Shale Gas1▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Emissions1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Mercator Ocean (France) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Climate variability and models, Marine and coastal ecosystems and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing.

Oceanographic and Atmosp…9Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 9 fractional worksClimate variability and …4Climate variability and models: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…3Marine and coastal ecosystems: 3 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote Sensing: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 2 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksOcean Acidification Effects and Responses: 2 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 2 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 1 fractional works
OceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawAtmospheric Science

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

  1. 1 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 9 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 3 works
  4. 4 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 2 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  6. 6 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses Oceanography 2 works
  9. 9 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 2 works
  10. 10 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 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 available83.8%not open16.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.1%domestic only55.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mercator Ocean (France)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 124% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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