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Océanopolis

In research, Océanopolis stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,467 of 21,541 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,794 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,759
of 42,892
Rank in France
#965
of 2,321
Research works
329
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
33.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Océanopolis 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 #8,467 of 21,541 25.0%264
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,794 of 2,661 30.4%151

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Océanopolis 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: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21.86× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.49× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 21.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Océanopolis?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Hékinian, Jean Francheteau and Thomas Folégot lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Océanopolis.

  1. 1 R. Hékinian France · #271,148 worldwide 158 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Jean Francheteau France · #279,529 worldwide 114 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Thomas Folégot France · #1,363,680 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Océanopolis

Which keywords describe research at Océanopolis?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Tectonics, Subduction, Plate Tectonics, Aquaculture, Mediterranean, Ocean Circulation and Fisheries Sustainability.

▲ 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. Climate Change67▲ 7.6×44 topics
  2. Tectonics29▲ 52×3 topics
  3. Subduction27▲ 81×3 topics
  4. Plate Tectonics23▲ 32×3 topics
  5. Aquaculture21▲ 25×6 topics
  6. Mediterranean17▲ 49×4 topics
  7. Ocean Circulation16▲ 35×3 topics
  8. Environmental Impact16▲ 3.7×15 topics
  9. Fisheries Sustainability16▲ 38×2 topics
  10. Remote Sensing16▲ 4.3×15 topics
  11. Data Assimilation16▲ 26×4 topics
  12. Holocene15▲ 28×3 topics
  13. Thermodynamic Modeling15▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Geodetic Measurements14▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Sedimentation14▲ 58×2 topics
  16. Biogeography14▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Benthic Communities14▲ 49×2 topics
  18. Marine Biodiversity14▲ 49×2 topics
  19. Tectonic Evolution14▲ 135×3 topics
  20. Geochronology14▲ 42×1 topic
  21. Zircon14▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Earthquakes13▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Plate Boundaries13▲ 51×1 topic
  24. Conservation13▲ 8.3×9 topics
  25. Ecosystem Functioning13▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Fluvial Systems13▲ 90×1 topic
  27. Sequence Stratigraphy13▲ 90×1 topic
  28. Sea Level13▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Nutrition13▲ 8.8×4 topics
  30. Western Mediterranean12▲ 286×1 topic
  31. geodynamics12▲ 286×1 topic
  32. Trophic Cascades12▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Oceanic Modeling12▲ 81×1 topic
  34. Tidal Analysis12▲ 81×1 topic
  35. Ecosystem Management11▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Fatty Acids11▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Fish Feed11▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Marine Fisheries11▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Omega-3 Fatty Acids11▲ 37×2 topics
  40. Glacial Cycles11▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Océanopolis publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Marine animal studies overview, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing and Underwater Acoustics Research.

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 1 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote S…1Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing: 1 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Res…1Underwater Acoustics Research: 1 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 1 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 0 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…0Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 0 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 0 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 0 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 0 fractional works
OceanographyEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 1 works
  2. 2 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 1 works
  3. 3 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 1 works
  4. 4 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 1 works
  5. 5 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 0 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 0 works
  8. 8 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  9. 9 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 0 works
  10. 10 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.0%domestic only75.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Océanopolis's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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