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Oniris

In research, Oniris stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,891 of 6,403 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,042 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,954 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary and Small Animals (Veterinary is 45.2× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#3,971
of 22,385 · #2,501 all time
Rank in France
#119
of 517
Research works
2.1k
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
49k
23.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%

What is Oniris 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,891 of 6,403 7.9%110 #1986
Health SciencesDomain #3,042 of 9,902 8.7%142 #2560
MedicineField #2,954 of 8,541 8.3%101 #2408
Physical SciencesDomain #4,549 of 10,670 10.0%101 #2319
Social SciencesDomain #7,461 of 9,585 4.9%68 #6572

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oniris 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#1,986 #1,891
  2. Health Sciences#2,560 #3,042
  3. Medicine#2,408 #2,954
  4. Physical Sciences#2,319 #4,549
  5. Social Sciences#6,572 #7,461
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Oniris work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research at Oniris is in Health Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 159 fractional works · 34.0% of its workMedicine: 112 fractional works · 24.0% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVeterinary: 29 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSmall Animals: 24 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEquine: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 122 fractional works · 26.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 57 fractional works · 12.2% of its workFood Science: 17 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiotechnology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 19 fractional works · 4.0% of its workParasitology: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 115 fractional works · 24.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 34 fractional works · 7.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 3 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 workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 71 fractional works · 15.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKOniris468fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences15%

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. Medicine11224.0%
    2. Veterinary296.1%
    3. Health Professions81.7%
    4. Nursing51.1%
    5. Dentistry51.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5712.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology418.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology194.0%
    4. Neuroscience30.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.4%
    1. Environmental Science347.2%
    2. Engineering235.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences143.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy132.8%
    5. Computer Science122.6%
    6. Chemistry61.4%
    7. Materials Science51.1%
    8. Energy51.0%
    9. Mathematics10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Social Sciences337.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities224.7%
    3. Psychology81.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting30.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.6%
    6. Decision Sciences30.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Oniris specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 45.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 28.8 works45×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 23.9 works42×
← 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: 2.57× its world share, 57 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.66× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.96× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.24× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.13× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 112 worksMedicineNursing: 2.21× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 45.25× its world share, 29 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.64× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 45.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary45.25×29 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.96×19 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.57×57 works
  4. Nursing2.21×5 works
  5. Dentistry2.13×5 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.92×14 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.66×41 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.64×22 works
  9. Environmental Science1.46×34 works
  10. Medicine1.25×112 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.24×13 works
  12. Energy1.06×5 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.01×2 works
  14. Chemistry0.88×6 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.65×1 works
  16. Health Professions0.65×8 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.60×3 works
  18. Social Sciences0.55×33 works
  19. Psychology0.54×8 works
  20. Neuroscience0.43×3 works
  21. Computer Science0.34×12 works
  22. Engineering0.33×24 works
  23. Materials Science0.32×5 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.29×3 works
  25. Mathematics0.22×1 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×3 works

Who are the top researchers at Oniris?

Ranked on the quality score, Germán Cano-Sancho, Élise Brisebard and Thibaut Larcher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oniris.

  1. 1 Germán Cano-Sancho France · #523,337 worldwide 4.6k citations · 115 works
  2. 2 Élise Brisebard France · #1,007,909 worldwide 385 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Thibaut Larcher France · #1,184,148 worldwide 6.1k citations · 292 works
  4. 4 Hélène Cecilia France · #1,396,042 worldwide 198 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Marie-France Pilet France · #1,590,365 worldwide 1.3k citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Michel Fédérighi France · #1,600,261 worldwide 4.6k citations · 163 works
  7. 7 Jérôme Abadie France · #1,635,928 worldwide 2.3k citations · 137 works
  8. 8 Véronique Leray France · #1,650,171 worldwide 6.7k citations · 91 works
  9. 9 Bernard Onno France · #1,687,983 worldwide 1.8k citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Géraldine Boué France · #1,856,279 worldwide 1k citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Oniris

What are the most cited papers from Oniris?

The most cited paper from Oniris is "Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines" (Clotilde Théry et al., 2018), with 11,535 citations. Next come "Prone Positioning in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome" (4,142) and "The severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with gut dysbiosis and shift in the metabolic function of the gut microbiota" (1,506).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines Clotilde Théry et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access382 authors 23 Nov 2018 11,535
2 Prone Positioning in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Claude Guérin et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 20 May 2013 4,142
3 The severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with gut dysbiosis and shift in the metabolic function of the gut microbiota Jérôme Boursier, Olaf Mueller, Matthieu Barret et al. · Hepatology Open access 24 Nov 2015 1,506
4 A review of dynamic vehicle routing problems Victor Pillac, Michel Gendreau, Christelle Guéret et al. · European Journal of Operational Research Open access 30 Aug 2012 1,257
5 Driving forces for changes in geographical distribution of Ixodes ricinus ticks in Europe Jolyon M. Medlock et al. · Parasites & Vectors Open access 2 Jan 2013 1,246
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Oniris?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Climate Change, Animal Welfare, Consumer Perception, Genomic Analysis, Antimicrobial Resistance and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology42▲ 2.2×90 topics
  2. Climate Change24▲ 1.90×52 topics
  3. Inflammation17▲ 1.71×55 topics
  4. Public Health15▲ 2.1×27 topics
  5. Pathogenesis14▲ 5.7×22 topics
  6. Environmental Impact13▲ 1.66×29 topics
  7. Animal Welfare10▲ 25×4 topics
  8. Health Effects10▲ 3.5×17 topics
  9. Consumer Perception9▲ 8.4×6 topics
  10. Genomic Analysis9▲ 7.7×10 topics
  11. Immunotherapy9▲ 2.7×14 topics
  12. Biomarkers9▲ 2.8×12 topics
  13. Identity9▲ 2.5×24 topics
  14. Antimicrobial Resistance8▲ 8.6×9 topics
  15. Environmental Exposure8▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Genetic Characterization8▲ 36×2 topics
  17. Host-Pathogen Interactions7▲ 19×5 topics
  18. Hypertension7▲ 5.2×4 topics
  19. Toxicity7▲ 3.5×13 topics
  20. Cancer Treatment7▲ 6.2×4 topics
  21. Pain Assessment7▲ 67×2 topics
  22. Diabetes Mellitus6▲ 6.6×4 topics
  23. Vaccine Development6▲ 5.4×10 topics
  24. Molecular Pathology6▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Translational Research6▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Canine Cancer6▲ 92×1 topic
  27. Comparative Oncology6▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Urinary Tract Infections6▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Laparoscopic Surgery6▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Prostate Cancer6▲ 9.2×3 topics
  31. Osteoarthritis6▲ 9.3×3 topics
  32. Nutritional Assessment5▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Ovariohysterectomy5▲ 117×1 topic
  34. Virulence Factors5▲ 7.6×8 topics
  35. Treatment Outcomes5▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Genomic Sequencing5▲ 9.3×6 topics
  37. Dairy Cattle5▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Heart Rate Variability5▲ 9.2×2 topics
  39. Equine Health5▲ 80×1 topic
  40. Welfare Assessment5▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does Oniris publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Veterinary Oncology Research, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Equine Medical Research and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology.

  1. 1 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Small Animals 5 works
  3. 3 Veterinary Equine Medical Research Equine 5 works
  4. 4 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  5. 5 Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology Small Animals 4 works
  6. 6 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  7. 7 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 4 works
  8. 8 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Microbial infections and disease research Microbiology 3 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 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 available36.3%not open63.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.8%domestic only73.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Oniris's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% 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 Oniris as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0019% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Oniris0.0019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Oniris 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Oniris6.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.7% in 2012.

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