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Sanofi (France)

In research, Sanofi (France) stands highest in Medicine (#1,334 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,926 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,362 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hematology, Immunology and Immunology and Microbiology — Hematology is 10.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,942
of 28,054 · #2,112 all time
Rank in France
#52
of 1,422
Research works
4.3k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
149k
34.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Sanofi (France) 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
MedicineField #1,334 of 10,443 17.0%338 #764
Health SciencesDomain #1,926 of 11,982 16.4%359 #1017
Life SciencesDomain #1,362 of 7,800 18.7%187 #1023
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,889 of 3,579 18.2%108 #1764
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,318 of 2,175 20.2%75 #1532
EpidemiologySubfield #592 of 976 21.0%63 #738
Physical SciencesDomain #8,393 of 12,888 11.7%72 #6659

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sanofi (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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#764 #1,334
  2. Health Sciences#1,017 #1,926
  3. Life Sciences#1,023 #1,362
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,764 #1,889
  5. Molecular Biology#1,532 #1,318
  6. Epidemiology#738 #592
  7. Physical Sciences#6,659 #8,393
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Sanofi (France) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hematology takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HematologySubfield · 21.7 works11×
  2. ImmunologySubfield · 38.3 works8.3×
  3. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 51.9 works7.7×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.04× its world share, 108 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.73× its world share, 52 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.35× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.08× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.63× its world share, 338 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.51× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sanofi (France)?

Ranked on the composite score, Asif Khan, Pierre Casellas and G. Le Fur lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sanofi (France).

  1. 1 Asif Khan France · #34,181 worldwide 250 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Pierre Casellas France · #68,198 worldwide 337 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 G. Le Fur France · #103,540 worldwide 229 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Jean‐Marc Herbert France · #113,252 worldwide 228 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 P Carayon France · #121,150 worldwide 112 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Laurent Coudeville France · #124,153 worldwide 256 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Laurent Eckert France · #153,824 worldwide 185 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Pascual Ferrara France · #166,404 worldwide 229 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Paul Schaeffer France · #243,563 worldwide 139 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Alexia Kieffer France · #255,749 worldwide 216 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Sanofi (France)

Which keywords describe research at Sanofi (France)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Inflammation, Vaccine, Monoclonal Antibodies, Genomics, Respiratory and Vaccine Development.

▲ 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. Epidemiology128▲ 4.8×87 topics
  2. Inflammation46▲ 3.4×69 topics
  3. Pathogenesis43▲ 13×19 topics
  4. Treatment30▲ 3.7×31 topics
  5. Vaccine29▲ 11×11 topics
  6. Quality of Life28▲ 3.0×28 topics
  7. Pandemic28▲ 3.9×8 topics
  8. Monoclonal Antibodies26▲ 44×3 topics
  9. Diagnosis24▲ 4.0×28 topics
  10. Genetics24▲ 5.1×15 topics
  11. Genomics23▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Respiratory23▲ 35×2 topics
  13. Vaccine Development22▲ 13×9 topics
  14. Therapeutic Antibodies22▲ 48×2 topics
  15. Virus22▲ 35×3 topics
  16. Glycosylation22▲ 30×3 topics
  17. Immunity22▲ 8.1×9 topics
  18. Asthma21▲ 32×3 topics
  19. Antibodies20▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Immune Response20▲ 5.3×20 topics
  21. Influenza20▲ 72×2 topics
  22. H1N120▲ 97×1 topic
  23. Vaccines20▲ 53×2 topics
  24. Immunology17▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Viral Infections16▲ 44×2 topics
  26. Disease Burden16▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Host Immune Response16▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Human Metapneumovirus16▲ 54×1 topic
  29. Respiratory Syncytial Virus16▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Gene Therapy16▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Immune Dysregulation16▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Allergic Diseases15▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Eosinophils15▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Biopharmaceuticals14▲ 42×3 topics
  35. Antibody Engineering13▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Fc Receptors13▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Staphylococcus aureus13▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Filaggrin13▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Immunogenicity13▲ 45×3 topics
  40. Skin Microbiome13▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Sanofi (France) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Influenza Virus Research Studies, Respiratory viral infections research, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research.

Influenza Virus Research…20Influenza Virus Research Studies: 20 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…16Respiratory viral infections research: 16 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…15Asthma and respiratory diseases: 15 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…13Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 13 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 13 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 10 fractional worksBacterial Infections and…9Bacterial Infections and Vaccines: 9 fractional worksProtein purification and stability: 9 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 7 fractional worksLysosomal Storage Disorders Research: 7 fractional works
EpidemiologyPhysiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingDermatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 20 works
  2. 2 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 16 works
  3. 3 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 15 works
  4. 4 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 13 works
  5. 5 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 13 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 10 works
  7. 7 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Microbiology 9 works
  8. 8 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 9 works
  9. 9 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  10. 10 Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research Physiology 7 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 available37.9%not open62.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.7%domestic only57.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sanofi (France)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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