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Scientific Centre of Monaco

In research, Scientific Centre of Monaco stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,038 of 5,407 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,711 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,376 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,145
of 22,385 · #5,169 all time
Rank in Monaco
#2
of 2
Research works
508
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
41.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
61%
world 18%
Scientific Centre of Monaco

What is Scientific Centre of Monaco 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
Environmental ScienceField #1,038 of 5,407 27.2%124
Health SciencesDomain #3,711 of 16,688 14.2%159
MedicineField #3,376 of 14,558 14.2%152
Physical SciencesDomain #4,691 of 17,446 23.5%231

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scientific Centre of Monaco 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 fields of science does Scientific Centre of Monaco work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Scientific Centre of Monaco is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (28%), Medicine (24%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 50 fractional works · 43.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 33 fractional works · 28.3% of its workEcology: 16 fractional works · 13.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.8% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 30 fractional works · 25.9% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 23.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 21.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 14.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKScientific Centreof Monaco116fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences10%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science3328.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences97.8%
    3. Engineering32.5%
    4. Materials Science32.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.1%
    6. Mathematics10.7%
    7. Energy00.4%
    8. Computer Science00.2%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine2823.9%
    2. Health Professions11.0%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    5. Nursing00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1714.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology32.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.2%
    4. Neuroscience21.6%
    1. Social Sciences54.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities22.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.6%
    4. Psychology11.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.74× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.62× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.98× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.70× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.24× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science5.70×33 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.98×9 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.74×17 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.62×3 works
  5. Veterinary2.54×0 works
  6. Medicine1.24×28 works
  7. Neuroscience0.96×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.76×2 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.70×2 works
  10. Materials Science0.69×3 works
  11. Dentistry0.65×0 works
  12. Nursing0.65×0 works
  13. Mathematics0.62×1 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.47×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×2 works
  16. Energy0.39×0 works
  17. Health Professions0.37×1 works
  18. Psychology0.36×1 works
  19. Social Sciences0.32×5 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×1 works
  21. Engineering0.17×3 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.16×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.11×0 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.10×0 works
  25. Computer Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Scientific Centre of Monaco?

Ranked on the quality score, Christine Ferrier‐Pagès, Denis Allemand and Éric Tambutté lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scientific Centre of Monaco.

  1. 1 Christine Ferrier‐Pagès Monaco · #76,466 worldwide 16k citations · 332 works
  2. 2 Denis Allemand Monaco · #77,538 worldwide 19k citations · 318 works
  3. 3 Éric Tambutté Monaco · #79,835 worldwide 8.7k citations · 169 works
  4. 4 Didier Zoccola Monaco · #169,874 worldwide 6.7k citations · 175 works
  5. 5 Sylvie Tambutté Monaco · #172,332 worldwide 8.5k citations · 155 works
  6. 6 Renaud Grover Monaco · #270,811 worldwide 3.1k citations · 73 works
  7. 7 Jeroen A. J. M. van de Water Monaco · #322,180 worldwide 3.1k citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Nathalie Hilmi Monaco · #329,732 worldwide 1.7k citations · 97 works
  9. 9 Alexander A. Venn Monaco · #393,866 worldwide 3.1k citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Yann Cormerais Monaco · #456,457 worldwide 1.5k citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at Scientific Centre of Monaco

What are the most cited papers from Scientific Centre of Monaco?

The most cited paper from Scientific Centre of Monaco is "GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral" (B. P. Abbott et al., 2017), with 9,794 citations. Next come "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (6,023) and "GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs" (3,658).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access1,124 authors 16 Oct 2017 9,794
2 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
3 GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review X Open access1,149 authors 4 Sep 2019 3,658
4 Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A B. P. Abbott et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters Open access1,154 authors 16 Oct 2017 3,599
5 GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access1,150 authors 15 Oct 2018 2,512
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Scientific Centre of Monaco?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecosystems, Bleaching, Coral Reefs, Metagenomics, Bioprospecting and Coastal Protection.

▲ 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. Climate Change22▲ 7.1×36 topics
  2. Ocean Acidification18▲ 206×3 topics
  3. Marine Ecosystems13▲ 203×2 topics
  4. Bleaching13▲ 332×1 topic
  5. Coral Reefs13▲ 332×1 topic
  6. Oxidative Stress5▲ 2.7×20 topics
  7. Metagenomics5▲ 45×3 topics
  8. Bioprospecting4▲ 138×2 topics
  9. Coastal Protection4▲ 56×2 topics
  10. Marine Natural Products4▲ 86×2 topics
  11. Microbial Symbionts4▲ 256×1 topic
  12. Sponge-Associated Microorganisms4▲ 256×1 topic
  13. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.1×17 topics
  14. Cancer4▲ 2.3×15 topics
  15. Benthic Communities4▲ 49×2 topics
  16. Marine Biodiversity4▲ 49×2 topics
  17. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Immunotherapy3▲ 3.7×13 topics
  21. Kelp Forests3▲ 87×1 topic
  22. Seagrasses3▲ 87×1 topic
  23. Mortality3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  24. Trophic Cascades3▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Ecosystem Management3▲ 43×1 topic
  26. Marine Fisheries3▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Health Effects3▲ 3.9×10 topics
  28. Marine Environment3▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Ecosystem Services3▲ 5.9×5 topics
  30. Human Health3▲ 14×2 topics
  31. CO2 Emissions3▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Ecosystem-Based Management2▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Global Change2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  34. Marine Spatial Planning2▲ 68×1 topic
  35. Neurobiology2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  36. Calcifying Organisms2▲ 168×1 topic
  37. Gut Microbiota2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  38. Marine Organisms2▲ 168×1 topic
  39. Environmental Impacts2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  40. Aquaculture2▲ 7.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Scientific Centre of Monaco publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine Sponges and Natural Products, Marine and coastal plant biology and Marine and fisheries research.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…13Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 13 fractional worksMarine Sponges and Natur…4Marine Sponges and Natural Products: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…3Marine and coastal plant biology: 3 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 3 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 2 fractional worksOcean Acidification Effe…2Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition: 2 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 2 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine Biology: 1 fractional works
EcologyBiotechnologyOceanographyGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 13 works
  2. 2 Marine Sponges and Natural Products Biotechnology 4 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 3 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  6. 6 Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses Oceanography 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition Biomaterials 2 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  10. 10 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available51.6%not open48.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.0%domestic only39.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Scientific Centre of Monaco's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Scientific Centre of Monaco as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00036% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Scientific Centre of Monaco0.00046% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Scientific Centre of Monaco 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 counting20%40%Scientific Centre of Monaco14.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 30.5% in 2022.

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