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Soil Science Research Unit

In research, Soil Science Research Unit stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,431 of 6,031 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,579 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,950 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,154
of 28,054 · #11,670 all time
Rank in France
#1,036
of 1,422
Research works
923
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
31.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Soil Science Research Unit 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,431 of 6,031 20.7%228
Physical SciencesDomain #8,579 of 21,541 21.0%584
Environmental ScienceField #2,950 of 6,208 24.0%256
Life SciencesDomain #8,377 of 14,347 20.4%239
EngineeringField #8,644 of 11,412 24.3%135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Soil Science Research Unit 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 Soil Science Research Unit specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 25.5 works6.9×
← 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: 6.93× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.33× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Soil Science Research Unit?

Ranked on the composite score, Dominique Arrouays, Philippe Lagacherie and Yves Le Bissonnais lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Soil Science Research Unit.

  1. 1 Dominique Arrouays France · #331,610 worldwide 337 citations · 93 works
  2. 2 Philippe Lagacherie France · #347,127 worldwide 341 citations · 90 works
  3. 3 Yves Le Bissonnais France · #355,745 worldwide 343 citations · 109 works
  4. 4 May Balabane France · #395,089 worldwide 97 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 M. Jamagne France · #406,628 worldwide 18 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Marine Lacoste France · #453,143 worldwide 65 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Raoul Calvet France · #506,831 worldwide 61 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Guy Richard France · #512,304 worldwide 249 citations · 123 works
  9. 9 R. Guennelon France · #561,917 worldwide 16 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 R. Prost France · #657,982 worldwide 39 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Soil Science Research Unit

Which keywords describe research at Soil Science Research Unit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Livestock Farming, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Smallholder Farmers, Adaptation, Agricultural Development and Work Organization.

▲ 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 Change20▲ 9.7×26 topics
  2. Livestock Farming14▲ 299×2 topics
  3. Sustainability14▲ 7.4×9 topics
  4. Sustainable Development12▲ 9.6×6 topics
  5. Smallholder Farmers11▲ 64×2 topics
  6. Adaptation11▲ 50×3 topics
  7. Agricultural Development11▲ 85×1 topic
  8. Work Organization11▲ 326×1 topic
  9. Remote Sensing10▲ 11×10 topics
  10. Machine Learning7▲ 2.7×8 topics
  11. Soil Fertility6▲ 37×3 topics
  12. Environmental Impact5▲ 4.0×13 topics
  13. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 35×5 topics
  14. Microbial Communities5▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Community Engagement5▲ 20×4 topics
  16. Nitrogen Cycle5▲ 103×1 topic
  17. Soil Carbon Sequestration5▲ 86×1 topic
  18. Local Development5▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Soil Properties5▲ 36×3 topics
  20. Territorial Governance5▲ 51×3 topics
  21. Agricultural Sustainability5▲ 52×3 topics
  22. Spectroscopy5▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Digital Soil Mapping4▲ 286×1 topic
  24. Geostatistics4▲ 286×1 topic
  25. Social Justice4▲ 9.5×5 topics
  26. Public Policy4▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Integrated Assessment4▲ 242×2 topics
  28. Citizen Participation4▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Environmental Participation4▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Farm Level Assessment4▲ 462×1 topic
  31. Sustainability Indicators4▲ 75×1 topic
  32. GIS3▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Land Suitability3▲ 126×1 topic
  34. Land Use Change3▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 8.7×6 topics
  36. Ecosystem Services2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  37. Urbanization2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  38. Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Global Impact2▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Spatial Dynamics2▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Soil Science Research Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil Geostatistics and Mapping and Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis.

Agriculture and Rural De…11Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 11 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…5Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 5 fractional worksSoil Geostatistics and M…4Soil Geostatistics and Mapping: 4 fractional worksSustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis: 4 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksSoil and Land Suitabilit…3Soil and Land Suitability Analysis: 3 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksInvertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology: 1 fractional worksSoil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics: 1 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSoil ScienceEnvironmental EngineeringEnvironmental Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 11 works
  2. 2 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 5 works
  3. 3 Soil Geostatistics and Mapping Environmental Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis Environmental Chemistry 4 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Soil and Land Suitability Analysis Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  9. 9 Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available20.7%not open79.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.0%domestic only91.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Soil Science Research Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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