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Terre des Sciences

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Research works
40
▼ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
220
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Terre des Sciences

Not ranked overall: Terre des Sciences is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Terre des Sciences work in?

In all years, 57% of research at Terre des Sciences is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (28%), Social Sciences (25%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 23 fractional works · 57.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 28.3% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 24.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 11.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 6.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 18.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 7.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 15.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 9.1% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKTerre desSciences40fractional works, all years
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences57%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities1128.3%
    2. Social Sciences1024.6%
    3. Psychology12.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
    1. Environmental Science37.7%
    2. Computer Science24.4%
    3. Engineering13.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.9%
    5. Materials Science00.8%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Chemistry00.0%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences512.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.7%
    1. Medicine26.1%
    2. Veterinary11.6%
    3. Nursing00.8%
    4. Health Professions00.6%
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: 6.28× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.59× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 25.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.77× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 25.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary25.88×0 works
  2. Arts and Humanities7.77×2 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.28×2 works
  4. Chemical Engineering3.59×0 works
  5. Neuroscience1.62×0 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.22×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.18×0 works
  8. Social Sciences1.12×1 works
  9. Environmental Science0.86×0 works
  10. Psychology0.41×0 works
  11. Medicine0.40×0 works
  12. Energy0.36×0 works
  13. Engineering0.26×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.14×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.07×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Terre des Sciences?

The most cited paper from Terre des Sciences is "A seca e a crise hídrica de 2014-2015 em São Paulo" (José Antonio Marengo, Carlos A. Nobre, Marcelo E. Seluchi et al., 2015), with 145 citations. Next come "FRIPON: a worldwide network to track incoming meteoroids" (122) and "Crise Hídrica em São Paulo em 2014: Seca e Desmatamento" (67).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A seca e a crise hídrica de 2014-2015 em São Paulo José Antonio Marengo, Carlos A. Nobre, Marcelo E. Seluchi et al. · Revista USP Open access 2 Sep 2015 145
2 FRIPON: a worldwide network to track incoming meteoroids F. Colas et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access394 authors 26 Oct 2020 122
3 Crise Hídrica em São Paulo em 2014: Seca e Desmatamento José Antonio Marengo, Lincoln Muniz Alves · GEOUSP Espaço e Tempo (Online) Open access 6 Dec 2015 67
4 Occurrence of Apicomplexa-like structures in the digestive gland of Strombus gigas throughout the Caribbean Dalila Aldana Aranda, Liliane Frenkiel, Thierry Brulé et al. · Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 22 Sep 2010 13
5 La compréhension des expressions idiomatiques à 5 ans : une étude exploratoire Loïc Pulido, Lydie Iralde, Annick Weil‐Barais · Enfance Open access Dec 2007 9
All 25 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Terre des Sciences?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Public Policy, Community Engagement, Environmental Participation, Territorial Governance, Colonialism, Gender and Religion.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  2. Public Policy4▲ 25×6 topics
  3. Community Engagement4▲ 30×2 topics
  4. Environmental Participation3▲ 94×1 topic
  5. Territorial Governance3▲ 60×1 topic
  6. Colonialism3▲ 15×5 topics
  7. Gender2▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Sustainability2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  9. Climate Change2▲ 2.1×11 topics
  10. Globalization2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  11. Religion2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  12. Identity2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  13. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 42×4 topics
  14. Agroecology2▲ 39×3 topics
  15. Historiography2▲ 32×2 topics
  16. Memory2▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Nationalism2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  18. Politics2▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Adaptation2▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Archaeology2▲ 26×5 topics
  21. Cultural History2▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Diversity2▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Gender Studies2▲ 25×4 topics
  24. Linguistics2▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Agricultural Development1▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Cultural Exchange1▲ 26×4 topics
  27. Heritage1▲ 109×1 topic
  28. Livestock Farming1▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Tourism1▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Medieval Literature1▲ 141×1 topic
  31. Migration1▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Occitan1▲ 283×1 topic
  33. Pragmatics1▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Scientific History1▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Technological Development1▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Argumentation1▲ 74×1 topic
  37. Discourse Analysis1▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Family Law1▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Forecasting1▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Solar Radiation1▲ 113×1 topic

Which research topics does Terre des Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Historical and Archaeological Studies and Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics.

Agriculture and Rural De…1Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 0 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 0 fractional worksMedieval European History and Architecture: 0 fractional worksConnective tissue disorders research: 0 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…0Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 0 fractional worksBlood disorders and treatments: 0 fractional worksUrban and sociocultural dynamics: 0 fractional worksBlood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms: 0 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsHistory and Philosophy of ScienceHistoryPolitical Science and International Relations5 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 1 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  3. 3 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 0 works
  4. 4 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  5. 5 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 0 works
  6. 6 Connective tissue disorders research Genetics 0 works
  7. 7 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 0 works
  8. 8 Blood disorders and treatments Genetics 0 works
  9. 9 Urban and sociocultural dynamics Urban Studies 0 works
  10. 10 Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms Hematology 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 available65.8%not open34.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.3%domestic only72.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Terre des Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Terre des Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000024% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Terre des Sciences0.000033% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Terre des Sciences over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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