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Thion Medical (France)

In research, Thion Medical (France) stands highest in Medicine (#7,526 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,550 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,132
of 28,054 · #21,533 all time
Rank in France
#930
of 1,422
Research works
463
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.8k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Thion Medical (France) 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
MedicineField #7,526 of 17,978 12.3%283
Health SciencesDomain #9,550 of 20,462 12.2%306

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

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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.44× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.18× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Thion Medical (France)?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Defforge, Jean-François Michaud and Gaël Gautier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thion Medical (France).

  1. 1 Thomas Defforge France · #771,845 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Jean-François Michaud France · #945,862 worldwide 36 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Gaël Gautier France · #1,447,824 worldwide 7 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Guillaume F. Nataf France · #1,498,204 worldwide 15 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Julien Bustillo France · #1,561,332 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Thion Medical (France)

Which keywords describe research at Thion Medical (France)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ferroelectric Materials, Lead-free Piezoceramics, Epidemiology, Thin Films, Power Devices, Semiconductors, Nanowires and Materials.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 2.2×69 topics
  2. Ferroelectric Materials6▲ 132×1 topic
  3. Lead-free Piezoceramics6▲ 132×1 topic
  4. Thin Films4▲ 18×4 topics
  5. Power Devices4▲ 46×2 topics
  6. Quality of Life4▲ 2.1×21 topics
  7. Semiconductors4▲ 10×4 topics
  8. Diagnosis3▲ 2.8×26 topics
  9. Materials3▲ 10×4 topics
  10. Nanostructures3▲ 5.9×8 topics
  11. Nanowires3▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Photodetectors3▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Complications2▲ 4.4×12 topics
  14. Ferroelectricity2▲ 24×4 topics
  15. Field-Effect Transistors2▲ 14×2 topics
  16. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  17. Sintering2▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Surgical Management2▲ 4.8×12 topics
  19. Crystal Growth2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  20. Room Temperature2▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Semiconductor2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  22. Thermal Management2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  23. Light-Emitting Diodes2▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Material Properties2▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Solid-State Lighting2▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Energy Harvesting2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  27. GaN2▲ 51×1 topic
  28. Gallium Oxide2▲ 65×1 topic
  29. III-Nitrides2▲ 58×1 topic
  30. Shoulder Function2▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Ultrawide Bandgap2▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Composite Materials2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  33. Reliability2▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Acoustic Wave Biosensors2▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Ceramic Materials2▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Silicon Carbide2▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  38. Spark Plasma Sintering2▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Thin Film Resonators2▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors2▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Thion Medical (France) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials, Ga2O3 and related materials, GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials and Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies.

Ferroelectric and Piezoe…6Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 6 fractional worksGa2O3 and related materials: 2 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 2 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semicond…2Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 2 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…2Healthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsCondensed Matter PhysicsElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 6 works
  2. 2 Ga2O3 and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 works
  3. 3 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 2 works
  4. 4 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 2 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices Materials Chemistry 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 available21.8%not open78.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Thion Medical (France)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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