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Tour du Valat

In research, Tour du Valat stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,025 of 6,208 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#16,479 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,179 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 11.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#22,219
of 42,892
Rank in France
#1,360
of 2,321
Research works
455
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
32.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Tour du Valat 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 #3,025 of 6,208 24.0%244
Physical SciencesDomain #16,479 of 21,541 24.0%279
Life SciencesDomain #12,179 of 14,347 24.6%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tour du Valat 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 Tour du Valat specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 11.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 20.1 works12×
← 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: 3.35× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.68× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tour du Valat?

Ranked on the composite score, Michel Gauthier‐Clerc, H. L. Golterman and Alain J. Crivellì lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tour du Valat.

  1. 1 Michel Gauthier‐Clerc France · #94,615 worldwide 218 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 H. L. Golterman France · #133,393 worldwide 173 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Alain J. Crivellì France · #212,466 worldwide 194 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Ilse R. Geijzendorffer France · #267,694 worldwide 183 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Anthony Olivier France · #274,727 worldwide 140 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Matthieu Guillemain France · #356,077 worldwide 127 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 François Mesleárd France · #434,318 worldwide 72 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Brigitte Poulin France · #436,919 worldwide 135 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Arnaud Béchet France · #542,986 worldwide 76 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Gaétan Lefebvre France · #579,827 worldwide 86 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Tour du Valat

Which keywords describe research at Tour du Valat?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Habitat Selection, Ecosystem Services, Land Use Change, Population Dynamics and Habitat Fragmentation.

▲ 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 Change11▲ 12×32 topics
  2. Invasive Species5▲ 34×14 topics
  3. Biodiversity5▲ 18×14 topics
  4. Habitat Selection3▲ 131×2 topics
  5. Ecosystem Services3▲ 25×5 topics
  6. Land Use Change3▲ 31×4 topics
  7. Population Dynamics3▲ 36×6 topics
  8. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 40×4 topics
  9. Conservation3▲ 20×12 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 21×4 topics
  11. Sustainability3▲ 3.4×7 topics
  12. Conservation Biology2▲ 68×3 topics
  13. Model Evaluation2▲ 48×2 topics
  14. Trophic Cascades2▲ 64×2 topics
  15. Citizen Science2▲ 60×2 topics
  16. Ecological Niche2▲ 93×1 topic
  17. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 93×2 topics
  18. Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 93×1 topic
  20. Urbanization2▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Animal Movement2▲ 99×1 topic
  22. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 59×2 topics
  23. Global Impact2▲ 31×1 topic
  24. Occupancy Rates2▲ 99×1 topic
  25. Spatial Dynamics2▲ 57×1 topic
  26. Avian Ecology2▲ 214×1 topic
  27. Global Carbon Budget2▲ 62×2 topics
  28. Migration Patterns2▲ 177×1 topic
  29. Conservation Challenges2▲ 92×1 topic
  30. Flow Regulation2▲ 92×1 topic
  31. Ecosystem1▲ 38×3 topics
  32. Global Change1▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 33×3 topics
  34. Adaptation1▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Genetic Diversity1▲ 7.6×4 topics
  36. Gut Microbiota1▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Politics1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Biogeography1▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Coastal Protection1▲ 51×2 topics
  40. Species Richness1▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does Tour du Valat publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Avian ecology and behavior.

Species Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…2Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…2Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior2Avian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 1 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…1Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 1 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Conservation and Management: 1 fractional works
Ecological ModelingEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  8. 8 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 1 works
  9. 9 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 Environmental Conservation and Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.5%domestic only68.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tour du Valat's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.