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UniLaSalle

In research, UniLaSalle stands highest in Life Sciences (#13,221 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,862
of 28,054 · #28,473 all time
Rank in France
#959
of 1,422
Research works
330
▲ 177% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is UniLaSalle 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
Life SciencesDomain #13,221 of 14,347 15.4%123

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 42.6 works7.6×
← 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: 7.57× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.74× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 4.97× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.32× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× 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, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at UniLaSalle?

Ranked on the composite score, Michel J.F. Dubois, Olivier Pourret and Loïc Sauvée lead among researchers whose main affiliation is UniLaSalle.

  1. 1 Michel J.F. Dubois France · #598,246 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Olivier Pourret France · #601,613 worldwide 74 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Loïc Sauvée France · #1,025,369 worldwide 20 citations · 79 works
All ranked researchers at UniLaSalle

Which keywords describe research at UniLaSalle?

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

▲ 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 Change17▲ 5.3×33 topics
  2. Sustainability17▲ 5.8×23 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers11▲ 40×4 topics
  4. Agricultural Development9▲ 47×2 topics
  5. Agroecology9▲ 52×3 topics
  6. Diversity9▲ 44×2 topics
  7. Adaptation9▲ 25×2 topics
  8. Livestock Farming8▲ 113×2 topics
  9. Multifunctionality8▲ 134×1 topic
  10. Work Organization8▲ 158×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Development7▲ 3.5×14 topics
  12. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.2×20 topics
  13. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 14×10 topics
  14. Food Security5▲ 7.7×9 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 9.4×7 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services4▲ 8.6×8 topics
  17. Social Capital4▲ 6.3×4 topics
  18. Social Justice4▲ 5.7×3 topics
  19. Community Engagement4▲ 9.7×3 topics
  20. Local Development4▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Territorial Governance4▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Health Benefits3▲ 8.6×8 topics
  23. Public Policy3▲ 5.6×2 topics
  24. Soil Fertility3▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Soil Carbon Sequestration3▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Microbial Communities3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  28. Citizen Participation3▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Dietary Fiber3▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Environmental Participation3▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Nitrogen Fixation3▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Biochar Application3▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Nitrogen Cycle3▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Nutrient Limitation3▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Drought Tolerance3▲ 15×5 topics
  36. Plant Growth2▲ 19×6 topics
  37. Rural Development2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  38. Genetic Improvement2▲ 21×4 topics
  39. Social Entrepreneurship2▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Crop Management2▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does UniLaSalle publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, French Urban and Social Studies, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Urban Agriculture and Sustainability.

Agriculture and Rural De…8Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 8 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …3French Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…3Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 3 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 2 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSociology and Political ScienceSoil SciencePlant Science3 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 8 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 3 works
  4. 4 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  8. 8 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  10. 10 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 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 available56.8%not open43.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.6%domestic only76.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has UniLaSalle's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 177% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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