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Université Joseph Fourier

In research, Université Joseph Fourier stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,992 of 17,446 worldwide), Medicine (#5,673 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,557 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,187
of 34,923
Rank in France
#295
of 943
Research works
9.5k
▼ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
394k
41.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.20×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Université Joseph Fourier

What is Université Joseph Fourier 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,992 of 17,446 13.4%6,606
MedicineField #5,673 of 14,558 12.2%943
Health SciencesDomain #6,557 of 16,688 12.0%1,083
Physics and AstronomyField #1,418 of 2,917 11.9%1,421
EngineeringField #4,678 of 9,532 15.4%1,632
Materials ScienceField #2,167 of 3,771 12.7%963
Life SciencesDomain #7,870 of 11,023 12.2%1,491
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #1,120 of 1,567 11.5%553
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,270 of 5,801 11.4%929
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,802 of 3,725 13.3%525

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Joseph Fourier 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Université Joseph Fourier work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Université Joseph Fourier is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Materials Science (18%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 67.8% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 19.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 17.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 9.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 7.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 9.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.7% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 17.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.8% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversité JosephFourier36fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences68%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences17%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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. Engineering719.3%
    2. Materials Science617.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy39.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences37.7%
    5. Environmental Science14.1%
    6. Mathematics13.9%
    7. Computer Science13.9%
    8. Chemistry12.0%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences411.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities24.2%
    3. Psychology11.5%
    1. Health Professions37.4%
    2. Medicine13.2%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    1. Neuroscience11.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.93× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.29× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.02× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.10× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.82× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science5.02×6 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.93×3 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy4.10×3 works
  4. Mathematics3.33×1 works
  5. Health Professions2.82×3 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.45×2 works
  7. Chemistry1.29×1 works
  8. Engineering1.29×7 works
  9. Neuroscience1.02×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.92×4 works
  11. Environmental Science0.83×2 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.78×0 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.75×0 works
  14. Psychology0.50×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.49×1 works
  16. Dentistry0.38×0 works
  17. Energy0.24×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×0 works
  19. Medicine0.16×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works
  21. Nursing0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Université Joseph Fourier?

Ranked on the quality score, Michel Bouchon, Bradley A. Wallace and Christiane Reinbothe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Joseph Fourier.

  1. 1 Michel Bouchon France · #150,507 worldwide 11k citations · 181 works
  2. 2 Bradley A. Wallace France · #1,335,582 worldwide 1k citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Christiane Reinbothe France · #1,341,688 worldwide 4.3k citations · 95 works
  4. 4 Steffen Reinbothe France · #1,777,313 worldwide 3.8k citations · 99 works
  5. 5 M. Muthuraman France · #2,052,576 worldwide 1.3k citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Fiona J. Hemming France · #2,081,870 worldwide 2.6k citations · 44 works
  7. 7 D. Hatzfeld France · #2,228,195 worldwide 9.4k citations · 106 works
  8. 8 I. Mihalcescu France · #2,245,858 worldwide 1.3k citations · 43 works
  9. 9 T. Boutelier France · #2,431,824 worldwide 5.2k citations · 60 works
  10. 10 B. Chabaud France · #2,548,675 worldwide 1.7k citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Université Joseph Fourier

What are the most cited papers from Université Joseph Fourier?

The most cited paper from Université Joseph Fourier is "Collinearity: a review of methods to deal with it and a simulation study evaluating their performance" (Carsten F. Dormann, Jane Elith, Sven Bacher et al., 2012), with 11,040 citations. Next come "Chitin and chitosan: Properties and applications" (8,231) and "EFFECTS OF BIODIVERSITY ON ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING: A CONSENSUS OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE" (8,101).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Collinearity: a review of methods to deal with it and a simulation study evaluating their performance Carsten F. Dormann, Jane Elith, Sven Bacher et al. · Ecography Open access 18 May 2012 11,040
2 Chitin and chitosan: Properties and applications Marguerite Rinaudo · Progress in Polymer Science Jul 2006 8,231
3 EFFECTS OF BIODIVERSITY ON ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING: A CONSENSUS OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE David U. Hooper, F. Stuart Chapin, John J. Ewel et al. · Ecological Monographs Open access Feb 2005 8,101
4 Zener Model Description of Ferromagnetism in Zinc-Blende Magnetic Semiconductors T. Dietl, Hideo Ohno, F. Matsukura et al. · Science 11 Feb 2000 7,726
5 Planck 2013 results. XVI. Cosmological parameters Peter A. R. Ade et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access264 authors 25 Feb 2014 6,598
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Université Joseph Fourier?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Superconductivity, Electronic Structure, Palliative Care, Magnetic Nanoparticles, Phase Separation, Magnetocaloric Materials, Perovskites and Plate Tectonics.

▲ 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-now 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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Superconductivity2▲ 39×6 topics
  2. Electronic Structure1▲ 21×3 topics
  3. Magnetic Nanoparticles1▲ 32×3 topics
  4. Magnetocaloric Materials1▲ 115×1 topic
  5. Palliative Care1▲ 24×3 topics
  6. Perovskites1▲ 115×1 topic
  7. Phase Separation1▲ 44×2 topics
  8. Plate Tectonics1▲ 23×3 topics
  9. Crystal Structure Prediction1▲ 67×1 topic
  10. Deep Learning1◆ 0.99×8 topics
  11. Healthcare Legislation1▲ 58×1 topic
  12. Mantle Dynamics1▲ 67×1 topic
  13. Patient Rights1▲ 47×1 topic
  14. Tomography1▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Climate Change1◆ 1.13×13 topics
  16. Thin Films1▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Microstructure1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  18. Online Learning1▲ 3.4×2 topics
  19. Social Justice1▲ 4.8×2 topics
  20. Teacher Training1▲ 4.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Université Joseph Fourier publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, Health, Medicine and Society, High-pressure geophysics and materials and Education and Digital Technologies.

Magnetic and transport p…1Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…1Health, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics…1High-pressure geophysics and materials: 1 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…1Education and Digital Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional worksMultiferroics and related materials: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …1French Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksMagnetic Properties and …1Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites: 1 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoe…1Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 1 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and S…0Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 0 fractional works
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsGeneral Health ProfessionsGeophysicsSociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 1 works
  6. 6 Multiferroics and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  7. 7 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.9%domestic only67.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Université Joseph Fourier's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% 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 Université Joseph Fourier as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Université Joseph Fourier0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Université Joseph Fourier over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2019Université Joseph Fourier6.5% in 201920002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.4% in 2009.

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