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VetAgro Sup

In research, VetAgro Sup stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,283 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#5,700 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,473 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Small Animals and Animal Science and Zoology — Veterinary is 60.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,489
of 28,054 · #10,304 all time
Rank in France
#219
of 1,422
Research works
1.3k
▲ 75% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is VetAgro Sup known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,283 of 11,982 9.9%166 #4472
MedicineField #5,700 of 10,443 10.0%120 #5187
Life SciencesDomain #4,473 of 7,800 19.3%170 #5896
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,964 of 3,409 22.5%96 #2225
Physical SciencesDomain #9,335 of 12,888 22.6%63 #16939

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where VetAgro Sup 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#4,472 #4,283
  2. Medicine#5,187 #5,700
  3. Life Sciences#5,896 #4,473
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,225 #1,964
  5. Physical Sciences#16,939 #9,335
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does VetAgro Sup specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 60.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 35.2 works60×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 30.3 works58×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 20.9 works22×
← 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: 4.73× its world share, 96 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.01× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.65× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.84× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.46× its world share, 120 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 60.41× its world share, 35 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 60.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at VetAgro Sup?

Ranked on the composite score, Dominique Bicout, Françoise Leriche and É. Viguier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VetAgro Sup.

  1. 1 Dominique Bicout France · #434,099 worldwide 195 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Françoise Leriche France · #596,683 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 É. Viguier France · #815,285 worldwide 39 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Philippe Berny France · #838,112 worldwide 49 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Hélène Blasquiet-Revol France · #870,579 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Thibaut Cachon France · #891,482 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Xavier Bailly France · #950,468 worldwide 16 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Gilles Bourgoin France · #961,066 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Isabelle Fourel France · #971,517 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Mathieu Capitaine France · #998,710 worldwide 9 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at VetAgro Sup

Which keywords describe research at VetAgro Sup?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Animal Welfare, Pathogenesis, Adaptation, Genomic Analysis, Livestock Farming and Genetic Diversity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology46▲ 2.7×91 topics
  2. Climate Change41▲ 3.5×55 topics
  3. Sustainability20▲ 1.97×26 topics
  4. Animal Welfare17▲ 45×4 topics
  5. Pathogenesis17▲ 7.7×22 topics
  6. Public Health16▲ 2.6×18 topics
  7. Environmental Impact15▲ 2.1×19 topics
  8. Adaptation15▲ 12×9 topics
  9. Genomic Analysis14▲ 13×11 topics
  10. Genetic Diversity14▲ 7.2×11 topics
  11. Biodiversity13▲ 4.2×19 topics
  12. Livestock Farming13▲ 49×3 topics
  13. Smallholder Farmers13▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Vaccine Development13▲ 12×10 topics
  15. Diversity13▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Agroecology12▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Multifunctionality12▲ 54×2 topics
  18. Agricultural Development11▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Work Organization11▲ 61×1 topic
  20. Antimicrobial Resistance11▲ 13×9 topics
  21. Pain Assessment10▲ 120×2 topics
  22. Livestock Production10▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Gut Microbiota9▲ 6.1×7 topics
  24. Consumer Perception9▲ 9.2×6 topics
  25. Milk Composition8▲ 46×2 topics
  26. Microbial Community8▲ 24×4 topics
  27. Heat Stress8▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Host-Pathogen Interactions8▲ 23×4 topics
  29. Virulence Factors8▲ 12×8 topics
  30. Microbiota8▲ 8.2×6 topics
  31. Analgesia8▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Emotional State8▲ 57×1 topic
  33. Postoperative Pain8▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Stress Indicators8▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Anesthesia7▲ 23×4 topics
  36. Probiotics7▲ 7.2×5 topics
  37. Dairy Cattle7▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Population Genetics7▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Molecular Pathology7▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Genetic Characterization7▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does VetAgro Sup publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology and Veterinary Oncology Research.

Agriculture and Rural De…11Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 11 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…8Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 8 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 6 fractional worksVeterinary Oncology Research: 6 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…6Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 6 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 6 fractional worksVeterinary Orthopedics and Neurology: 6 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …5Meat and Animal Product Quality: 5 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 5 fractional worksVeterinary Equine Medical Research: 5 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSmall AnimalsAgronomy and Crop SciencePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 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 11 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 8 works
  3. 3 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 6 works
  4. 4 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  5. 5 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 6 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology Small Animals 6 works
  8. 8 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 5 works
  9. 9 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 5 works
  10. 10 Veterinary Equine Medical Research Equine 5 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 available54.6%not open45.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has VetAgro Sup's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 75% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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