National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE)
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)
France
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 693 | 46.81 |
Overall Count and Share for 'National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 108 | 8.92 |
| Biological sciences | 193 | 15.16 |
| Chemistry | 41 | 2.62 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 114 | 6.21 |
| Health sciences | 179 | 10.72 |
| Physical sciences | 18 | 0.38 |
| Social sciences | 40 | 2.80 |
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Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ecology | 41 | 4.80 |
| Clinical Sciences | 56 | 3.04 |
| Plant Biology | 38 | 2.92 |
| Crop and Pasture Production | 16 | 2.03 |
| Nutrition and Dietetics | 12 | 2.00 |
| Environmental Management | 27 | 1.84 |
| Microbiology | 15 | 1.76 |
| Food Sciences | 7 | 1.70 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 36 | 30 | 38 | 40 | 46 |
| Applied sciences | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Health sciences | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Natural sciences | 25 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Biological sciences | 16 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Physical sciences | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Social sciences | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Nature & Science | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (90 institutions) | 11.3% |
| Domestic (181 institutions) | 88.7% |
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 32.99 / 56.06 | 89.05 |
| National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) | 14.70 / 19.45 | 34.14 |
| University of Paris-Saclay | 12.50 / 15.79 | 28.29 |
| The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) | 8.46 / 14.58 | 23.03 |
| Grenoble Alpes University (UGA) | 5.43 / 16.66 | 22.09 |
Top 5 international collaborators with National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Max Planck Society | 2.03 / 4.27 | 6.30 |
| Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) | 1.43 / 3.08 | 4.51 |
| Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres | 1.17 / 3.17 | 4.34 |
| University of Florida (UF) | 0.41 / 2.66 | 3.07 |
| Ghent University (UGent) | 1.32 / 1.74 | 3.06 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.
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National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE)
- Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Genomes to the Environment (MaIAGE), INRAE
- Biopolymères, Interactions, Assemblages (URBIA), INRAE
- Biostatistique et Processus Spatiaux (BioSP), INRAE
- Bordeaux-Aquitaine Centre, INRAE
- Caractérisation et Elaboration des Produits Issus de l’Agriculture (CEPIA), INRAE
- Center of Nancy, INRAE
- Centre Dijon, INRAE
- Centre Rennes, INRAE
- Centre Val de Loire, INRAE
- Centre Versailles-Grignon, INRAE
- Centre de Recherche de Clermont-Ferrand-Theix, INRAE
- Centres Angers-Nantes, INRAE
- Division of Nutrition, Chemical Food Safety and Consumer Behaviour, INRAE
- EFNO, INRAE
- Environnement et Agronomie (EA), INRAE
- Fish Physiology and Genomics Institute (LPGP), INRAE
- Forest, Grassland and Freshwater Ecology (EFPA), INRAE
- French Network for Nutrition And Cancer Research (NACRe network)
- Genetics and Improvement of Fruit and Vegetables (GAFL), INRAE
- INRAE PACA Site
- Jouy-en-Josas Centre, INRAE
- Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology (LBE), INRAE
- Microbiologie et Chaîne Alimentaire (MICA), INRAE
- Physiologie Animale et Systèmes d'Elevage (PHASE), INRAE
- Plant Biology and Breeding (BAP), INRAE
- Santé des Plantes et Environnement (SPE), INRAE
- Unité Expérimentale du Maïs, INRAE
- Unité de Recherche des Forets Méditerranéennes (URFM), INRAE
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- AMAGEN
- Abeilles et Environnement
- Agrobiosciences, Interactions and Biodiversity Research Federation (FR AIB)
- Agroecology Dijon
- Agroécologies, Innovations, Ruralités (AGIR)
- Analyses des Eaux, Slos et Végétaux
- Animal Genetics and Integrative Biology (GABI)
- Animal Physiopathology and Biotherapy of the Muscle and Nervous System (PANTHER)
- Animals, Health, Territories, Risks and Ecosystems (ASTRE)
- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB)
- Avian Biology and Poultry Research (BOA)
- Behavioural Ecology and Biology of Fish Populations (ECOBIOP)
- BioEcoAgro Joint Research Unit
- BioForA
- BioSciences Lyon-Gerland
- Biocore
- Biodiversity, Genes and Communities (BIOGECO)
- Biodiversité, Agroécologie et Aménagement du Paysage (BAGAP)
- Biodiversité, Eau, Environnement, Ville and Santé (BioEEnViS)
- Biologie de la Reproduction, Environnement, Epigénétique et Développement (BREED)
- Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie (BFP)
- Biologie et Gestion des Risques en Agriculture - Champignons Pathogènes des Plantes (Bioger-CPP)
- Biologie, Epidémiologie et Analyse du Risque (BioEpAR)
- Biology Centre for Population Management (CBGP)
- Biology and Genetics of Plant/Pathogen Interactions (BGPI)
- Bordeaux Functional Genomics Center (CGFB)
- Bordeaux Sciences Economiques (BSE)
- Botany and Modelling of Plant Architecture and Vegetation Joint Research Unit (AMAP)
- Bureau d’Economie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA)
- CAractérisation et Suivi des Phénomènes d'Evolution de Résistance aux pesticides (CASPER)
- Cardiovascular, Metabolism, Diabetes, and Nutrition (CarMeN Laboratory)
- Carnot Institute Qualiment
- Cell and Plant Physiology Laboratory (LPCV)
- Center for Environmental Economics - Montpellier (CEE-M)
- Center for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology (CEFE)
- Centre Alpin de Recherche sur les Réseaux Trophiques des Ecosystèmes Limniques (CARRTEL)
- Centre d'Economie et de Sociologie appliquées à l'Agriculture et aux Espaces Ruraux (CESAER)
- Centre de Recherche en Cardiovasculaire et Nutrition (C2VN)
- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d'Ile-de-France (CRNH Ile-de-France)
- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d’Auvergne (CRNH Auvergne)
- Centre of Biological Studies Chize (CEBC)
- Centre of Research in Epidemiology and Statistics Sorbonne Paris Cité (CRESS)
- ChemHouse Research Group
- Chrono-Environment Laboratory
- Complex Systems Institute of Paris Ile-de-France (ISC-PIF)
- Comportement et Ecologie de la Faune Sauvage (CEFS)
- Computational Biology Institute (IBC)
- DATA TERRA
- Digestive Health Research Institute (IRSD)
- Dispositif Inter Régional d'Imagerie Cellulaire (DimaCell)
- Diversité et Adaptation des Plantes Cultivées (DIAPC)
- Diversité, Génomes et Interactions Microorganismes - Insectes (DGIMI)
- Dynamique Musculaire et Métabolisme (DMEM)
- Dynamique des Génomes et Adaptation Microbienne (DynAMic)
- Dynamiques et Écologie des Paysages Agriforestiers (DYNAFOR)
- Développement et Amélioration des Plantes (DAP)
- E2S UPPA
- ECOSYS
- Ecology of Guiana Forests (EcoFoG)
- Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie & Nutritions N.C.S. (EVA)
- Ecosystem Dynamics and Sustainability (DECOD)
- Environmental Lifecycle and Sustainability Assessment (ELSA)
- Environmmental biOtechnology PRoceSses (PROSE)
- European Centre for Research and Teaching in Environmental Geosciences (CEREGE)
- FHU CARE
- FHU PRECICARE
- Federative Research Institute NeuroSud Paris (IFR Neuro Sud Paris)
- Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Center
- Food and Bioproduct Engineering (SayFood)
- Forest Ecology and Ecophysiology (EEF)
- Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB)
- Fractionation of Agroressources and Environment (FARE)
- France Génomique
- French - Italian Public Consortium for Grapevine Genome Characterization
- French Institute of Bioinformatics (IFB Core)
- French Research and Education Network (RENATER)
- Functional Biology of Insects and Interaction (BF2I)
- Functional Ecology and Biochemistry of Soils and Agroecosystems (Eco&Sols)
- Fédération Île-de-France de Recherche sur l'Environnement (FIRE)
- Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Mediterranean and Tropical Plants (AGAP)
- Genetics and Horticulture (Genhort)
- Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals (GDEC)
- Genial (Ingénierie, Procédés, Aliments)
- Genomics and Biotechnology of Fruit (GBF Laboratory)
- Gestion de l’Eau, Acteurs, Usages (G-EAU)
- Grapevine Health and Wine Quality (SVQV)
- Grassland Ecosystem Research Unit (UREP)
- Groupe de Recherche ECODIV
- Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion (GREDEG)
- Gut, Liver and Microbiome Research (FHU GLIMMER)
- Génie et microbiologie des procédés alimentaires (GMPA)
- Génétique Physiologie et Systèmes d'Elevage (GenPhySE)
- Herbivores
- INRA - AgroParisTech - Unité Mixte de Recherche Environnement et Grandes Culture
- INRAE-IBCAS INNOGRAPE International Associated Laboratory (INNOGRAPE LIA)
- INRAE/AgroParisTech - Mathématiques et Informatique Appliquées (MIA Paris)
- INSERM-INRA U418
- Industrial Chair for Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (ELSA-PACT)
- Infectiologie Expérimentale des Rongeurs et Poissons (IERP)
- Infectiologie et Santé Publique (ISP)
- Infections Virales et Pathologie Comparée (IVPC)
- Information and Technologies for Agricultural Processes (ITAP)
- Infrastructures de recherche en biologie, santé et agronomie (IBiSA)
- Ingénierie des Agropolymères et Technologies Émergentes (IATE)
- Innovations Thérapeutiques et Résistances (InTheRes)
- Insect Physiology: Signalling and Communication (PISC)
- Institut Michel Eugène Chevreul (IMMCL Chevreul)
- Institut Multidisciplinaire de Biochimie des Lipides (IMBL)
- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon (IGFL)
- Institut de Mécanique et d'Ingénierie de Bordeaux (I2M)
- Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST)
- Institute for Genetics, Environment and Plant Protection (IGEPP)
- Institute for Geosciences and Environmental Research (IGE)
- Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM)
- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences of Paris (iEES-Paris)
- Institute of Life Sciences Research and Technologies (iRTSV)
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2)
- Integrative Physics and Physiology of Fruit and Forest Trees (PIAF)
- Interaction Soil Plant Atmosphere (ISPA)
- Interactions Hôtes - Agents Pathogènes (IHAP)
- International Barley Sequencing Consortium (IBSC)
- International Human Microbiome Consortium (IHMC)
- International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC)
- LERMAB
- LabEx COTE
- LabEx Ecofect
- LabEx LipSTIC
- Laboratoire Agronomie et Environnement (LAE)
- Laboratoire EcoSystèmes et Sociétés En Montagne (LESSEM)
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Sciences Innovations Sociétés (LISIS)
- Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité (LIBM)
- Laboratoire Montpellierain d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée (LAMETA)
- Laboratoire Sociétés, Acteurs, Gouvernement en Europe (SAGE)
- Laboratoire Sols et Environnement (LSE)
- Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels Anthropisés (LEHNA)
- Laboratoire d'Economie des Ressources Naturelles (LERNA)
- Laboratoire d'Etude des Interactions entre Sol-Agrosystème-Hydrosystème (LISAH)
- Laboratoire d'Étude des Ressources Forêt-Bois (LERFOB)
- Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire (LGC)
- Laboratoire de Géographie Physique : Environnements Quaternaires et Actuels (LGP)
- Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Modélisation d'Evry (LaMME)
- Laboratoire de Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale
- Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (LSTM)
- Laboratoire d’Economie Appliquée de Grenoble (GAEL)
- Laboratoire d’Ecophysiologie des Plantes sous Stress Environementaux (LEPSE)
- Laboratoire d’Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA)
- Laboratory of Agro-Industrial Chemistry (LCA)
- Laboratory of Bacteria-Cell Interactions
- Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Bioenergetics (LBFA)
- Laboratory of Fungal Biodiversity and Biotechnology (BBF)
- Laboratory of Fungal Biology and Pathogenicity
- Laboratory of Nutrition and Integrative Neurobiology (NutriNeuro)
- Laboratory of Plant Reproduction and Development (RDP)
- Laboratory of Plants Microbes and Environment Interactions (LIPME)
- Laboratory of Woody Plants and Crops Biology (LBLGC)
- Land, Environment, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information (TETIS)
- Mathématiques, Informatique et Statistique pour l'Environnement et l'Agronomie (MISTEA)
- MetaHIT Consortium
- MetabolomeIDF Platform
- Metagenopolis (MGP)
- Micalis Institute
- Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte (M2iSH)
- Microbial Ecology Laboratory (LEM)
- Microenvironnement des Niches Tumorales (MicroNiT)
- Mixed Research Unit Sol Agro and hydrosystem Spatialisation (UMR SAS)
- Modelling Agricultural and Hydrological Systems in the Mediterranean Environment (EMMAH)
- Modelling and Control of Biological and. Ecological Systems (Macbes)
- Modelling and data analyses for ecology and ecotoxicology (MO-ECO2)
- Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (MoISA)
- Mutations des Activités, des Espaces et des Formes d’Organisation dans les Territoires Ruraux (Métafort)
- Mycoplasmal and Chlamydial Infections in Humans
- Mycotoxines et Toxicologie Comparée des Xénobiotiques (MTCX)
- Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (MTS)
- National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics (MetaboHUB)
- Neurobiology and Development (N&D)
- Nutrition, Métabolisme, Aquaculture (NuMéA)
- Nutrition, Métabolismes et Cancer (NuMeCan)
- Nutrition, Obésité et Risque Thrombotique
- Nutritional Epidemiology Research Unit (UREN)
- Observatoire de recherche méditerranéen de l'environnement (OREME)
- Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers Ecce Terra (OSU Ecce Terra)
- Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR)
- Observatory for Science and the Universe, Grenoble (OSUG)
- Oestrogènes, Reproduction, Cancer (OeReCa)
- Paris School of Economics (PSE)
- Paris-Jourdan Sciences Économiques (PSE)
- Paris-Saclay Applied Economics (PSAE)
- Patterns of Diversity and Networks of Function (PLEIADE)
- Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (PRC)
- Physiology, Environment and Genetics for the Animal and Livestock Systems (PEGASE)
- Physiopathology Center of Toulouse-Purpan (CPTP)
- Phénotypage par Imagerie in/eX vivo de l’ANImal à la Molécule (PIXANIM)
- Plant Diversity Adaptation and Development - Research Unit (UMR DIADE)
- Plant Genomics Research Unit (URGV)
- Plant Health Institute Montpellier (PHIM)
- Plateforme Génome et Transcriptome (GeT-PlaGe)
- Pôle "Gestion des Migrateurs AMphihalins dans leur Environnement" (Pôle MIAME)
- Pôle R&D Écosystèmes Lacustres (Écla)
- Quantitative Genetics and Evolution-Le Moulon (GQE-Le Moulon)
- Recherche Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles (PhAN)
- Research Institute in Proteomics, post-translational Modifications and Glycobiology
- Research Institute of Horticulture and Seeds (IRHS)
- Risques, Ecosystèmes, Vulnérabilité, Environnement, Résilience (RECOVER)
- Récepteurs et Canaux Ioniques Membranaires (RCIM)
- Résistance Induite et Bio-protection des Plantes (RIBP)
- Santé et Agroécologie du VignoblE (SAVE)
- Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Œuf (STLO)
- Sciences for Enology (SPO)
- Service de Chimie Bioorganique et de Marquage (SCBM)
- Sino-French International Joint Laboratory for Horticultural Research
- Sophia Agrobiotech Institute (ISA)
- South Green Bioinformatics Platform
- Stress Abiotiques et Différenciation des Végétaux Cultivés (SADV)
- Structure Fédérative de Recherche Qualité et Santé du Végétal (SFR Quasav)
- Sécurité et Qualité des Produits d'Origine Végétale (SQPOV)
- Séquençage et Génotypage
- TOXALIM Research Centre in Food Toxicology
- TSE-R
- Tefor Paris-Saclay
- The Center for Taste and Feeding Behaviour (CSGA)
- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, Bio and Chemical Engineering (TBI)
- Toulouse White Biotechnology (TWB)
- Tree-microbe Interactions (IAM)
- Tribolium Genome Sequencing Consortium
- Tropical and Mediterranean Cropping System Functioning and Management (UMR System)
- Tutelles de la structure
- UMR Innovation
- UMR Interactions Plantes-Pathogènes Paris
- UMR Silva
- UMR Territoires
- Unit Research Animal and Functionality of Animal Products (UR AFPA)
- Unité Matériaux et Transformations (UMET)
- Unité Microbiologie, Environnement Digestif, Santé (MEDiS)
- Unité de Biologie Moléculaire et Immunologie Parasitaire et Fongique (BIPAR)
- Unité de Génétique Moléculaire Animale (UGMA)
- Unité de Mathématiques et Informatique Appliquées de Toulouse (MIAT)
- Unité de Nutrition Humaine (UNH)
- Unité de Recherche Génomique-Info (URGI)
- Unité de Recherche Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires (VIM)
- Virtual Plants Team
- West Center for Human Nutrition Research (CRNHO)
- Élevage des Ruminants en Régions Chaudes (ERRC)
- Épidémiologie des Maladies Animales et Zoonotiques (EPIA)
- Œnologie