Aix-Marseille University (AMU)
Aix-Marseille Université (AMU)
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 Aix-Marseille University (AMU)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Aix-Marseille University (AMU) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Aix-Marseille University (AMU) 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 | 556 | 48.12 |
Overall Count and Share for 'Aix-Marseille University (AMU)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 51 | 4.96 |
| Biological sciences | 85 | 11.02 |
| Chemistry | 46 | 5.64 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 34 | 1.97 |
| Health sciences | 146 | 16.56 |
| Physical sciences | 185 | 7.57 |
| Social sciences | 9 | 0.40 |
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Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Sciences | 37 | 4.84 |
| Neurosciences | 17 | 3.09 |
| Particle and High Energy Physics | 94 | 3.08 |
| Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 13 | 2.80 |
| Organic Chemistry | 15 | 2.42 |
| Zoology | 12 | 2.42 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 36 | 1.82 |
| Quantum Physics | 11 | 1.74 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 39 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 47 |
| Applied sciences | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Health sciences | 10 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 0 |
| Natural sciences | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 0 |
| Biological sciences | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Physical sciences | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Social sciences | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nature & Science | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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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 Aix-Marseille University (AMU).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (50 institutions) | 9.6% |
| Domestic (106 institutions) | 90.4% |
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Aix-Marseille University (AMU) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 41.64 / 58.55 | 100.19 |
| National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) | 19.79 / 15.44 | 35.23 |
| Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée (IMM) | 10.18 / 11.62 | 21.80 |
| Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Marseille (AP-HM) | 11.56 / 5.57 | 17.13 |
| Centrale Méditerranée | 9.41 / 5.27 | 14.68 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Aix-Marseille University (AMU) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | 1.79 / 5.56 | 7.35 |
| Max Planck Society | 2.05 / 3.94 | 5.99 |
| Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) | 1.58 / 3.83 | 5.41 |
| Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) | 1.43 / 2.84 | 4.27 |
| Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres | 1.58 / 2.30 | 3.87 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Aix-Marseille University (AMU). 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.
- Aix-Marseille University (AMU)
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.
- ALISTORE European Research Institute (ALISTORE ERI)
- Adhesion and Inflammation Laboratory (LAI)
- Aix-Marseille Sciences Economiques (AMSE)
- Anthropologie Bio-Culturelle, Droit, Ethique et Santé (ADES)
- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB)
- Astronomy Observatory of Marseilles Provence (OAMP)
- Autoimmune Arthritis
- Biocultural Anthropology
- Biologie Végétale et Microbiologie Environnementales (BVME)
- Biosciences and Biotechnologies Institute of Aix-Marseille (BIAM)
- Cancer Research Center of Marseille (CRCM)
- Center for Magnetic Resonance in Biology and Medicine (CRMBM)
- Center for Particle Physics of Marseilles (CPPM)
- Center for Research in Neurobiology and Neurophysiology of Marseille (CRN2M)
- Centre Camille Jullian (CCJ)
- Centre Européen de Recherche en Imagerie Médicale (CERIMED)
- Centre Océanologique of Marseille (COM)
- Centre d'Immunophénomique (CIPHE)
- Centre de Physique Théorique (CPT)
- Centre de Recherche en Cardiovasculaire et Nutrition (C2VN)
- Centre de Recherche en Matière Condensée et Nanosciences (CRMCN)
- Centre de Recherches en Oncologies Biologique et Oncopharmacologie (CRO2)
- Centre d’Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML)
- Cognitive Psychology Laboratory (LPC)
- Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM)
- Dynamics and Nanoenvironment of Biological Membranes (DyNaMo)
- Economic and Social Sciences, Health Systems and Medical Informatics (SESSTIM)
- Ecosystèmes Continentaux et Risques Environnementaux (ECCOREV)
- Emerging Viral Diseases (EPV)
- Emerging Viral Diseases Unit (UVE)
- Endothelium, Pathologies Vasculaires et Cibles Therapeutiques
- European Centre for Research and Teaching in Environmental Geosciences (CEREGE)
- Fresnel Institute
- Fédération de Recherche 3C - Comportement Cerveau Cognition
- Fédération des Sciences Chimiques de Marseille (FSCM)
- Global Oceans Systems Ecology and Evolution (GO-SEE)
- Géologie des Systèmes Carbonatés
- Human Brain Project (HBP)
- Immunogénétique de la Polyarthrite Rhumatoïde
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire en Maladies Infectieuses de Marseille (IHU Méditerranée Infection)
- Institut Pythéas (PYTHEAS)
- Institut Universitaire des Systèmes Thermiques Industriels (IUSTI)
- Institut WUT-AMU
- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille-Luminy (IBDML)
- Institut de Chimie Radicalaire (ICR)
- Institut de Mathématiques de Marseille (I2M)
- Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée (IMM)
- Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée (INMED)
- Institut de Neurophysiopathologie (INP)
- Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes (INS)
- Institut de Physiopathologie Humaine de Marseille (IPHM)
- Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Equilibre (IRPHE)
- Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence (IM2NP)
- Institut des Mondes Africains (IMAF)
- Institut des Sciences du Mouvement
- Institute of Language, Communication, and the Brain (ILCB)
- Institute of Molecular Sciences of Marseille (iSm2)
- Interactions Cellulaires Neuroendocriniennes (ICNE)
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center of Marseille (CINaM)
- Ion Channel and Synaptic Neurobiology Laboratory (UNIS)
- LP3 Laboratory
- La Timone Institute of Neurosciences (INT)
- LabEx Brain and Language Research Institute (BLRI)
- Laboratoire Chimie Provence (LCP)
- Laboratoire Matériaux et Micro-Électronique de Provence (L2MP)
- Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Préhistoire Europe Afrique (LAMPEA)
- Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM)
- Laboratoire d'Instrumentation et Sciences Analytiques (LISA)
- Laboratoire de Chimie de l'Environnement (LCE)
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie Géochimie et Ecologie Marines (LMGEM)
- Laboratoire de Mécanique et d'Acoustique (LMA)
- Laboratoire de Mécanique, Modélisation et Procédés Propres (M2P2)
- Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives (LNC)
- Laboratoire de Neurosciences Intégratives et Adaptatives
- Laboratoire de Neurosciences Intégratives et Adaptatives (LNIA)
- Laboratoire d’Analyse Topologie et Probabilités (LATP)
- Laboratoire d’Informatique et Systèmes (LIS)
- Laboratoire d’Océanographie Physique et Biogéochimique (LOPB)
- Laboratory Microbiology and Biotechnology Environmental Chauds (MICROBIOTECH)
- Laboratory of Fungal Biodiversity and Biotechnology (BBF)
- Laboratory of Genome Instability and Carcinogenesis
- MAtériaux Divisés, Interfaces, Réactivité, ELectrochimie (MADIREL)
- MIT/CNRS/Aix-Marseille University Joint Laboratory - MultiScale Materials Science for Energy and Environment (MSE2)
- Marseille Immunopole (MI)
- Marseille Medical Genetics Center (MMG)
- Medical Genetics and Functional Genomics (GMGF)
- Mediterranean Institute of Marine and Terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecology (IMBE)
- Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO)
- Mediterranean Primate Research Center (MPRC)
- Membranes et Cibles Thérapeutiques (MCT)
- Mi-mAbs Consortium
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI)
- Microenvironnement des Niches Tumorales (MicroNiT)
- Neurobiology of Cellular Interactions and Neurophysiopathology (NICN)
- Nutrition, Obésité et Risque Thrombotique
- Physics Laboratory of Ionic and Molecular Interactions (PIIM)
- Plasticité et Physio-Pathologie de la Motricité (P3M)
- Population Environment Development Laboratory (LPED)
- RITMES
- Research Center in Psychology and Neuroscience (CRPN)
- Research Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage (RS2E)
- Risques, Ecosystèmes, Vulnérabilité, Environnement, Résilience (RECOVER)
- Scheuring Lab
- Station de Primatologie de Rousset (SdP)
- Temps, espaces, langages, Europe méridionale, Méditerranée (TELEMMe)
- Theory and Approaches of Genomic Complexity (TAGC)
- Transporteurs Membranaires, Chimiorésistance et Drug-Design (TMCD2)
- Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes (URMITE)
- Vascular Research Center of Marseille (VRCM)
- Vecteurs - Infections TROpicales et MEditerranéennes (VITROME)
- Word and Language Laboratory