Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP)

France

Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026

Profile

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 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global France
Overall 1170 31
Academic 966 21

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global France
Applied sciences 1131 28
Health sciences 1355 53
Natural sciences 1064 31
Biological sciences 1343 43
Chemistry 766 20
Earth & environmental sciences 1067 48
Physical sciences 1370 51

Research

Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP) 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 102 12.66

Overall Count and Share for 'Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Note: Natural sciences includes biological sciences, chemistry, Earth & environmental sciences and physical sciences.
Subject Count Share
Applied sciences 20 3.13
Biological sciences 9 1.08
Chemistry 41 5.13
Earth & environmental sciences 10 0.91
Health sciences 16 1.72
Physical sciences 6 0.70

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Overall 11 10 12 12 10
Applied sciences 2 2 2 4 0
Health sciences 1 0 1 1 0
Natural sciences 8 7 9 7 0
Biological sciences 1 2 1 1 0
Chemistry 6 5 7 6 5
Earth & environmental sciences 1 0 0 0 0
Physical sciences 0 0 1 0 0
Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Nature & Science 0 0 0 0 0

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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 Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (13 institutions) 6.2%
Domestic (24 institutions) 93.8%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 11.95 / 20.11 32.05
University of Bordeaux 12.66 / 15.52 28.18
Institute of Molecular Sciences (ISM) 5.77 / 14.12 19.89
Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO) 2.66 / 6.15 8.81
Institute for Solid State Chemistry Bordeaux (ICMCB) 2.07 / 5.86 7.92

Top 5 international collaborators with Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
Kyoto University 0.42 / 2.56 2.98
Nanjing University (NJU) 0.32 / 0.76 1.08
Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC) 0.30 / 0.38 0.68
Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) 0.15 / 0.38 0.52
Syensqo 0.16 / 0.35 0.51

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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP). 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.

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.