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Science in Réunion

Réunion ranks #141 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#139 all time), with 1.4k research works and 8.5% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#141
of 192 · #139 all time
Works, 2022–2025
1.4k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
42%
world 63%

What is Réunion strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Réunion ranks highest in Social Sciences (#146 of 151) and Sociology and Political Science (#120 of 122). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, Horticulture and Anthropology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #146 of 151 4.0%478 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #120 of 122 4.6%221 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 51.7 works32×
  2. HorticultureSubfield · 2.3 works12×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 43.4 works11×
  4. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 17.2 works8.0×
  5. ForestrySubfield · 9.0 works6.2×
  6. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 46.0 works6.2×
  7. HistorySubfield · 25.5 works5.7×
  8. BiotechnologySubfield · 11.5 works5.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 110 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 60 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 101 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 180 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.95× its world share, 159 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 478 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Réunion?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Migration, Identity, Social Justice, Sociolinguistics, Colonialism, Cultural Diversity, Gender and Globalization.

▲ 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 country'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. Globalization91▲ 3.3×72 topics
  2. Climate Change85▲ 2.3×72 topics
  3. Migration80▲ 17×17 topics
  4. Identity77▲ 7.6×46 topics
  5. Social Justice74▲ 9.1×20 topics
  6. Sociolinguistics73▲ 28×7 topics
  7. Colonialism72▲ 11×30 topics
  8. Cultural Diversity67▲ 22×10 topics
  9. Gender64▲ 8.4×34 topics
  10. Public Policy60▲ 8.7×17 topics
  11. Multilingualism59▲ 25×5 topics
  12. Community Engagement56▲ 12×10 topics
  13. Ethnicity55▲ 11×12 topics
  14. Public Health55▲ 2.7×38 topics
  15. Sustainable Development54▲ 2.5×28 topics
  16. Territorial Governance54▲ 31×3 topics
  17. Gender Studies54▲ 25×11 topics
  18. Local Development53▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Healthcare Access46▲ 12×10 topics
  20. Politics41▲ 11×17 topics
  21. Religion40▲ 6.0×19 topics
  22. Citizen Participation39▲ 23×1 topic
  23. Environmental Participation39▲ 35×1 topic
  24. Culture38▲ 5.2×21 topics
  25. Social Movements38▲ 9.1×21 topics
  26. Nationalism37▲ 5.7×19 topics
  27. Educational Policies37▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Professional Practices37▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Public Action37▲ 67×1 topic
  30. Sociological Analysis37▲ 45×2 topics
  31. Discrimination33▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Intercultural Communication32▲ 51×2 topics
  33. Social Inequality32▲ 8.6×4 topics
  34. Language Policy32▲ 16×4 topics
  35. French Territories31▲ 228×1 topic
  36. Migrant Workers31▲ 228×1 topic
  37. Language Education30▲ 19×4 topics
  38. Didactics29▲ 21×3 topics
  39. Learning Strategies28▲ 140×1 topic
  40. Migration and Integration28▲ 140×1 topic

Which universities in Réunion lead research?

University of Reunion Island, Écologie Marine Tropicale des Océans Pacifique et Indien and Peuplements végétaux et bioagresseurs en milieu tropical rank highest in Réunion on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 11.48%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Reunion Island: 277, 10.7%Écologie Marine Tropicale des Océans Pacifique et Indien: 760, 5.4%Peuplements végétaux et bioagresseurs en milieu tropical: 168, 11.5%Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de la Réunion: 90, 21.6%Conseil Régional de La Réunion: 61, 8.2%Observatoire des Sci…Peuplements végétaux…University of Reunio…Écologie Marine Trop…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of Reunion IslandUniversity · Saint-Denis · #8,547 worldwide10.7% top 10% · 277 works
  2. 2Écologie Marine Tropicale des Océans Pacifique et IndienResearch facility · Saint-Denis · #10,202 worldwide5.4% top 10% · 760 works
  3. 3Peuplements végétaux et bioagresseurs en milieu tropicalResearch facility · Saint-Pierre · #13,260 worldwide11.5% top 10% · 168 works
  4. 4Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de la RéunionResearch facility · Saint-Denis · #16,249 worldwide21.6% top 10% · 90 works
  5. 5Conseil Régional de La RéunionGovernment institution · Saint-Denis · #26,029 worldwide8.2% top 10% · 61 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Réunion

Who are the top researchers in Réunion?

Silvia Iacobelli, Jean‐Pierre Tardieu and Chantal Conand rank highest among researchers based in Réunion.

  1. 1 Silvia Iacobelli · #97,088 worldwide 167 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Jean‐Pierre Tardieu · #258,458 worldwide 1 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Chantal Conand · #292,752 worldwide 180 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Salim Lamrani · #305,958 worldwide 5 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 P Tournoux · #315,013 worldwide 75 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Cathy Pomart · #316,414 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Nathalie Wallian · #325,725 worldwide 18 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Mónica Cárdenas Moreno · #333,297 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Georgeta Stoïca · #333,541 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Pascale Chabanet · #334,266 worldwide 216 citations · 47 works
Top researchers in Réunion

How open and international is Réunion's research?

42% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 31% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available42.4%not open57.6%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.3%domestic only68.7%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Réunion's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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.

Research fields in Réunion