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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers

In research, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers stands highest in Medicine (#2,746 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,328 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,109 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,320
of 28,054 · #7,556 all time
Rank in France
#267
of 1,422
Research works
4.8k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers 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
MedicineField #2,746 of 10,443 8.1%353 #2145
Health SciencesDomain #3,328 of 11,982 7.6%400 #2506
Life SciencesDomain #5,109 of 7,800 8.1%84 #4076

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers 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. Medicine#2,145 #2,746
  2. Health Sciences#2,506 #3,328
  3. Life Sciences#4,076 #5,109
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.

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: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.67× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.16× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.16× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.99× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.41× its world share, 353 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers?

Ranked on the composite score, V. Rohmer, Pierre‐Marie Roy and Alain Mercat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers.

  1. 1 V. Rohmer France · #52,585 worldwide 234 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Pierre‐Marie Roy France · #65,190 worldwide 198 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Alain Mercat France · #78,609 worldwide 244 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Philippe Meneï France · #121,392 worldwide 165 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 T. Urban France · #123,222 worldwide 147 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Isabelle Pellier France · #152,399 worldwide 149 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Guillaume Podevin France · #184,232 worldwide 97 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Frédéric Oberti France · #187,505 worldwide 85 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Bénédicte Gohier France · #188,491 worldwide 59 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Christophe Verny France · #194,337 worldwide 145 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers

Which keywords describe research at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Palliative Care, Genetic Mutations, Medical Ethics, End-of-Life Care and Patient Rights.

▲ 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. Epidemiology68▲ 3.2×112 topics
  2. Treatment30▲ 4.6×44 topics
  3. Diagnosis25▲ 4.9×36 topics
  4. Mental Health22▲ 2.8×21 topics
  5. Inflammation20▲ 1.83×64 topics
  6. Public Health20▲ 2.5×35 topics
  7. Palliative Care19▲ 22×5 topics
  8. Quality of Life19▲ 2.4×40 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations18▲ 7.8×23 topics
  10. Medical Ethics16▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Management16▲ 3.9×28 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors16▲ 7.0×14 topics
  13. End-of-Life Care16▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Patient Rights16▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Public Health Policy16▲ 10×2 topics
  16. Ethical Practices16▲ 46×1 topic
  17. Healthcare Legislation16▲ 48×1 topic
  18. Oxidative Stress16▲ 1.79×40 topics
  19. Immunotherapy15▲ 3.9×18 topics
  20. Cancer13▲ 1.80×44 topics
  21. Complications13▲ 4.7×17 topics
  22. Rehabilitation13▲ 6.0×11 topics
  23. Primary Care12▲ 6.0×10 topics
  24. Clinical Trials10▲ 2.9×14 topics
  25. Mortality10▲ 3.3×11 topics
  26. Autoantibodies10▲ 7.9×8 topics
  27. Surgical Management10▲ 4.4×15 topics
  28. Clinical Practice Guidelines9▲ 3.2×14 topics
  29. Surgery9▲ 5.0×11 topics
  30. Prognosis9▲ 5.0×9 topics
  31. Social Determinants of Health8▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Healthcare Quality Indicators8▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Rituximab8▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Healthcare Policy8▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Healthcare Management8▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Inequalities8▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Universal Health Coverage8▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Mitochondrial Dysfunction7▲ 4.7×10 topics
  39. Clinical Guidelines7▲ 4.7×9 topics
  40. Elderly7▲ 5.3×6 topics

Which research topics does Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Medicine and Society, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Poisoning and overdose treatments.

Health, Medicine and Soc…16Health, Medicine and Society: 16 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…8Healthcare Systems and Practices: 8 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…5Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 5 fractional worksPoisoning and overdose treatments: 5 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksRenal cell carcinoma treatment: 3 fractional worksOtitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis: 3 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 3 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsGeriatrics and GerontologyEmergency MedicineSurgery5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 16 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 8 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 5 works
  4. 4 Poisoning and overdose treatments Emergency Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Renal cell carcinoma treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis Rheumatology 3 works
  8. 8 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 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 available15.8%not open84.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower 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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