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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon

In research, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon stands highest in Medicine (#2,262 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,969 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,102 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology — Rheumatology is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,379
of 28,054 · #6,238 all time
Rank in France
#210
of 1,422
Research works
4.7k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon 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 #2,262 of 10,443 8.7%434 #1446
Health SciencesDomain #2,969 of 11,982 8.5%466 #1891
Life SciencesDomain #4,102 of 7,800 11.3%87 #3519
SurgerySubfield #1,428 of 1,816 8.5%71 #1431

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon 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#1,446 #2,262
  2. Health Sciences#1,891 #2,969
  3. Life Sciences#3,519 #4,102
  4. Surgery#1,431 #1,428
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.

What does Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 27.9 works10×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.34× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.73× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.75× its world share, 434 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicolas Méneveau, Thierry Moulin and Jean‐Pierre Bassand lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon.

  1. 1 Nicolas Méneveau France · #9,565 worldwide 546 citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Thierry Moulin France · #12,939 worldwide 464 citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Jean‐Pierre Bassand France · #16,997 worldwide 523 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Xavier Pivot France · #21,166 worldwide 693 citations · 106 works
  5. 5 Dominique A. Vuitton France · #24,694 worldwide 326 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Christophe Borg France · #39,591 worldwide 487 citations · 67 works
  7. 7 Marie‐France Seronde France · #42,106 worldwide 691 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Virginie Westeel France · #42,911 worldwide 330 citations · 75 works
  9. 9 Gilles Capellier France · #55,101 worldwide 223 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 A Depierre France · #72,118 worldwide 186 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon

Which keywords describe research at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Management, Quality of Life, Guidelines, Inflammation and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology95▲ 4.0×118 topics
  2. Diagnosis41▲ 7.3×39 topics
  3. Treatment41▲ 5.5×46 topics
  4. Inflammation29▲ 2.3×65 topics
  5. Quality of Life27▲ 3.1×41 topics
  6. Management24▲ 5.1×30 topics
  7. Public Health24▲ 2.7×35 topics
  8. Chemotherapy20▲ 4.7×23 topics
  9. Guidelines18▲ 6.3×13 topics
  10. Immunotherapy17▲ 4.0×18 topics
  11. Complications17▲ 5.5×15 topics
  12. Surgical Management16▲ 6.4×19 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines15▲ 4.6×14 topics
  14. Risk Factors15▲ 2.2×28 topics
  15. Pathogenesis14▲ 4.7×24 topics
  16. Genetics14▲ 3.3×19 topics
  17. Clinical Trials14▲ 3.4×17 topics
  18. Autoantibodies14▲ 9.6×8 topics
  19. Mortality13▲ 3.8×13 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors11▲ 4.3×14 topics
  21. Tumor Microenvironment11▲ 4.0×8 topics
  22. Rehabilitation11▲ 4.5×10 topics
  23. Genetic Mutations10▲ 4.0×23 topics
  24. Ankylosing Spondylitis10▲ 62×1 topic
  25. Palliative Care10▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Spondyloarthritis10▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Cytokines10▲ 5.7×8 topics
  28. Surgery9▲ 4.3×12 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Risk9▲ 4.7×6 topics
  30. Rheumatoid Arthritis8▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Biological Therapy8▲ 23×2 topics
  32. TGF-ß8▲ 8.2×4 topics
  33. Cancer Immunotherapy7▲ 8.0×3 topics
  34. Digital Health7▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs7▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Joint Inflammation7▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Healthcare Quality Indicators7▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Distal Radius Fractures7▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Flexor Tendon Repair7▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Regulatory T Cells7▲ 9.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

Spondyloarthritis Studie…10Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 10 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Res…7Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 7 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 7 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…6Healthcare Systems and Practices: 6 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…6Health, Medicine and Society: 6 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 6 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 5 fractional worksParasitic infections in …5Parasitic infections in humans and animals: 5 fractional worksAllergic Rhinitis and Sensitization: 4 fractional worksFood Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research: 4 fractional works
RheumatologySurgeryGeneral Health ProfessionsOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 10 works
  2. 2 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 7 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 7 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 6 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 6 works
  6. 6 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 6 works
  7. 7 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 5 works
  8. 8 Parasitic infections in humans and animals Pathology and Forensic Medicine 5 works
  9. 9 Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Immunology and Allergy 4 works
  10. 10 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research Immunology and Allergy 4 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 available19.8%not open80.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.