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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie

In research, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie stands highest in Medicine (#3,270 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,405 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,433
of 28,054 · #8,826 all time
Rank in France
#449
of 1,422
Research works
3.4k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie 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 #3,270 of 10,443 9.1%262 #1908
Health SciencesDomain #4,405 of 11,982 8.7%297 #2500

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie 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).

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: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.09× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.55× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.10× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.07× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.45× its world share, 262 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie?

Ranked on the composite score, Françoise Galateau-Sallé, A. Dompmartin and F. Freymuth∘ lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie.

  1. 1 Françoise Galateau-Sallé France · #37,463 worldwide 263 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 A. Dompmartin France · #42,790 worldwide 254 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 F. Freymuth∘ France · #119,428 worldwide 152 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 J Théron France · #151,728 worldwide 108 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Margaret Macro France · #162,781 worldwide 152 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Valérie Châtelet France · #194,598 worldwide 103 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 P. Courthéoux France · #220,187 worldwide 91 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Gilles Defer France · #222,434 worldwide 110 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Xavier Troussard France · #256,978 worldwide 129 citations · 66 works
  10. 10 Boris Bienvenu France · #288,124 worldwide 133 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie

Which keywords describe research at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Palliative Care, Quality of Life, Primary Care, Rituximab and Medical Ethics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology41▲ 2.6×110 topics
  2. Inflammation21▲ 2.6×64 topics
  3. Quality of Life18▲ 3.2×41 topics
  4. Diagnosis17▲ 4.7×37 topics
  5. Mental Health17▲ 2.9×22 topics
  6. Treatment16▲ 3.4×44 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease15▲ 3.4×30 topics
  8. Public Health15▲ 2.6×34 topics
  9. Risk Factors14▲ 3.1×28 topics
  10. Management12▲ 4.0×28 topics
  11. Palliative Care12▲ 19×6 topics
  12. Primary Care12▲ 8.1×10 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors11▲ 6.6×14 topics
  14. Medical Ethics11▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Rituximab11▲ 19×4 topics
  16. Healthcare Legislation11▲ 45×1 topic
  17. Patient Rights11▲ 37×1 topic
  18. Public Health Policy11▲ 9.7×2 topics
  19. Social Determinants of Health11▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Mortality10▲ 4.5×13 topics
  21. Digital Health10▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Healthcare Management10▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Healthcare Quality Indicators10▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Complications10▲ 5.0×15 topics
  25. Healthcare Policy10▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Inequalities10▲ 71×1 topic
  27. Guidelines10▲ 5.3×12 topics
  28. Immunotherapy9▲ 3.3×19 topics
  29. Genetic Mutations9▲ 5.4×23 topics
  30. Heart Failure9▲ 5.1×13 topics
  31. Chemotherapy9▲ 3.1×22 topics
  32. Neurological Disorders8▲ 3.8×17 topics
  33. Diabetes8▲ 4.2×13 topics
  34. Chronic Kidney Disease7▲ 7.6×9 topics
  35. Autoantibodies6▲ 6.5×8 topics
  36. Clinical Guidelines6▲ 5.1×9 topics
  37. Glycemic Control5▲ 8.4×4 topics
  38. Revascularization5▲ 8.1×3 topics
  39. PET Imaging5▲ 7.2×4 topics
  40. Therapeutic Targets5▲ 8.0×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Medicine and Society, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research and Vasculitis and related conditions.

Health, Medicine and Soc…11Health, Medicine and Society: 11 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…10Healthcare Systems and Practices: 10 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 4 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 4 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 3 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksMultiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 3 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 3 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsGeneticsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineNephrology5 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 11 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 10 works
  3. 3 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 4 works
  4. 4 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 3 works
  6. 6 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 3 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  10. 10 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 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 available22.0%not open78.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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