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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier

In research, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier stands highest in Medicine (#1,128 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,595 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,766 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,587
of 28,054 · #4,986 all time
Rank in France
#93
of 1,422
Research works
3.4k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
69k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier 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 #1,128 of 10,443 14.4%460 #998
Health SciencesDomain #1,595 of 11,982 13.6%506 #1244
Life SciencesDomain #2,766 of 7,800 16.3%117 #3442

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier 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#998 #1,128
  2. Health Sciences#1,244 #1,595
  3. Life Sciences#3,442 #2,766
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: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.55× its world share, 59 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.90× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.16× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.74× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.56× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.85× its world share, 35 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.35× its world share, 460 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 13 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 de Montpellier?

Ranked on the composite score, Eric Assénat, Pierre Labauge and Guillaume Cartron lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier.

  1. 1 Eric Assénat France · #10,286 worldwide 1k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Pierre Labauge France · #62,366 worldwide 246 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Guillaume Cartron France · #107,422 worldwide 310 citations · 83 works
  4. 4 Anna Bedbrook France · #118,891 worldwide 141 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Claude Jeandel France · #189,396 worldwide 100 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Sophie Bringuier France · #197,060 worldwide 139 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Jean‐François Rossi France · #315,368 worldwide 120 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 A Mimran France · #317,696 worldwide 158 citations · 73 works
  9. 9 Philippe Quittet France · #323,888 worldwide 145 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Nicolas Molinari France · #361,545 worldwide 118 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier

Which keywords describe research at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology107▲ 3.8×122 topics
  2. Inflammation42▲ 2.8×73 topics
  3. Treatment41▲ 4.7×44 topics
  4. Diagnosis36▲ 5.4×36 topics
  5. Quality of Life31▲ 3.0×50 topics
  6. Management28▲ 4.9×27 topics
  7. Risk Factors22▲ 2.9×34 topics
  8. Genetics21▲ 4.2×21 topics
  9. Public Health21▲ 2.0×41 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease19▲ 2.3×35 topics
  11. Immunotherapy16▲ 3.2×18 topics
  12. Complications15▲ 4.2×17 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors15▲ 4.9×14 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines15▲ 3.8×14 topics
  15. Clinical Trials15▲ 3.1×18 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders14▲ 3.5×19 topics
  17. Chemotherapy14▲ 2.8×25 topics
  18. Mortality14▲ 3.4×12 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations14▲ 4.4×23 topics
  20. Autoantibodies14▲ 8.1×8 topics
  21. Prevalence13▲ 4.4×14 topics
  22. Asthma13▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Primary Care12▲ 4.6×13 topics
  24. Rituximab12▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Critical Care10▲ 6.1×8 topics
  26. Lymphoma10▲ 8.5×4 topics
  27. Palliative Care10▲ 8.5×4 topics
  28. Social Determinants of Health10▲ 5.9×6 topics
  29. Digital Health9▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Healthcare Quality Indicators9▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Healthcare Policy8▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Immunology8▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Medical Ethics8▲ 8.8×4 topics
  34. End-of-Life Care8▲ 9.5×2 topics
  35. Healthcare Management8▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Inequalities8▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Universal Health Coverage8▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Healthcare Legislation8▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Patient Rights8▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Circadian Rhythms8▲ 11×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Practices, Health, Medicine and Society, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization.

Healthcare Systems and P…8Healthcare Systems and Practices: 8 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…8Health, Medicine and Society: 8 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…6Asthma and respiratory diseases: 6 fractional worksAllergic Rhinitis and Se…6Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization: 6 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 6 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 5 fractional worksFood Allergy and Anaphyl…5Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research: 5 fractional worksDrug-Induced Adverse Reactions: 4 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksSleep and related disord…4Sleep and related disorders: 4 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPhysiologyImmunology and AllergyDermatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 8 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 8 works
  3. 3 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 6 works
  4. 4 Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Immunology and Allergy 6 works
  5. 5 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 6 works
  6. 6 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  7. 7 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research Immunology and Allergy 5 works
  8. 8 Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions Pharmacology 4 works
  9. 9 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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.

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