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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes

In research, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes stands highest in Medicine (#1,754 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,250 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,451 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology — Rheumatology is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,862
of 28,054 · #5,087 all time
Rank in France
#182
of 1,422
Research works
4.9k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes 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 #1,754 of 10,443 9.2%499 #1182
Health SciencesDomain #2,250 of 11,982 8.7%563 #1463
Life SciencesDomain #4,451 of 7,800 9.7%104 #2769
SurgerySubfield #1,435 of 1,816 6.3%82 #1444

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes 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#1,182 #1,754
  2. Health Sciences#1,463 #2,250
  3. Life Sciences#2,769 #4,451
  4. Surgery#1,444 #1,435
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 Nantes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 28.5 works8.5×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.54× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.96× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.83× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.63× its world share, 51 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.56× its world share, 499 worksMedicineNursing: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Brigitte Dréno, Jean‐Luc Harousseau and Hubert Desal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes.

  1. 1 Brigitte Dréno France · #13,102 worldwide 1.4k citations · 204 works
  2. 2 Jean‐Luc Harousseau France · #27,479 worldwide 318 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Hubert Desal France · #35,006 worldwide 245 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 G. Karam France · #66,380 worldwide 272 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Christophe Guitton France · #84,717 worldwide 218 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Karim Asehnoune France · #88,982 worldwide 256 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Antoine Roquilly France · #118,688 worldwide 193 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 David Boutoille France · #122,587 worldwide 160 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Philippe Moreau France · #134,560 worldwide 929 citations · 271 works
  10. 10 M. Pinaud France · #140,971 worldwide 169 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes

Which keywords describe research at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Quality of Life, Urinary Incontinence, Palliative Care, Management 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. Epidemiology106▲ 3.7×123 topics
  2. Treatment40▲ 4.5×50 topics
  3. Quality of Life38▲ 3.6×41 topics
  4. Diagnosis36▲ 5.3×39 topics
  5. Inflammation31▲ 2.1×66 topics
  6. Public Health26▲ 2.4×33 topics
  7. Management23▲ 4.1×28 topics
  8. Mental Health22▲ 2.1×19 topics
  9. Risk Factors21▲ 2.6×24 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines19▲ 4.8×14 topics
  11. Immunotherapy19▲ 3.6×19 topics
  12. Complications19▲ 5.1×16 topics
  13. Urinary Incontinence18▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Rehabilitation18▲ 6.2×11 topics
  15. Palliative Care18▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations17▲ 5.5×23 topics
  17. Chemotherapy17▲ 3.4×25 topics
  18. Medical Ethics17▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Prognostic Factors17▲ 5.3×14 topics
  20. Primary Care17▲ 6.0×11 topics
  21. Healthcare Legislation16▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Patient Rights16▲ 29×1 topic
  23. Surgical Management16▲ 5.2×19 topics
  24. Pathogenesis15▲ 4.1×22 topics
  25. Surgical Treatment14▲ 10×6 topics
  26. Guidelines14▲ 4.2×13 topics
  27. Social Determinants of Health14▲ 8.3×4 topics
  28. Digital Health13▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Healthcare Management13▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Healthcare Quality Indicators13▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Surgery13▲ 5.0×10 topics
  32. Healthcare Policy13▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Inequalities13▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Prevention12▲ 4.0×13 topics
  35. Autoantibodies12▲ 7.0×8 topics
  36. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction11▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Pelvic Organ Prolapse11▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Antimicrobial Resistance10▲ 7.2×10 topics
  39. Rituximab10▲ 9.0×4 topics
  40. Clinical Management9▲ 7.3×8 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Medicine and Society, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Pelvic floor disorders treatments and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research.

Health, Medicine and Soc…16Health, Medicine and Society: 16 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 13 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 11 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 7 fractional worksMultiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 5 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 4 fractional worksUreteral procedures and complications: 4 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 4 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsRheumatologyUrologyHematology5 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 13 works
  3. 3 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 11 works
  4. 4 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 7 works
  5. 5 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 5 works
  6. 6 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
  7. 7 Ureteral procedures and complications Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 works
  8. 8 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 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 available21.8%not open78.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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