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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes

In research, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes stands highest in Medicine (#4,166 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,468 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,841
of 28,054 · #12,540 all time
Rank in France
#479
of 1,422
Research works
2.3k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes 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 #4,166 of 10,443 9.9%227 #3048
Health SciencesDomain #5,468 of 11,982 9.5%254 #3866

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes 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: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.51× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.95× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.71× its world share, 227 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Guillaume Cayla, Olivier Moranne and Jean‐Jacques Eledjam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes.

  1. 1 Guillaume Cayla France · #11,448 worldwide 1.2k citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Olivier Moranne France · #60,047 worldwide 209 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Jean‐Jacques Eledjam France · #193,906 worldwide 115 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Michel Prudhomme France · #216,374 worldwide 117 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Jean‐Christophe Gris France · #234,050 worldwide 184 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Claire Roger France · #264,071 worldwide 138 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Renaud de Tayrac France · #319,836 worldwide 54 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Giovanni Castelnovo France · #376,127 worldwide 108 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Philippe Marchand France · #408,501 worldwide 35 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Pascale Fabbro-Péray France · #411,814 worldwide 80 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes

Which keywords describe research at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Quality of Life, Chronic Kidney Disease, Rehabilitation, Cardiovascular Disease and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology49▲ 3.9×106 topics
  2. Diagnosis17▲ 5.9×34 topics
  3. Treatment17▲ 4.5×42 topics
  4. Quality of Life17▲ 3.6×34 topics
  5. Inflammation14▲ 2.1×56 topics
  6. Public Health13▲ 2.9×26 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 3.7×23 topics
  8. Management11▲ 4.5×24 topics
  9. Chronic Kidney Disease11▲ 14×8 topics
  10. Rehabilitation10▲ 8.3×10 topics
  11. Risk Factors10▲ 2.9×25 topics
  12. Mortality10▲ 5.3×12 topics
  13. Clinical Trials9▲ 4.2×17 topics
  14. Global Burden9▲ 5.1×11 topics
  15. Primary Care9▲ 7.3×10 topics
  16. Clinical Guidelines9▲ 9.3×9 topics
  17. Complications8▲ 5.1×15 topics
  18. Immunotherapy8▲ 3.4×15 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 4.4×13 topics
  20. Social Determinants of Health8▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders7▲ 4.0×15 topics
  22. Digital Health7▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Healthcare Policy7▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Healthcare Quality Indicators7▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Inequalities7▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Universal Health Coverage7▲ 64×1 topic
  27. Pain Management7▲ 9.3×8 topics
  28. Distal Radius Fractures7▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Flexor Tendon Repair7▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Surgical Management7▲ 5.1×14 topics
  31. Palliative Care6▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Guidelines6▲ 4.3×11 topics
  33. Surgical Treatment6▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Critical Care6▲ 8.2×7 topics
  35. Medical Ethics6▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Antimicrobial Resistance6▲ 9.2×7 topics
  37. Healthcare Legislation6▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Patient Rights6▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Shoulder Function5▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Fibrosis5▲ 8.6×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Practices, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Health, Medicine and Society and Shoulder Injury and Treatment.

Healthcare Systems and Practices: 7 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 7 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…6Health, Medicine and Society: 6 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…4Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 4 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 3 fractional worksPeripheral Nerve Disorders3Peripheral Nerve Disorders: 3 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 3 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies and practices: 2 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSurgeryNephrologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging3 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 7 works
  2. 2 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 7 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 6 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  5. 5 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 4 works
  6. 6 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 3 works
  7. 7 Peripheral Nerve Disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  8. 8 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 3 works
  9. 9 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  10. 10 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 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 available20.0%not open80.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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