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Centre Val de Loire

In research, Centre Val de Loire stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,473 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,252 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,061 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,215
of 28,054 · #15,629 all time
Rank in France
#436
of 1,422
Research works
1.7k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Centre Val de Loire 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,473 of 10,521 8.3%143 #9099
Physical SciencesDomain #8,252 of 12,888 9.9%126 #12561
Health SciencesDomain #9,061 of 11,982 10.3%62 #12768
Social SciencesField #6,179 of 6,365 5.0%68 #6522

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Val de Loire 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. Social Sciences#9,099 #6,473
  2. Physical Sciences#12,561 #8,252
  3. Health Sciences#12,768 #9,061
  4. Social Sciences#6,522 #6,179
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: 1.31× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 60 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.18× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.12× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.83× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Val de Loire?

Ranked on the composite score, Marie‐Christine Lichtlé, Annabelle Hulin and J.P. Lafont lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Val de Loire.

  1. 1 Marie‐Christine Lichtlé France · #396,188 worldwide 58 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Annabelle Hulin France · #469,268 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 J.P. Lafont France · #624,504 worldwide 52 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Olivier Gaudin France · #678,776 worldwide 26 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Salvatore Lupo France · #719,445 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Nathalie Dubost France · #840,233 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Jean-Pierre Williot France · #915,969 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Roger Serra France · #1,011,539 worldwide 21 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 F. Lagrange France · #1,144,227 worldwide 8 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Arnaud Rivière France · #1,173,923 worldwide 16 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Val de Loire

Which keywords describe research at Centre Val de Loire?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Social Justice, Gender, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.

▲ 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. Community Engagement20▲ 16×4 topics
  2. Territorial Governance19▲ 41×4 topics
  3. Local Development19▲ 45×2 topics
  4. Globalization16▲ 2.2×32 topics
  5. Sustainable Development15▲ 2.5×14 topics
  6. Public Policy15▲ 8.1×6 topics
  7. Social Justice15▲ 6.7×10 topics
  8. Climate Change14▲ 1.38×33 topics
  9. Gender13▲ 6.5×15 topics
  10. Colonialism12▲ 6.9×14 topics
  11. Citizen Participation12▲ 26×1 topic
  12. Environmental Participation12▲ 40×1 topic
  13. Public Health12▲ 2.2×21 topics
  14. Identity12▲ 4.3×20 topics
  15. Mental Health12▲ 2.1×19 topics
  16. Gender Studies12▲ 20×7 topics
  17. Social Determinants of Health10▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Literature10▲ 4.7×14 topics
  19. History9▲ 3.5×15 topics
  20. Cultural Studies9▲ 6.1×12 topics
  21. Citizenship8▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Social Innovation8▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Cooperatives8▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Solidarity Economy7▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Institutionalization7▲ 21×1 topic
  26. Participative Evaluation7▲ 55×1 topic
  27. Primary Care7▲ 5.2×3 topics
  28. Healthcare Management7▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Digital Health7▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Healthcare Policy7▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Inequalities7▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Palliative Care7▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Sociology6▲ 13×8 topics
  34. Healthcare Legislation6▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Patient Rights6▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Tourism6▲ 17×6 topics
  37. Professional Practices6▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Public Action6▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Sociopolitical6▲ 44×3 topics
  40. Heritage5▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre Val de Loire publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Social Sciences and Governance, Healthcare Systems and Practices and Health, Medicine and Society.

French Urban and Social Studies: 12 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 7 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…7Healthcare Systems and Practices: 7 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…6Health, Medicine and Society: 6 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 6 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 5 fractional worksCultural Identity and He…5Cultural Identity and Heritage: 5 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…4Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 4 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cu…4French Historical and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional worksLiterature and Culture S…4Literature and Culture Studies: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsHistory and Philosophy of Science4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 7 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 7 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 6 works
  5. 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 5 works
  7. 7 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 5 works
  8. 8 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  9. 9 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 4 works
  10. 10 Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 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 available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre Val de Loire's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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.

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.