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Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire

In research, Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,817 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,602
of 28,054 · #34,540 all time
Rank in France
#1,179
of 1,422
Research works
498
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la 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 #9,817 of 10,521 9.6%63 #10941

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la 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).

What does Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 32.2 works9.7×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.45× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.89× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 9.72× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire?

Ranked on the composite score, Philippe Allain, Daniel Coum and Annick Weil‐Barais lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire.

  1. 1 Philippe Allain France · #483,468 worldwide 178 citations · 104 works
  2. 2 Daniel Coum France · #484,044 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Annick Weil‐Barais France · #497,110 worldwide 23 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Jean-Luc Steinmetz France · #527,159 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Claudine Veuillet‐Combier France · #585,726 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Catherine Potard France · #680,351 worldwide 20 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Ghozlane Fleury‐Bahi France · #814,690 worldwide 29 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Aubeline Vinay France · #821,301 worldwide 12 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Mohamad El Haj France · #860,427 worldwide 94 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Abdel Halim Boudoukha France · #1,099,564 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Resilience, Attachment, Clinical Practice, Childhood Trauma, Group Therapy, Developmental Trauma and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.

▲ 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. Mental Health21▲ 13×28 topics
  2. Resilience10▲ 20×8 topics
  3. Attachment9▲ 92×4 topics
  4. Clinical Practice9▲ 53×4 topics
  5. Childhood Trauma8▲ 122×2 topics
  6. Group Therapy8▲ 200×2 topics
  7. Developmental Trauma8▲ 310×1 topic
  8. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy8▲ 310×1 topic
  9. Quality of Life6▲ 4.0×16 topics
  10. End-of-Life Care5▲ 39×2 topics
  11. Public Health5▲ 3.2×17 topics
  12. Social Support4▲ 7.5×10 topics
  13. Well-being4▲ 10×9 topics
  14. Depression4▲ 4.3×11 topics
  15. Aging4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  16. Intercultural Communication4▲ 80×2 topics
  17. Palliative Care4▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Prevalence4▲ 8.9×10 topics
  19. Healthcare Legislation4▲ 58×1 topic
  20. Patient Rights4▲ 47×1 topic
  21. Meta-Analysis4▲ 5.8×9 topics
  22. Environmental Attitudes4▲ 43×2 topics
  23. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 15×5 topics
  24. Youth Development4▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Emotion Regulation3▲ 10×7 topics
  26. Neural Correlates3▲ 31×7 topics
  27. Social Cohesion3▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Family Dynamics3▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Societal Change3▲ 303×1 topic
  30. Neural Mechanisms3▲ 28×4 topics
  31. Religion3▲ 5.5×4 topics
  32. Social Norms3▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Elderly3▲ 9.8×5 topics
  34. Energy Conservation3▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Metacognition3▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Prefrontal Cortex3▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Pro-environmental Behavior3▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Gender Studies2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Executive Functions2▲ 39×2 topics
  40. Neurobiology2▲ 8.4×8 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, Health, Medicine and Society, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory and Environmental Education and Sustainability.

Psychoanalysis and Psych…8Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 8 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…4Health, Medicine and Society: 4 fractional worksPhilosophy, Sociology, P…3Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 3 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…2Healthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksMemory Processes and Influences: 2 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 2 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 1 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 8 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  5. 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Memory Processes and Influences Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 1 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017.

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