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Le Mans Université

In research, Le Mans Université stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,560 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,459 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,598 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, Urban Studies and History — History and Philosophy of Science is 15.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,511
of 28,054 · #2,590 all time
Rank in France
#222
of 1,422
Research works
4.9k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
68k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Le Mans Université 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,560 of 12,888 10.9%349 #2326
Social SciencesDomain #5,459 of 10,521 7.4%448 #1767
Social SciencesField #4,598 of 6,365 7.2%238 #1590
EngineeringField #4,840 of 6,636 10.3%118 #2624
Health SciencesDomain #8,787 of 11,982 6.1%70 #7666
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,531 of 1,998 9.8%110 #1030
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,067 of 2,578 9.1%97 #1269
Computer ScienceField #4,561 of 4,667 5.5%77 #4944

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Le Mans Université 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. Physical Sciences#2,326 #4,560
  2. Social Sciences#1,767 #5,459
  3. Social Sciences#1,590 #4,598
  4. Engineering#2,624 #4,840
  5. Health Sciences#7,666 #8,787
  6. Arts and Humanities#1,030 #1,531
  7. Sociology and Political Science#1,269 #2,067
  8. Computer Science#4,944 #4,561
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 Le Mans Université specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 15.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 21.5 works15×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 23.7 works9.4×
  3. HistorySubfield · 24.9 works8.5×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 24.0 works5.0×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.20× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 77 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 118 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.30× its world share, 41 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.66× its world share, 34 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.82× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.16× its world share, 110 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.69× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 238 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Le Mans Université?

Ranked on the composite score, Holger Schwenk, Loïc Barrault and Fethi Bougares lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Le Mans Université.

  1. 1 Holger Schwenk France · #2,843 worldwide 1.5k citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Loïc Barrault France · #14,675 worldwide 636 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Fethi Bougares France · #55,270 worldwide 1k citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Jean‐Jacques Rousseau France · #59,489 worldwide 140 citations · 80 works
  5. 5 Paul Deléglise France · #62,201 worldwide 165 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 François Gautier France · #64,581 worldwide 418 citations · 84 works
  7. 7 Sylvain Meignier France · #70,922 worldwide 240 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Philippe Lacorre France · #79,750 worldwide 263 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Anthony Larcher France · #116,750 worldwide 167 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Daniel Luzzati France · #132,080 worldwide 25 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Le Mans Université

Which keywords describe research at Le Mans Université?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, 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 Engagement54▲ 18×5 topics
  2. Local Development52▲ 50×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance52▲ 46×2 topics
  4. Globalization46▲ 2.6×62 topics
  5. Public Policy45▲ 10×7 topics
  6. Social Justice42▲ 7.8×12 topics
  7. Sustainable Development38▲ 2.7×21 topics
  8. Gender35▲ 7.0×29 topics
  9. Citizen Participation30▲ 26×1 topic
  10. Environmental Participation30▲ 41×1 topic
  11. Economic Development28▲ 3.8×11 topics
  12. Colonialism28▲ 6.4×22 topics
  13. Innovation28▲ 2.9×15 topics
  14. Human Rights27▲ 2.9×26 topics
  15. Identity26▲ 3.9×37 topics
  16. Institutionalization24▲ 29×3 topics
  17. Social Determinants of Health24▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Cooperatives24▲ 33×3 topics
  19. Citizenship24▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Social Innovation24▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Solidarity Economy23▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Participative Evaluation23▲ 70×1 topic
  23. Migration22▲ 7.1×16 topics
  24. Wave Propagation21▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Palliative Care20▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Global Perspectives20▲ 47×2 topics
  27. Historical Narratives19▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Cultural Impact19▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Medical Ethics19▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Patient Rights19▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Scientific History19▲ 48×1 topic
  32. Technological Development19▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Public Health Policy19▲ 7.3×2 topics
  34. Ethical Practices19▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Legislation19▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Psychological Trauma19▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Healthcare Access19▲ 7.3×4 topics
  38. Vibration Control18▲ 33×3 topics
  39. Gender Studies18▲ 13×8 topics
  40. Social Change17▲ 15×8 topics

Which research topics does Le Mans Université publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Social Sciences and Governance, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and Health, Medicine and Society.

French Urban and Social Studies: 30 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 23 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…19Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 19 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…19Health, Medicine and Society: 19 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 16 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 12 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…12Healthcare Systems and Practices: 12 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 11 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 10 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 10 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesHistory and Philosophy of ScienceGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 30 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 23 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 19 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 19 works
  5. 5 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 16 works
  6. 6 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 12 works
  8. 8 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 11 works
  9. 9 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  10. 10 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 10 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 available24.8%not open75.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Le Mans Université's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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