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Nantes Université

In research, Nantes Université stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,337 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,230 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,643 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, Archeology and History and Philosophy of Science — Linguistics and Language is 10.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,827
of 28,054 · #1,723 all time
Rank in France
#34
of 1,422
Research works
17k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
253k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Nantes 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,337 of 11,982 13.0%719 #1549
MedicineField #1,230 of 10,443 15.3%527 #1403
Physical SciencesDomain #1,643 of 12,888 13.2%1,061 #1507
Social SciencesDomain #2,275 of 10,521 7.2%1,346 #1976
Life SciencesDomain #1,982 of 7,800 13.2%299 #1785
EngineeringField #1,866 of 6,636 12.1%410 #1529
Social SciencesField #2,205 of 6,365 5.0%799 #2241
Computer ScienceField #1,620 of 4,667 11.1%186 #1302
Arts and HumanitiesField #994 of 1,998 7.7%304 #1371
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,392 of 2,578 18.6%70 #845

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nantes 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. Health Sciences#1,549 #1,337
  2. Medicine#1,403 #1,230
  3. Physical Sciences#1,507 #1,643
  4. Social Sciences#1,976 #2,275
  5. Life Sciences#1,785 #1,982
  6. Engineering#1,529 #1,866
  7. Social Sciences#2,241 #2,205
  8. Computer Science#1,302 #1,620
  9. Arts and Humanities#1,371 #994
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#845 #1,392
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 Nantes Université specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 42.4 works11×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 84.8 works8.2×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 36.9 works7.0×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 58.0 works6.1×
  5. AnthropologySubfield · 48.8 works5.1×
  6. HistorySubfield · 49.1 works4.5×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 77 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 134 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 45 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 44 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 186 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 74 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 410 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 98 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 79 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 43 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 94 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.97× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 163 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 527 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.08× its world share, 304 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 70 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 45 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 103 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 799 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nantes Université?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean Bézivín, François‐Xavier Felpin and Michel Fabre lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nantes Université.

  1. 1 Jean Bézivín · #11,220 worldwide 477 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 François‐Xavier Felpin · #34,896 worldwide 559 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Michel Fabre · #56,683 worldwide 66 citations · 101 works
  4. 4 B Charbonnel · #58,673 worldwide 376 citations · 77 works
  5. 5 Isabelle Vinatier · #73,251 worldwide 93 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Frantz Rowe · #91,513 worldwide 209 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Samuel Chaffron · #128,649 worldwide 614 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Pierre Vacher · #140,349 worldwide 309 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Sébastien Fleuret · #140,592 worldwide 44 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Colin de la Higuera · #151,909 worldwide 206 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Nantes Université

Which keywords describe research at Nantes Université?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Social Justice, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Gender Studies, 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 Engagement169▲ 15×13 topics
  2. Social Justice167▲ 8.3×25 topics
  3. Territorial Governance165▲ 38×4 topics
  4. Local Development164▲ 42×2 topics
  5. Public Policy153▲ 9.1×13 topics
  6. Sustainable Development136▲ 2.5×49 topics
  7. Globalization133▲ 1.99×98 topics
  8. Gender Studies125▲ 24×12 topics
  9. Citizen Participation115▲ 27×2 topics
  10. Environmental Participation115▲ 42×1 topic
  11. Proximity and Innovation115▲ 42×1 topic
  12. Educational Policies101▲ 26×3 topics
  13. Ethnographic Research101▲ 54×2 topics
  14. Professional Practices100▲ 75×1 topic
  15. Public Action100▲ 75×1 topic
  16. Mental Health98▲ 1.95×38 topics
  17. Social Determinants of Health76▲ 9.7×7 topics
  18. Colonialism72▲ 4.5×41 topics
  19. Gender66▲ 3.6×46 topics
  20. Palliative Care62▲ 11×5 topics
  21. End-of-Life Care58▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Cultural Diversity57▲ 7.4×15 topics
  23. Psychological Trauma56▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Medical Ethics56▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Healthcare Legislation56▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Patient Rights56▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Citizenship54▲ 13×9 topics
  28. Social Innovation53▲ 9.9×6 topics
  29. Institutionalization52▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Cooperatives50▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Solidarity Economy49▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Participative Evaluation49▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Intercultural Communication48▲ 31×3 topics
  34. Healthcare Management48▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Healthcare Quality Indicators47▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Digital Health46▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Healthcare Policy46▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Inequalities46▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Universal Health Coverage46▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Archaeology44▲ 9.5×10 topics

Which research topics does Nantes Université publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Health, Medicine and Society and Social Sciences and Governance.

French Urban and Social …115French Urban and Social Studies: 115 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 100 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 56 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 49 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 46 fractional worksFrench Language Learning…31French Language Learning Methods: 31 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 27 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 27 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 25 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 24 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban StudiesLinguistics and Language3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 115 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSociology and Political Science 100 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and SocietyGeneral Health Professions 56 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and GovernanceUrban Studies 49 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and PracticesGeneral Health Professions 46 works
  6. 6 French Language Learning MethodsLinguistics and Language 31 works
  7. 7 Social Policies and FamilySociology and Political Science 27 works
  8. 8 Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 27 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderPolitical Science and International Relations 25 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisHistory and Philosophy of Science 24 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nantes Université's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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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.