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Normandie Université

In research, Normandie Université stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,415 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,461 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,233 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Anthropology — History is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,357
of 28,054 · #4,731 all time
Rank in France
#62
of 1,422
Research works
4.7k
▲ 114% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Normandie 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 #2,415 of 12,888 13.2%621 #3723
Health SciencesDomain #3,461 of 11,982 15.3%266 #4713
MedicineField #3,233 of 10,443 16.8%220 #5046
Life SciencesDomain #3,627 of 7,800 16.9%160 #4300
Social SciencesDomain #5,228 of 10,521 8.0%440 #6371
EngineeringField #3,362 of 6,636 12.2%200 #4681
Computer ScienceField #2,987 of 4,667 16.8%96 #3828
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,632 of 3,579 17.3%67 #3656
Social SciencesField #5,024 of 6,365 5.1%215 #5632
Materials ScienceField #1,982 of 2,468 10.0%70 #3171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Normandie 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#3,723 #2,415
  2. Health Sciences#4,713 #3,461
  3. Medicine#5,046 #3,233
  4. Life Sciences#4,300 #3,627
  5. Social Sciences#6,371 #5,228
  6. Engineering#4,681 #3,362
  7. Computer Science#3,828 #2,987
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,656 #2,632
  9. Social Sciences#5,632 #5,024
  10. Materials Science#3,171 #1,982
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 Normandie Université specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 40.3 works8.4×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 22.7 works5.4×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 67 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.38× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.85× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.14× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.57× its world share, 60 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 96 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 200 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 60 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.36× its world share, 70 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.91× its world share, 51 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 39 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 220 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.32× its world share, 143 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 215 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Normandie Université?

Ranked on the composite score, Michel Mervaud, Florian Favreau and Eleonora Bottini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Normandie Université.

  1. 1 Michel Mervaud France · #738,271 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Florian Favreau France · #833,556 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Eleonora Bottini France · #870,134 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Rafael P. Amaro France · #1,109,683 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Laurent Delbreilh France · #1,462,090 worldwide 25 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Normandie Université

Which keywords describe research at Normandie 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, Gender Studies, Gender, Social Justice and Citizen 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 Engagement47▲ 9.6×8 topics
  2. Local Development46▲ 27×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance46▲ 25×2 topics
  4. Public Policy42▲ 5.7×10 topics
  5. Social Justice39▲ 4.5×19 topics
  6. Gender38▲ 4.8×32 topics
  7. Sustainable Development35▲ 1.47×18 topics
  8. Gender Studies31▲ 13×9 topics
  9. Citizen Participation30▲ 16×1 topic
  10. Environmental Participation30▲ 25×1 topic
  11. History28▲ 2.6×35 topics
  12. Catalysis25▲ 2.6×25 topics
  13. Colonialism23▲ 3.3×29 topics
  14. Identity23▲ 2.1×41 topics
  15. Religion21▲ 3.0×18 topics
  16. Educational Policies19▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Professional Practices19▲ 33×1 topic
  18. Public Action19▲ 33×1 topic
  19. Migration19▲ 3.7×20 topics
  20. Historical Narratives18▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Social Innovation17▲ 7.5×3 topics
  22. Citizenship17▲ 9.5×6 topics
  23. Cooperatives17▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Institutionalization16▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Solidarity Economy16▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Participative Evaluation16▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Sociopolitical16▲ 31×3 topics
  28. Global Perspectives16▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Scientific History15▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Technological Development15▲ 24×1 topic
  31. Sociolinguistics15▲ 5.3×8 topics
  32. Resistance15▲ 9.7×7 topics
  33. Social Change14▲ 7.5×7 topics
  34. Historiography14▲ 7.2×9 topics
  35. Philanthropy13▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Occupation13▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Eugenics13▲ 32×2 topics
  38. France13▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Vichy Regime13▲ 47×1 topic
  40. North Africa12▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Normandie Université publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Social Sciences and Governance and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.

French Urban and Social …30French Urban and Social Studies: 30 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 19 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…16Social Sciences and Governance: 16 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…15Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 15 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 13 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 11 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…10Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 10 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 9 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 8 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Analyses: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesHistory and Philosophy of ScienceHistory5 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 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 16 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 15 works
  5. 5 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 13 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 10 works
  8. 8 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 9 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 8 works
  10. 10 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 8 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 available46.8%not open53.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.5%domestic only74.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Normandie Université's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 114% 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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