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Université Catholique de Lille

In research, Université Catholique de Lille stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,374 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,666 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#603 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, Urban Studies and Anthropology — History and Philosophy of Science is 14.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,497
of 28,054 · #9,456 all time
Rank in France
#391
of 1,422
Research works
3.5k
▲ 142% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Université Catholique de Lille 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 #3,374 of 10,521 7.1%856 #1464
Social SciencesField #2,666 of 6,365 7.3%542 #3425
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #603 of 1,201 13.8%120 #1188
Physical SciencesDomain #8,100 of 12,888 11.9%105 #14057
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,714 of 2,578 4.4%245 #2200
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,705 of 1,998 3.6%181 #420
Health SciencesDomain #10,305 of 11,982 4.6%222 #12232
MedicineField #9,171 of 10,443 9.8%82 #12415
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #816 of 916 1.3%133 #1762
Health ProfessionsField #1,901 of 1,928 1.4%139 #3422

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Catholique de Lille 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#1,464 #3,374
  2. Social Sciences#3,425 #2,666
  3. Political Science and International Relations#1,188 #603
  4. Physical Sciences#14,057 #8,100
  5. Sociology and Political Science#2,200 #1,714
  6. Arts and Humanities#420 #1,705
  7. Health Sciences#12,232 #10,305
  8. Medicine#12,415 #9,171
  9. General Health Professions#1,762 #816
  10. Health Professions#3,422 #1,901
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 Université Catholique de Lille specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 14.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 27.8 works15×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 40.9 works12×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 35.3 works10×
  4. PhilosophySubfield · 53.2 works10×
  5. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 133.3 works7.9×
  6. HistorySubfield · 30.3 works7.7×
  7. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 120.4 works6.6×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.31× its world share, 139 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.12× its world share, 181 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.51× its world share, 542 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Catholique de Lille?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean-René Tréanton, Blandine Mallevaey and Olivier Rota lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Catholique de Lille.

  1. 1 Jean-René Tréanton France · #30,064 worldwide 125 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Blandine Mallevaey France · #166,601 worldwide 0 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Olivier Rota France · #235,610 worldwide 0 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Cédric Routier France · #239,467 worldwide 1 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Christophe Bellon France · #253,938 worldwide 0 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Dominique Jacquemin France · #259,090 worldwide 25 citations · 69 works
  7. 7 Amélie Niemiec France · #268,215 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Pedro Valinho Gomes France · #280,328 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Catherine Vialle France · #292,459 worldwide 5 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 T Lebrun France · #302,405 worldwide 57 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Université Catholique de Lille

Which keywords describe research at Université Catholique de Lille?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Mental Health, Social Determinants of Health, Palliative Care and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Public Policy98▲ 16×12 topics
  2. Mental Health97▲ 5.4×24 topics
  3. Community Engagement96▲ 24×9 topics
  4. Territorial Governance95▲ 62×3 topics
  5. Globalization94▲ 3.9×87 topics
  6. Local Development94▲ 67×2 topics
  7. Social Determinants of Health79▲ 29×4 topics
  8. Palliative Care76▲ 39×4 topics
  9. Social Justice74▲ 10×30 topics
  10. Sustainable Development70▲ 3.6×25 topics
  11. Religion66▲ 11×27 topics
  12. End-of-Life Care64▲ 43×2 topics
  13. Medical Ethics64▲ 39×5 topics
  14. Psychological Trauma62▲ 78×2 topics
  15. Public Health Policy62▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Healthcare Legislation62▲ 84×1 topic
  17. Patient Rights62▲ 68×1 topic
  18. Migration59▲ 14×16 topics
  19. Citizen Participation59▲ 39×2 topics
  20. Public Health58▲ 3.3×28 topics
  21. Gender57▲ 8.6×26 topics
  22. Environmental Participation56▲ 58×1 topic
  23. Proximity and Innovation56▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Democracy52▲ 12×20 topics
  25. Healthcare Access52▲ 15×7 topics
  26. Economic Development48▲ 4.9×21 topics
  27. Institutionalization47▲ 41×5 topics
  28. Primary Care45▲ 9.8×8 topics
  29. Citizenship44▲ 30×8 topics
  30. Community Development42▲ 19×5 topics
  31. Colonialism42▲ 7.3×31 topics
  32. Digital Health42▲ 30×3 topics
  33. Ethics42▲ 7.0×30 topics
  34. Healthcare Policy41▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Inequalities41▲ 97×1 topic
  36. Social Change40▲ 26×9 topics
  37. Gender Studies40▲ 21×9 topics
  38. Gender Equality39▲ 12×10 topics
  39. Social Innovation39▲ 20×4 topics
  40. Cooperatives38▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Université Catholique de Lille publish most on?

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

Health, Medicine and Society: 62 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 56 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…41Healthcare Systems and Practices: 41 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…38Social Sciences and Governance: 38 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 36 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 31 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…27Education, sociology, and vocational training: 27 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 21 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 20 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 19 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 62 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 56 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 41 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 38 works
  5. 5 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 36 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 31 works
  7. 7 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 27 works
  8. 8 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 21 works
  9. 9 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 20 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 19 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 available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.7%domestic only85.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Catholique de Lille's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 142% 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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