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Université catholique de lyon

In research, Université catholique de lyon stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,715 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,287
of 22,385 · #13,095 all time
Rank in France
#261
of 517
Research works
423
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.15×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Université catholique de lyon

What is Université catholique de lyon known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,715 of 9,585 8.4%105 #4268

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université catholique de lyon 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Université catholique de lyon work in?

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Université catholique de lyon is in Social Sciences, 11% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (36%), Arts and Humanities (20%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 125 fractional works · 78.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 57 fractional works · 35.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 28 fractional works · 17.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 32 fractional works · 20.2% of its workPhilosophy: 9 fractional works · 5.4% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 9.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 10.5% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversitécatholique de…160fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences78%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5735.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities3220.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting169.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance127.4%
    5. Psychology64.0%
    6. Decision Sciences21.2%
    1. Computer Science74.7%
    2. Physics and Astronomy32.0%
    3. Engineering31.8%
    4. Environmental Science21.3%
    5. Energy10.6%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Medicine74.1%
    2. Health Professions52.8%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.3%
    3. Neuroscience21.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.00× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.06× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.45× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.81× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities7.00×32 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.45×12 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting3.06×16 works
  4. Social Sciences2.81×57 works
  5. Psychology1.32×6 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.26×2 works
  7. Health Professions1.08×4 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.92×3 works
  9. Neuroscience0.66×2 works
  10. Energy0.64×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.60×8 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×3 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.32×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.27×2 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×2 works
  16. Medicine0.21×7 works
  17. Engineering0.12×3 works
  18. Nursing0.09×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.06×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.02×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Université catholique de lyon?

Ranked on the quality score, Sana Akbar Khan, Hela Nammouri and Naciba Haned lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université catholique de lyon.

  1. 1 Sana Akbar Khan France · #103,736 worldwide 2.1k citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Hela Nammouri France · #1,038,818 worldwide 165 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Naciba Haned France · #1,801,299 worldwide 271 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Michel Cannarsa France · #2,594,977 worldwide 470 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Amandine Gnonlonfin France · #2,858,692 worldwide 84 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Mathieu Guillermin France · #3,651,663 worldwide 767 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Laurent Denizeau France · #3,664,720 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Patricia David France · #3,701,946 worldwide 79 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Kadohognon Sylvain Ouattara France · #3,844,288 worldwide 38 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Joseph Folliet France · #3,902,050 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Université catholique de lyon

What are the most cited papers from Université catholique de lyon?

The most cited paper from Université catholique de lyon is "Circulating free DNA in plasma or serum as biomarker of carcinogenesis: Practical aspects and biological significance" (Emmanuelle Gormally, Élodie Caboux, Paolo Vineis et al., 2007), with 450 citations. Next come "Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI" (413) and "Do Markets Punish or Reward Corporate Social Responsibility Decoupling?" (247).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Circulating free DNA in plasma or serum as biomarker of carcinogenesis: Practical aspects and biological significance Emmanuelle Gormally, Élodie Caboux, Paolo Vineis et al. · Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research 26 Jan 2007 450
2 Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI Michel Cannarsa · Cambridge University Press eBooks Book chapter 18 Nov 2021 413
3 Do Markets Punish or Reward Corporate Social Responsibility Decoupling? Isabel Sánchez, Nazim Hussain, Sana Akbar Khan et al. · Business & Society Open access 10 Jan 2020 247
4 Governing Corporate Social Responsibility Decoupling: The Effect of the Governance Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility Decoupling Ammar Ali Gull, Nazim Hussain, Sana Akbar Khan et al. · Journal of Business Ethics Open access 27 Jun 2022 225
5 TP53 and KRAS2 Mutations in Plasma DNA of Healthy Subjects and Subsequent Cancer Occurrence: A Prospective Study Emmanuelle Gormally et al. · Cancer Research Jul 2006 162
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Which keywords describe research at Université catholique de lyon?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Justice, Religion, Community Engagement, Public Policy, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Globalization and Ethics.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization12▲ 3.9×27 topics
  2. Social Justice11▲ 11×10 topics
  3. Religion10▲ 14×15 topics
  4. Community Engagement10▲ 19×5 topics
  5. Public Policy10▲ 13×6 topics
  6. Sustainable Development10▲ 3.9×7 topics
  7. Local Development9▲ 57×2 topics
  8. Territorial Governance9▲ 51×2 topics
  9. Ethics9▲ 11×19 topics
  10. Identity9▲ 7.5×16 topics
  11. Citizen Participation8▲ 42×1 topic
  12. Environmental Participation8▲ 68×1 topic
  13. Migration8▲ 14×8 topics
  14. Democracy6▲ 10×6 topics
  15. Gender6▲ 6.6×7 topics
  16. History6▲ 5.1×17 topics
  17. Philosophy6▲ 8.0×14 topics
  18. Healthcare6▲ 3.0×9 topics
  19. Colonialism5▲ 6.8×12 topics
  20. Innovation5▲ 3.0×13 topics
  21. Social Capital5▲ 6.1×10 topics
  22. Islam5▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Cultural Studies5▲ 7.8×9 topics
  24. Politics4▲ 11×6 topics
  25. Nationalism4▲ 5.9×8 topics
  26. Social Change4▲ 21×5 topics
  27. Social Movements4▲ 8.9×7 topics
  28. Memory4▲ 10×8 topics
  29. Sociolinguistics4▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Theology4▲ 27×5 topics
  31. Cultural Identity4▲ 4.8×8 topics
  32. North Africa4▲ 65×2 topics
  33. Monetary Policy4▲ 9.9×5 topics
  34. Gender Studies4▲ 14×6 topics
  35. Clinical Practice3▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Reform3▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Citizenship3▲ 17×5 topics
  38. Family Law3▲ 46×2 topics
  39. Developmental Trauma3▲ 89×1 topic
  40. Political Islam3▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Université catholique de lyon publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: French Urban and Social Studies, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender, Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis.

French Urban and Social …8French Urban and Social Studies: 8 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 3 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 3 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 3 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…2Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsClinical PsychologyPhilosophy6 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  2. 2 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 3 works
  5. 5 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  7. 7 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 2 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Université catholique de lyon's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Université catholique de lyon as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00075% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Université catholique de lyon0.00088% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Université catholique de lyon over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Université catholique de lyon9.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.1% in 2024.

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