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Université catholique de lyon

In research, Université catholique de lyon stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,429 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,132
of 28,054 · #30,417 all time
Rank in France
#771
of 1,422
Research works
423
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Université catholique de lyon 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 #6,429 of 10,521 12.2%105 #9005

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.50× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.26× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.33× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.75× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université catholique de lyon?

Ranked on the composite score, Raymond Étaix, Pierre Gibert and M Delsol lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université catholique de lyon.

  1. 1 Raymond Étaix France · #448,713 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Pierre Gibert France · #449,868 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 M Delsol France · #875,608 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Université catholique de lyon

Which keywords describe research at Université catholique de lyon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Justice, Community Engagement, Religion, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Public Policy, Ethics 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. Social Justice10▲ 12×8 topics
  2. Community Engagement10▲ 21×4 topics
  3. Religion9▲ 14×13 topics
  4. Local Development9▲ 58×2 topics
  5. Territorial Governance9▲ 53×2 topics
  6. Sustainable Development9▲ 4.1×6 topics
  7. Public Policy9▲ 13×5 topics
  8. Globalization8▲ 3.0×22 topics
  9. Ethics8▲ 11×18 topics
  10. Citizen Participation7▲ 44×1 topic
  11. Environmental Participation7▲ 68×1 topic
  12. Identity7▲ 7.2×15 topics
  13. Sustainability6▲ 1.88×20 topics
  14. Philosophy5▲ 8.8×11 topics
  15. History5▲ 5.4×15 topics
  16. Mental Health5▲ 2.5×5 topics
  17. Innovation5▲ 3.4×13 topics
  18. Migration5▲ 10×6 topics
  19. Democracy5▲ 9.4×5 topics
  20. Healthcare4▲ 2.9×8 topics
  21. Gender4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  22. Social Capital4▲ 6.1×10 topics
  23. Islam4▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Colonialism4▲ 5.8×12 topics
  25. Sociolinguistics4▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Theology4▲ 28×5 topics
  27. Cultural Studies4▲ 6.7×9 topics
  28. Social Change4▲ 21×5 topics
  29. Clinical Practice3▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Memory3▲ 10×8 topics
  31. Politics3▲ 9.3×6 topics
  32. Social Movements3▲ 8.1×6 topics
  33. Citizenship3▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Developmental Trauma3▲ 95×1 topic
  35. Nationalism3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  36. North Africa3▲ 58×2 topics
  37. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy3▲ 95×1 topic
  38. Narrative3▲ 13×6 topics
  39. Argumentation3▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Discourse Analysis3▲ 8.2×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life.

French Urban and Social …7French Urban and Social Studies: 7 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 3 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 3 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 2 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…2Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyPhilosophyAstronomy and Astrophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 3 works
  4. 4 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  9. 9 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 2 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% 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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