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Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

In research, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 stands highest in Medicine (#435 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#530 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#648 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, Paleontology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — History and Philosophy of Science is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#624
of 28,054 · #392 all time
Rank in France
#11
of 1,422
Research works
43k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 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
MedicineField #435 of 10,443 18.8%1,290 #297
Health SciencesDomain #530 of 11,982 17.3%1,557 #349
Physical SciencesDomain #648 of 12,888 14.5%2,310 #392
Life SciencesDomain #517 of 7,800 20.9%830 #398
SurgerySubfield #235 of 1,816 19.8%180 #335
Social SciencesDomain #1,364 of 10,521 10.2%1,491 #969
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #505 of 3,579 20.5%399 #395
EngineeringField #1,159 of 6,636 12.4%782 #620
Computer ScienceField #909 of 4,667 11.3%363 #611
Environmental ScienceField #926 of 3,551 18.5%246 #549

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 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. Medicine#297 #435
  2. Health Sciences#349 #530
  3. Physical Sciences#392 #648
  4. Life Sciences#398 #517
  5. Surgery#335 #235
  6. Social Sciences#969 #1,364
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#395 #505
  8. Engineering#620 #1,159
  9. Computer Science#611 #909
  10. Environmental Science#549 #926
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 Claude Bernard Lyon 1 specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 34.7 works3.6×
  2. PaleontologySubfield · 24.5 works3.3×
  3. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 50.9 works3.2×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 170 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 399 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 81 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 164 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.56× its world share, 34 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.29× its world share, 125 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 363 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 121 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 782 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 246 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.15× its world share, 249 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.76× its world share, 128 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.71× its world share, 235 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 20 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 208 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 1,290 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.50× its world share, 21 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.55× its world share, 277 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 111 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 43 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 79 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 199 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 782 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1?

Ranked on the composite score, Michel Jouvet, Anchal Gupta and M. E. Pol lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1.

  1. 1 Michel Jouvet France · #14,779 worldwide 727 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Anchal Gupta France · #17,383 worldwide 971 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 M. E. Pol France · #23,139 worldwide 1.3k citations · 97 works
  4. 4 S. Di Pace France · #27,794 worldwide 895 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 M. Laxen France · #28,378 worldwide 919 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 C. García-Quirós France · #29,821 worldwide 830 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Michel Primet France · #30,535 worldwide 811 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 A. P. Spencer France · #33,475 worldwide 1.1k citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Hang Yu France · #33,669 worldwide 881 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Claude Guérin France · #33,736 worldwide 499 citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

Which keywords describe research at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Territorial Governance, Community Engagement, Local Development, Epidemiology, Public Policy, Citizen Participation, Environmental Participation and Proximity and Innovation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology306▲ 1.25×133 topics
  2. Community Engagement149▲ 7.3×13 topics
  3. Territorial Governance144▲ 19×3 topics
  4. Local Development144▲ 20×2 topics
  5. Public Policy138▲ 4.5×17 topics
  6. Mental Health123▲ 1.35×42 topics
  7. Social Justice121▲ 3.3×34 topics
  8. Sustainable Development120▲ 1.22×52 topics
  9. Public Health109▲ 1.22×53 topics
  10. Citizen Participation94▲ 12×2 topics
  11. Environmental Participation92▲ 19×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation92▲ 19×1 topic
  13. Gender90▲ 2.7×46 topics
  14. Social Determinants of Health82▲ 5.8×7 topics
  15. Gender Studies73▲ 7.7×9 topics
  16. Colonialism70▲ 2.4×34 topics
  17. Palliative Care69▲ 7.0×6 topics
  18. Medical Ethics61▲ 7.5×5 topics
  19. End-of-Life Care61▲ 8.2×3 topics
  20. Psychological Trauma60▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Patient Rights60▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Public Health Policy60▲ 3.4×3 topics
  23. Ethical Practices60▲ 15×1 topic
  24. Healthcare Legislation60▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Institutionalization58▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Citizenship57▲ 7.7×8 topics
  27. Social Innovation54▲ 5.7×7 topics
  28. Educational Policies53▲ 7.5×2 topics
  29. Ethnographic Research53▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Sociological Analysis53▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Cooperatives52▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Professional Practices52▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Public Action52▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Solidarity Economy52▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Participative Evaluation51▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Digital Health48▲ 6.8×4 topics
  37. Healthcare Quality Indicators46▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Management46▲ 9.2×3 topics
  39. Healthcare Policy45▲ 7.6×1 topic
  40. Inequalities45▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 publish most on?

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

French Urban and Social …92French Urban and Social Studies: 92 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 60 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…52Education, sociology, and vocational training: 52 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…51Social Sciences and Governance: 51 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 45 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 33 fractional worksCultural Insights and Di…32Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 32 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 28 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 27 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 26 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban StudiesComputer Networks and Communications3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 92 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 60 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 52 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 51 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 45 works
  6. 6 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  7. 7 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 32 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 28 works
  9. 9 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 27 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 26 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 available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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