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Université Clermont Auvergne

In research, Université Clermont Auvergne stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,031 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,920 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,787 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, Anthropology and Literature and Literary Theory — History and Philosophy of Science is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,805
of 28,054 · #1,466 all time
Rank in France
#49
of 1,422
Research works
15k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
269k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Université Clermont Auvergne 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,031 of 11,982 13.2%389 #2125
MedicineField #1,920 of 10,443 15.3%261 #2383
Physical SciencesDomain #2,787 of 12,888 10.8%730 #1213
Social SciencesDomain #2,803 of 10,521 6.1%1,034 #2105
Life SciencesDomain #2,717 of 7,800 13.6%322 #2160
Social SciencesField #3,012 of 6,365 4.8%502 #2273
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,774 of 3,409 13.0%175 #1255
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,054 of 1,998 4.6%371 #1304
Computer ScienceField #2,618 of 4,667 9.6%97 #1307
Environmental ScienceField #2,205 of 3,551 12.9%122 #1443

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Clermont Auvergne 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. Health Sciences#2,125 #2,031
  2. Medicine#2,383 #1,920
  3. Physical Sciences#1,213 #2,787
  4. Social Sciences#2,105 #2,803
  5. Life Sciences#2,160 #2,717
  6. Social Sciences#2,273 #3,012
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,255 #1,774
  8. Arts and Humanities#1,304 #1,054
  9. Computer Science#1,307 #2,618
  10. Environmental Science#1,443 #2,205
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 Clermont Auvergne specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 38.9 works10×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 59.8 works8.6×
  3. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 98.2 works7.5×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 53.5 works7.2×
  5. HistorySubfield · 51.4 works6.5×
← 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: 1.49× its world share, 175 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 103 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 32 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 97 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.45× its world share, 95 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 197 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 122 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 64 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.63× its world share, 48 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 50 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 102 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 261 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.17× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.19× its world share, 371 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 38 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 75 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 502 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Clermont Auvergne?

Ranked on the composite score, Philippe Antoine, A. Baldit and Barbara Ervens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Clermont Auvergne.

  1. 1 Philippe Antoine France · #12,329 worldwide 332 citations · 144 works
  2. 2 A. Baldit France · #27,745 worldwide 706 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Barbara Ervens France · #31,034 worldwide 582 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Christian Pin France · #53,960 worldwide 626 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 P. Saturnini France · #53,971 worldwide 508 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 D. Lambert France · #69,832 worldwide 664 citations · 65 works
  7. 7 Christian Larroche France · #74,093 worldwide 310 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 H. Fonvieille France · #76,764 worldwide 351 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 D. Lambert France · #77,071 worldwide 417 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Guillaume Malpuech France · #79,857 worldwide 399 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Université Clermont Auvergne

Which keywords describe research at Université Clermont Auvergne?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Gender, Social Justice, Literature 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. Climate Change112▲ 1.67×86 topics
  2. Community Engagement110▲ 13×10 topics
  3. Territorial Governance105▲ 34×4 topics
  4. Local Development105▲ 37×2 topics
  5. Gender103▲ 7.7×41 topics
  6. Social Justice102▲ 7.0×17 topics
  7. Public Policy102▲ 8.3×14 topics
  8. Sustainable Development94▲ 2.4×39 topics
  9. Globalization90▲ 1.86×78 topics
  10. Literature90▲ 6.7×42 topics
  11. Identity88▲ 4.9×51 topics
  12. Colonialism82▲ 7.0×41 topics
  13. History82▲ 4.7×44 topics
  14. Citizen Participation78▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Environmental Participation78▲ 39×1 topic
  16. Proximity and Innovation78▲ 39×1 topic
  17. Gender Studies74▲ 19×10 topics
  18. Culture57▲ 4.4×28 topics
  19. Religion54▲ 4.6×27 topics
  20. Cultural Studies50▲ 5.3×21 topics
  21. Archaeology44▲ 13×10 topics
  22. Nationalism44▲ 3.9×24 topics
  23. Sociolinguistics42▲ 8.9×7 topics
  24. Social Determinants of Health41▲ 7.3×6 topics
  25. Smallholder Farmers40▲ 7.2×5 topics
  26. Adaptation40▲ 5.6×12 topics
  27. Memory39▲ 6.4×15 topics
  28. Social Movements38▲ 5.2×19 topics
  29. Professional Practices37▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Public Action37▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Ethnography36▲ 8.3×8 topics
  32. Agroecology33▲ 9.2×4 topics
  33. Diversity33▲ 7.7×6 topics
  34. Livestock Farming33▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Palliative Care33▲ 8.2×6 topics
  36. Roman Economy33▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Pragmatics33▲ 8.2×5 topics
  38. Agricultural Development32▲ 8.0×3 topics
  39. Rhetoric32▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Multifunctionality32▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Université Clermont Auvergne publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Agriculture and Rural Development Research and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis.

French Urban and Social …78French Urban and Social Studies: 78 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 37 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 32 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 30 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 28 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 27 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…25Healthcare Systems and Practices: 25 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 24 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 24 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and His…23Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 23 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPhilosophyHistory and Philosophy of Science4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 78 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 37 works
  3. 3 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 32 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 30 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 28 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 27 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 25 works
  8. 8 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 24 works
  9. 9 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 24 works
  10. 10 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 23 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 available36.9%not open63.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.8%domestic only74.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Clermont Auvergne's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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