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Université d'Angers

In research, Université d'Angers stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,677 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,559 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,129 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, History and Urban Studies — History and Philosophy of Science is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,398
of 28,054 · #2,999 all time
Rank in France
#67
of 1,422
Research works
9.3k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
151k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Université d'Angers 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 #1,677 of 11,982 11.5%517 #2224
MedicineField #1,559 of 10,443 14.0%389 #1941
Social SciencesDomain #3,129 of 10,521 6.3%828 #3189
Physical SciencesDomain #4,352 of 12,888 12.2%410 #3100
Life SciencesDomain #2,794 of 7,800 17.3%221 #2350
Social SciencesField #3,058 of 6,365 4.9%437 #3398
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,792 of 3,409 20.1%83 #1679
Health ProfessionsField #1,031 of 1,928 3.1%122 #1837
EngineeringField #3,686 of 6,636 15.4%115 #2862
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,251 of 3,579 18.2%90 #2222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université d'Angers 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#2,224 #1,677
  2. Medicine#1,941 #1,559
  3. Social Sciences#3,189 #3,129
  4. Physical Sciences#3,100 #4,352
  5. Life Sciences#2,350 #2,794
  6. Social Sciences#3,398 #3,058
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,679 #1,792
  8. Health Professions#1,837 #1,031
  9. Engineering#2,862 #3,686
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,222 #2,251
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 d'Angers specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 28.6 works9.4×
  2. HistorySubfield · 47.3 works7.5×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 33.5 works6.1×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 33.4 works6.0×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 31.5 works5.3×
← 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: 0.89× its world share, 83 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 90 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.36× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 106 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 115 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 36 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 35 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.34× its world share, 122 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 389 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.45× its world share, 197 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 63 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 437 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université d'Angers?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean‐Pierre Arnaud, Didier Le Gall and François Beloncle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université d'Angers.

  1. 1 Jean‐Pierre Arnaud France · #142,622 worldwide 110 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Didier Le Gall France · #163,922 worldwide 141 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 François Beloncle France · #175,583 worldwide 114 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Sabine Bernheim-Desvaux France · #195,549 worldwide 0 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Georges Boudebs France · #197,266 worldwide 154 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Hervé Rihal France · #215,483 worldwide 1 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 M.F. Baslé France · #227,186 worldwide 94 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Michel Ostenc France · #230,688 worldwide 7 citations · 70 works
  9. 9 Christophe Fontanier France · #240,238 worldwide 249 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Daniel Chappard France · #250,932 worldwide 198 citations · 90 works
All ranked researchers at Université d'Angers

Which keywords describe research at Université d'Angers?

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

▲ 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. Community Engagement108▲ 17×12 topics
  2. Territorial Governance102▲ 41×3 topics
  3. Local Development101▲ 45×2 topics
  4. Public Policy93▲ 9.6×13 topics
  5. Sustainable Development92▲ 2.9×42 topics
  6. Social Justice91▲ 7.8×19 topics
  7. Globalization74▲ 1.92×65 topics
  8. Citizen Participation70▲ 29×1 topic
  9. Environmental Participation70▲ 45×1 topic
  10. Mental Health70▲ 2.4×31 topics
  11. Gender70▲ 6.5×37 topics
  12. Public Health63▲ 2.2×39 topics
  13. Identity62▲ 4.3×46 topics
  14. Social Determinants of Health56▲ 13×4 topics
  15. Colonialism50▲ 5.4×30 topics
  16. Palliative Care47▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Gender Studies43▲ 14×8 topics
  18. Migration42▲ 6.4×15 topics
  19. Primary Care42▲ 5.7×11 topics
  20. Culture40▲ 3.8×20 topics
  21. End-of-Life Care39▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Public Health Policy39▲ 7.0×3 topics
  23. Ethical Practices39▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Healthcare Legislation39▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Medical Ethics39▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Patient Rights39▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Healthcare Management38▲ 24×3 topics
  28. Healthcare Policy38▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Healthcare Quality Indicators37▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Digital Health37▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Inequalities37▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Universal Health Coverage37▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Institutionalization36▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Citizenship33▲ 14×5 topics
  35. Social Innovation32▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Cooperatives32▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Solidarity Economy32▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Participative Evaluation31▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Social Change29▲ 12×9 topics
  40. Global Perspectives28▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Université d'Angers publish most on?

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

French Urban and Social …70French Urban and Social Studies: 70 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 39 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…37Healthcare Systems and Practices: 37 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…31Social Sciences and Governance: 31 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 27 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 25 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…22Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 22 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 18 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 18 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 17 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban StudiesHistory and Philosophy of Science3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 70 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 39 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 37 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 31 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 27 works
  6. 6 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 22 works
  8. 8 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 18 works
  9. 9 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 18 works
  10. 10 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 17 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 available34.6%not open65.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université d'Angers's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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