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Université d'Artois

In research, Université d'Artois stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,417 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,756 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,617 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, Anthropology and History — History and Philosophy of Science is 14.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,684
of 28,054 · #6,250 all time
Rank in France
#97
of 1,422
Research works
5.4k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Université d'Artois 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,417 of 12,888 11.5%412 #4175
Social SciencesDomain #3,756 of 10,521 5.4%531 #5768
EngineeringField #3,617 of 6,636 12.6%168 #4461
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,373 of 1,998 4.8%180 #1974
Social SciencesField #4,441 of 6,365 4.9%271 #5056
Life SciencesDomain #5,506 of 7,800 23.2%83 #7431
Health SciencesDomain #9,277 of 11,982 14.0%93 #9143
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,278 of 2,578 3.2%114 #2913
Computer ScienceField #4,302 of 4,667 7.7%77 #3597

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université d'Artois 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. Physical Sciences#4,175 #3,417
  2. Social Sciences#5,768 #3,756
  3. Engineering#4,461 #3,617
  4. Arts and Humanities#1,974 #1,373
  5. Social Sciences#5,056 #4,441
  6. Life Sciences#7,431 #5,506
  7. Health Sciences#9,143 #9,277
  8. Sociology and Political Science#2,913 #2,278
  9. Computer Science#3,597 #4,302
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'Artois specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 14.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 25.0 works14×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 29.3 works9.3×
  3. HistorySubfield · 27.6 works7.7×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 22.9 works7.4×
  5. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 43.4 works7.3×
← 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: 0.79× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.00× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.43× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 77 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 168 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.50× its world share, 59 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.31× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.57× its world share, 180 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 271 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université d'Artois?

Ranked on the composite score, Anne Besson, Romdhane Karoui and Olivier Pétrault lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université d'Artois.

  1. 1 Anne Besson France · #21,757 worldwide 365 citations · 114 works
  2. 2 Romdhane Karoui France · #139,223 worldwide 242 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Olivier Pétrault France · #193,829 worldwide 19 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 J.P. Bonnelle France · #223,435 worldwide 197 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Stéphane Duchesne France · #234,899 worldwide 72 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Isabelle Roussel-Gillet France · #243,991 worldwide 0 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Sandrine Le Pors France · #252,860 worldwide 0 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Charles Coutel France · #267,969 worldwide 3 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Jean‐Philippe Lecointe France · #285,768 worldwide 52 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Gilles Marcotte France · #286,492 worldwide 3 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Université d'Artois

Which keywords describe research at Université d'Artois?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Social Justice, Public Policy, Gender, Citizen Participation and Environmental 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. Community Engagement66▲ 18×9 topics
  2. Territorial Governance65▲ 46×3 topics
  3. Local Development63▲ 49×2 topics
  4. Social Justice56▲ 8.6×11 topics
  5. Sustainable Development55▲ 3.1×26 topics
  6. Public Policy54▲ 9.7×11 topics
  7. Gender49▲ 8.1×27 topics
  8. Globalization45▲ 2.0×48 topics
  9. Citizen Participation42▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Environmental Participation42▲ 48×1 topic
  11. Proximity and Innovation42▲ 48×1 topic
  12. Identity41▲ 5.1×30 topics
  13. Gender Studies40▲ 23×10 topics
  14. History35▲ 4.5×33 topics
  15. Colonialism33▲ 6.2×21 topics
  16. Literature30▲ 4.9×32 topics
  17. Innovation29▲ 2.5×21 topics
  18. Historical Narratives25▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Cultural Studies24▲ 5.7×16 topics
  20. Global Perspectives24▲ 47×2 topics
  21. Scientific History22▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Technological Development22▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Religion22▲ 4.2×18 topics
  24. Nationalism22▲ 4.2×13 topics
  25. Social Innovation22▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Citizenship22▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Archaeology22▲ 14×7 topics
  28. Cooperatives21▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Ethnographic Research21▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Solidarity Economy21▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Sociolinguistics21▲ 10×6 topics
  32. Sociological Analysis21▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Professional Practices21▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Public Action21▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Institutionalization21▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Participative Evaluation21▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Historiography19▲ 14×7 topics
  38. Ethnography19▲ 9.9×7 topics
  39. Roman Economy18▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Pragmatics15▲ 8.4×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Education, sociology, and vocational training and Social Sciences and Governance.

French Urban and Social …42French Urban and Social Studies: 42 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 22 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…21Education, sociology, and vocational training: 21 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…21Social Sciences and Governance: 21 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 15 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 14 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …12Historical and Literary Analyses: 12 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 12 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 10 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceUrban StudiesAnthropology5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 42 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 22 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 21 works
  5. 5 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 15 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 14 works
  7. 7 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 12 works
  8. 8 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 12 works
  9. 9 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 10 works
  10. 10 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 9 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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