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Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse

In research, Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,371 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,975 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,909 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,616
of 28,054 · #6,760 all time
Rank in France
#228
of 1,422
Research works
3.1k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse 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 #5,371 of 12,888 13.1%185 #4730
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,975 of 3,409 24.4%70 #1512
Life SciencesDomain #5,909 of 7,800 22.3%99 #6311
Social SciencesDomain #8,350 of 10,521 6.5%202 #7752
Social SciencesField #5,990 of 6,365 4.0%102 #6882
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,966 of 1,998 6.9%69 #2663

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse 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#4,730 #5,371
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,512 #1,975
  3. Life Sciences#6,311 #5,909
  4. Social Sciences#7,752 #8,350
  5. Social Sciences#6,882 #5,990
  6. Arts and Humanities#2,663 #1,966
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'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 20.0 works7.8×
← 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: 2.70× its world share, 70 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 55 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.79× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.84× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.38× its world share, 69 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 102 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse?

Ranked on the composite score, Farid Chemat, Maryline Abert Vian and Guido Castelnuovo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse.

  1. 1 Farid Chemat France · #8,239 worldwide 879 citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Maryline Abert Vian France · #66,126 worldwide 565 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Guido Castelnuovo France · #106,832 worldwide 43 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Olivier Dangles France · #118,825 worldwide 269 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Emmanuel Ethis France · #233,189 worldwide 9 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Daniel Jacobi France · #294,149 worldwide 20 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Françoise Thébaud France · #295,025 worldwide 7 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Tania Jiménez France · #311,702 worldwide 111 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Graham Ranger France · #312,802 worldwide 1 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Marilyn Nicoud France · #329,725 worldwide 2 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse

Which keywords describe research at Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Invasive Species, Social Justice 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 Change42▲ 2.9×61 topics
  2. Globalization29▲ 2.7×36 topics
  3. Community Engagement23▲ 13×4 topics
  4. Local Development22▲ 34×2 topics
  5. Territorial Governance22▲ 31×3 topics
  6. Public Policy21▲ 7.9×6 topics
  7. Sustainable Development21▲ 2.4×12 topics
  8. Social Justice20▲ 6.4×8 topics
  9. Invasive Species20▲ 8.4×20 topics
  10. Colonialism19▲ 7.3×11 topics
  11. Citizen Participation18▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Environmental Participation18▲ 42×1 topic
  13. Proximity and Innovation18▲ 42×1 topic
  14. Sustainability18▲ 1.38×31 topics
  15. Identity17▲ 4.2×23 topics
  16. Biodiversity16▲ 4.1×22 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage16▲ 5.4×14 topics
  18. Social Media15▲ 1.92×10 topics
  19. Digital Communication14▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Cultural Studies13▲ 6.5×12 topics
  21. Information Studies12▲ 110×1 topic
  22. New Media12▲ 57×1 topic
  23. Gender12▲ 4.0×15 topics
  24. Nationalism12▲ 4.6×7 topics
  25. Culture12▲ 4.0×13 topics
  26. Memory11▲ 8.5×10 topics
  27. Global Change11▲ 7.7×6 topics
  28. Gender Studies11▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Sociolinguistics10▲ 9.9×7 topics
  30. Politics10▲ 6.6×7 topics
  31. Phylogeny9▲ 11×15 topics
  32. Ethnography9▲ 9.6×3 topics
  33. Tourism9▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Biological Control9▲ 11×9 topics
  35. Memory Studies8▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Ethnology8▲ 70×1 topic
  37. Heritage8▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Rituals8▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Landscape Change8▲ 97×1 topic
  40. Megalithic Monuments8▲ 97×1 topic

Which research topics does Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts, Cultural Identity and Heritage and Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies.

French Urban and Social …18French Urban and Social Studies: 18 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 12 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 8 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 8 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 6 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…6Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 6 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 5 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional worksContemporary art, education, critique: 4 fractional worksHemiptera Insect Studies: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceComputer Networks and CommunicationsArcheologyCultural Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  2. 2 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 12 works
  3. 3 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 8 works
  4. 4 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 8 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 6 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 5 works
  8. 8 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 4 works
  9. 9 Contemporary art, education, critique Cultural Studies 4 works
  10. 10 Hemiptera Insect Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 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 available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower 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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