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Université de Bordeaux

In research, Université de Bordeaux stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,015 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#857 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#881 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology, Linguistics and Language and Archeology — Anthropology is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#903
of 28,054 · #510 all time
Rank in France
#17
of 1,422
Research works
33k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
690k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Université de Bordeaux 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 #1,015 of 12,888 14.8%1,384 #543
Social SciencesDomain #857 of 10,521 13.7%1,090 #499
MedicineField #881 of 10,443 19.2%686 #691
Health SciencesDomain #1,083 of 11,982 17.5%847 #788
Life SciencesDomain #708 of 7,800 21.5%573 #458
Social SciencesField #748 of 6,365 11.5%587 #451
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #702 of 3,579 21.9%236 #505
Business, Management and AccountingField #539 of 2,578 15.7%83 #302
EngineeringField #1,939 of 6,636 12.5%430 #1145
Computer ScienceField #1,482 of 4,667 11.9%212 #658

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Bordeaux 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#543 #1,015
  2. Social Sciences#499 #857
  3. Medicine#691 #881
  4. Health Sciences#788 #1,083
  5. Life Sciences#458 #708
  6. Social Sciences#451 #748
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#505 #702
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#302 #539
  9. Engineering#1,145 #1,939
  10. Computer Science#658 #1,482
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 de Bordeaux specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 59.5 works5.4×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 23.8 works5.3×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 61.1 works5.2×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 44.1 works4.1×
← 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: 0.82× its world share, 151 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 236 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 48 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.95× its world share, 123 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.28× its world share, 78 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 212 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 100 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 430 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 151 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 133 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.05× its world share, 94 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.84× its world share, 159 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 136 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 686 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.91× its world share, 215 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 82 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 56 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 125 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 587 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université de Bordeaux?

Ranked on the composite score, Bruno Courcelle, Fabrice Crivello and A. Oustaloup lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Bordeaux.

  1. 1 Bruno Courcelle · #13,913 worldwide 921 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Fabrice Crivello · #25,851 worldwide 451 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 A. Oustaloup · #35,443 worldwide 621 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Henri Cohen · #35,720 worldwide 355 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 François Bordes · #50,787 worldwide 196 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Richard Michalet · #61,896 worldwide 465 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Bernard Vandermeersch · #65,632 worldwide 257 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Charles Higounet · #74,773 worldwide 54 citations · 98 works
  9. 9 C Vital · #75,373 worldwide 200 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Pierre Guillaume · #96,054 worldwide 33 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Bordeaux

Which keywords describe research at Université de Bordeaux?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Gender Studies, Educational Policies, Social Justice, Ethnographic Research and Professional Practices.

▲ 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. Epidemiology133▼ 0.86×131 topics
  2. Climate Change124▲ 1.18×97 topics
  3. Community Engagement94▲ 7.2×14 topics
  4. Territorial Governance89▲ 18×3 topics
  5. Local Development89▲ 20×2 topics
  6. Globalization89▲ 1.16×100 topics
  7. Social Justice84▲ 3.7×28 topics
  8. Mental Health78▲ 1.36×37 topics
  9. Public Health77▲ 1.35×57 topics
  10. Public Policy74▲ 3.8×17 topics
  11. Gender Studies71▲ 12×11 topics
  12. Educational Policies60▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Ethnographic Research59▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Professional Practices59▲ 38×1 topic
  15. Public Action59▲ 38×1 topic
  16. Social Determinants of Health56▲ 6.4×7 topics
  17. Citizen Participation48▲ 10×2 topics
  18. Environmental Participation48▲ 15×1 topic
  19. Proximity and Innovation48▲ 15×1 topic
  20. Citizenship45▲ 9.6×11 topics
  21. Migration44▲ 3.4×20 topics
  22. Social Innovation44▲ 7.2×8 topics
  23. Institutionalization43▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Cooperatives42▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Solidarity Economy42▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Participative Evaluation41▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Cultural Diversity40▲ 4.7×16 topics
  28. Palliative Care40▲ 6.4×6 topics
  29. Digital Health35▲ 7.9×3 topics
  30. End-of-Life Care35▲ 7.4×3 topics
  31. Medical Ethics35▲ 6.7×6 topics
  32. Psychological Trauma34▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Healthcare Legislation34▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Patient Rights34▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Quality Indicators34▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Archaeology34▲ 6.4×11 topics
  37. Healthcare Management33▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Policy33▲ 8.8×2 topics
  39. Inequalities33▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Universal Health Coverage33▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Université de Bordeaux publish most on?

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

Education, sociology, and vocational training: 59 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 48 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…41Social Sciences and Governance: 41 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…34Health, Medicine and Society: 34 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 33 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 25 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…24Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 24 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 20 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 19 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 19 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsAnthropology3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSociology and Political Science 59 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 48 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and GovernanceUrban Studies 41 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and SocietyGeneral Health Professions 34 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and PracticesGeneral Health Professions 33 works
  6. 6 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyAnthropology 25 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderPolitical Science and International Relations 24 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisPhilosophy 20 works
  9. 9 French Language Learning MethodsLinguistics and Language 19 works
  10. 10 Social Policies and FamilySociology and Political Science 19 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Bordeaux's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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