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Université de Bourgogne

In research, Université de Bourgogne stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,421 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,775 of 10,521 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,213 of 7,800 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 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,767
of 28,054 · #1,519 all time
Rank in France
#48
of 1,422
Research works
14k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
271k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Université de Bourgogne 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 #2,421 of 12,888 13.4%550 #1293
Social SciencesDomain #2,775 of 10,521 9.3%788 #1732
Life SciencesDomain #2,213 of 7,800 17.2%227 #1438
MedicineField #3,031 of 10,443 17.5%272 #2724
Health SciencesDomain #3,605 of 11,982 15.3%359 #3153
Social SciencesField #3,184 of 6,365 7.3%416 #1970
EngineeringField #3,694 of 6,636 12.0%144 #1803
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,100 of 3,409 14.3%84 #895
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,282 of 1,998 11.1%197 #1171
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,316 of 3,579 21.4%79 #1523

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Bourgogne 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#1,293 #2,421
  2. Social Sciences#1,732 #2,775
  3. Life Sciences#1,438 #2,213
  4. Medicine#2,724 #3,031
  5. Health Sciences#3,153 #3,605
  6. Social Sciences#1,970 #3,184
  7. Engineering#1,803 #3,694
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#895 #2,100
  9. Arts and Humanities#1,171 #1,282
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,523 #2,316
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 Bourgogne specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 21.5 works7.3×
  2. HistorySubfield · 36.6 works5.9×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 30.8 works5.8×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 29.8 works5.1×
← 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: 0.92× its world share, 84 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 79 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 45 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 137 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 33 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 144 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 37 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.05× its world share, 46 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.65× its world share, 70 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 70 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 272 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.55× its world share, 197 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 53 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.28× its world share, 75 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 416 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 de Bourgogne?

Ranked on the composite score, Yannick Béjot, Odile Chambin and M. Rotger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Bourgogne.

  1. 1 Yannick Béjot France · #808 worldwide 3.7k citations · 94 works
  2. 2 Odile Chambin France · #37,808 worldwide 450 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 M. Rotger France · #64,557 worldwide 426 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Andrée Voilley France · #66,278 worldwide 554 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Daniel Sternheimer France · #67,144 worldwide 290 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 François Brunotte France · #68,418 worldwide 206 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Alain Pugin France · #105,329 worldwide 299 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Philippe Leclaire France · #107,741 worldwide 193 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 André Nonat France · #109,497 worldwide 486 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Robert Roussarie France · #134,604 worldwide 170 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Bourgogne

Which keywords describe research at Université de Bourgogne?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Gender Studies, Social Justice, Public Policy, 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. Community Engagement83▲ 13×12 topics
  2. Territorial Governance80▲ 33×4 topics
  3. Local Development78▲ 35×2 topics
  4. Social Justice72▲ 6.4×19 topics
  5. Public Policy68▲ 7.2×11 topics
  6. Gender Studies67▲ 22×8 topics
  7. Sustainable Development64▲ 2.1×27 topics
  8. Globalization61▲ 1.60×82 topics
  9. Ethnographic Research57▲ 55×2 topics
  10. Professional Practices57▲ 75×1 topic
  11. Public Action57▲ 75×1 topic
  12. Gender54▲ 5.2×35 topics
  13. Citizen Participation52▲ 22×2 topics
  14. Environmental Participation52▲ 34×1 topic
  15. Proximity and Innovation52▲ 34×1 topic
  16. Mental Health49▲ 1.74×29 topics
  17. Identity44▲ 3.2×44 topics
  18. History36▲ 2.7×38 topics
  19. Religion33▲ 3.7×26 topics
  20. Colonialism33▲ 3.6×33 topics
  21. Cultural Heritage31▲ 3.0×21 topics
  22. Social Innovation28▲ 9.5×6 topics
  23. Citizenship28▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Cooperatives27▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Solidarity Economy27▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Palliative Care27▲ 8.7×5 topics
  27. Institutionalization27▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Participative Evaluation26▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Social Determinants of Health26▲ 6.0×5 topics
  30. Cultural Diversity25▲ 5.8×12 topics
  31. Sociolinguistics25▲ 6.8×7 topics
  32. End-of-Life Care23▲ 9.9×2 topics
  33. Medical Ethics23▲ 8.9×2 topics
  34. Psychological Trauma23▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Healthcare Legislation22▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Patient Rights22▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Rhetoric21▲ 10×5 topics
  38. Intercultural Communication20▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Nonlinear Optics19▲ 9.1×4 topics
  40. Global Perspectives19▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Université de Bourgogne 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, an…57Education, sociology, and vocational training: 57 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …52French Urban and Social Studies: 52 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 26 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 22 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 18 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 18 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 18 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 14 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 14 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 13 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 57 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 52 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 26 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 22 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 18 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 18 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 18 works
  8. 8 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 14 works
  9. 9 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 14 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 13 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Bourgogne's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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