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Université de Bretagne Occidentale

In research, Université de Bretagne Occidentale stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,477 of 12,888 worldwide), Medicine (#2,185 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,827 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, History and Philosophy of Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 11.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,249
of 28,054 · #2,511 all time
Rank in France
#59
of 1,422
Research works
8.4k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
139k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Université de Bretagne Occidentale 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 #2,477 of 12,888 13.9%808 #1988
MedicineField #2,185 of 10,443 17.4%227 #1866
Health SciencesDomain #2,827 of 11,982 15.7%286 #2392
EngineeringField #2,541 of 6,636 11.7%279 #1998
Social SciencesDomain #4,233 of 10,521 10.4%433 #3952
Life SciencesDomain #3,832 of 7,800 18.0%127 #3551
Social SciencesField #3,466 of 6,365 7.8%226 #3444
Computer ScienceField #2,560 of 4,667 10.1%163 #2059
Environmental ScienceField #1,979 of 3,551 19.9%109 #1491
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #678 of 1,209 22.5%125 #793

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Bretagne Occidentale 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#1,988 #2,477
  2. Medicine#1,866 #2,185
  3. Health Sciences#2,392 #2,827
  4. Engineering#1,998 #2,541
  5. Social Sciences#3,952 #4,233
  6. Life Sciences#3,551 #3,832
  7. Social Sciences#3,444 #3,466
  8. Computer Science#2,059 #2,560
  9. Environmental Science#1,491 #1,979
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences#793 #678
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 Bretagne Occidentale specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 52.7 works11×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 21.5 works8.4×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 124.9 works4.8×
← 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: 0.57× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 163 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.81× its world share, 125 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.13× its world share, 280 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 109 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.44× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 32 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 52 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 227 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.52× its world share, 120 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 226 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université de Bretagne Occidentale?

Ranked on the composite score, Karine Lacut, Frédéric Cuppens and René C. Maury lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Bretagne Occidentale.

  1. 1 Karine Lacut France · #52,157 worldwide 178 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Frédéric Cuppens France · #60,874 worldwide 420 citations · 91 works
  3. 3 René C. Maury France · #111,884 worldwide 532 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Joseph Cotten France · #120,001 worldwide 289 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Marc Quincampoix France · #122,256 worldwide 252 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Hervé Bellón France · #123,685 worldwide 390 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Mohamed Benbouzid France · #132,186 worldwide 1k citations · 221 works
  8. 8 Vincent Vlaminck France · #155,947 worldwide 145 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Paul Tréguer France · #184,619 worldwide 110 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Alain‐Claude Roudot France · #212,060 worldwide 126 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Bretagne Occidentale

Which keywords describe research at Université de Bretagne Occidentale?

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

▲ 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 Change85▲ 1.92×75 topics
  2. Machine Learning67▲ 1.23×76 topics
  3. Deep Learning63◆ 1.11×74 topics
  4. Community Engagement55▲ 10×9 topics
  5. Public Policy54▲ 6.7×11 topics
  6. Local Development54▲ 28×2 topics
  7. Territorial Governance54▲ 26×2 topics
  8. Sustainable Development52▲ 1.97×32 topics
  9. Social Justice52▲ 5.3×15 topics
  10. Citizen Participation43▲ 21×2 topics
  11. Environmental Participation43▲ 33×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation43▲ 33×1 topic
  13. Environmental Impact40▲ 1.41×43 topics
  14. Gender33▲ 3.7×23 topics
  15. Gender Studies26▲ 10×8 topics
  16. Identity25▲ 2.1×28 topics
  17. Migration22▲ 4.0×13 topics
  18. Religion22▲ 2.8×17 topics
  19. Educational Policies21▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Ethnographic Research21▲ 24×3 topics
  21. Ocean Circulation21▲ 9.9×3 topics
  22. Professional Practices21▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Public Action21▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Cultural Impact20▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Historical Narratives20▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Scientific History19▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Technological Development19▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Holocene18▲ 9.4×3 topics
  29. Marine Environment18▲ 7.4×3 topics
  30. Palliative Care17▲ 6.4×4 topics
  31. Sociolinguistics17▲ 5.4×5 topics
  32. Data Assimilation17▲ 6.5×4 topics
  33. North Africa15▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Social Change15▲ 7.2×4 topics
  35. Medical Ethics14▲ 6.5×2 topics
  36. Psychological Trauma14▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Healthcare Legislation14▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Patient Rights14▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Family Law14▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Reform14▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Université de Bretagne Occidentale publish most on?

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

French Urban and Social …43French Urban and Social Studies: 43 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…21Education, sociology, and vocational training: 21 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…19Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 19 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 14 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 14 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…12Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 12 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 11 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 10 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 9 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 43 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 19 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 14 works
  5. 5 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  6. 6 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 12 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 11 works
  8. 8 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 10 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 9 works
  10. 10 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 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 available41.0%not open59.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Bretagne Occidentale's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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