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Université de Bretagne Sud

In research, Université de Bretagne Sud stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,660 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,950 of 9,585 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,124 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,788
of 22,385 · #3,642 all time
Rank in France
#130
of 517
Research works
2.6k
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
40k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Université de Bretagne Sud

What is Université de Bretagne Sud known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,660 of 10,670 7.5%238 #3471
Social SciencesDomain #3,950 of 9,585 6.4%162 #2334
EngineeringField #3,124 of 5,901 8.2%95 #1947
Social SciencesField #3,221 of 5,988 5.6%79 #2695

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Bretagne Sud 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#3,471 #3,660
  2. Social Sciences#2,334 #3,950
  3. Engineering#1,947 #3,124
  4. Social Sciences#2,695 #3,221
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Université de Bretagne Sud work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Université de Bretagne Sud is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Social Sciences (18%), Computer Science (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 269 fractional works · 53.0% of its workEngineering: 107 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 67 fractional works · 13.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 20 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 15 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 27 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 17 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 192 fractional works · 37.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 93 fractional works · 18.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 38 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAnthropology: 15 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 57 fractional works · 11.2% of its workHistory: 14 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArcheology: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversité deBretagne Sud508fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences53%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences38%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering10721.1%
    2. Computer Science6713.2%
    3. Materials Science275.3%
    4. Environmental Science254.8%
    5. Mathematics173.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences132.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy81.5%
    8. Chemistry30.5%
    9. Energy30.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences9318.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities5711.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance152.9%
    4. Psychology122.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting122.4%
    6. Decision Sciences40.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences173.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.0%
    3. Neuroscience10.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Health Professions122.4%
    2. Medicine81.6%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.71× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.70× its world share, 67 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.41× its world share, 107 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.52× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.87× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.88× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 93 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.88×57 works
  2. Mathematics2.87×17 works
  3. Computer Science1.70×67 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.58×13 works
  5. Materials Science1.52×27 works
  6. Social Sciences1.45×93 works
  7. Engineering1.41×107 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.35×15 works
  9. Environmental Science0.97×25 works
  10. Health Professions0.90×12 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.79×4 works
  12. Psychology0.77×12 works
  13. Veterinary0.75×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×12 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.71×17 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.67×8 works
  17. Energy0.55×3 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.42×1 works
  19. Nursing0.37×1 works
  20. Chemistry0.34×3 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×5 works
  22. Neuroscience0.18×2 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×1 works
  24. Medicine0.08×8 works
  25. Dentistry0.04×0 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Université de Bretagne Sud?

Ranked on the quality score, Antoine Le Duigou, Bertrand Patureau‐Mirand and Guy César lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Bretagne Sud.

  1. 1 Antoine Le Duigou France · #203,488 worldwide 8.1k citations · 197 works
  2. 2 Bertrand Patureau‐Mirand France · #1,008,851 worldwide 750 citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Guy César France · #1,187,863 worldwide 1.9k citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Jean‐Louis Lanoisellé France · #1,279,802 worldwide 3.2k citations · 134 works
  5. 5 Christophe Baley France · #1,411,581 worldwide 13k citations · 369 works
  6. 6 Charlotte Pelletier France · #1,525,170 worldwide 1.9k citations · 74 works
  7. 7 Salim Lardjane France · #1,707,793 worldwide 1.1k citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Christel Marty France · #1,743,661 worldwide 1.2k citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Thibaut Colinart France · #1,760,414 worldwide 1.5k citations · 103 works
  10. 10 Vincent Picandet France · #1,869,093 worldwide 2.3k citations · 85 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Bretagne Sud

What are the most cited papers from Université de Bretagne Sud?

The most cited paper from Université de Bretagne Sud is "InceptionTime: Finding AlexNet for time series classification" (Hassan Ismail Fawaz, Benjamin Lucas, Germain Forestier et al., 2020), with 1,629 citations. Next come "Analysis of the flax fibres tensile behaviour and analysis of the tensile stiffness increase" (1,024) and "Optimal Transport for Domain Adaptation" (995).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 InceptionTime: Finding AlexNet for time series classification Hassan Ismail Fawaz, Benjamin Lucas, Germain Forestier et al. · Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Open access 7 Sep 2020 1,629
2 Analysis of the flax fibres tensile behaviour and analysis of the tensile stiffness increase Christophe Baley · Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing Jul 2002 1,024
3 Optimal Transport for Domain Adaptation Nicolas Courty, Rémi Flamary, Devis Tuia et al. · IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Open access 7 Oct 2016 995
4 Structural built-up of cement-based materials used for 3D-printing extrusion techniques Arnaud Perrot, Damien Rangeard, Alexandre Pierre · Materials and Structures Open access 23 Feb 2015 961
5 Deep Learning for Classification of Hyperspectral Data: A Comparative Review Nicolas Audebert, Bertrand Le Saux, Sébastien Lefèvre · IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine Open access Jun 2019 694
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Université de Bretagne Sud?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Mechanical Properties, Social Justice, Public Policy, 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-now 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. Deep Learning24▲ 1.36×53 topics
  2. Environmental Impact22▲ 2.5×31 topics
  3. Sustainability22▲ 1.76×47 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties21▲ 4.3×29 topics
  5. Sustainable Development20▲ 2.6×25 topics
  6. Machine Learning19◆ 1.12×58 topics
  7. Social Justice18▲ 6.0×8 topics
  8. Globalization18▲ 1.75×35 topics
  9. Community Engagement17▲ 10×6 topics
  10. Local Development16▲ 31×2 topics
  11. Territorial Governance16▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Public Policy16▲ 6.7×4 topics
  13. Gender14▲ 5.3×20 topics
  14. Identity14▲ 3.8×17 topics
  15. Citizen Participation14▲ 23×1 topic
  16. Environmental Participation14▲ 37×1 topic
  17. Colonialism13▲ 5.6×17 topics
  18. Additive Manufacturing12▲ 7.4×7 topics
  19. Nationalism11▲ 4.8×10 topics
  20. 3D Printing10▲ 9.0×3 topics
  21. Natural Fibers9▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Literature9▲ 3.1×18 topics
  23. Recycling9▲ 4.4×7 topics
  24. Polymer Composites8▲ 5.9×5 topics
  25. Religion8▲ 3.4×10 topics
  26. Social Movements8▲ 5.3×10 topics
  27. Archaeology8▲ 12×7 topics
  28. Migration8▲ 4.4×7 topics
  29. Rheology7▲ 6.9×5 topics
  30. Geopolymer7▲ 9.3×2 topics
  31. Gender Studies7▲ 8.5×5 topics
  32. Social Change7▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Roman Economy6▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Composites6▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Biodegradable6▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Reinforced Polymers6▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Digital Fabrication6▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Cultural Impact5▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Pompeii5▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Urban Workshops5▲ 53×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: French Urban and Social Studies, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, Historical and Literary Studies and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.

French Urban and Social …14French Urban and Social Studies: 14 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 6 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 5 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 5 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 5 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…5Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 5 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 4 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolymers and PlasticsAnthropologyHistory and Philosophy of Science5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  2. 2 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 6 works
  3. 3 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 5 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 5 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 5 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  8. 8 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 4 works
  9. 9 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 3 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 3 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 available36.8%not open63.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Université de Bretagne Sud as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0021% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Université de Bretagne Sud0.0021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Université de Bretagne Sud over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Université de Bretagne Sud7.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.9% in 2008.

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