Université de Caen Normandie
In research, Université de Caen Normandie stands highest in Social Sciences (#856 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#973 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#969 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Classics, History and History and Philosophy of Science (Classics is 22.1× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,108 of 22,385 · #1,425 all time
- Rank in France
- #39 of 517
- Research works
- 15k ▲ 39% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 170k 11.7 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 5.6% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.95× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 32% world 40%
- International
- 13% world 18%
What is Université de Caen Normandie known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #856 of 9,585 | 3.9% | 1,951 | #1142 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #973 of 9,902 | 7.0% | 718 | #1033 | |
| MedicineField | #969 of 8,541 | 7.9% | 472 | #978 | |
| Social SciencesField | #852 of 5,988 | 3.9% | 1,054 | #1233 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #1,824 of 10,670 | 7.7% | 677 | #1985 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #343 of 1,896 | 3.8% | 628 | #629 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #562 of 2,526 | 4.3% | 452 | #946 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #491 of 1,895 | 5.2% | 230 | #1004 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,797 of 6,403 | 5.2% | 235 | #2002 | |
| MathematicsField | #369 of 1,051 | 10.5% | 110 | #691 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Caen Normandie 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.
- Social Sciences#1,142 #856
- Health Sciences#1,033 #973
- Medicine#978 #969
- Social Sciences#1,233 #852
- Physical Sciences#1,985 #1,824
- Arts and Humanities#629 #343
- Sociology and Political Science#946 #562
- Health Professions#1,004 #491
- Life Sciences#2,002 #1,797
- Mathematics#691 #369
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 Caen Normandie work in?
In 2022-now, 53% of research at Université de Caen Normandie is in Social Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Arts and Humanities (17%), Medicine (14%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Social Sciences2,05653.5%
- Social Sciences1,10928.8%
- Arts and Humanities66017.2%
- Psychology1263.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting762.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance661.7%
- Decision Sciences190.5%
- Health Sciences78720.5%
- Medicine52813.7%
- Health Professions2436.3%
- Veterinary80.2%
- Nursing50.1%
- Dentistry30.1%
- Physical Sciences74419.3%
- Engineering1814.7%
- Computer Science1483.8%
- Mathematics1313.4%
- Environmental Science792.0%
- Materials Science621.6%
- Physics and Astronomy511.3%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences391.0%
- Chemistry350.9%
- Energy120.3%
- Chemical Engineering60.2%
- Life Sciences2576.7%
What does Université de Caen Normandie specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Classics takes 22.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- ClassicsSubfield · 50.5 works22×
- HistorySubfield · 146.7 works12×
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 63.9 works11×
- ArcheologySubfield · 105.3 works9.1×
- AnthropologySubfield · 94.9 works8.8×
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 85.2 works8.0×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities5.94×660 works
- Mathematics2.90×131 works
- Health Professions2.40×243 works
- Social Sciences2.28×1,108 works
- Veterinary1.51×8 works
- Psychology1.08×126 works
- Neuroscience0.82×51 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×66 works
- Medicine0.71×528 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.65×39 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.61×76 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.60×51 works
- Chemistry0.58×35 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.56×22 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.56×8 works
- Decision Sciences0.52×19 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.49×101 works
- Computer Science0.49×148 works
- Chemical Engineering0.48×6 works
- Materials Science0.46×62 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×77 works
- Environmental Science0.41×79 works
- Energy0.34×12 works
- Engineering0.31×180 works
- Nursing0.27×5 works
- Dentistry0.18×3 works
- Arts and Humanities 5.9×
- Mathematics 2.9×
- Health Professions 2.4×
- Social Sciences 2.3×
- Veterinary 1.5×
- Psychology 1.1×
- Neuroscience 0.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.8×
- Medicine 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.6×
- Chemistry 0.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.6×
- Decision Sciences 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.5×
- Chemical Engineering 0.5×
- Materials Science 0.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.4×
- Environmental Science 0.4×
- Energy 0.3×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Nursing 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at Université de Caen Normandie?
Ranked on the quality score, Marion Boulanger, Nicolas Girard and Amélie Seguin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Caen Normandie.
- 1
Marion Boulanger
France · #110,367 worldwide 2.9k citations · 83 works
- 2
Nicolas Girard
France · #132,415 worldwide 20k citations · 80 works
- 3
Amélie Seguin
France · #172,368 worldwide 3.7k citations · 72 works
- 4
Jacques Brouard
France · #193,062 worldwide 4.2k citations · 111 works
- 5
Gandhi Laurent Damaj
France · #252,339 worldwide 11k citations · 373 works
- 6
Damien du Cheyron
France · #271,822 worldwide 9.9k citations · 157 works
- 7
Valentin Ourry
France · #286,094 worldwide 992 citations · 71 works
- 8
Meriadeg Ar Gouilh
France · #355,499 worldwide 3.2k citations · 92 works
- 9
Michel Ramakers
France · #378,928 worldwide 5.4k citations · 63 works
- 10
Pierre Charbonneau
France · #479,285 worldwide 5k citations · 39 works
Which keywords describe research at Université de Caen Normandie?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Gender Studies, Public Policy, Social Justice, Gender and Colonialism.
- Rituals
- Cultural Studies
- Solidarity Economy
- Cooperatives
- Citizenship
- Public Health Policy
- Healthcare Legislation
- Medical Ethics
- Religion
- Environmental Participation
- Citizen Participation
- Public Action
- Identity
- Palliative Care
- Sustainable Development
- Colonialism
- Social Justice
- Public Policy
- Local Development
- Territorial Governance
- Community Engagement
- Globalization
- Gender Studies
- Mental Health
- Gender
- History
- Educational Policies
- Ethnographic Research
- Professional Practices
- Social Determinants of Health
- Literature
- Proximity and Innovation
- Psychological Trauma
- End-of-Life Care
- Patient Rights
- Culture
- Social Innovation
- Institutionalization
- Participative Evaluation
- Migration
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
- Community Engagement197▲ 16×15 topics
- Territorial Governance186▲ 42×4 topics
- Globalization186▲ 2.5×103 topics
- Local Development186▲ 47×2 topics
- Gender Studies182▲ 31×11 topics
- Public Policy180▲ 9.8×16 topics
- Mental Health159▲ 2.9×36 topics
- Social Justice159▲ 6.9×29 topics
- Gender152▲ 7.3×40 topics
- Colonialism142▲ 7.8×38 topics
- History134▲ 5.0×46 topics
- Sustainable Development129▲ 2.1×41 topics
- Educational Policies127▲ 31×2 topics
- Palliative Care127▲ 22×6 topics
- Ethnographic Research124▲ 65×3 topics
- Identity123▲ 4.4×55 topics
- Professional Practices122▲ 89×1 topic
- Public Action122▲ 89×1 topic
- Social Determinants of Health109▲ 13×5 topics
- Citizen Participation105▲ 24×2 topics
- Literature105▲ 5.0×43 topics
- Environmental Participation105▲ 38×1 topic
- Proximity and Innovation105▲ 38×1 topic
- Religion105▲ 5.9×29 topics
- Psychological Trauma105▲ 45×2 topics
- Medical Ethics102▲ 21×5 topics
- End-of-Life Care102▲ 24×2 topics
- Healthcare Legislation102▲ 48×1 topic
- Patient Rights102▲ 38×1 topic
- Public Health Policy102▲ 10×2 topics
- Culture89▲ 4.5×27 topics
- Citizenship89▲ 19×8 topics
- Social Innovation85▲ 14×6 topics
- Cooperatives83▲ 29×3 topics
- Institutionalization83▲ 23×4 topics
- Solidarity Economy82▲ 38×2 topics
- Participative Evaluation81▲ 65×1 topic
- Cultural Studies79▲ 5.5×31 topics
- Migration74▲ 5.6×20 topics
- Rituals63▲ 20×4 topics
Which research topics does Université de Caen Normandie publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Education, sociology, and vocational training, French Urban and Social Studies, Health, Medicine and Society and Social Sciences and Governance.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 122 works
- 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 105 works
- 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 102 works
- 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 81 works
- 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 61 works
- 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 50 works
- 7 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 46 works
- 8 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 39 works
- 9 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 38 works
- 10 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 37 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Université de Caen Normandie's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 39% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Caen Normandie as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.017% in 2024.
Fractional works of Université de Caen Normandie 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.1% in 2014.
Other research institutions in Caen
- Normandie Université
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie
- École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Caen
- Centre François Baclesse
- Cyceron
- Conseil Régional de Basse-Normandie
- Laboratoire Saint Martin
- Ion Beam Applications (France)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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