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Université de Franche-Comté

In research, Université de Franche-Comté stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,061 of 12,888 worldwide), Medicine (#3,558 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,129 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology and History — Anthropology is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,195
of 28,054 · #2,639 all time
Rank in France
#118
of 1,422
Research works
8.1k
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
133k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Université de Franche-Comté 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 #4,061 of 12,888 12.8%256 #1910
MedicineField #3,558 of 10,443 16.6%184 #2898
Health SciencesDomain #4,129 of 11,982 15.1%228 #3442
Social SciencesDomain #5,626 of 10,521 5.8%434 #3214
Life SciencesDomain #4,699 of 7,800 17.0%76 #3629
EngineeringField #4,319 of 6,636 13.4%83 #2220
Social SciencesField #5,107 of 6,365 3.2%216 #4192
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,779 of 1,998 5.8%130 #1612
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,507 of 2,578 2.4%95 #2797

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Franche-Comté 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#1,910 #4,061
  2. Medicine#2,898 #3,558
  3. Health Sciences#3,442 #4,129
  4. Social Sciences#3,214 #5,626
  5. Life Sciences#3,629 #4,699
  6. Engineering#2,220 #4,319
  7. Social Sciences#4,192 #5,107
  8. Arts and Humanities#1,612 #1,779
  9. Sociology and Political Science#2,797 #2,507
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 Franche-Comté specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 22.7 works8.1×
  2. HistorySubfield · 25.7 works8.1×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.37× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 51 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 83 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.69× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.14× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 184 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.52× its world share, 130 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 216 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université de Franche-Comté?

Ranked on the composite score, Henri M. Duvernoy, Lionel Van Maldergem and J. Pagetti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Franche-Comté.

  1. 1 Henri M. Duvernoy · #72,780 worldwide 183 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Lionel Van Maldergem · #74,012 worldwide 188 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 J. Pagetti · #92,690 worldwide 199 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Thierry Boulard · #100,259 worldwide 219 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 D. Courjon · #103,279 worldwide 207 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Laurent Tatu · #139,403 worldwide 129 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Jacques Fontaine · #163,100 worldwide 27 citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Patrick Fievet · #214,616 worldwide 180 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Georges Herbein · #233,345 worldwide 126 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 R. Mercier · #237,393 worldwide 226 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Franche-Comté

Which keywords describe research at Université de Franche-Comté?

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

▲ 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. Social Justice42▲ 7.2×10 topics
  2. Public Policy42▲ 8.5×11 topics
  3. Sustainable Development41▲ 2.6×18 topics
  4. Territorial Governance40▲ 32×4 topics
  5. Community Engagement40▲ 12×7 topics
  6. Local Development39▲ 34×2 topics
  7. Gender34▲ 6.2×21 topics
  8. Citizen Participation31▲ 25×2 topics
  9. Environmental Participation31▲ 39×1 topic
  10. Proximity and Innovation31▲ 39×1 topic
  11. Mental Health30▲ 2.1×23 topics
  12. Gender Studies30▲ 20×7 topics
  13. Globalization29▲ 1.51×43 topics
  14. History25▲ 3.6×28 topics
  15. Identity24▲ 3.3×26 topics
  16. Sociolinguistics24▲ 13×8 topics
  17. Professional Practices23▲ 58×1 topic
  18. Public Action23▲ 58×1 topic
  19. Colonialism22▲ 4.6×19 topics
  20. Pragmatics19▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Multilingualism16▲ 9.9×6 topics
  22. Clinical Practice16▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Archaeology15▲ 11×10 topics
  24. Attachment14▲ 17×4 topics
  25. Childhood Trauma14▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Group Therapy14▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Palliative Care14▲ 8.7×5 topics
  28. Developmental Trauma14▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Intercultural Communication14▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy14▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Rhetoric14▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Cultural Diversity14▲ 6.2×7 topics
  33. Roman Economy14▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Argumentation13▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Ethos13▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Global Perspectives13▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Cultural Impact13▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Historical Narratives13▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Scientific History12▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Technological Development12▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Université de Franche-Comté publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis.

French Urban and Social …31French Urban and Social Studies: 31 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 23 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 14 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 13 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 12 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 11 fractional worksFrench Language Learning…9French Language Learning Methods: 9 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 9 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 8 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyPhilosophyHistory and Philosophy of Science5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 31 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSociology and Political Science 23 works
  3. 3 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchClinical Psychology 14 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisPhilosophy 13 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisHistory and Philosophy of Science 12 works
  6. 6 Historical and Literary StudiesAnthropology 11 works
  7. 7 French Language Learning MethodsLinguistics and Language 9 works
  8. 8 Health, Medicine and SocietyGeneral Health Professions 9 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and GovernanceUrban Studies 8 works
  10. 10 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderPolitical Science and International Relations 8 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 available33.8%not open66.2%

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 Franche-Comté's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% lower 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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