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Université de Limoges

In research, Université de Limoges stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,077 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,196 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,788 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology and Literature and Literary Theory — Anthropology is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,941
of 28,054 · #1,989 all time
Rank in France
#81
of 1,422
Research works
8.9k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
115k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Université de Limoges 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 #3,077 of 12,888 10.5%445 #1469
Health SciencesDomain #3,196 of 11,982 9.9%306 #1928
MedicineField #2,788 of 10,443 10.9%235 #1516
Social SciencesDomain #4,072 of 10,521 8.4%469 #3839
EngineeringField #3,410 of 6,636 10.0%186 #953
Life SciencesDomain #4,173 of 7,800 14.4%103 #3665
Social SciencesField #4,609 of 6,365 5.7%241 #4991
Health ProfessionsField #1,541 of 1,928 6.3%64 #2787
Computer ScienceField #4,010 of 4,667 13.5%74 #2563
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,758 of 1,998 8.4%135 #2364

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Limoges 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#1,469 #3,077
  2. Health Sciences#1,928 #3,196
  3. Medicine#1,516 #2,788
  4. Social Sciences#3,839 #4,072
  5. Engineering#953 #3,410
  6. Life Sciences#3,665 #4,173
  7. Social Sciences#4,991 #4,609
  8. Health Professions#2,787 #1,541
  9. Computer Science#2,563 #4,010
  10. Arts and Humanities#2,364 #1,758
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 Limoges specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 20.7 works5.6×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 36.8 works5.2×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 186 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.29× its world share, 60 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.06× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 64 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 235 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.54× its world share, 135 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 241 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 Limoges?

Ranked on the composite score, Christophe Dagot, Alexis Desmoulière and Bertrand Westphal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Limoges.

  1. 1 Christophe Dagot France · #43,227 worldwide 438 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Alexis Desmoulière France · #46,016 worldwide 257 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Bertrand Westphal France · #57,367 worldwide 81 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Marie‐Laure Dardé France · #76,133 worldwide 261 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Marie-Cécile Ploy France · #76,768 worldwide 383 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Aymeric Rouchaud France · #113,814 worldwide 134 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Mireille Verdier France · #141,991 worldwide 290 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Jean-Pierre Teyssier France · #157,219 worldwide 125 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Bernard Jecko France · #162,541 worldwide 225 citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Sophie Pilleron France · #171,318 worldwide 73 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Limoges

Which keywords describe research at Université de Limoges?

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

▲ 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. Territorial Governance52▲ 31×3 topics
  2. Community Engagement52▲ 12×6 topics
  3. Local Development51▲ 34×2 topics
  4. Public Policy47▲ 7.2×12 topics
  5. Social Justice47▲ 6.0×16 topics
  6. Mental Health42▲ 2.1×22 topics
  7. Globalization42▲ 1.60×55 topics
  8. Sustainable Development41▲ 1.95×18 topics
  9. Identity37▲ 3.9×32 topics
  10. Citizen Participation34▲ 21×1 topic
  11. Environmental Participation34▲ 32×1 topic
  12. Gender Studies32▲ 16×8 topics
  13. Cultural Studies30▲ 6.0×16 topics
  14. Colonialism30▲ 4.7×25 topics
  15. Sociolinguistics29▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Palliative Care27▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Gender27▲ 3.8×23 topics
  18. Educational Policies23▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Social Determinants of Health23▲ 7.6×6 topics
  20. Rhetoric23▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Professional Practices22▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Public Action22▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Pragmatics22▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Ethnography22▲ 9.6×5 topics
  25. Psychological Trauma22▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Discourse Analysis22▲ 6.5×3 topics
  27. Social Movements22▲ 5.5×15 topics
  28. Public Health Policy22▲ 5.8×2 topics
  29. Healthcare Legislation22▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Patient Rights22▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Argumentation21▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Ethos21▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Nonlinear Optics20▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Fiber Lasers20▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Sociology19▲ 11×10 topics
  36. Citizenship19▲ 12×6 topics
  37. Social Innovation19▲ 9.1×4 topics
  38. Institutionalization18▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Open Access18▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Cooperatives18▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Université de Limoges publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Health, Medicine and Society and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis.

French Urban and Social …34French Urban and Social Studies: 34 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…22Education, sociology, and vocational training: 22 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…22Health, Medicine and Society: 22 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…21Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 21 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 17 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 17 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…14Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 14 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 13 fractional worksSemiotics and Representation Studies: 12 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 11 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophyUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 22 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 22 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 21 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 17 works
  6. 6 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 17 works
  7. 7 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 14 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 13 works
  9. 9 Semiotics and Representation Studies Literature and Literary Theory 12 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 11 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 available29.9%not open70.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Limoges's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher 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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