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Université de Lorraine

In research, Université de Lorraine stands highest in Physical Sciences (#800 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,234 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,146 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, History and Philosophy of Science and Classics — Linguistics and Language is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,050
of 28,054 · #1,157 all time
Rank in France
#21
of 1,422
Research works
26k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
373k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Université de Lorraine 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 #800 of 12,888 12.5%2,155 #975
Health SciencesDomain #1,234 of 11,982 14.1%699 #1523
MedicineField #1,146 of 10,443 17.8%487 #1583
Social SciencesDomain #1,208 of 10,521 7.8%2,036 #1471
EngineeringField #1,046 of 6,636 12.0%788 #1055
Computer ScienceField #954 of 4,667 11.4%377 #832
Life SciencesDomain #1,722 of 7,800 17.7%414 #1759
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #572 of 1,775 19.9%110 #1061
Business, Management and AccountingField #872 of 2,578 18.7%124 #1135
Social SciencesField #2,310 of 6,365 5.2%997 #2443

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Lorraine 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#975 #800
  2. Health Sciences#1,523 #1,234
  3. Medicine#1,583 #1,146
  4. Social Sciences#1,471 #1,208
  5. Engineering#1,055 #1,046
  6. Computer Science#832 #954
  7. Life Sciences#1,759 #1,722
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,061 #572
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#1,135 #872
  10. Social Sciences#2,443 #2,310
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 Lorraine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 57.2 works9.4×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 73.1 works8.9×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 20.3 works6.4×
  4. HistorySubfield · 103.9 works6.1×
  5. AnthropologySubfield · 86.8 works5.8×
  6. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 38.1 works4.5×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 141 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 166 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 30 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 68 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.45× its world share, 27 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.14× its world share, 95 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 377 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 102 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 48 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 788 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 189 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.42× its world share, 263 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.10× its world share, 131 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.15× its world share, 135 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 17 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 186 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 487 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.90× its world share, 598 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 124 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 110 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 167 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 997 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.

Who are the top researchers at Université de Lorraine?

Ranked on the composite score, Christophe Chipot, Françis Guillemin and László S. Tóth lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Lorraine.

  1. 1 Christophe Chipot · #8,471 worldwide 2.3k citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Françis Guillemin · #48,428 worldwide 626 citations · 150 works
  3. 3 László S. Tóth · #71,522 worldwide 494 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Laurent Peyrin‐Biroulet · #78,264 worldwide 1.2k citations · 299 works
  5. 5 Guy Rousseau · #80,783 worldwide 359 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 P. Netter · #84,590 worldwide 245 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Céline Pulcini · #91,576 worldwide 198 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 S. Wijnhoven · #95,815 worldwide 216 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Christian Ruby · #98,179 worldwide 253 citations · 182 works
  10. 10 Stéphane Desobry · #103,530 worldwide 295 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Lorraine

Which keywords describe research at Université de Lorraine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Social Justice, 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. Community Engagement191▲ 11×14 topics
  2. Territorial Governance188▲ 28×3 topics
  3. Social Justice187▲ 6.0×28 topics
  4. Local Development185▲ 30×2 topics
  5. Globalization184▲ 1.77×112 topics
  6. Public Policy179▲ 6.8×21 topics
  7. Sustainable Development166▲ 1.97×61 topics
  8. Gender149▲ 5.2×48 topics
  9. Mental Health134▲ 1.73×40 topics
  10. Citizen Participation131▲ 20×3 topics
  11. Environmental Participation129▲ 30×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation129▲ 30×1 topic
  13. Gender Studies112▲ 14×12 topics
  14. Identity110▲ 2.9×59 topics
  15. History107▲ 2.9×50 topics
  16. Colonialism103▲ 4.1×40 topics
  17. Sociolinguistics97▲ 9.7×8 topics
  18. Religion88▲ 3.5×33 topics
  19. Migration82▲ 4.6×26 topics
  20. Social Determinants of Health80▲ 6.7×6 topics
  21. Pragmatics76▲ 8.9×5 topics
  22. Social Movements76▲ 4.8×17 topics
  23. Ethnographic Research72▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Educational Policies71▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Sociological Analysis70▲ 23×3 topics
  26. Professional Practices70▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Public Action70▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Discourse Analysis69▲ 5.1×8 topics
  29. Palliative Care67▲ 7.8×5 topics
  30. Rhetoric65▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Multilingualism64▲ 7.3×6 topics
  32. Institutionalization64▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Citizenship62▲ 9.7×9 topics
  34. Argumentation61▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Ethos61▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Social Innovation59▲ 7.2×7 topics
  37. Cooperatives57▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Social Change57▲ 8.6×14 topics
  39. Solidarity Economy56▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Participative Evaluation56▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Université de Lorraine publish most on?

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

French Urban and Social …129French Urban and Social Studies: 129 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 70 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 61 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 56 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 53 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 52 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…47Healthcare Systems and Practices: 47 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 45 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 43 fractional worksCultural Insights and Di…42Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 42 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePhilosophyUrban StudiesGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 129 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 70 works
  3. 3 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 61 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 56 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 53 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 52 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 47 works
  8. 8 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 45 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 43 works
  10. 10 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 42 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 available45.5%not open54.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Lorraine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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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