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Université de Lyon

In research, Université de Lyon stands highest in Social Sciences (#105 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#170 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#107 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, Anthropology and Linguistics and Language (History and Philosophy of Science is 7.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#162
of 22,385 · #188 all time
Rank in France
#6
of 517
Research works
74k
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5M
19.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.15×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Université de Lyon

What is Université de Lyon 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
Social SciencesDomain #105 of 9,585 6.1%6,080 #154
Health SciencesDomain #170 of 9,902 11.0%2,378 #153
Social SciencesField #107 of 5,988 5.9%3,312 #173
MedicineField #182 of 8,541 12.1%1,633 #159
Arts and HumanitiesField #43 of 1,896 5.7%1,503 #83
Life SciencesDomain #158 of 6,403 8.5%1,294 #200
Physical SciencesDomain #346 of 10,670 7.5%3,564 #329
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #106 of 2,526 7.0%1,435 #107
Health ProfessionsField #86 of 1,895 8.3%675 #175
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #43 of 944 8.5%585 #89

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Lyon 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. Social Sciences#154 #105
  2. Health Sciences#153 #170
  3. Social Sciences#173 #107
  4. Medicine#159 #182
  5. Arts and Humanities#83 #43
  6. Life Sciences#200 #158
  7. Physical Sciences#329 #346
  8. Sociology and Political Science#107 #106
  9. Health Professions#175 #86
  10. General Health Professions#89 #43
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 Lyon work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Université de Lyon is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (13%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 6,424 fractional works · 44.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,490 fractional works · 24.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,503 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 578 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAnthropology: 275 fractional works · 1.9% of its workUrban Studies: 250 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 225 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 163 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 136 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 107 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,571 fractional works · 10.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 307 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 296 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory: 243 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 186 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 172 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 157 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 679 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 351 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 125 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 95 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 78 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 382 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 134 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 222 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 171 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3,923 fractional works · 27.2% of its workEngineering: 1,141 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 243 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 178 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 160 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 93 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 795 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 235 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 235 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 435 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEcology: 93 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 417 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 137 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 119 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 370 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 206 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 235 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 235 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 190 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,632 fractional works · 18.3% of its workMedicine: 1,848 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSurgery: 243 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 153 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 132 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 110 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 91 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 89 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 87 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 86 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 271 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 707 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 605 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 102 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,438 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 587 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 327 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 105 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 116 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 451 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPlant Science: 122 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 108 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 81 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 264 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 167 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 113 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 22 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversité deLyon14kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences45%

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. Social Sciences6,42444.6%
    1. Social Sciences3,49024.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,57110.9%
    3. Psychology6794.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting3822.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2221.5%
    6. Decision Sciences800.6%
    1. Engineering1,1417.9%
    2. Computer Science7955.5%
    3. Environmental Science4353.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy4172.9%
    5. Materials Science3702.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2351.6%
    7. Mathematics2351.6%
    8. Chemistry1901.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering540.4%
    10. Energy530.4%
  3. Health Sciences2,63218.3%
    1. Medicine1,84812.8%
    2. Health Professions7074.9%
    3. Veterinary260.2%
    4. Nursing260.2%
    5. Dentistry250.2%
  4. Life Sciences1,43810.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5874.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4513.1%
    3. Neuroscience2641.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1130.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics220.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Université de Lyon specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 157.3 works7.1×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 274.6 works6.8×
  3. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 107.3 works6.5×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 249.7 works6.3×
  5. ClassicsSubfield · 45.3 works5.3×
  6. HistorySubfield · 243.3 works5.3×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 451 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 587 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 113 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 264 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 54 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 190 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 795 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 235 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 53 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 1,140 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 434 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 370 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.39× its world share, 235 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.30× its world share, 417 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 26 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 707 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 1,848 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.32× its world share, 26 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.77× its world share, 1,571 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 382 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 80 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 222 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 679 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 3,490 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.77×1,571 works
  2. Social Sciences1.91×3,490 works
  3. Health Professions1.86×707 works
  4. Psychology1.55×679 works
  5. Mathematics1.39×235 works
  6. Veterinary1.32×26 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.30×417 works
  8. Neuroscience1.13×264 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.07×54 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.04×235 works
  11. Chemistry0.84×190 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.82×382 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.78×113 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×587 works
  15. Materials Science0.73×370 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.72×222 works
  17. Computer Science0.71×795 works
  18. Medicine0.67×1,848 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.66×451 works
  20. Environmental Science0.61×434 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.57×80 works
  22. Engineering0.53×1,140 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.42×22 works
  24. Energy0.40×53 works
  25. Dentistry0.36×26 works
  26. Nursing0.36×26 works

Who are the top researchers at Université de Lyon?

Ranked on the quality score, Raphaël Dubois, S.Gz. Zulia Setiyaningrum and Yerlan Kadirzhanovich Akhmetov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Lyon.

  1. 1 Raphaël Dubois France · #2,486,823 worldwide 163 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 S.Gz. Zulia Setiyaningrum France · #3,772,386 worldwide 25 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Yerlan Kadirzhanovich Akhmetov France · #3,930,688 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Jacques Bichot France · #5,770,543 worldwide 33 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 J Despeignes France · #6,266,020 worldwide 68 citations · 57 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Lyon

What are the most cited papers from Université de Lyon?

The most cited paper from Université de Lyon is "Geant4—a simulation toolkit" (Stefano Agostinelli et al., 2003), with 25,572 citations. Next come "Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger" (14,545) and "Suspending OpenMP Tasks on Asynchronous Events: Extending the Taskwait Construct" (12,967).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Geant4—a simulation toolkit Stefano Agostinelli et al. · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment Open access127 authors 21 Jun 2003 25,572
2 Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access1,011 authors 11 Feb 2016 14,545
3 Suspending OpenMP Tasks on Asynchronous Events: Extending the Taskwait Construct Romain Pereira, M. N. Martin, Adrien Roussel et al. · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paperOpen access 2023 12,967
4 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines Clotilde Théry et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access382 authors 23 Nov 2018 11,535
5 GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access1,124 authors 16 Oct 2017 9,794
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Université de Lyon?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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. Community Engagement639▲ 14×17 topics
  2. Territorial Governance614▲ 37×3 topics
  3. Local Development610▲ 41×2 topics
  4. Mental Health607▲ 3.0×46 topics
  5. Public Policy607▲ 8.9×26 topics
  6. Globalization597▲ 2.1×143 topics
  7. Social Justice546▲ 6.3×44 topics
  8. Sustainable Development477▲ 2.1×69 topics
  9. Gender440▲ 5.7×54 topics
  10. Citizen Participation393▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Environmental Participation390▲ 38×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation390▲ 38×1 topic
  13. Gender Studies387▲ 18×16 topics
  14. Colonialism377▲ 5.5×48 topics
  15. Identity375▲ 3.6×72 topics
  16. Social Determinants of Health330▲ 11×7 topics
  17. Palliative Care301▲ 14×6 topics
  18. Religion296▲ 4.4×41 topics
  19. Medical Ethics276▲ 15×6 topics
  20. End-of-Life Care272▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Psychological Trauma272▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Patient Rights271▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Public Health Policy271▲ 7.2×3 topics
  24. Ethical Practices270▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Healthcare Legislation270▲ 34×1 topic
  26. Educational Policies267▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Ethnographic Research266▲ 37×4 topics
  28. Sociological Analysis265▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Professional Practices264▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Public Action264▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Clinical Practice257▲ 12×7 topics
  32. Citizenship245▲ 14×10 topics
  33. Institutionalization242▲ 18×5 topics
  34. Sociolinguistics241▲ 9.2×9 topics
  35. Attachment241▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Childhood Trauma238▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Group Therapy238▲ 46×2 topics
  38. Developmental Trauma235▲ 76×1 topic
  39. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy235▲ 76×1 topic
  40. Social Innovation233▲ 11×10 topics

Which research topics does Université de Lyon publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: French Urban and Social Studies, Health, Medicine and Society, Education, sociology, and vocational training and Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research.

French Urban and Social …390French Urban and Social Studies: 390 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…270Health, Medicine and Society: 270 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…264Education, sociology, and vocational training: 264 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…235Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 235 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 220 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 168 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…159Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 159 fractional worksCultural Insights and Di…155Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 155 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 154 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…133Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 133 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologyUrban Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 390 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 270 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 264 works
  4. 4 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 235 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 220 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 168 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 159 works
  8. 8 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 155 works
  9. 9 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 154 works
  10. 10 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 133 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 available35.7%not open64.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Université de Lyon's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Lyon as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.066% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%Université de Lyon0.049% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Université de Lyon 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Université de Lyon7.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.9% in 2010.

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Which institutions have research most like Université de Lyon's?

Among the world's leading institutions, City University of New York has the research profile closest to Université de Lyon's, with both strong in Arts and Humanities.

  1. 1 City University of New YorkUnited States · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology 0.75 Compare
  2. 2 University of FribourgSwitzerland · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Psychology, Social Sciences 0.75 Compare
  3. 3 Aix-Marseille UniversitéFrance · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics 0.74 Compare
  4. 4 University of YorkUnited Kingdom · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Health Professions, Psychology 0.74 Compare
  5. 5 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Mathematics, Veterinary 0.74 Compare

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