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Université de Montpellier

In research, Université de Montpellier stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#56 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#399 of 7,800 worldwide) and Medicine (#674 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Linguistics and Language and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Urban Studies is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#663
of 28,054 · #539 all time
Rank in France
#12
of 1,422
Research works
29k
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
723k
25.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Université de Montpellier 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #56 of 3,409 30.5%456 #113
Life SciencesDomain #399 of 7,800 25.8%1,042 #428
MedicineField #674 of 10,443 19.2%839 #824
Physical SciencesDomain #842 of 12,888 17.0%1,790 #573
Health SciencesDomain #790 of 11,982 16.9%1,042 #907
Environmental ScienceField #323 of 3,551 25.9%424 #408
Social SciencesDomain #1,133 of 10,521 10.3%1,103 #911
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #37 of 255 30.8%110 #151
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #580 of 3,579 22.2%409 #510
EcologySubfield #124 of 578 30.5%112 #266

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Montpellier 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#113 #56
  2. Life Sciences#428 #399
  3. Medicine#824 #674
  4. Physical Sciences#573 #842
  5. Health Sciences#907 #790
  6. Environmental Science#408 #323
  7. Social Sciences#911 #1,133
  8. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics#151 #37
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#510 #580
  10. Ecology#266 #124
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 Montpellier specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 66.4 works4.8×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 27.5 works4.8×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 110.4 works4.7×
  4. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 46.2 works3.9×
← 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: 1.93× its world share, 456 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.54× its world share, 409 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.54× its world share, 77 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 90 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.03× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.48× its world share, 115 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 215 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 146 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 418 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 424 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.13× its world share, 196 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.70× its world share, 100 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.15× its world share, 127 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 159 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 839 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.42× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 155 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 122 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 27 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 66 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 122 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 612 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université de Montpellier?

Ranked on the composite score, F. Piron, Jean Jacques Moreau and F. Morvan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Montpellier.

  1. 1 F. Piron France · #11,157 worldwide 1.9k citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Jean Jacques Moreau France · #12,834 worldwide 864 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 F. Morvan France · #13,339 worldwide 541 citations · 96 works
  4. 4 François Roubille France · #17,924 worldwide 692 citations · 75 works
  5. 5 E. Nuss France · #19,014 worldwide 1.9k citations · 39 works
  6. 6 C Colette France · #33,760 worldwide 334 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Louis Monnier France · #38,551 worldwide 362 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Éric Renard France · #42,831 worldwide 452 citations · 86 works
  9. 9 Frédéric Jaouen France · #52,385 worldwide 789 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Nicolas Mouquet France · #65,765 worldwide 314 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Montpellier

Which keywords describe research at Université de Montpellier?

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

▲ 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. Climate Change312▲ 2.3×97 topics
  2. Epidemiology250▲ 1.27×129 topics
  3. Community Engagement147▲ 8.9×14 topics
  4. Local Development140▲ 24×2 topics
  5. Territorial Governance140▲ 22×2 topics
  6. Sustainability132◆ 1.09×85 topics
  7. Sustainable Development116▲ 1.46×50 topics
  8. Social Justice115▲ 4.0×29 topics
  9. Biodiversity112▲ 3.0×34 topics
  10. Public Health110▲ 1.52×56 topics
  11. Public Policy110▲ 4.5×18 topics
  12. Invasive Species86▲ 4.1×21 topics
  13. Citizen Participation82▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Environmental Participation81▲ 20×1 topic
  15. Proximity and Innovation81▲ 20×1 topic
  16. Gender Studies69▲ 9.0×10 topics
  17. Social Innovation64▲ 8.3×7 topics
  18. Adaptation63▲ 4.5×14 topics
  19. Citizenship63▲ 10×9 topics
  20. Institutionalization62▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services62▲ 3.2×11 topics
  22. Social Determinants of Health62▲ 5.5×6 topics
  23. Cooperatives61▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Population Dynamics60▲ 4.8×13 topics
  25. Solidarity Economy60▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Smallholder Farmers59▲ 5.4×6 topics
  27. Educational Policies59▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Ethnographic Research59▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Participative Evaluation59▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Professional Practices59▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Public Action59▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Global Change58▲ 4.5×7 topics
  33. Habitat Fragmentation53▲ 4.8×5 topics
  34. Palliative Care51▲ 6.4×5 topics
  35. Psychological Trauma51▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Medical Ethics49▲ 7.5×4 topics
  37. End-of-Life Care49▲ 8.2×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Legislation49▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Patient Rights49▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Diversity47▲ 5.4×10 topics

Which research topics does Université de Montpellier publish most on?

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

French Urban and Social Studies: 81 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 59 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…59Education, sociology, and vocational training: 59 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…49Health, Medicine and Society: 49 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…36Healthcare Systems and Practices: 36 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…33Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 33 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…24Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 24 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 24 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 21 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 20 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 81 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 59 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 59 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 49 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 36 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 33 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 24 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 24 works
  9. 9 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  10. 10 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 20 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 available41.9%not open58.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.1%domestic only67.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Montpellier's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.