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Université de Perpignan

In research, Université de Perpignan stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,049 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,278 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,559 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Theory and Mathematics — Computational Theory and Mathematics is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,541
of 28,054 · #5,141 all time
Rank in France
#164
of 1,422
Research works
5k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
76k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Université de Perpignan 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,049 of 10,521 7.8%295 #3509
Social SciencesField #1,278 of 6,365 5.7%177 #2511
Physical SciencesDomain #6,559 of 12,888 10.8%272 #3966
Life SciencesDomain #5,200 of 7,800 15.2%104 #4881
EngineeringField #5,879 of 6,636 6.4%79 #5028
Computer ScienceField #4,220 of 4,667 5.6%60 #3862
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,827 of 1,998 10.0%75 #2236
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,449 of 2,578 5.0%73 #3127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Perpignan 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. Social Sciences#3,509 #2,049
  2. Social Sciences#2,511 #1,278
  3. Physical Sciences#3,966 #6,559
  4. Life Sciences#4,881 #5,200
  5. Engineering#5,028 #5,879
  6. Computer Science#3,862 #4,220
  7. Arts and Humanities#2,236 #1,827
  8. Sociology and Political Science#3,127 #2,449
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 Perpignan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Theory and Mathematics takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 21.9 works7.1×
← 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: 0.94× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.92× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 79 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 56 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.71× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.67× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.55× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 177 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 Perpignan?

Ranked on the composite score, Michel Delseny, Bertrand Mocquet and Pierre Sasal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Perpignan.

  1. 1 Michel Delseny France · #69,147 worldwide 233 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Bertrand Mocquet France · #81,767 worldwide 104 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Pierre Sasal France · #105,243 worldwide 243 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 René Andioc France · #163,237 worldwide 56 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Bernard Banaigs France · #171,722 worldwide 237 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Dumitru Motreanu France · #237,382 worldwide 228 citations · 75 works
  7. 7 Daniel Meyrán France · #248,439 worldwide 49 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Aline Rousselle France · #265,368 worldwide 19 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 David Duval France · #266,187 worldwide 101 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Marc Calvet France · #288,226 worldwide 81 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Perpignan

Which keywords describe research at Université de Perpignan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Social Justice, Public Policy, Gender, Citizen Participation and Environmental 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. Community Engagement46▲ 19×6 topics
  2. Territorial Governance45▲ 49×3 topics
  3. Local Development44▲ 53×2 topics
  4. Climate Change41▲ 2.1×61 topics
  5. Sustainable Development41▲ 3.5×18 topics
  6. Social Justice38▲ 8.9×14 topics
  7. Globalization36▲ 2.5×51 topics
  8. Public Policy35▲ 9.9×7 topics
  9. Gender33▲ 8.5×23 topics
  10. Citizen Participation32▲ 36×1 topic
  11. Environmental Participation32▲ 55×1 topic
  12. Religion25▲ 7.2×17 topics
  13. Migration24▲ 9.8×9 topics
  14. Social Change23▲ 26×6 topics
  15. Democracy22▲ 8.3×7 topics
  16. Colonialism21▲ 6.1×20 topics
  17. Biodiversity20▲ 3.6×20 topics
  18. Family Law19▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Islam19▲ 12×2 topics
  20. North Africa19▲ 67×2 topics
  21. Political Islam18▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Reform18▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Identity18▲ 3.3×27 topics
  24. Institutionalization15▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Aquaculture14▲ 7.7×6 topics
  26. Citizenship14▲ 16×5 topics
  27. Social Innovation14▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Cooperatives13▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Helminth Infections13▲ 47×2 topics
  30. Finite Element13▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Participative Evaluation12▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Solidarity Economy12▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Immune Regulation12▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Immunomodulation12▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Schistosomiasis12▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Soil-Transmitted Helminths12▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Variational Inequalities12▲ 80×2 topics
  38. High-Performance Computing12▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Global Impact11▲ 9.0×4 topics
  40. Historiography11▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Université de Perpignan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender, Social Sciences and Governance and Parasites and Host Interactions.

French Urban and Social …32French Urban and Social Studies: 32 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…18Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 18 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…12Social Sciences and Governance: 12 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 12 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 11 fractional worksParallel Computing and O…10Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 10 fractional worksContact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities: 10 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 7 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 7 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 7 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsUrban StudiesParasitology6 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 32 works
  2. 2 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 12 works
  4. 4 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 12 works
  5. 5 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 11 works
  6. 6 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 10 works
  7. 7 Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities Computational Theory and Mathematics 10 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 7 works
  9. 9 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 7 works
  10. 10 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 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 available36.3%not open63.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.6%domestic only76.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Perpignan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher 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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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.