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Université de Poitiers

In research, Université de Poitiers stands highest in Medicine (#2,064 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,739 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,184 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Classics, History and Urban Studies — Classics is 20.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,105
of 28,054 · #1,485 all time
Rank in France
#111
of 1,422
Research works
14k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
211k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Université de Poitiers 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
MedicineField #2,064 of 10,443 14.0%293 #1954
Health SciencesDomain #2,739 of 11,982 11.3%411 #2474
Social SciencesDomain #3,184 of 10,521 6.7%1,401 #2823
Physical SciencesDomain #4,217 of 12,888 10.3%548 #1033
Social SciencesField #2,568 of 6,365 6.0%811 #2939
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,366 of 2,578 4.7%368 #1530
EngineeringField #3,655 of 6,636 11.3%206 #875
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,114 of 1,998 7.4%383 #1197
Life SciencesDomain #4,429 of 7,800 9.3%185 #2402
PsychologyField #1,636 of 2,181 10.2%87 #1665

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Poitiers 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. Medicine#1,954 #2,064
  2. Health Sciences#2,474 #2,739
  3. Social Sciences#2,823 #3,184
  4. Physical Sciences#1,033 #4,217
  5. Social Sciences#2,939 #2,568
  6. Sociology and Political Science#1,530 #1,366
  7. Engineering#875 #3,655
  8. Arts and Humanities#1,197 #1,114
  9. Life Sciences#2,402 #4,429
  10. Psychology#1,665 #1,636
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 Poitiers specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Classics takes 20.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 31.7 works21×
  2. HistorySubfield · 78.8 works9.6×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 67.4 works9.6×
  4. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 36.4 works9.3×
  5. AnthropologySubfield · 65.9 works9.2×
  6. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 24.0 works8.2×
  7. ArcheologySubfield · 57.3 works7.5×
← 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: 0.62× its world share, 75 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 58 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.23× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 89 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 206 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 71 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 52 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 113 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 293 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.21× its world share, 383 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 56 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 58 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 87 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 811 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université de Poitiers?

Ranked on the composite score, Éric Moreau, C. Lamy and Nicolas Bénard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Poitiers.

  1. 1 Éric Moreau France · #47,547 worldwide 483 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 C. Lamy France · #66,169 worldwide 903 citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Nicolas Bénard France · #86,103 worldwide 192 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Patrick Née France · #101,503 worldwide 68 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Thierry Sauzeau France · #116,021 worldwide 37 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Frédéric Becq France · #116,578 worldwide 508 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Jean‐Baptiste Ricco France · #122,154 worldwide 211 citations · 74 works
  8. 8 Michel Huglo France · #137,115 worldwide 42 citations · 98 works
  9. 9 David Helbert France · #138,480 worldwide 152 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Jean‐Baptiste Marchand France · #144,874 worldwide 92 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Poitiers

Which keywords describe research at Université de Poitiers?

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, Gender, Colonialism 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. Community Engagement172▲ 20×11 topics
  2. Territorial Governance167▲ 52×4 topics
  3. Local Development166▲ 57×2 topics
  4. Globalization152▲ 3.0×101 topics
  5. Public Policy147▲ 12×15 topics
  6. Social Justice138▲ 9.2×23 topics
  7. Sustainable Development130▲ 3.2×34 topics
  8. Gender116▲ 8.4×39 topics
  9. Colonialism106▲ 8.8×37 topics
  10. Citizen Participation105▲ 33×3 topics
  11. Environmental Participation104▲ 51×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation104▲ 51×1 topic
  13. Gender Studies102▲ 26×15 topics
  14. Mental Health88▲ 2.4×33 topics
  15. History86▲ 4.8×47 topics
  16. Religion83▲ 6.8×27 topics
  17. Identity81▲ 4.4×49 topics
  18. Economic Development78▲ 3.7×21 topics
  19. Migration76▲ 8.9×20 topics
  20. Literature70▲ 5.1×41 topics
  21. Citizenship66▲ 21×10 topics
  22. Culture66▲ 4.9×24 topics
  23. Social Innovation65▲ 16×5 topics
  24. Institutionalization65▲ 28×5 topics
  25. Social Determinants of Health64▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Ethnographic Research64▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Sociological Analysis64▲ 43×2 topics
  28. Professional Practices64▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Public Action64▲ 63×1 topic
  30. Cooperatives62▲ 31×3 topics
  31. Solidarity Economy62▲ 39×2 topics
  32. Participative Evaluation62▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Social Change54▲ 17×11 topics
  34. Sociolinguistics54▲ 11×7 topics
  35. Palliative Care54▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Cultural Studies53▲ 5.5×28 topics
  37. Healthcare Access52▲ 7.3×8 topics
  38. Cultural Diversity46▲ 8.1×14 topics
  39. Medical Ethics45▲ 13×3 topics
  40. End-of-Life Care44▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Université de Poitiers publish most on?

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

French Urban and Social …104French Urban and Social Studies: 104 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 64 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…62Social Sciences and Governance: 62 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…44Health, Medicine and Society: 44 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 36 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 34 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family33Social Policies and Family: 33 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 31 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 30 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 30 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 104 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 64 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 62 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 44 works
  5. 5 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 36 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 34 works
  7. 7 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 31 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 30 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 30 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Poitiers's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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