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Université de Strasbourg

In research, Université de Strasbourg stands highest in Physical Sciences (#605 of 12,888 worldwide), Medicine (#785 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#955 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, History and Philosophy of Science and Anthropology — Linguistics and Language is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#766
of 28,054 · #778 all time
Rank in France
#15
of 1,422
Research works
24k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
426k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Université de Strasbourg 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 #605 of 12,888 17.0%1,388 #742
MedicineField #785 of 10,443 17.4%687 #950
Health SciencesDomain #955 of 11,982 16.4%828 #1138
Life SciencesDomain #837 of 7,800 21.5%543 #637
Social SciencesDomain #1,610 of 10,521 9.5%1,641 #1216
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #669 of 3,579 21.8%280 #528
Physics and AstronomyField #405 of 1,646 25.1%160 #655
EngineeringField #1,658 of 6,636 15.5%324 #1506
Materials ScienceField #673 of 2,468 16.1%201 #687
ChemistryField #383 of 1,330 17.3%168 #453

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Strasbourg 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#742 #605
  2. Medicine#950 #785
  3. Health Sciences#1,138 #955
  4. Life Sciences#637 #837
  5. Social Sciences#1,216 #1,610
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#528 #669
  7. Physics and Astronomy#655 #405
  8. Engineering#1,506 #1,658
  9. Materials Science#687 #673
  10. Chemistry#453 #383
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 Strasbourg specialise in?

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

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 36.0 works7.1×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 46.2 works6.8×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 67.1 works5.4×
  4. HistorySubfield · 75.2 works5.3×
  5. PhilosophySubfield · 87.3 works4.6×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 99 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 280 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 46 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.44× its world share, 103 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.43× its world share, 168 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 178 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 93 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 324 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 134 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.31× its world share, 201 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.60× its world share, 83 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.64× its world share, 160 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 104 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 687 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.88× its world share, 494 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 79 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 84 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 126 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 841 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 Strasbourg?

Ranked on the composite score, P. A. Meyer, Julie Helms and Luc Avérous lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Strasbourg.

  1. 1 P. A. Meyer · #14,591 worldwide 313 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Julie Helms · #29,776 worldwide 534 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Luc Avérous · #33,103 worldwide 783 citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Jean‐Luc Nancy · #42,044 worldwide 174 citations · 177 works
  5. 5 G. Flouris · #45,503 worldwide 786 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Dominique Bonnet · #52,454 worldwide 356 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Dragos Horvath · #52,535 worldwide 150 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Thomas Noël · #56,369 worldwide 394 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Ferhat Meziani · #57,921 worldwide 551 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Stéphane Kremer · #63,622 worldwide 322 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Strasbourg

Which keywords describe research at Université de Strasbourg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Social Justice, Public Policy, Religion and Identity.

▲ 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. Globalization161▲ 1.87×110 topics
  2. Gender136▲ 5.7×44 topics
  3. Social Justice129▲ 5.0×33 topics
  4. Public Policy121▲ 5.6×18 topics
  5. Identity118▲ 3.7×52 topics
  6. Community Engagement118▲ 8.1×13 topics
  7. Religion116▲ 5.5×37 topics
  8. Territorial Governance115▲ 21×4 topics
  9. Local Development112▲ 22×2 topics
  10. History106▲ 3.4×53 topics
  11. Sustainable Development101▲ 1.45×47 topics
  12. Colonialism91▲ 4.4×40 topics
  13. Gender Studies82▲ 12×14 topics
  14. Citizen Participation82▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Environmental Participation82▲ 23×1 topic
  16. Proximity and Innovation82▲ 23×1 topic
  17. Migration81▲ 5.5×20 topics
  18. Literature76▲ 3.2×45 topics
  19. Sociolinguistics73▲ 8.8×8 topics
  20. Nationalism71▲ 3.5×26 topics
  21. Culture65▲ 2.8×29 topics
  22. Democracy64▲ 4.1×18 topics
  23. Cultural Studies61▲ 3.7×34 topics
  24. Philosophy61▲ 3.1×37 topics
  25. Ethnographic Research56▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Educational Policies55▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Professional Practices54▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Public Action54▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Discourse Analysis50▲ 4.5×10 topics
  30. Social Change49▲ 8.9×10 topics
  31. Pragmatics48▲ 6.7×5 topics
  32. Islam47▲ 5.1×5 topics
  33. Rhetoric46▲ 9.5×5 topics
  34. North Africa44▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Argumentation42▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Ethos42▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Family Law42▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Reform42▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Political Islam40▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Historical Narratives38▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Université de Strasbourg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis and Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender.

French Urban and Social …82French Urban and Social Studies: 82 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 54 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…42Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 42 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…40Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 40 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 33 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 30 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…28Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 28 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 27 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 25 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 22 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePhilosophyPolitical Science and International RelationsHistory and Philosophy of Science4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 82 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSociology and Political Science 54 works
  3. 3 Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisPhilosophy 42 works
  4. 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderPolitical Science and International Relations 40 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisHistory and Philosophy of Science 33 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and GovernanceUrban Studies 30 works
  7. 7 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchClinical Psychology 28 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and PracticesGeneral Health Professions 27 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and SocietyGeneral Health Professions 25 works
  10. 10 Historical and Literary StudiesAnthropology 22 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 available43.9%not open56.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Strasbourg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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.