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Université de Toulon

In research, Université de Toulon stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,509 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,058 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,929 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography — Oceanography is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,739
of 28,054 · #4,529 all time
Rank in France
#76
of 1,422
Research works
4.7k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Université de Toulon 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,509 of 11,982 19.0%78 #5590
Physical SciencesDomain #3,058 of 12,888 17.0%384 #2995
Social SciencesDomain #4,929 of 10,521 9.2%324 #5307
EngineeringField #4,516 of 6,636 11.3%103 #4178
Computer ScienceField #3,525 of 4,667 11.4%74 #3802
Social SciencesField #5,105 of 6,365 6.1%164 #5675
Physics and AstronomyField #1,341 of 1,646 27.1%64 #1835
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,411 of 2,578 5.7%65 #3109
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,892 of 1,998 7.1%85 #2587

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Toulon 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. Health Sciences#5,590 #1,509
  2. Physical Sciences#2,995 #3,058
  3. Social Sciences#5,307 #4,929
  4. Engineering#4,178 #4,516
  5. Computer Science#3,802 #3,525
  6. Social Sciences#5,675 #5,105
  7. Physics and Astronomy#1,835 #1,341
  8. Sociology and Political Science#3,109 #2,411
  9. Arts and Humanities#2,587 #1,892
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 Toulon specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 23.3 works10×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 34 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 103 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.18× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.52× its world share, 64 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.58× its world share, 85 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.19× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 164 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université de Toulon?

Ranked on the composite score, Boris Cyrulnik, Ricard Marxer and Dario Cecchetti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Toulon.

  1. 1 Boris Cyrulnik France · #108,835 worldwide 33 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Ricard Marxer France · #151,134 worldwide 243 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Dario Cecchetti France · #164,956 worldwide 1 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Roger-Michel Allemand France · #210,295 worldwide 2 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 H. Bartholin France · #236,744 worldwide 204 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Tiphaine Martin France · #257,748 worldwide 2 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Virginie Donier France · #300,651 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Pascal Oudot France · #312,406 worldwide 2 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 S. Villain France · #321,102 worldwide 143 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Philippe Forget France · #350,273 worldwide 99 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Toulon

Which keywords describe research at Université de Toulon?

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

▲ 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. Territorial Governance36▲ 35×3 topics
  2. Community Engagement36▲ 13×4 topics
  3. Local Development36▲ 38×2 topics
  4. Sustainable Development33▲ 2.5×21 topics
  5. Climate Change33▲ 1.49×56 topics
  6. Public Policy31▲ 7.7×8 topics
  7. Globalization29▲ 1.79×39 topics
  8. Social Justice28▲ 5.7×8 topics
  9. Gender26▲ 6.0×17 topics
  10. Citizen Participation26▲ 25×1 topic
  11. Environmental Participation26▲ 39×1 topic
  12. Human Rights19▲ 2.3×24 topics
  13. Identity19▲ 3.1×21 topics
  14. Migration18▲ 6.4×13 topics
  15. Religion18▲ 4.5×15 topics
  16. Democracy17▲ 5.8×8 topics
  17. Gender Studies17▲ 13×7 topics
  18. Colonialism15▲ 3.9×16 topics
  19. Social Movements15▲ 6.1×9 topics
  20. Literature15▲ 3.3×20 topics
  21. Rhetoric14▲ 16×4 topics
  22. Sociolinguistics13▲ 8.5×5 topics
  23. Social Change12▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Citizenship12▲ 12×4 topics
  25. European Union12▲ 6.2×13 topics
  26. Pragmatics12▲ 8.6×3 topics
  27. Institutionalization11▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Family Law11▲ 28×3 topics
  29. Social Innovation11▲ 8.4×2 topics
  30. Cooperatives10▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Solidarity Economy10▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Islam10▲ 5.9×4 topics
  33. North Africa10▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Political Islam10▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Reform10▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Argumentation10▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Ethos10▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Palliative Care9▲ 7.0×2 topics
  39. Quantum Gravity9▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Historiography8▲ 8.0×8 topics

Which research topics does Université de Toulon publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Social Sciences and Governance, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis.

French Urban and Social …26French Urban and Social Studies: 26 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 10 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 10 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 10 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 8 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 7 fractional worksCultural Insights and Di…7Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 7 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 7 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 6 fractional worksPolitical and Social Issues: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesPolitical Science and International RelationsPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 10 works
  3. 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 10 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 8 works
  6. 6 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  7. 7 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 7 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  10. 10 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 6 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 available44.1%not open55.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Toulon's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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.

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.