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Université de Toulouse

In research, Université de Toulouse stands highest in Physical Sciences (#551 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#785 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering (Civil and Structural Engineering is 18.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,089
of 22,385 · #593 all time
Rank in France
#38
of 517
Research works
670
▲ 50% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
27.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Université de Toulouse

What is Université de Toulouse known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #551 of 10,670 4.1%115 #166
EngineeringField #785 of 5,901 4.4%75 #247

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Toulouse 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Université de Toulouse work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Université de Toulouse is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (42%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 119 fractional works · 65.7% of its workEngineering: 76 fractional works · 42.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 39 fractional works · 21.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 18 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 36 fractional works · 19.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 29 fractional works · 16.0% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 4.8% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversité deToulouse181fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences66%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences13%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7642.1%
    2. Environmental Science147.5%
    3. Materials Science137.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences63.0%
    5. Computer Science42.2%
    6. Energy42.2%
    7. Chemistry21.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2916.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology63.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences137.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting63.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.8%
    4. Psychology10.6%
    5. Decision Sciences10.4%
    1. Medicine21.2%
    2. Health Professions10.4%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Université de Toulouse specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 18.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 38.8 works18×
← 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: 3.37× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.38× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.81× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.04× its world share, 13 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.37×29 works
  2. Engineering2.81×76 works
  3. Energy2.38×4 works
  4. Materials Science2.04×13 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.94×6 works
  6. Environmental Science1.51×14 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.09×6 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.90×1 works
  9. Veterinary0.89×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.77×2 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.59×6 works
  12. Social Sciences0.57×13 works
  13. Nursing0.51×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.43×1 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.28×4 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.27×1 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.25×0 works
  19. Psychology0.21×1 works
  20. Health Professions0.16×1 works
  21. Neuroscience0.09×0 works
  22. Medicine0.06×2 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Université de Toulouse?

Ranked on the quality score, René-Louis Clerc, Dominique Urvoy and Hervé Tribet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Toulouse.

  1. 1 René-Louis Clerc France · #1,577,218 worldwide 129 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Dominique Urvoy France · #3,484,203 worldwide 362 citations · 80 works
  3. 3 Hervé Tribet France · #4,363,074 worldwide 19 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Toulouse

What are the most cited papers from Université de Toulouse?

The most cited paper from Université de Toulouse is "Planck 2018 results" (N. Aghanim et al., 2020), with 14,737 citations. Next come "On a Method to Measure Supervised Multiclass Model’s Interpretability: Application to Degradation Diagnosis (Short Paper)" (13,571) and "Planck 2015 results" (10,771).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Planck 2018 results N. Aghanim et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access181 authors 3 Apr 2020 14,737
2 On a Method to Measure Supervised Multiclass Model’s Interpretability: Application to Degradation Diagnosis (Short Paper) Gauriat, Charles-Maxime, Pencolé, Yannick, Ribot, Pauline et al. · OASIcs : OpenAccess Series in Informatics Conference paperOpen access 2024 13,571
3 Planck 2015 results Peter A. R. Ade et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access261 authors 20 Jun 2016 10,771
4 Planck 2013 results. XVI. Cosmological parameters Peter A. R. Ade et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access264 authors 25 Feb 2014 6,598
5 Pseudocapacitive oxide materials for high-rate electrochemical energy storage Veronica Augustyn, Patrice Simon, Bruce Dunn · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2014 5,566
All 55 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Université de Toulouse?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Mechanical Properties, Geopolymer, Fly Ash, CO2 Sequestration, Sustainable Concrete, Nanotechnology and Alkali-Activated Materials.

▲ 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-now 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. Environmental Impact24▲ 7.8×17 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties17▲ 9.8×17 topics
  3. Climate Change16▲ 3.2×38 topics
  4. Geopolymer14▲ 56×2 topics
  5. Fly Ash12▲ 63×2 topics
  6. CO2 Sequestration12▲ 34×3 topics
  7. Sustainable Concrete12▲ 43×2 topics
  8. Nanotechnology12▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Alkali-Activated Materials12▲ 70×1 topic
  10. Cementitious Materials12▲ 70×1 topic
  11. Sustainability11▲ 2.5×26 topics
  12. Sustainable Development10▲ 3.6×12 topics
  13. Artificial Neural Networks9▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Sustainable Construction9▲ 63×4 topics
  15. Natural Fibers8▲ 64×2 topics
  16. Community Engagement7▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Local Development7▲ 38×2 topics
  18. Microstructure7▲ 7.5×7 topics
  19. Territorial Governance7▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Corrosion7▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Public Policy7▲ 7.8×3 topics
  22. Reinforced Concrete6▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Building Materials6▲ 224×1 topic
  24. Earth Construction6▲ 224×1 topic
  25. Chloride-induced6▲ 74×1 topic
  26. Social Justice6▲ 5.8×2 topics
  27. Structural Reliability6▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Citizen Participation6▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Environmental Participation6▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Recycled Materials6▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Adaptation5▲ 10×5 topics
  33. Agroecology5▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Fiber Reinforced Concrete5▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Ultra-High Performance Concrete5▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Agricultural Development5▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Diversity5▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Livestock Farming5▲ 48×2 topics
  39. Multifunctionality5▲ 62×2 topics
  40. Work Organization5▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does Université de Toulouse publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Hygrothermal properties of building materials, Concrete Corrosion and Durability and French Urban and Social Studies.

Concrete and Cement Mate…12Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 12 fractional worksHygrothermal properties of building materials: 6 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and D…6Concrete Corrosion and Durability: 6 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …6French Urban and Social Studies: 6 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 5 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 5 fractional worksMagnesium Oxide Properti…4Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications: 4 fractional worksMasonry and Concrete Structural Analysis: 4 fractional worksConcrete Properties and Behavior: 3 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 3 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionSociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2 others

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

  1. 1 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  2. 2 Hygrothermal properties of building materials Building and Construction 6 works
  3. 3 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  7. 7 Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications Materials Chemistry 4 works
  8. 8 Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Concrete Properties and Behavior Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 3 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 available40.4%not open59.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Université de Toulouse's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 50% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Université de Toulouse as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00095% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Université de Toulouse0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Université de Toulouse over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Université de Toulouse7.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.4% in 2013.

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