Université de Tours
In research, Université de Tours stands highest in Health Sciences (#966 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#964 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,230 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History, Anthropology and History and Philosophy of Science (History is 6.9× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,169 of 22,385 · #1,402 all time
- Rank in France
- #42 of 517
- Research works
- 12k ▲ 3% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 178k 15.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.0% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.01× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 40% world 40%
- International
- 19% world 18%
What is Université de Tours known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #966 of 9,902 | 9.5% | 589 | #989 | |
| MedicineField | #964 of 8,541 | 9.0% | 470 | #948 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,230 of 9,585 | 7.6% | 935 | #1253 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,122 of 6,403 | 8.2% | 305 | #1331 | |
| Social SciencesField | #1,203 of 5,988 | 7.9% | 480 | #1223 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,592 of 10,670 | 5.7% | 431 | #3061 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #675 of 1,896 | 7.8% | 262 | #711 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #1,110 of 2,964 | 9.1% | 117 | #1292 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #1,044 of 2,526 | 9.0% | 192 | #1046 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #1,399 of 3,157 | 7.7% | 102 | #1032 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Tours 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Health Sciences#989 #966
- Medicine#948 #964
- Social Sciences#1,253 #1,230
- Life Sciences#1,331 #1,122
- Social Sciences#1,223 #1,203
- Physical Sciences#3,061 #2,592
- Arts and Humanities#711 #675
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,292 #1,110
- Sociology and Political Science#1,046 #1,044
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,032 #1,399
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Université de Tours work in?
In 2022-now, 42% of research at Université de Tours is in Social Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (21%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences1,05541.5%
- Social Sciences55021.6%
- Arts and Humanities28011.0%
- Psychology1154.5%
- Business, Management and Accounting582.3%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance371.5%
- Decision Sciences150.6%
- Health Sciences66726.3%
- Medicine53721.1%
- Health Professions1054.1%
- Veterinary100.4%
- Dentistry80.3%
- Nursing70.3%
- Physical Sciences47718.8%
- Engineering1375.4%
- Computer Science1084.3%
- Environmental Science602.4%
- Materials Science461.8%
- Mathematics451.8%
- Physics and Astronomy441.7%
- Chemistry180.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences90.3%
- Chemical Engineering70.3%
- Energy30.1%
- Life Sciences34013.4%
What does Université de Tours specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- HistorySubfield · 56.2 works6.9×
- AnthropologySubfield · 47.6 works6.7×
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 25.2 works6.4×
- ArcheologySubfield · 39.3 works5.1×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities3.82×280 works
- Veterinary2.95×10 works
- Social Sciences1.71×550 works
- Health Professions1.57×105 works
- Mathematics1.49×45 works
- Psychology1.48×115 works
- Neuroscience1.36×56 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.28×33 works
- Medicine1.10×537 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.97×131 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.93×112 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.87×8 works
- Chemical Engineering0.78×7 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.78×44 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.71×58 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×37 works
- Decision Sciences0.63×15 works
- Dentistry0.62×8 works
- Nursing0.60×8 works
- Computer Science0.55×108 works
- Materials Science0.52×46 works
- Environmental Science0.48×60 works
- Chemistry0.46×18 works
- Engineering0.36×137 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×9 works
- Energy0.11×3 works
- Arts and Humanities 3.8×
- Veterinary 3.0×
- Social Sciences 1.7×
- Health Professions 1.6×
- Mathematics 1.5×
- Psychology 1.5×
- Neuroscience 1.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.3×
- Medicine 1.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.9×
- Chemical Engineering 0.8×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.7×
- Decision Sciences 0.6×
- Dentistry 0.6×
- Nursing 0.6×
- Computer Science 0.6×
- Materials Science 0.5×
- Environmental Science 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Engineering 0.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Energy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Université de Tours?
Ranked on the quality score, Guy Barles, Azat Marsel'evich Gainutdinov and Catherine Belzung lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Tours.
- 1
Guy Barles
France · #148,139 worldwide 9.4k citations · 208 works
- 2
Azat Marsel'evich Gainutdinov
France · #201,284 worldwide 1.6k citations · 65 works
- 3
Catherine Belzung
France · #232,145 worldwide 27k citations · 363 works
- 4
Xavier Bekaert
France · #254,241 worldwide 3.2k citations · 90 works
- 5
Philippe Roingeard
France · #274,824 worldwide 6.7k citations · 221 works
- 6
Benoit Briard
France · #302,652 worldwide 2.8k citations · 45 works
- 7
Karl Matthias Wantzen
France · #341,025 worldwide 7k citations · 160 works
- 8
Vincent Courdavault
France · #362,671 worldwide 8.5k citations · 235 works
- 9
Sébastien Roger
France · #444,626 worldwide 5.5k citations · 148 works
- 10
Irène Villalta
France · #445,087 worldwide 2k citations · 69 works
Which keywords describe research at Université de Tours?
By fractional works in 2022-now, 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.
- Institutionalization
- Citizenship
- Sociolinguistics
- Public Action
- Public Health Policy
- Healthcare Legislation
- Ethnographic Research
- End-of-Life Care
- Social Determinants of Health
- Culture
- Migration
- History
- Gender Studies
- Environmental Participation
- Colonialism
- Gender
- Public Policy
- Local Development
- Social Justice
- Globalization
- Epidemiology
- Community Engagement
- Territorial Governance
- Sustainable Development
- Mental Health
- Identity
- Citizen Participation
- Proximity and Innovation
- Literature
- Cultural Studies
- Religion
- Palliative Care
- Psychological Trauma
- Educational Policies
- Medical Ethics
- Patient Rights
- Professional Practices
- Social Change
- Family Law
- Archaeology
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
- Epidemiology128▲ 1.26×126 topics
- Globalization100▲ 2.0×88 topics
- Community Engagement88▲ 11×11 topics
- Social Justice86▲ 5.7×18 topics
- Territorial Governance84▲ 29×4 topics
- Local Development83▲ 32×2 topics
- Sustainable Development79▲ 1.99×41 topics
- Public Policy78▲ 6.5×12 topics
- Mental Health76▲ 2.1×37 topics
- Gender74▲ 5.4×37 topics
- Identity66▲ 3.6×48 topics
- Colonialism64▲ 5.4×30 topics
- Citizen Participation61▲ 21×2 topics
- Environmental Participation61▲ 34×1 topic
- Proximity and Innovation61▲ 34×1 topic
- Gender Studies59▲ 15×11 topics
- Literature51▲ 3.7×37 topics
- History46▲ 2.6×43 topics
- Cultural Studies45▲ 4.8×29 topics
- Migration43▲ 4.9×20 topics
- Religion43▲ 3.6×28 topics
- Culture42▲ 3.2×26 topics
- Palliative Care41▲ 11×6 topics
- Social Determinants of Health37▲ 6.8×6 topics
- Psychological Trauma34▲ 22×2 topics
- End-of-Life Care33▲ 12×2 topics
- Educational Policies33▲ 12×2 topics
- Ethnographic Research33▲ 26×2 topics
- Medical Ethics33▲ 10×3 topics
- Healthcare Legislation33▲ 23×1 topic
- Patient Rights33▲ 19×1 topic
- Public Health Policy33▲ 5.0×2 topics
- Professional Practices32▲ 36×1 topic
- Public Action32▲ 36×1 topic
- Social Change32▲ 10×12 topics
- Sociolinguistics31▲ 6.6×8 topics
- Family Law27▲ 24×3 topics
- Citizenship25▲ 8.2×5 topics
- Archaeology25▲ 7.6×9 topics
- Institutionalization25▲ 11×4 topics
Which research topics does Université de Tours publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: French Urban and Social Studies, Health, Medicine and Society, Education, sociology, and vocational training and Healthcare Systems and Practices.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 61 works
- 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 33 works
- 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 32 works
- 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 22 works
- 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 22 works
- 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 19 works
- 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 18 works
- 8 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 17 works
- 9 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 17 works
- 10 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 15 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Université de Tours's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Tours as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.010% in 2024.
Fractional works of Université de Tours 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.3% in 2000.
Other research institutions in Tours
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours
- School of Business and Management
- Thion Medical (France)
- Groupe d'Oncologie Radiothérapie Tête et Cou
- Vermon (France)
- Centre d'Étude des Pathologies Respiratoires
- Texinov (France)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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