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Université d'Oran 2

In research, Université d'Oran 2 stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,678 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,503 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,635
of 28,054 · #28,031 all time
Rank in Algeria
#66
of 79
Research works
4k
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
0.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Université d'Oran 2 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,678 of 10,521 10.4%177 #7004
Social SciencesField #5,503 of 6,365 9.9%95 #6296

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université d'Oran 2 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).

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: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.11× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.37× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 95 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université d'Oran 2?

Ranked on the composite score, Leila Dounia Mimouni-Meslem, Pascal Laborderie and Nacira Zellal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université d'Oran 2.

  1. 1 Leila Dounia Mimouni-Meslem Algeria · #310,104 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Pascal Laborderie Algeria · #479,390 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Nacira Zellal Algeria · #885,338 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Université d'Oran 2

Which keywords describe research at Université d'Oran 2?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Multilingualism, Sociolinguistics, Migration, Cultural Studies, Islam, Religion, Democracy and Globalization.

▲ 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. Multilingualism18▲ 39×5 topics
  2. Globalization18▲ 3.3×36 topics
  3. Sociolinguistics18▲ 34×7 topics
  4. Migration15▲ 15×9 topics
  5. Cultural Studies14▲ 13×11 topics
  6. Islam14▲ 23×5 topics
  7. Religion14▲ 10×9 topics
  8. Democracy12▲ 12×8 topics
  9. Social Justice12▲ 7.3×7 topics
  10. Gender12▲ 7.8×10 topics
  11. Language Policy12▲ 30×4 topics
  12. Language Contact12▲ 42×4 topics
  13. North Africa11▲ 103×2 topics
  14. Colonialism10▲ 7.9×13 topics
  15. Family Law10▲ 78×2 topics
  16. Social Change10▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Political Islam10▲ 57×1 topic
  18. Reform10▲ 53×1 topic
  19. Nationalism9▲ 7.1×10 topics
  20. Discourse Analysis9▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Social Movements9▲ 10×9 topics
  22. Language Teaching8▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Pragmatics8▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Language Diversity8▲ 88×2 topics
  25. Memory Studies7▲ 41×2 topics
  26. Rhetoric7▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Argumentation7▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Ethos7▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Pedagogy7▲ 5.3×6 topics
  30. Language Attitudes7▲ 286×1 topic
  31. Literature7▲ 4.7×11 topics
  32. Youth Language7▲ 286×1 topic
  33. Decolonization7▲ 30×5 topics
  34. Cultural Diversity6▲ 9.4×5 topics
  35. Political Economy6▲ 8.1×4 topics
  36. Algerian War6▲ 310×1 topic
  37. Colonial Identity6▲ 310×1 topic
  38. Language Education6▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Local Development6▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Territorial Governance6▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Université d'Oran 2 publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies and North African History and Literature.

Multiculturalism, Politi…10Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 10 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…7Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 7 fractional worksLinguistic and Sociocult…7Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies: 7 fractional worksNorth African History an…6North African History and Literature: 6 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 5 fractional worksPolitical and Social Iss…5Political and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksLanguage, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis: 4 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 4 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPhilosophyLinguistics and LanguageHistory4 others

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

  1. 1 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  2. 2 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 7 works
  3. 3 Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies Linguistics and Language 7 works
  4. 4 North African History and Literature History 6 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 5 works
  7. 7 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  8. 8 Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis Language and Linguistics 4 works
  9. 9 African history and culture studies Anthropology 4 works
  10. 10 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 4 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.8%domestic only95.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université d'Oran 2's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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.

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