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Université du littoral côte d'opale

In research, Université du littoral côte d'opale stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,920 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,067 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,622 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Literature and Literary Theory — Literature and Literary Theory is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,264
of 28,054 · #8,612 all time
Rank in France
#262
of 1,422
Research works
3.9k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Université du littoral côte d'opale 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 #4,920 of 12,888 7.9%320 #5079
Social SciencesDomain #7,067 of 10,521 5.6%343 #7523
EngineeringField #5,622 of 6,636 9.0%77 #7188
Social SciencesField #5,393 of 6,365 4.4%185 #5510
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,810 of 1,998 6.7%103 #2564
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,546 of 2,578 1.7%89 #3587

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université du littoral côte d'opale 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#5,079 #4,920
  2. Social Sciences#7,523 #7,067
  3. Engineering#7,188 #5,622
  4. Social Sciences#5,510 #5,393
  5. Arts and Humanities#2,564 #1,810
  6. Sociology and Political Science#3,587 #2,546
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 du littoral côte d'opale specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Literature and Literary Theory takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 28.5 works7.0×
← 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: 1.06× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.19× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.31× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 59 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 77 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.96× its world share, 52 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.31× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.68× its world share, 104 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 185 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université du littoral côte d'opale?

Ranked on the composite score, Joël Fontaine, Anissa Lounès‐Hadj Sahraoui and Catherine Minet-Letalle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université du littoral côte d'opale.

  1. 1 Joël Fontaine France · #83,891 worldwide 227 citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Anissa Lounès‐Hadj Sahraoui France · #235,939 worldwide 112 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Catherine Minet-Letalle France · #252,592 worldwide 0 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Sophie Fourmentin France · #279,390 worldwide 234 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Bruno Béthouart France · #290,582 worldwide 0 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Luis Felipe Artigas France · #290,655 worldwide 62 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Gérard Farasse France · #292,973 worldwide 1 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Michel Stanesco France · #299,298 worldwide 1 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Antoine Le Blanc France · #314,353 worldwide 14 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Maryline Magnin‐Robert France · #345,341 worldwide 56 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Université du littoral côte d'opale

Which keywords describe research at Université du littoral côte d'opale?

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

▲ 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. Public Policy43▲ 11×6 topics
  2. Community Engagement42▲ 16×5 topics
  3. Sustainable Development41▲ 3.4×16 topics
  4. Local Development41▲ 46×2 topics
  5. Territorial Governance41▲ 42×2 topics
  6. Social Justice40▲ 8.8×8 topics
  7. Globalization34▲ 2.2×36 topics
  8. Citizen Participation33▲ 35×1 topic
  9. Environmental Participation33▲ 54×1 topic
  10. Colonialism28▲ 7.8×23 topics
  11. Climate Change28▲ 1.35×52 topics
  12. Gender27▲ 6.5×21 topics
  13. Gender Studies22▲ 18×7 topics
  14. Innovation21▲ 2.6×18 topics
  15. Identity20▲ 3.6×24 topics
  16. Cultural Heritage19▲ 4.5×14 topics
  17. Social Movements18▲ 7.6×10 topics
  18. Religion17▲ 4.8×14 topics
  19. Catalysis17▲ 3.4×15 topics
  20. Historiography16▲ 17×5 topics
  21. Migration16▲ 6.2×10 topics
  22. Cultural Studies15▲ 5.3×15 topics
  23. Global Perspectives15▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Social Determinants of Health14▲ 8.3×3 topics
  25. Archaeology14▲ 13×8 topics
  26. Historical Narratives14▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Scientific History14▲ 41×1 topic
  28. Technological Development14▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Ethnography13▲ 9.9×7 topics
  30. Digital Communication13▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Open Access13▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Information Studies12▲ 78×1 topic
  33. New Media12▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Social Change12▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Healthcare Access12▲ 5.6×3 topics
  36. Artistic Expression12▲ 48×2 topics
  37. Gender Roles11▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Sociolinguistics11▲ 7.6×5 topics
  39. Roman Economy11▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Memory Studies10▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Université du littoral côte d'opale publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts and Historical and Literary Studies.

French Urban and Social …33French Urban and Social Studies: 33 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 14 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 12 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 10 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Analyses: 10 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 9 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…9Education, sociology, and vocational training: 9 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 8 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…8Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 8 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…8Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceComputer Networks and CommunicationsAnthropology4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 14 works
  3. 3 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 12 works
  4. 4 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 10 works
  5. 5 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 10 works
  6. 6 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 9 works
  7. 7 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  8. 8 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 8 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 available33.5%not open66.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université du littoral côte d'opale's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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