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Université Nantes Angers Le Mans

In research, Université Nantes Angers Le Mans stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,998 of 21,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,435 of 20,462 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,487 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,911
of 28,054 · #10,761 all time
Rank in France
#760
of 1,422
Research works
1k
▼ 83% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
25.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Université Nantes Angers Le Mans known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #7,998 of 21,541 26.2%463
Health SciencesDomain #10,435 of 20,462 21.4%197
EngineeringField #6,487 of 11,412 29.7%184
Life SciencesDomain #8,498 of 14,347 34.5%150
MedicineField #11,279 of 17,978 21.2%158
Social SciencesDomain #11,894 of 16,945 17.3%211

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Nantes Angers Le Mans 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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.35× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.55× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.02× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Nantes Angers Le Mans?

Ranked on the composite score, Rached Ismaïl and Marc Gogny lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Nantes Angers Le Mans.

  1. 1 Rached Ismaïl France · #379,727 worldwide 16 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Marc Gogny France · #1,344,958 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Université Nantes Angers Le Mans

Which keywords describe research at Université Nantes Angers Le Mans?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, History, Literature, Gender, Culture, Gender Studies, Ethics and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Climate Change7▲ 2.5×21 topics
  2. Identity7▲ 9.3×22 topics
  3. History6▲ 8.7×18 topics
  4. Literature6▲ 9.9×17 topics
  5. Gender5▲ 9.0×16 topics
  6. Culture5▲ 9.0×9 topics
  7. Gender Studies5▲ 29×7 topics
  8. Education5▲ 2.6×17 topics
  9. Globalization4▲ 2.2×15 topics
  10. Ethics4▲ 8.4×12 topics
  11. Philosophy4▲ 7.7×10 topics
  12. Social Movements4▲ 11×9 topics
  13. Society4▲ 18×6 topics
  14. Cultural Identity4▲ 6.3×10 topics
  15. Mars4▲ 103×1 topic
  16. Martian Surface4▲ 103×1 topic
  17. Cultural Studies3▲ 8.4×10 topics
  18. Rhetoric3▲ 29×3 topics
  19. Discourse Analysis3▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Holocene3▲ 26×3 topics
  21. Sea Level3▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Colonialism3▲ 6.0×10 topics
  23. Solar System Abundances3▲ 59×1 topic
  24. Terrestrial Planets3▲ 59×1 topic
  25. Violence3▲ 19×4 topics
  26. Latin America3▲ 14×9 topics
  27. Social Justice3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  28. Glacial Cycles3▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Nationalism3▲ 5.7×10 topics
  30. Paleoclimatology3▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Cultural Heritage3▲ 4.6×9 topics
  32. Sociolinguistics3▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Neoliberalism2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  34. Argumentation2▲ 74×1 topic
  35. Ethos2▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Literary Criticism2▲ 47×3 topics
  37. Memory2▲ 9.3×7 topics
  38. Narrative2▲ 14×9 topics
  39. Latin American Literature2▲ 116×2 topics
  40. Territorial Governance2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Université Nantes Angers Le Mans publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis.

Planetary Science and Exploration: 4 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 3 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…3Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…2Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 2 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 2 fractional worksLatin American Literature Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…1Education, sociology, and vocational training: 1 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies in Latin America: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric SciencePhilosophyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 2 works
  5. 5 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Latin American Literature Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 1 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 available35.5%not open64.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.3%domestic only70.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Nantes Angers Le Mans's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 83% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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