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Université Paris Cité

In research, Université Paris Cité stands highest in Medicine (#88 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#113 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#100 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, Linguistics and Language and Astronomy and Astrophysics — History and Philosophy of Science is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#238
of 28,054 · #214 all time
Rank in France
#4
of 1,422
Research works
73k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8M
24.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Université Paris Cité 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
MedicineField #88 of 10,443 20.7%2,421 #100
Health SciencesDomain #113 of 11,982 19.5%2,787 #130
Life SciencesDomain #100 of 7,800 25.0%1,303 #155
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #110 of 3,579 25.8%724 #180
Physical SciencesDomain #518 of 12,888 20.9%1,986 #252
EpidemiologySubfield #67 of 976 24.8%202 #91
Social SciencesDomain #727 of 10,521 11.9%2,496 #466
SurgerySubfield #139 of 1,816 17.6%275 #122
Molecular BiologySubfield #175 of 2,175 24.1%400 #197
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #73 of 682 27.0%205 #96

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Paris Cité 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. Medicine#100 #88
  2. Health Sciences#130 #113
  3. Life Sciences#155 #100
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#180 #110
  5. Physical Sciences#252 #518
  6. Epidemiology#91 #67
  7. Social Sciences#466 #727
  8. Surgery#122 #139
  9. Molecular Biology#197 #175
  10. Immunology and Microbiology#96 #73
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 Paris Cité specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 83.0 works6.3×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 59.7 works6.1×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 225.5 works5.1×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 98.7 works4.1×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 140 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.58× its world share, 724 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.38× its world share, 205 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 216 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 77 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 425 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 175 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 292 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 178 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 107 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.31× its world share, 232 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.44× its world share, 466 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.78× its world share, 32 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 295 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.47× its world share, 2,421 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.54× its world share, 628 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 43 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 125 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 434 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 1,211 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Paris Cité?

Ranked on the composite score, C. Gemme, L. J. Beemster and J.J. Hernandez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Paris Cité.

  1. 1 C. Gemme France · #1,945 worldwide 2.7k citations · 123 works
  2. 2 L. J. Beemster France · #2,318 worldwide 4.5k citations · 209 works
  3. 3 J.J. Hernandez France · #3,165 worldwide 3k citations · 67 works
  4. 4 M. Nessi France · #3,243 worldwide 3.4k citations · 177 works
  5. 5 M. Frailis France · #3,513 worldwide 2.8k citations · 128 works
  6. 6 S. Navas France · #3,567 worldwide 2.2k citations · 69 works
  7. 7 Isabelle Boutron France · #3,591 worldwide 14k citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Y. Tayalati France · #3,657 worldwide 2.5k citations · 116 works
  9. 9 H. Severini France · #3,661 worldwide 2.4k citations · 68 works
  10. 10 M. Owen France · #3,912 worldwide 4.6k citations · 235 works
All ranked researchers at Université Paris Cité

Which keywords describe research at Université Paris Cité?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Community Engagement, Mental Health, Public Policy, Social Justice and Gender Studies.

▲ 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. Epidemiology542▲ 1.60×137 topics
  2. Mental Health274▲ 2.2×43 topics
  3. Inflammation245▲ 1.38×82 topics
  4. Globalization199▲ 1.18×131 topics
  5. Community Engagement193▲ 6.8×17 topics
  6. Social Justice191▲ 3.8×42 topics
  7. Public Policy187▲ 4.4×23 topics
  8. Territorial Governance182▲ 17×4 topics
  9. Local Development181▲ 18×2 topics
  10. Treatment181▲ 1.74×52 topics
  11. Public Health180▲ 1.44×71 topics
  12. Gender168▲ 3.6×53 topics
  13. Diagnosis152▲ 1.91×41 topics
  14. History142▲ 2.4×61 topics
  15. Resilience139▲ 3.4×16 topics
  16. Gender Studies137▲ 10×14 topics
  17. Clinical Practice136▲ 10×6 topics
  18. Citizen Participation129▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Environmental Participation129▲ 19×1 topic
  20. Proximity and Innovation129▲ 19×1 topic
  21. Colonialism128▲ 3.2×48 topics
  22. Sociolinguistics122▲ 7.5×9 topics
  23. Attachment121▲ 16×4 topics
  24. Childhood Trauma118▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Group Therapy118▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Religion117▲ 2.9×39 topics
  27. Developmental Trauma116▲ 57×1 topic
  28. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy116▲ 57×1 topic
  29. Migration107▲ 3.7×27 topics
  30. Pragmatics104▲ 7.5×6 topics
  31. Social Determinants of Health102▲ 5.3×8 topics
  32. Ethnographic Research99▲ 21×4 topics
  33. Educational Policies97▲ 9.8×3 topics
  34. Professional Practices96▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Public Action96▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Palliative Care81▲ 5.9×6 topics
  37. Rhetoric73▲ 7.8×6 topics
  38. Psychological Trauma70▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Patient Rights70▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Ethical Practices69▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Université Paris Cité publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, Education, sociology, and vocational training and Health, Medicine and Society.

French Urban and Social Studies: 129 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 116 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…96Education, sociology, and vocational training: 96 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…69Health, Medicine and Society: 69 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 69 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 55 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…54Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 54 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 52 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 52 fractional worksHistorical Linguistics and Language Studies: 40 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 129 works
  2. 2 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 116 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 96 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 69 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 69 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 55 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 54 works
  8. 8 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 52 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 52 works
  10. 10 Historical Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 40 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 available37.7%not open62.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.0%domestic only71.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Paris Cité's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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