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Université Paris Nanterre

In research, Université Paris Nanterre stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,377 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,090 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#434 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Arts and Humanities, History and Philosophy of Science and Anthropology — General Arts and Humanities is 27.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,477
of 28,054 · #5,283 all time
Rank in France
#124
of 1,422
Research works
17k
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
69k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Université Paris Nanterre 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 #1,377 of 10,521 6.4%3,433 #1132
Social SciencesField #1,090 of 6,365 5.5%1,853 #1144
Arts and HumanitiesField #434 of 1,998 6.6%1,079 #488
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #762 of 2,578 4.3%815 #737
Physical SciencesDomain #4,977 of 12,888 10.7%413 #4982
HistorySubfield #102 of 204 7.1%209 #278
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #634 of 1,201 5.6%321 #759
Literature and Literary TheorySubfield #223 of 390 4.9%237 #434
PsychologyField #1,258 of 2,181 8.0%251 #855
AnthropologySubfield #89 of 153 6.9%184 #208

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Paris Nanterre 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. Social Sciences#1,132 #1,377
  2. Social Sciences#1,144 #1,090
  3. Arts and Humanities#488 #434
  4. Sociology and Political Science#737 #762
  5. Physical Sciences#4,982 #4,977
  6. History#278 #102
  7. Political Science and International Relations#759 #634
  8. Literature and Literary Theory#434 #223
  9. Psychology#855 #1,258
  10. Anthropology#208 #89
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 Nanterre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Arts and Humanities takes 27.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 24.0 works27×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 113.5 works17×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 184.2 works15×
  4. HistorySubfield · 209.2 works15×
  5. ClassicsSubfield · 30.4 works12×
  6. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 236.9 works10×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 150 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 133 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 196 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 100 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 8.78× its world share, 1,080 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 132 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 105 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 251 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.44× its world share, 1,853 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Paris Nanterre?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Ricœur, Guy Caire and Annette Becker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Paris Nanterre.

  1. 1 Paul Ricœur · #3,669 worldwide 333 citations · 102 works
  2. 2 Guy Caire · #6,219 worldwide 342 citations · 112 works
  3. 3 Annette Becker · #19,630 worldwide 300 citations · 118 works
  4. 4 Étienne Balibar · #31,692 worldwide 195 citations · 149 works
  5. 5 Christophe Dejours · #38,410 worldwide 130 citations · 80 works
  6. 6 Alain Pellet · #53,102 worldwide 96 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Sabine Lehmann · #100,222 worldwide 158 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Marie‐Hélène Bacqué · #101,459 worldwide 40 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 François Eymard-Duvernay · #111,381 worldwide 119 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Françoise Hatchuel · #112,361 worldwide 30 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Université Paris Nanterre

Which keywords describe research at Université Paris Nanterre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Public Policy, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Gender, Social Justice, Identity 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. Community Engagement347▲ 25×14 topics
  2. Globalization343▲ 4.1×128 topics
  3. Public Policy340▲ 16×27 topics
  4. Territorial Governance337▲ 63×4 topics
  5. Local Development336▲ 69×2 topics
  6. Gender323▲ 14×54 topics
  7. Social Justice316▲ 13×35 topics
  8. Identity284▲ 9.2×71 topics
  9. Sustainable Development283▲ 4.2×58 topics
  10. Colonialism270▲ 13×51 topics
  11. History245▲ 8.2×59 topics
  12. Citizen Participation238▲ 45×3 topics
  13. Environmental Participation236▲ 70×1 topic
  14. Proximity and Innovation236▲ 70×1 topic
  15. Literature208▲ 9.0×57 topics
  16. Gender Studies207▲ 31×14 topics
  17. Mental Health198▲ 3.2×42 topics
  18. Religion181▲ 8.9×37 topics
  19. Nationalism167▲ 8.5×31 topics
  20. Migration166▲ 12×26 topics
  21. Cultural Studies158▲ 9.8×33 topics
  22. Innovation156▲ 3.5×44 topics
  23. Social Movements145▲ 11×29 topics
  24. Sociolinguistics141▲ 18×8 topics
  25. Culture138▲ 6.1×33 topics
  26. Democracy127▲ 8.4×25 topics
  27. Citizenship125▲ 24×12 topics
  28. Ethnographic Research125▲ 54×4 topics
  29. Social Determinants of Health124▲ 13×7 topics
  30. Sociological Analysis122▲ 49×2 topics
  31. Pragmatics121▲ 18×6 topics
  32. Educational Policies121▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Professional Practices121▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Public Action121▲ 72×1 topic
  35. Philosophy120▲ 6.4×37 topics
  36. Memory117▲ 11×23 topics
  37. Social Change108▲ 20×15 topics
  38. Social Innovation107▲ 16×7 topics
  39. Institutionalization107▲ 27×4 topics
  40. Cooperatives106▲ 31×3 topics

Which research topics does Université Paris Nanterre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Social Sciences and Governance and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis.

French Urban and Social …236French Urban and Social Studies: 236 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 121 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 99 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 90 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 86 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 83 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…81Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 81 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 63 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 62 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 62 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesPhilosophyHistory and Philosophy of Science5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 236 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSociology and Political Science 121 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and GovernanceUrban Studies 99 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisPhilosophy 90 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisHistory and Philosophy of Science 86 works
  6. 6 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchClinical Psychology 83 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderPolitical Science and International Relations 81 works
  8. 8 French Historical and Cultural StudiesHistory 63 works
  9. 9 Cultural Insights and Digital ImpactsComputer Networks and Communications 62 works
  10. 10 Historical and Literary StudiesAnthropology 62 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-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Paris Nanterre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% higher 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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