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Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier

In research, Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,577 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#952 of 1,998 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,736 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, Archeology and Language and Linguistics — Linguistics and Language is 55.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,808
of 28,054 · #17,352 all time
Rank in France
#408
of 1,422
Research works
4.6k
▲ 106% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 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 #3,577 of 10,521 4.9%1,222 #4210
Arts and HumanitiesField #952 of 1,998 4.7%505 #1063
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,736 of 3,409 7.8%67 #3324
Social SciencesField #3,281 of 6,365 4.4%618 #4183
Health SciencesDomain #8,228 of 11,982 6.8%68 #15441
Language and LinguisticsSubfield #209 of 303 5.9%117 #546
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,853 of 2,578 4.4%230 #2581
Physical SciencesDomain #10,386 of 12,888 8.6%117 #14791
Life SciencesDomain #6,302 of 7,800 9.1%85 #11644
Linguistics and LanguageSubfield #24 of 29 2.8%96 #166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 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#4,210 #3,577
  2. Arts and Humanities#1,063 #952
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,324 #1,736
  4. Social Sciences#4,183 #3,281
  5. Health Sciences#15,441 #8,228
  6. Language and Linguistics#546 #209
  7. Sociology and Political Science#2,581 #1,853
  8. Physical Sciences#14,791 #10,386
  9. Life Sciences#11,644 #6,302
  10. Linguistics and Language#166 #24
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 Paul-Valéry Montpellier specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 55.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 95.7 works56×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 102.9 works23×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 117.3 works18×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 65.8 works16×
← 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: 0.94× its world share, 66 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 11.72× its world share, 505 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 66 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.27× its world share, 618 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier?

Ranked on the composite score, Xavier Bry, Aurore Schmitt and Henri Boyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier.

  1. 1 Xavier Bry France · #25,766 worldwide 551 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Aurore Schmitt France · #53,140 worldwide 106 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Henri Boyer France · #69,625 worldwide 51 citations · 86 works
  4. 4 Pierre-Marie Héron France · #160,278 worldwide 2 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Gilles Bancarel France · #177,399 worldwide 0 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Raymond Huard France · #182,732 worldwide 10 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Arlette Jouanna France · #214,947 worldwide 10 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Philippe Marinval France · #224,646 worldwide 29 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Feliciana Sala Sellés France · #231,419 worldwide 13 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Didier Plassard France · #246,380 worldwide 2 citations · 69 works
All ranked researchers at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier

Which keywords describe research at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Justice, Sociolinguistics, Identity, Globalization, Community Engagement, Multilingualism, Territorial Governance and Local Development.

▲ 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. Globalization130▲ 4.4×83 topics
  2. Social Justice129▲ 15×22 topics
  3. Sociolinguistics113▲ 40×9 topics
  4. Identity103▲ 9.4×58 topics
  5. Community Engagement99▲ 20×10 topics
  6. Multilingualism98▲ 39×6 topics
  7. Territorial Governance97▲ 52×4 topics
  8. Local Development96▲ 56×2 topics
  9. Colonialism94▲ 13×42 topics
  10. Gender94▲ 12×40 topics
  11. Public Policy88▲ 12×16 topics
  12. Sustainable Development86▲ 3.6×32 topics
  13. Literature80▲ 9.9×43 topics
  14. History79▲ 7.6×47 topics
  15. Pragmatics75▲ 31×6 topics
  16. Citizen Participation71▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Environmental Participation71▲ 60×1 topic
  18. Proximity and Innovation71▲ 60×1 topic
  19. Gender Studies69▲ 30×11 topics
  20. Culture69▲ 8.7×27 topics
  21. Cultural Diversity67▲ 20×14 topics
  22. Religion64▲ 9.0×27 topics
  23. Historiography63▲ 33×10 topics
  24. Nationalism62▲ 8.9×27 topics
  25. Archaeology61▲ 30×11 topics
  26. Linguistics60▲ 24×7 topics
  27. Discourse Analysis58▲ 15×9 topics
  28. Rhetoric54▲ 33×6 topics
  29. Cultural History54▲ 30×14 topics
  30. Language Contact54▲ 37×5 topics
  31. Cultural Heritage53▲ 6.5×30 topics
  32. Pedagogy52▲ 7.1×12 topics
  33. Intercultural Communication52▲ 76×3 topics
  34. Cultural Studies52▲ 9.2×26 topics
  35. Language Policy52▲ 25×5 topics
  36. Argumentation50▲ 108×1 topic
  37. Ethos50▲ 108×1 topic
  38. Language Education50▲ 30×3 topics
  39. Didactics47▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Migration and Integration47▲ 217×1 topic

Which research topics does Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier publish most on?

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

French Urban and Social Studies: 71 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 50 fractional worksFrench Language Learning…47French Language Learning Methods: 47 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…42Education, sociology, and vocational training: 42 fractional worksMedieval European Literature and History: 36 fractional worksLinguistic and Sociocultural Studies: 35 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…30Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 30 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 28 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 24 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 24 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePhilosophyLinguistics and LanguageLanguage and Linguistics4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 71 works
  2. 2 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 50 works
  3. 3 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 47 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 42 works
  5. 5 Medieval European Literature and History Language and Linguistics 36 works
  6. 6 Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies Linguistics and Language 35 works
  7. 7 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 30 works
  8. 8 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 28 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 24 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 24 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 106% 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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