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Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France

In research, Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,948 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,806 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,043 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies and Literature and Literary Theory — Urban Studies is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,022
of 28,054 · #9,528 all time
Rank in France
#254
of 1,422
Research works
4k
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France 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 #4,948 of 12,888 12.5%410 #5880
EngineeringField #2,806 of 6,636 11.9%211 #2827
Social SciencesDomain #6,043 of 10,521 5.2%379 #8399
Health SciencesDomain #7,670 of 11,982 7.8%94 #11185
Computer ScienceField #3,278 of 4,667 16.1%94 #2595
Social SciencesField #5,196 of 6,365 3.5%207 #6754
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,463 of 2,578 3.9%77 #3940
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,974 of 1,998 2.2%98 #3239

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France 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#5,880 #4,948
  2. Engineering#2,827 #2,806
  3. Social Sciences#8,399 #6,043
  4. Health Sciences#11,185 #7,670
  5. Computer Science#2,595 #3,278
  6. Social Sciences#6,754 #5,196
  7. Sociology and Political Science#3,940 #2,463
  8. Arts and Humanities#3,239 #1,974
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 Polytechnique Hauts-de-France specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 21.7 works8.6×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 27.0 works5.6×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.32× its world share, 94 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.55× its world share, 211 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.18× its world share, 38 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.49× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.28× its world share, 26 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.27× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.72× its world share, 98 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 207 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France?

Ranked on the composite score, Matías Martínez, A. Dubois and Souad Harmand lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France.

  1. 1 Matías Martínez France · #117,458 worldwide 215 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 A. Dubois France · #134,278 worldwide 131 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Souad Harmand France · #177,362 worldwide 355 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Jean‐Christophe Hornez France · #218,510 worldwide 196 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Nicolas Leblond France · #230,711 worldwide 1 citations · 162 works
  6. 6 Laurent Gardin France · #245,232 worldwide 28 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Nicolás Balutet France · #347,154 worldwide 1 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Sarah Rey France · #354,994 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Edwige Camp-Pietrain France · #359,631 worldwide 0 citations · 127 works
  10. 10 Stéphanie Schwerter France · #381,899 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France

Which keywords describe research at Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France?

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

▲ 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 Engagement50▲ 17×5 topics
  2. Territorial Governance47▲ 41×3 topics
  3. Local Development47▲ 45×2 topics
  4. Public Policy42▲ 9.3×10 topics
  5. Sustainable Development35▲ 2.4×14 topics
  6. Globalization33▲ 1.83×41 topics
  7. Social Justice32▲ 6.1×10 topics
  8. Gender31▲ 6.3×23 topics
  9. Identity30▲ 4.6×27 topics
  10. Citizen Participation27▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Environmental Participation27▲ 37×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation27▲ 37×1 topic
  13. Mental Health26▲ 1.98×9 topics
  14. Colonialism24▲ 5.7×26 topics
  15. Palliative Care24▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Economic Development23▲ 3.1×11 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage23▲ 4.6×20 topics
  18. Social Determinants of Health22▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Social Innovation21▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Citizenship21▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Institutionalization21▲ 25×3 topics
  22. Healthcare Legislation21▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Patient Rights21▲ 31×1 topic
  24. Cooperatives21▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Solidarity Economy21▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Participative Evaluation20▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Migration19▲ 6.3×11 topics
  28. Religion19▲ 4.3×12 topics
  29. Literature18▲ 3.7×29 topics
  30. Gender Studies17▲ 12×8 topics
  31. Community Development16▲ 9.4×7 topics
  32. Democracy16▲ 4.8×7 topics
  33. Social Change15▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Sociolinguistics15▲ 8.5×8 topics
  35. Family Law14▲ 34×3 topics
  36. Digital Communication13▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Open Access12▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Pragmatics12▲ 8.4×4 topics
  39. Feedback Control12▲ 8.3×8 topics
  40. Information Studies12▲ 65×1 topic

Which research topics does Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Health, Medicine and Society, Social Sciences and Governance and Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts.

French Urban and Social Studies: 27 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 21 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…20Social Sciences and Governance: 20 fractional worksCultural Insights and Di…12Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 12 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 12 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 11 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…11Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 11 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 10 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 9 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban StudiesComputer Networks and Communications2 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 27 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 21 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 20 works
  4. 4 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 12 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 12 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 11 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  8. 8 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  9. 9 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  10. 10 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 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-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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