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Université Rennes 2

In research, Université Rennes 2 stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,792 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,139 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#775 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, Linguistics and Language and History — History and Philosophy of Science is 21.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,030
of 28,054 · #10,447 all time
Rank in France
#360
of 1,422
Research works
6.3k
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Université Rennes 2 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 #2,792 of 10,521 8.0%1,411 #3556
Social SciencesField #2,139 of 6,365 7.0%711 #2963
Arts and HumanitiesField #775 of 1,998 8.6%550 #1432
Health SciencesDomain #7,011 of 11,982 11.2%177 #8320
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,558 of 2,578 5.5%283 #1962
MedicineField #6,543 of 10,443 15.0%104 #7591
Literature and Literary TheorySubfield #245 of 390 9.1%145 #696
Physical SciencesDomain #9,026 of 12,888 6.6%165 #8122
Cultural StudiesSubfield #173 of 232 10.1%106 #479
HistorySubfield #165 of 204 8.8%104 #538

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Rennes 2 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#3,556 #2,792
  2. Social Sciences#2,963 #2,139
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,432 #775
  4. Health Sciences#8,320 #7,011
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,962 #1,558
  6. Medicine#7,591 #6,543
  7. Literature and Literary Theory#696 #245
  8. Physical Sciences#8,122 #9,026
  9. Cultural Studies#479 #173
  10. History#538 #165
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 Rennes 2 specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 21.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 60.7 works22×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 43.4 works21×
  3. HistorySubfield · 103.8 works18×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 145.3 works15×
  5. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 105.6 works14×
  6. AnthropologySubfield · 66.3 works13×
  7. ArcheologySubfield · 58.0 works11×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 78 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 69 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 104 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 10.57× its world share, 550 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 99 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.12× its world share, 711 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Rennes 2?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean-Marc Poinsot, Pierre-Henry Frangne and Antje Kramer-Mallordy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Rennes 2.

  1. 1 Jean-Marc Poinsot · #154,532 worldwide 2 citations · 107 works
  2. 2 Pierre-Henry Frangne · #167,706 worldwide 0 citations · 129 works
  3. 3 Antje Kramer-Mallordy · #178,597 worldwide 0 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Marcel Calvez · #194,484 worldwide 48 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Philip Milburn · #194,571 worldwide 27 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 André Chédeville · #210,588 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Marie Jacob-Yapi · #216,267 worldwide 0 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Jean Claude Maleval · #226,375 worldwide 9 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Marion Denizot · #234,988 worldwide 0 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Anne Gangloff · #242,494 worldwide 11 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Université Rennes 2

Which keywords describe research at Université Rennes 2?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Globalization, Colonialism, Identity, Gender Studies, History, Social Justice and Community Engagement.

▲ 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. Globalization183▲ 5.2×97 topics
  2. Gender158▲ 16×43 topics
  3. Colonialism143▲ 17×41 topics
  4. Identity143▲ 11×55 topics
  5. Gender Studies126▲ 45×15 topics
  6. History123▲ 9.8×54 topics
  7. Social Justice122▲ 12×26 topics
  8. Community Engagement112▲ 19×13 topics
  9. Public Policy109▲ 12×16 topics
  10. Literature104▲ 11×52 topics
  11. Local Development90▲ 44×2 topics
  12. Territorial Governance90▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Sustainable Development90▲ 3.1×25 topics
  14. Cultural Heritage87▲ 8.8×25 topics
  15. Cultural Studies86▲ 13×31 topics
  16. Cultural Identity82▲ 8.8×29 topics
  17. Culture81▲ 8.5×28 topics
  18. Innovation75▲ 4.0×24 topics
  19. Nationalism74▲ 8.9×24 topics
  20. Citizen Participation73▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Environmental Participation73▲ 51×1 topic
  22. Proximity and Innovation73▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Memory67▲ 15×19 topics
  24. Religion67▲ 7.8×29 topics
  25. Historiography66▲ 29×14 topics
  26. Global Perspectives64▲ 78×2 topics
  27. Sociolinguistics63▲ 18×9 topics
  28. Sociopolitical62▲ 101×4 topics
  29. Cultural Diversity61▲ 15×15 topics
  30. Politics59▲ 12×17 topics
  31. Ethnographic Research58▲ 59×2 topics
  32. Neoliberalism58▲ 8.9×19 topics
  33. Educational Policies57▲ 27×3 topics
  34. Professional Practices56▲ 79×1 topic
  35. Public Action56▲ 79×1 topic
  36. Migration56▲ 9.2×18 topics
  37. Philosophy55▲ 6.9×32 topics
  38. Memory Studies53▲ 46×5 topics
  39. Ethnography52▲ 16×9 topics
  40. Social Movements51▲ 9.5×22 topics

Which research topics does Université Rennes 2 publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and Contemporary art, education, critique.

French Urban and Social …73French Urban and Social Studies: 73 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…56Education, sociology, and vocational training: 56 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 47 fractional worksContemporary art, education, critique: 42 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 42 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 40 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 39 fractional worksCultural Identity and He…37Cultural Identity and Heritage: 37 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 36 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 36 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceCultural StudiesComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 73 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSociology and Political Science 56 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisHistory and Philosophy of Science 47 works
  4. 4 Contemporary art, education, critiqueCultural Studies 42 works
  5. 5 Cultural Insights and Digital ImpactsComputer Networks and Communications 42 works
  6. 6 French Historical and Cultural StudiesHistory 40 works
  7. 7 Diverse Cultural and Historical StudiesCultural Studies 39 works
  8. 8 Cultural Identity and HeritageArcheology 37 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisPhilosophy 36 works
  10. 10 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchClinical Psychology 36 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 available36.4%not open63.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Rennes 2's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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