Question 1

What is Université Rennes 2 known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Université Rennes 2 stands highest in Social Sciences (#608 of 9,585 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#152 of 1,896 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#803 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. 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 20.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Université Rennes 2 rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Université Rennes 2 ranks #1,555 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,560 all time), and #57 of 517 in France.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Université Rennes 2?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Hassane Zouhal, Fatma Rhibi and Richard Kulpa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Rennes 2.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Université Rennes 2?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Université Rennes 2 is "GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State" (B. P. Abbott et al., 2018), with 2,512 citations. Next come "Poisson's ratio and modern materials" (2,389) and "Standardization of left atrial, right ventricular, and right atrial deformation imaging using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography: a consensus document of the EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to standardize deformation imaging" (1,701).

Question 5

Which research topics does Université Rennes 2 publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Université Rennes 2?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Université Rennes 2 work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Université Rennes 2 is in Social Sciences, 11% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (39%), Arts and Humanities (30%), Medicine (6%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Université Rennes 2's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% higher than in 2018-2021.