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Université Savoie Mont Blanc

In research, Université Savoie Mont Blanc stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,066 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,608 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,918 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Archeology and Anthropology — Geophysics is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,415
of 28,054 · #3,285 all time
Rank in France
#69
of 1,422
Research works
5.4k
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
93k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Université Savoie Mont Blanc 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 #2,066 of 12,888 18.3%615 #2137
Social SciencesDomain #2,608 of 10,521 11.7%533 #2671
Social SciencesField #1,918 of 6,365 8.4%275 #1795
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #540 of 1,209 21.6%126 #712
EngineeringField #3,094 of 6,636 13.1%197 #3003
Environmental ScienceField #1,813 of 3,551 22.1%104 #1711
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,436 of 1,998 15.0%128 #2533
Computer ScienceField #3,438 of 4,667 12.5%70 #2610
Health SciencesDomain #8,909 of 11,982 13.8%109 #11396
MedicineField #8,189 of 10,443 18.4%69 #11090

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Savoie Mont Blanc 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#2,137 #2,066
  2. Social Sciences#2,671 #2,608
  3. Social Sciences#1,795 #1,918
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences#712 #540
  5. Engineering#3,003 #3,094
  6. Environmental Science#1,711 #1,813
  7. Arts and Humanities#2,533 #1,436
  8. Computer Science#2,610 #3,438
  9. Health Sciences#11,396 #8,909
  10. Medicine#11,090 #8,189
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 Savoie Mont Blanc specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 48.3 works10×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 32.3 works8.1×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 29.6 works7.9×
  4. HistorySubfield · 32.4 works7.6×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 22 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 70 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.08× its world share, 126 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 197 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 104 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.69× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.17× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.44× its world share, 42 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 69 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.33× its world share, 128 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.50× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 275 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Savoie Mont Blanc?

Ranked on the composite score, Didier Bresch, Kavé Salamatian and Pierre-Jérôme Rey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Savoie Mont Blanc.

  1. 1 Didier Bresch France · #104,486 worldwide 310 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Kavé Salamatian France · #144,918 worldwide 347 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Pierre-Jérôme Rey France · #163,367 worldwide 99 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 J.M. Moreau France · #170,150 worldwide 181 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Alexandre Benoît France · #175,361 worldwide 206 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Thomas Rupp France · #190,094 worldwide 116 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Isabelle Frochot France · #191,136 worldwide 156 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Anne Loison France · #205,382 worldwide 147 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Caroline Mothe France · #227,093 worldwide 140 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Sylvie Schmitt France · #245,681 worldwide 1 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Université Savoie Mont Blanc

Which keywords describe research at Université Savoie Mont Blanc?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Climate Change, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Social Justice, 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. Climate Change94▲ 2.6×75 topics
  2. Community Engagement57▲ 13×10 topics
  3. Sustainable Development56▲ 2.7×25 topics
  4. Territorial Governance54▲ 32×3 topics
  5. Local Development53▲ 35×2 topics
  6. Social Justice51▲ 6.5×17 topics
  7. Public Policy51▲ 7.8×9 topics
  8. Globalization50▲ 1.94×54 topics
  9. Remote Sensing43▲ 2.6×26 topics
  10. Citizen Participation40▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Environmental Participation40▲ 38×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation40▲ 38×1 topic
  13. Sustainability40▲ 1.23×56 topics
  14. Gender Studies38▲ 19×7 topics
  15. Mental Health37▲ 1.88×28 topics
  16. Colonialism32▲ 5.2×21 topics
  17. Identity31▲ 3.2×23 topics
  18. Gender25▲ 3.5×18 topics
  19. Cultural Heritage24▲ 3.3×16 topics
  20. Educational Policies23▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Professional Practices23▲ 45×1 topic
  22. Public Action23▲ 45×1 topic
  23. Social Movements23▲ 5.7×14 topics
  24. Hydrology22▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Sociolinguistics20▲ 7.8×8 topics
  26. Late Antiquity18▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Memory17▲ 5.2×11 topics
  28. Paleoclimatology17▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Holocene17▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Social Innovation17▲ 8.1×4 topics
  31. Archaeology16▲ 8.7×9 topics
  32. Pragmatics16▲ 7.3×4 topics
  33. Subduction16▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Plate Tectonics15▲ 7.5×3 topics
  35. Citizenship15▲ 9.1×6 topics
  36. Sea Level14▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Tourism14▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Institutionalization14▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Solar Influence14▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Sea Level Rise14▲ 8.2×3 topics

Which research topics does Université Savoie Mont Blanc publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Social Sciences and Governance.

French Urban and Social …40French Urban and Social Studies: 40 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 23 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 14 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 13 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 13 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 12 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …12earthquake and tectonic studies: 12 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…11Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 11 fractional worksCultural Identity and He…11Cultural Identity and Heritage: 11 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…11Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 11 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAtmospheric ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 40 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 14 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 13 works
  5. 5 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 13 works
  6. 6 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 12 works
  7. 7 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 12 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 11 works
  9. 9 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 11 works
  10. 10 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 11 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-authors25.6%domestic only74.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Savoie Mont Blanc'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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