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University of French Polynesia

In research, University of French Polynesia stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,660 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,208 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,952 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Demography — Demography is 11.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,920
of 28,054 · #14,280 all time
Research works
1.1k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is University of French Polynesia 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 #10,660 of 12,888 19.0%75 #12156
Social SciencesDomain #9,208 of 10,521 6.4%128 #11372
Social SciencesField #5,952 of 6,365 4.0%97 #7208

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of French Polynesia 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#12,156 #10,660
  2. Social Sciences#11,372 #9,208
  3. Social Sciences#7,208 #5,952
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 University of French Polynesia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Demography takes 11.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DemographySubfield · 20.2 works12×
← 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: 1.17× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.70× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.50× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.03× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 96 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of French Polynesia?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean Martial Mari, Fabio Dei and Jean-Marc Regnault lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of French Polynesia.

  1. 1 Jean Martial Mari French Polynesia · #146,145 worldwide 116 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Fabio Dei French Polynesia · #345,099 worldwide 9 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Jean-Marc Regnault French Polynesia · #545,712 worldwide 1 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Emmanuelle Gindre French Polynesia · #568,693 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Rodica Ailincai French Polynesia · #579,051 worldwide 4 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 P. Auquier French Polynesia · #582,234 worldwide 30 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Loïs Bastide French Polynesia · #604,489 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Jean‐Yves Meyer French Polynesia · #610,209 worldwide 25 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Bernard Poirine French Polynesia · #708,172 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Bruno Saura French Polynesia · #718,250 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of French Polynesia

Which keywords describe research at University of French Polynesia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Sustainability, Decolonization, Governance, Vulnerability, Economic Development, Resilience and Pacific.

▲ 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. Globalization33▲ 6.6×26 topics
  2. Sustainability32▲ 5.2×16 topics
  3. Decolonization26▲ 127×5 topics
  4. Climate Change26▲ 3.8×35 topics
  5. Governance23▲ 28×5 topics
  6. Vulnerability22▲ 39×4 topics
  7. Economic Development22▲ 11×9 topics
  8. Resilience22▲ 18×7 topics
  9. Pacific21▲ 431×2 topics
  10. Islands20▲ 668×1 topic
  11. Small States20▲ 668×1 topic
  12. Environmental Impact17▲ 4.0×16 topics
  13. Identity15▲ 8.2×13 topics
  14. Public Health15▲ 4.0×17 topics
  15. Colonialism14▲ 11×12 topics
  16. Migration13▲ 15×8 topics
  17. Sustainable Development12▲ 2.9×8 topics
  18. Public Policy12▲ 9.1×4 topics
  19. Social Justice11▲ 7.6×6 topics
  20. Community Engagement11▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Local Development11▲ 37×2 topics
  22. Territorial Governance11▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Citizen Participation10▲ 30×1 topic
  24. Environmental Participation10▲ 46×1 topic
  25. History9▲ 5.0×12 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity9▲ 7.6×7 topics
  27. Cultural Diversity8▲ 15×5 topics
  28. Archaeology8▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Cultural History8▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Ocean Acidification8▲ 42×3 topics
  31. Ethnicity8▲ 8.1×3 topics
  32. Healthcare Access8▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Island Ecosystems7▲ 90×2 topics
  34. Pacific Islands7▲ 234×1 topic
  35. settlement7▲ 234×1 topic
  36. Sociolinguistics7▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Cultural Impact7▲ 49×2 topics
  38. Marine Ecosystems7▲ 51×2 topics
  39. Adaptation6▲ 8.3×3 topics
  40. Scientific History6▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does University of French Polynesia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, French Urban and Social Studies, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.

Island Studies and Pacif…20Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 20 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …10French Urban and Social Studies: 10 fractional worksPacific and Southeast As…7Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 7 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 6 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 6 fractional worksNew Caledonia Indigenous…5New Caledonia Indigenous Studies: 5 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 5 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 4 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 4 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 3 fractional works
DemographySociology and Political ScienceGeography, Planning and DevelopmentHistory and Philosophy of Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 20 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 7 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  5. 5 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 New Caledonia Indigenous Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 5 works
  8. 8 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 4 works
  10. 10 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.7%domestic only60.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of French Polynesia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.