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University of New Caledonia

In research, University of New Caledonia stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,281 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,897 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,522 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language and Demography — Linguistics and Language is 51.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,183
of 28,054 · #18,099 all time
Research works
1.1k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is University of New Caledonia 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 #10,281 of 12,888 16.7%86 #13819
Social SciencesDomain #8,897 of 10,521 4.8%201 #12339
Social SciencesField #5,522 of 6,365 4.7%159 #8016
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,517 of 2,578 4.3%62 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of New Caledonia 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#13,819 #10,281
  2. Social Sciences#12,339 #8,897
  3. Social Sciences#8,016 #5,522
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 New Caledonia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 51.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 20.7 works51×
  2. DemographySubfield · 24.1 works10.0×
← 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: 1.63× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.69× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.60× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.46× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.56× its world share, 159 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of New Caledonia?

Ranked on the composite score, Elatiana Razafimandimbimanana, Véronique Fillol and Dominique Cluzel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of New Caledonia.

  1. 1 Elatiana Razafimandimbimanana New Caledonia · #301,340 worldwide 2 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Véronique Fillol New Caledonia · #374,900 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Dominique Cluzel New Caledonia · #395,515 worldwide 260 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Émilie Gaillard New Caledonia · #414,130 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Frédéric Angleviel New Caledonia · #468,766 worldwide 11 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Laurent Wantiez New Caledonia · #479,672 worldwide 169 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Séverine Blaise New Caledonia · #570,781 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Olivier Galy New Caledonia · #612,069 worldwide 34 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Bruno Fogliani New Caledonia · #632,718 worldwide 72 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Guillaume Wattelez New Caledonia · #639,717 worldwide 11 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at University of New Caledonia

Which keywords describe research at University of New Caledonia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Decolonization, Climate Change, Identity, Colonialism, Sociolinguistics, Economic Development and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Globalization62▲ 8.9×41 topics
  2. Climate Change42▲ 4.4×60 topics
  3. Decolonization40▲ 140×5 topics
  4. Sustainability35▲ 4.1×22 topics
  5. Identity29▲ 11×18 topics
  6. Colonialism28▲ 17×16 topics
  7. Sociolinguistics28▲ 41×7 topics
  8. Economic Development27▲ 9.4×9 topics
  9. Governance26▲ 22×7 topics
  10. Vulnerability25▲ 31×6 topics
  11. Resilience24▲ 14×5 topics
  12. Social Justice22▲ 11×14 topics
  13. Pacific22▲ 334×2 topics
  14. Islands22▲ 531×1 topic
  15. Small States22▲ 531×1 topic
  16. Cultural Diversity21▲ 27×7 topics
  17. Multilingualism20▲ 34×4 topics
  18. Multiculturalism19▲ 28×4 topics
  19. Migration18▲ 15×9 topics
  20. Indigenous Peoples18▲ 230×3 topics
  21. Ethnicity18▲ 13×7 topics
  22. Cultural Defense16▲ 2655×1 topic
  23. Postcolonial Theory16▲ 171×1 topic
  24. Public Health16▲ 3.1×13 topics
  25. Nationalism13▲ 8.1×10 topics
  26. Language Policy13▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Community Engagement13▲ 11×7 topics
  28. Healthcare Access11▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Social Inequality11▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Population Dynamics11▲ 12×10 topics
  31. Territorial Governance10▲ 23×3 topics
  32. Local Development10▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Discrimination10▲ 15×3 topics
  34. French Territories10▲ 281×1 topic
  35. Migrant Workers10▲ 281×1 topic
  36. Ocean Acidification9▲ 36×3 topics
  37. Ecosystem Services9▲ 6.6×5 topics
  38. Immigration9▲ 22×6 topics
  39. Gender Studies8▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Marine Ecosystems8▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does University of New Caledonia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, New Caledonia Indigenous Studies, Migration, Identity, and Health and Education, sociology, and vocational training.

Island Studies and Pacif…22Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 22 fractional worksNew Caledonia Indigenous Studies: 16 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 10 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 7 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 7 fractional worksLinguistic and Sociocultural Studies: 6 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 6 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 6 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 6 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 5 fractional works
DemographySociology and Political ScienceLinguistics and LanguageEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 22 works
  2. 2 New Caledonia Indigenous Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  3. 3 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 7 works
  6. 6 Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies Linguistics and Language 6 works
  7. 7 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 6 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 6 works
  10. 10 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 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 available40.0%not open60.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.4%domestic only51.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of New Caledonia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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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.