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University of Reunion Island

In research, University of Reunion Island stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,593 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,578 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,547
of 28,054 · #13,712 all time
Rank in Réunion
#1
of 5
Research works
1.1k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is University of Reunion Island 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 #8,593 of 10,521 7.8%121 #10464
Social SciencesField #5,578 of 6,365 6.4%79 #8442

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Reunion Island 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).

What does University of Reunion Island specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 40.0 works4.0×
← 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: 2.39× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.84× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 79 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Reunion Island?

Ranked on the composite score, Élise Ralser, Carpanin Marimoutou and Marcienne Martin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Reunion Island.

  1. 1 Élise Ralser Réunion · #374,990 worldwide 1 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Carpanin Marimoutou Réunion · #390,682 worldwide 3 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Marcienne Martin Réunion · #595,558 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Gwénael Murphy Réunion · #723,448 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Anne-Françoise Zattara-Gros Réunion · #777,440 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Mathieu David Réunion · #836,244 worldwide 109 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Gilbert W. Merkx Réunion · #868,475 worldwide 10 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Frédéric Miranville Réunion · #1,028,048 worldwide 48 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Jean‐François Martiné Réunion · #1,052,021 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Harry Boyer Réunion · #1,056,027 worldwide 77 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at University of Reunion Island

Which keywords describe research at University of Reunion Island?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Migration, Antioxidant, Social Justice, Sociolinguistics, Globalization, Colonialism, Identity 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. Globalization18▲ 3.4×35 topics
  2. Epidemiology14▲ 1.26×86 topics
  3. Migration14▲ 15×12 topics
  4. Antioxidant14▲ 7.1×16 topics
  5. Climate Change13▲ 1.77×41 topics
  6. Social Justice13▲ 7.9×11 topics
  7. Sociolinguistics12▲ 24×5 topics
  8. Sustainable Development12▲ 2.8×12 topics
  9. Identity12▲ 6.1×21 topics
  10. Colonialism12▲ 9.0×15 topics
  11. Public Health10▲ 2.5×24 topics
  12. Community Engagement10▲ 11×6 topics
  13. Public Policy10▲ 7.2×7 topics
  14. Cultural Diversity10▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Ethnicity9▲ 9.0×6 topics
  16. Local Development9▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Territorial Governance9▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Gender8▲ 5.6×16 topics
  19. Citizen Participation8▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Environmental Participation8▲ 37×1 topic
  21. Anti-inflammatory8▲ 9.9×8 topics
  22. Healthcare Access7▲ 9.5×7 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 7.1×7 topics
  24. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Gender Studies6▲ 15×6 topics
  26. Multilingualism6▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Pharmacology6▲ 9.2×6 topics
  28. Toxicity6▲ 5.3×9 topics
  29. Nationalism6▲ 4.8×8 topics
  30. Politics6▲ 8.1×8 topics
  31. Polysaccharides6▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Anticancer6▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Discrimination6▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Aloe Vera6▲ 236×1 topic
  35. Emodin6▲ 236×1 topic
  36. Social Inequality6▲ 7.5×2 topics
  37. French Territories6▲ 200×1 topic
  38. Migrant Workers6▲ 200×1 topic
  39. Social Movements5▲ 6.4×10 topics
  40. Decolonization5▲ 23×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Reunion Island publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plants, Migration, Identity, and Health and African Botany and Ecology Studies.

French Urban and Social Studies: 8 fractional worksPhytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plants: 6 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and…6Migration, Identity, and Health: 6 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…4African Botany and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 4 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…4Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 4 fractional worksLinguistic and Sociocultural Studies: 3 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 3 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePlant ScienceForestryPhilosophy3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  2. 2 Phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plants Plant Science 6 works
  3. 3 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 4 works
  5. 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 4 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 4 works
  8. 8 Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies Linguistics and Language 3 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  10. 10 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant 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 available58.1%not open41.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.2%domestic only52.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Reunion Island's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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