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Vincennes University

In research, Vincennes University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,276 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,828 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,401 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental and Educational Psychology — Developmental and Educational Psychology is 9.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,900
of 28,054 · #31,514 all time
Rank in United States
#2,570
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Vincennes University 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 #7,276 of 10,521 4.8%306 #9125
Physical SciencesDomain #10,828 of 12,888 2.1%213 #20175
Social SciencesField #5,401 of 6,365 4.7%149 #6885
Computer ScienceField #4,212 of 4,667 1.3%122 #6458
EngineeringField #6,376 of 6,636 3.7%68 —
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,495 of 2,578 2.9%90 #3982

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vincennes University 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. Social Sciences#9,125 #7,276
  2. Physical Sciences#20,175 #10,828
  3. Social Sciences#6,885 #5,401
  4. Computer Science#6,458 #4,212
  5. Sociology and Political Science#3,982 #2,495
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 Vincennes University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Developmental and Educational Psychology takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 24.5 works9.2×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.70× its world share, 122 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.40× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.21× its world share, 57 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 148 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vincennes University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jérôme Glicenstein and Umut Ungan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vincennes University.

  1. 1 Jérôme Glicenstein · #150,570 worldwide 7 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Umut Ungan · #381,075 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Vincennes University

Which keywords describe research at Vincennes University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Interaction, Gender Dynamics, Video Games, Esports, Online Gaming, Learning Outcomes, Student Engagement and Motivation.

▲ 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. Social Interaction58▲ 25×7 topics
  2. Gender Dynamics53▲ 86×4 topics
  3. Video Games52▲ 169×2 topics
  4. Esports52▲ 231×1 topic
  5. Online Gaming52▲ 231×1 topic
  6. Education28▲ 2.8×22 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence26▲ 3.3×21 topics
  8. Globalization25▲ 2.2×55 topics
  9. Machine Learning24▲ 1.29×32 topics
  10. Learning Outcomes24▲ 9.8×5 topics
  11. Deep Learning24▲ 1.21×30 topics
  12. Student Engagement23▲ 9.7×6 topics
  13. Motivation21▲ 8.6×4 topics
  14. Intrinsic Motivation20▲ 29×2 topics
  15. Game-Based Learning20▲ 60×1 topic
  16. Gamification20▲ 22×1 topic
  17. Virtual Reality19▲ 6.7×11 topics
  18. Technology19▲ 6.3×6 topics
  19. Sustainable Development18▲ 2.0×12 topics
  20. Big Data16▲ 3.0×14 topics
  21. Applications15▲ 9.4×2 topics
  22. Identity14▲ 3.4×30 topics
  23. User Experience14▲ 30×3 topics
  24. Human-Computer Interaction14▲ 14×7 topics
  25. Surgery14▲ 6.6×3 topics
  26. Training13▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Immersive Simulations13▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Maintenance13▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Cultural Heritage13▲ 4.0×10 topics
  30. Social Justice12▲ 3.7×11 topics
  31. Monte Carlo Tree Search12▲ 166×1 topic
  32. Procedural Content Generation12▲ 166×1 topic
  33. Community Engagement12▲ 6.3×6 topics
  34. Colonialism12▲ 4.2×25 topics
  35. Local Development10▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Territorial Governance10▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Gesture Recognition10▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Citizen Participation9▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Environmental Participation9▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Proximity and Innovation9▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Vincennes University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Games and Media, Educational Games and Gamification, Augmented Reality Applications and Artificial Intelligence in Games.

Digital Games and Media52Digital Games and Media: 52 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 20 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applications: 13 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Games: 12 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …9French Urban and Social Studies: 9 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 8 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 7 fractional worksHuman Motion and Animation: 6 fractional worksArt, Technology, and Culture: 5 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Games and MediaSociology and Political Science 52 works
  2. 2 Educational Games and GamificationDevelopmental and Educational Psychology 20 works
  3. 3 Augmented Reality ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 13 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in GamesArtificial Intelligence 12 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 9 works
  6. 6 Digital Innovation in IndustriesManagement of Technology and Innovation 8 works
  7. 7 Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 7 works
  8. 8 Human Motion and AnimationControl and Systems Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Art, Technology, and CultureVisual Arts and Performing Arts 5 works
  10. 10 Manufacturing Process and OptimizationIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available49.5%not open50.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.4%domestic only72.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vincennes University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower 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.