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The University of Caen Normandy ranked 22nd in France, 708th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 133 research topics. The University of Caen Normandy ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 32,977 academic publications and 588,671 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 86 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#708 of 14,131 In the World
#293 of 2,785 In Europe
#22 of 224 In France
#1 of 10 In Normandy
#1 of 2 In Caen
#150 of 2,195 For Art History
#245 of 2,534 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#286 of 1,675 For Audiology
#807 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#825 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 130 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Caen Normandy ranked 24th for Biology in France and 897th in the World with 16,038 publications made and 455,418 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#24 of 135 In France
#302 of 1,449 In Europe
#897 of 6,841 In the World

University of Caen Normandy
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 67 492
1994 73 499
1995 84 567
1996 90 719
1997 100 828
1998 138 936
1999 149 1198
2000 133 1332
2001 177 1767
2002 216 2283
2003 199 2866
2004 196 3202
2005 226 3778
2006 251 4249
2007 285 5165
2008 306 5880
2009 410 6823
2010 425 7917
2011 494 9156
2012 563 10972
2013 594 12656
2014 664 14979
2015 667 16603
2016 730 17894
2017 711 20568
2018 765 22125
2019 908 25725
2020 980 32467
2021 1060 38507
2022 1036 39765
2023 1098 41146
2024 956 40423
2025 838 37652

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Caen Normandy in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 13 189 482
Toxicology 7 147 488
Pharmacology 14 201 607
Microbiology 15 209 622
Molecular Biology 24 218 643
Oncology and Cancer research 19 219 652
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 237 713
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 22 286 730
Biotechnology 18 249 750
Virology 25 268 818
Genetics 25 296 854
Astrobiology 37 330 881
Immunology 27 285 887
Paleontology 26 322 921
Agricultural Science 17 284 928
Biochemistry 28 322 970
Forestry 29 297 974
Animal Science 17 282 988
Nutrition and Food Science 21 310 1000
Zoology 27 331 1011
Botany 30 365 1165
Biophysics 39 405 1223
Horticulture 28 327 1254
Evolutionary Biology 54 492 1425
Nanotechnology 54 438 1567

Medicine rankings

The University of Caen Normandy ranked 16th for Medicine in France and 659th in the World with 14,478 publications made and 372,535 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#16 of 132 In France
#229 of 1,437 In Europe
#659 of 6,793 In the World

University of Caen Normandy
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 49 236
1994 46 238
1995 58 289
1996 69 436
1997 88 466
1998 102 584
1999 111 800
2000 102 868
2001 125 1291
2002 142 1577
2003 137 1991
2004 164 2603
2005 171 2802
2006 203 3219
2007 221 4007
2008 240 4800
2009 292 5699
2010 355 6518
2011 382 7488
2012 463 8900
2013 566 10474
2014 572 12003
2015 671 13654
2016 732 14735
2017 710 16790
2018 823 18241
2019 920 21106
2020 971 26992
2021 1006 32651
2022 918 34056
2023 1022 35389
2024 926 34907
2025 842 32928

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Caen Normandy in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 9 110 245
Audiology 6 112 286
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 148 405
Respiratory Therapy 14 166 422
Critical Care Nursing 13 188 452
Neurosurgery 13 163 455
Cardiology 12 179 464
Toxicology 7 147 488
Urology 8 167 499
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 169 503
Psychiatry 10 187 504
Pharmacy 19 208 511
Medical Physics 16 221 562
Anesthesiology 14 191 573
Surgery 15 205 580
Radiation Therapy 19 205 592
Pharmacology 14 201 607
Oncology and Cancer research 19 219 652
Pathology 18 248 715
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 20 234 716
Epidemiology 21 262 726
Anatomy and Physiology 19 257 728
Dermatology 24 247 746
Pediatrics 22 248 766
Virology 25 268 818
Ophthalmology 19 278 821
Health Science 13 271 825
Plastic Surgery 20 246 844
Sports Medicine 25 334 881
Immunology 27 285 887
Sonography and Ultrasound 29 298 906
Physical Therapy 25 346 937
Cosmetology 19 291 944
Public Health 22 322 953
Family medicine 24 295 964
Occupational Therapy 17 354 977
Clinical Psychology 19 342 1009
Orthodontics 32 387 1141
Dentistry 29 366 1155
Gerontology 22 396 1189
Biomedical Engineering 39 405 1237
Nursing 26 419 1307
Veterinary 31 390 1682
Healthcare Management (MHA) 30 536 1835

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Caen Normandy ranked 30th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 697th in the World with 13,593 publications made and 178,406 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Sociology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#30 of 135 In France
#286 of 1,502 In Europe
#697 of 7,088 In the World

University of Caen Normandy
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 32 113
1994 36 133
1995 37 168
1996 41 183
1997 68 202
1998 99 300
1999 68 341
2000 103 421
2001 134 506
2002 151 753
2003 138 884
2004 167 1074
2005 168 1235
2006 248 1590
2007 240 1884
2008 261 2218
2009 321 2833
2010 420 3134
2011 460 3849
2012 460 4374
2013 499 5224
2014 583 6143
2015 642 6884
2016 684 7594
2017 703 8685
2018 885 9326
2019 915 10518
2020 872 13296
2021 898 15736
2022 821 15895
2023 959 16856
2024 746 15463
2025 476 13144

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Caen Normandy in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Art History 4 58 150
Philosophy 28 237 548
Genealogy 20 262 725
History 19 291 726
Classics and Ancient History 22 318 811
Political Science 42 394 957
Linguistics 31 371 971
Special Education 23 369 978
Demography 31 372 1089
Aesthetics 28 430 1100
Anthropology 27 441 1227
Sociology 36 434 1243
Archaeology 34 458 1269
Library and Information science 41 458 1314
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 32 505 1389
Law 41 536 1526
Gender Studies 39 572 1970
Education Majors 46 700 2704
Communications and Public Relations 68 939 3462

Chemistry rankings

The University of Caen Normandy ranked 34th for Chemistry in France and 1075th in the World with 11,489 publications made and 297,270 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#34 of 138 In France
#354 of 1,417 In Europe
#1075 of 6,561 In the World

University of Caen Normandy
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 73 606
1994 93 692
1995 98 731
1996 99 912
1997 109 1022
1998 123 1085
1999 143 1237
2000 127 1368
2001 151 1717
2002 174 2084
2003 164 2443
2004 160 2714
2005 198 3133
2006 197 3354
2007 220 3883
2008 230 4264
2009 322 4803
2010 307 5627
2011 373 6567
2012 401 7716
2013 405 8871
2014 436 10411
2015 424 11338
2016 432 11949
2017 422 13630
2018 503 14881
2019 599 17145
2020 642 21266
2021 654 25101
2022 682 26377
2023 733 27623
2024 616 27042
2025 479 24730

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Caen Normandy in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 19 208 511
Inorganic Chemistry 25 280 842
Biochemistry 28 322 970
Nutrition and Food Science 21 310 1000
Organic Chemistry 31 340 1035
Computational Chemistry 41 370 1082
Petrology and Geochemistry 42 387 1097
Environmental Chemistry 38 386 1167
Physical chemistry 45 381 1226
Materials Science 48 414 1271
Chemical Engineering 48 397 1412
Radiochemistry 33 366 1545
Nanotechnology 54 438 1567

Engineering rankings

The University of Caen Normandy ranked 42nd for Engineering in France and 1237th in the World with 9,828 publications made and 219,852 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#42 of 139 In France
#421 of 1,466 In Europe
#1237 of 6,795 In the World

University of Caen Normandy
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 38 414
1994 55 535
1995 54 543
1996 67 597
1997 74 731
1998 93 730
1999 83 811
2000 87 886
2001 96 1060
2002 121 1355
2003 104 1503
2004 111 1691
2005 133 2057
2006 165 2197
2007 175 2534
2008 181 2759
2009 277 3235
2010 312 3928
2011 324 4803
2012 370 5722
2013 368 6564
2014 394 7632
2015 365 8521
2016 403 9445
2017 390 10558
2018 462 11517
2019 538 13441
2020 578 16177
2021 630 18857
2022 631 19591
2023 734 20961
2024 570 20628
2025 414 18638

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Caen Normandy in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 18 249 750
Marine Engineering 26 309 928
Nuclear Engineering 28 326 982
Computer Networking 30 365 1043
Acoustical Engineering 36 381 1062
Aerospace Engineering 46 403 1101
Systems Engineering 35 444 1114
Metallurgical Engineering 39 373 1164
Optical Engineering 42 397 1169
Applied/Engineering Physics 46 402 1199
Automation and Control engineering 41 368 1214
Mechanical Engineering 37 437 1216
Biomedical Engineering 39 405 1237
Materials Science 48 414 1271
Geotechnical Engineering 48 428 1411
Chemical Engineering 48 397 1412
Electrical Engineering 47 458 1429
Human-Computer Interaction 45 523 1435
Remote Sensing 50 482 1460
Telecommunications 49 468 1466
Civil Engineering 42 496 1504
Automotive Engineering 36 461 1510
Nanotechnology 54 438 1567
Renewable Energy Engineering 42 496 1659
Electronic Engineering 60 503 1692
Structural Engineering 67 555 1755
Environmental Engineering 50 505 1786
Reliability and Quality Engineering 59 599 2026
Computer Engineering 61 575 2026
Operations Research 61 634 2184

Physics rankings

The University of Caen Normandy ranked 44th for Physics in France and 1227th in the World with 9,295 publications made and 201,020 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#44 of 138 In France
#416 of 1,460 In Europe
#1227 of 6,729 In the World

University of Caen Normandy
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 40 457
1994 63 567
1995 62 609
1996 64 680
1997 83 771
1998 82 722
1999 83 805
2000 91 890
2001 94 1070
2002 116 1242
2003 99 1389
2004 109 1617
2005 127 1970
2006 144 2014
2007 155 2310
2008 183 2587
2009 280 3044
2010 271 3606
2011 306 4359
2012 327 5084
2013 365 6011
2014 387 7093
2015 362 7864
2016 362 8511
2017 350 9708
2018 407 10479
2019 467 12149
2020 575 14601
2021 585 16978
2022 615 17655
2023 646 19187
2024 526 19255
2025 389 17268

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Caen Normandy in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 16 221 562
Condensed Matter Physics 28 279 745
Atomic and Molecular physics 30 317 816
Astrobiology 37 330 881
Nuclear Physics 36 370 1034
Astrophysics and Astronomy 37 391 1047
Acoustical Engineering 36 381 1062
Optical Engineering 42 397 1169
Applied/Engineering Physics 46 402 1199
Quantum and Particle physics 47 422 1203
Biophysics 39 405 1223
Materials Science 48 414 1271
Theoretical Physics 59 491 1460
Nanotechnology 54 438 1567

Computer Science rankings

The University of Caen Normandy ranked 25th for Computer Science in France and 884th in the World with 8,941 publications made and 251,239 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#25 of 138 In France
#327 of 1,470 In Europe
#884 of 6,855 In the World

University of Caen Normandy
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 26 181
1994 28 140
1995 37 189
1996 35 256
1997 44 298
1998 82 384
1999 66 506
2000 71 586
2001 76 816
2002 122 1151
2003 99 1427
2004 116 1626
2005 107 2017
2006 146 2281
2007 152 2749
2008 192 3204
2009 250 3949
2010 290 4526
2011 313 5231
2012 318 6285
2013 341 7353
2014 388 8655
2015 418 9727
2016 416 10271
2017 388 11566
2018 411 12284
2019 506 13959
2020 500 17080
2021 618 19963
2022 624 20968
2023 681 22307
2024 543 22117
2025 412 20242

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Caen Normandy in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 9 175 465
Neuroscience 13 189 482
Computer Vision 21 226 609
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 22 286 730
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 26 315 831
Computational Linguistics 31 339 912
Computer Networking 30 365 1043
Computer Graphics 51 443 1155
Blockchain and Cryptography 42 385 1201
Cyber Security 31 417 1227
Library and Information science 41 458 1314
Human-Computer Interaction 45 523 1435
Telecommunications 49 468 1466
Machine Learning 39 456 1521
Software Engineering 55 580 1576
Data Science 51 579 1669
Computer Engineering 61 575 2026
Management Information Systems 82 937 2998

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Caen Normandy ranked 33rd for Environmental Science in France and 1069th in the World with 8,907 publications made and 187,265 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#33 of 135 In France
#378 of 1,464 In Europe
#1069 of 6,888 In the World

University of Caen Normandy
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 35 320
1994 35 332
1995 52 389
1996 53 428
1997 61 464
1998 92 476
1999 81 635
2000 95 642
2001 104 802
2002 122 1058
2003 108 1313
2004 109 1437
2005 134 1677
2006 148 1897
2007 141 2271
2008 164 2452
2009 236 2961
2010 280 3473
2011 296 4171
2012 341 4953
2013 357 5730
2014 400 6842
2015 344 7492
2016 384 8156
2017 368 9158
2018 438 9895
2019 541 11458
2020 511 14072
2021 541 16453
2022 571 16420
2023 621 17153
2024 508 15943
2025 335 14542

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Caen Normandy in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 237 713
Paleontology 26 322 921
Agricultural Science 17 284 928
Geology 32 337 936
Forestry 29 297 974
Oceanography 34 364 1059
Earth science and Geophysics 39 361 1080
Petrology and Geochemistry 42 387 1097
Geography and Cartography 38 408 1129
Environmental Chemistry 38 386 1167
Ecology 34 414 1206
Geotechnical Engineering 48 428 1411
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 51 480 1450
Environmental Engineering 50 505 1786
Environmental Management 54 590 2022

Psychology rankings

The University of Caen Normandy ranked 15th for Psychology in France and 706th in the World with 6,646 publications made and 207,298 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#15 of 128 In France
#252 of 1,424 In Europe
#706 of 6,663 In the World

University of Caen Normandy
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 22 91
1994 14 70
1995 22 110
1996 24 163
1997 37 195
1998 55 252
1999 52 378
2000 56 467
2001 70 656
2002 84 934
2003 65 1227
2004 77 1469
2005 72 1765
2006 100 1971
2007 105 2436
2008 132 3034
2009 160 3631
2010 175 4069
2011 198 4606
2012 223 5519
2013 265 6390
2014 257 7316
2015 318 8403
2016 326 8955
2017 317 10208
2018 330 10664
2019 367 12027
2020 408 14711
2021 494 17593
2022 436 18142
2023 482 19264
2024 456 18598
2025 406 17491

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Caen Normandy in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 9 175 465
Neuroscience 13 189 482
Psychiatry 10 187 504
Occupational Therapy 17 354 977
Special Education 23 369 978
Child Psychology 18 336 982
Clinical Psychology 19 342 1009
Social Psychology 39 535 1658
Education Majors 46 700 2704

Mathematics rankings

The University of Caen Normandy ranked 33rd for Mathematics in France and 1094th in the World with 4,248 publications made and 103,769 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#33 of 133 In France
#391 of 1,406 In Europe
#1094 of 6,434 In the World

University of Caen Normandy
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 5 39
1994 11 58
1995 8 55
1996 8 61
1997 22 84
1998 25 93
1999 18 121
2000 31 146
2001 26 192
2002 38 281
2003 39 320
2004 40 386
2005 29 432
2006 61 576
2007 55 678
2008 76 824
2009 96 1095
2010 121 1305
2011 141 1605
2012 141 1930
2013 133 2284
2014 170 2823
2015 159 3347
2016 198 3624
2017 184 4013
2018 211 4350
2019 231 5063
2020 301 6406
2021 362 8030
2022 380 8338
2023 368 9180
2024 284 7464
2025 258 6839

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Caen Normandy in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 32 345 864
Applied Mathematics 52 387 1000
Statistics 34 375 1026
Blockchain and Cryptography 42 385 1201
Math Teachers 36 566 2115
Operations Research 61 634 2184

Art & Design rankings

The University of Caen Normandy ranked 23rd for Art & Design in France and 781st in the World with 1,474 publications made and 33,762 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Art History, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#23 of 127 In France
#318 of 1,385 In Europe
#781 of 6,010 In the World

University of Caen Normandy
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 5 16
1994 4 14
1995 6 26
1996 2 18
1997 9 27
1998 17 27
1999 8 38
2000 16 51
2001 11 60
2002 15 99
2003 22 137
2004 32 138
2005 12 168
2006 36 215
2007 26 226
2008 30 260
2009 28 337
2010 45 325
2011 37 420
2012 47 470
2013 59 578
2014 57 729
2015 68 797
2016 93 906
2017 81 1031
2018 85 1038
2019 89 1242
2020 99 1436
2021 84 1610
2022 75 1680
2023 95 1734
2024 97 1881
2025 68 1764

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Caen Normandy in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Art History 4 58 150
Cinematography 35 354 902
Literature 31 362 913
Aesthetics 28 430 1100
Computer Graphics 51 443 1155
Fashion Design 47 510 1367
Creative Writing 38 532 1557

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Caen Normandy

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Risk Management 33 406 987
Management 29 416 1130
Advertising 33 472 1296
Business 39 521 1431
Economics 51 586 1711
Marketing 46 601 1797
International Business 66 752 1842
Accounting 51 625 1927
Finance 62 649 1937
Development Studies 44 620 2139