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The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 24th in France, 760th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 157 research topics. The University of Clermont Auvergne ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 46,186 academic publications and 1,117,012 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#760 of 14,131 In the World
#311 of 2,785 In Europe
#24 of 224 In France
#4 of 27 In Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
#1 of 2 In Clermont-Ferrand
#142 of 2,954 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#330 of 3,845 For Earth science and Geophysics
#337 of 1,346 For Sports / Exercise science
#3567 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1173 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 154 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 14th for Chemistry in France and 614th in the World with 24,773 publications made and 698,863 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#14 of 138 In France
#218 of 1,417 In Europe
#614 of 6,561 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 184 1219
1994 217 1372
1995 205 1616
1996 194 1718
1997 261 2079
1998 341 2557
1999 296 2757
2000 303 3308
2001 311 3594
2002 320 4289
2003 325 5029
2004 361 5878
2005 359 6957
2006 4169 8169
2007 415 9252
2008 458 10614
2009 502 11930
2010 622 13678
2011 670 16911
2012 843 20393
2013 832 24662
2014 760 26433
2015 748 29837
2016 712 32690
2017 764 34982
2018 811 35425
2019 791 39490
2020 1224 46696
2021 1280 54802
2022 1343 54672
2023 1243 56765
2024 985 51676
2025 673 45320

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Clermont Auvergne in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 48 142
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 14 140 346
Nutrition and Food Science 5 123 352
Biochemical Engineering 9 187 426
Inorganic Chemistry 15 166 468
Environmental Chemistry 12 180 489
Physical chemistry 15 169 502
Computational Chemistry 17 219 507
Biochemistry 14 219 623
Materials Science 18 232 647
Organic Chemistry 16 226 652
Chemical Engineering 21 211 666
Pharmacy 25 269 724
Radiochemistry 10 178 734
Nanotechnology 25 276 855

Biology rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 14th for Biology in France and 663rd in the World with 22,478 publications made and 734,573 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 135 In France
#229 of 1,449 In Europe
#663 of 6,841 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 167 1123
1994 195 1286
1995 193 1503
1996 179 1596
1997 234 1918
1998 297 2382
1999 266 2530
2000 283 3132
2001 290 3414
2002 288 4108
2003 287 4898
2004 330 5506
2005 316 6525
2006 496 7869
2007 383 8662
2008 451 10181
2009 485 11164
2010 578 13207
2011 656 16193
2012 791 19379
2013 831 22731
2014 769 25253
2015 816 28755
2016 788 31439
2017 843 33463
2018 927 35379
2019 958 40848
2020 1489 50535
2021 1527 59735
2022 1565 61425
2023 1502 63920
2024 1249 60684
2025 968 54258

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Clermont Auvergne in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 5 123 352
Forestry 11 129 396
Microbiology 8 141 397
Animal Science 5 132 416
Astrobiology 21 187 456
Paleontology 10 187 492
Horticulture 10 152 493
Biotechnology 9 189 522
Agricultural Science 9 165 542
Botany 9 194 554
Molecular Biology 17 186 569
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 235 605
Biochemistry 14 219 623
Evolutionary Biology 18 249 629
Genetics 19 231 661
Oncology and Cancer research 21 229 689
Pharmacology 21 246 778
Neuroscience 22 290 783
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 273 826
Immunology 25 273 831
Biophysics 27 300 848
Nanotechnology 25 276 855
Zoology 24 317 922
Virology 28 296 982
Toxicology 20 298 1064

Physics rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 19th for Physics in France and 668th in the World with 22,299 publications made and 615,015 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#19 of 138 In France
#244 of 1,460 In Europe
#668 of 6,729 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 128 853
1994 157 919
1995 152 1186
1996 156 1372
1997 220 1550
1998 274 1844
1999 236 2024
2000 244 2415
2001 266 2632
2002 300 3162
2003 294 3775
2004 325 4669
2005 317 5648
2006 4404 6849
2007 380 7973
2008 431 9169
2009 466 10174
2010 561 11715
2011 625 15650
2012 788 19790
2013 763 24268
2014 749 25837
2015 726 29748
2016 653 33686
2017 730 35065
2018 759 33720
2019 731 37331
2020 1024 41407
2021 1045 47623
2022 1031 44087
2023 1089 47758
2024 852 41948
2025 528 35634

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Clermont Auvergne in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 21 187 456
Nuclear Physics 15 198 470
Theoretical Physics 23 244 553
Medical Physics 17 223 564
Atomic and Molecular physics 20 257 587
Quantum and Particle physics 19 236 619
Materials Science 18 232 647
Astrophysics and Astronomy 22 261 656
Condensed Matter Physics 21 257 678
Optical Engineering 18 249 687
Applied/Engineering Physics 22 254 695
Acoustical Engineering 22 281 740
Biophysics 27 300 848
Nanotechnology 25 276 855

Engineering rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 19th for Engineering in France and 728th in the World with 20,681 publications made and 551,447 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#19 of 139 In France
#259 of 1,466 In Europe
#728 of 6,795 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 117 731
1994 150 773
1995 135 972
1996 154 1138
1997 194 1322
1998 234 1608
1999 213 1796
2000 228 2220
2001 232 2405
2002 280 3030
2003 272 3419
2004 324 4262
2005 311 5200
2006 3474 6200
2007 384 7308
2008 432 8383
2009 459 9482
2010 547 10710
2011 603 13917
2012 726 17001
2013 735 20514
2014 688 21847
2015 697 25178
2016 583 27682
2017 672 29515
2018 738 29158
2019 739 32251
2020 1046 36983
2021 1061 43055
2022 1075 42145
2023 1067 44640
2024 845 39560
2025 510 34517

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Clermont Auvergne in various areas of Engineering.

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 13th for Environmental Science in France and 659th in the World with 16,758 publications made and 533,520 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#13 of 135 In France
#238 of 1,464 In Europe
#659 of 6,888 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 88 693
1994 151 836
1995 128 955
1996 114 989
1997 162 1217
1998 204 1489
1999 189 1647
2000 198 2169
2001 215 2271
2002 199 2830
2003 205 3331
2004 233 3814
2005 250 4446
2006 419 5586
2007 277 6173
2008 311 7279
2009 346 8098
2010 450 9373
2011 504 11961
2012 619 14946
2013 638 17592
2014 573 18997
2015 626 22030
2016 562 24513
2017 637 25580
2018 717 26912
2019 827 30621
2020 1106 36872
2021 1166 44553
2022 1255 44662
2023 1229 47245
2024 944 43321
2025 586 37811

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Clermont Auvergne in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 48 142
Earth science and Geophysics 10 112 330
Forestry 11 129 396
Environmental Chemistry 12 180 489
Paleontology 10 187 492
Agricultural Science 9 165 542
Geology 13 204 554
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 26 244 662
Oceanography 17 257 694
Geography and Cartography 20 281 729
Ecology 15 265 741
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 273 826
Geotechnical Engineering 24 278 846
Environmental Engineering 18 297 904
Urban and Regional planning 18 469 980
Environmental Management 21 373 1127

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 29th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 674th in the World with 15,946 publications made and 316,420 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#29 of 135 In France
#280 of 1,502 In Europe
#674 of 7,088 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 67 335
1994 83 374
1995 76 401
1996 88 402
1997 123 480
1998 126 648
1999 122 774
2000 141 945
2001 150 1056
2002 186 1519
2003 170 1690
2004 201 2008
2005 227 2359
2006 273 3082
2007 283 3461
2008 296 4229
2009 362 4839
2010 390 5805
2011 481 7557
2012 536 9662
2013 563 11481
2014 508 12335
2015 663 14506
2016 592 16172
2017 684 17017
2018 818 17880
2019 835 20711
2020 1157 24759
2021 1199 30318
2022 1287 30402
2023 1212 32300
2024 1062 28640
2025 575 24074

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 2 125 337
Art History 23 196 458
Philosophy 29 241 555
Political Science 30 309 748
Linguistics 20 303 765
History 22 312 797
Demography 16 293 835
Special Education 16 324 857
Genealogy 26 313 866
Archaeology 18 339 867
Early Childhood Education 7 292 883
Aesthetics 23 364 917
Classics and Ancient History 25 352 919
Sociology 26 351 968
Anthropology 19 361 977
Urban and Regional planning 18 469 980
Law 19 371 987
Library and Information science 35 394 1061
Gender Studies 24 396 1218
Education Majors 16 430 1333
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 30 494 1335
Criminology and Criminal Justice 22 432 1383
Communications and Public Relations 30 577 1704

Medicine rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 22nd for Medicine in France and 779th in the World with 13,634 publications made and 432,541 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#22 of 132 In France
#270 of 1,437 In Europe
#779 of 6,793 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 65 441
1994 77 565
1995 67 599
1996 84 748
1997 91 806
1998 125 966
1999 107 1041
2000 118 1226
2001 100 1356
2002 134 1681
2003 117 1967
2004 159 2285
2005 169 2527
2006 220 3208
2007 201 3489
2008 253 4325
2009 267 4960
2010 316 5850
2011 388 7859
2012 446 9801
2013 508 11671
2014 480 13383
2015 557 15324
2016 583 18121
2017 653 19038
2018 642 20817
2019 715 24608
2020 1008 31608
2021 997 37401
2022 935 39086
2023 938 40298
2024 834 38024
2025 752 34301

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Clermont Auvergne in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 2 125 337
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 17 161 393
Orthodontics 11 156 457
Dentistry 11 160 467
Physical Therapy 9 204 516
Sports Medicine 14 219 546
Audiology 13 203 546
Medical Physics 17 223 564
Anatomy and Physiology 14 205 584
Urology 10 197 596
Anesthesiology 18 211 621
Radiation Therapy 23 224 666
Oncology and Cancer research 21 229 689
Pharmacy 25 269 724
Respiratory Therapy 25 250 731
Gerontology 11 244 736
Pathology 19 258 756
Family medicine 18 250 764
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 23 256 773
Surgery 24 254 777
Pharmacology 21 246 778
Optometry 15 272 817
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 261 820
Critical Care Nursing 28 296 823
Immunology 25 273 831
Public Health 16 299 868
Psychiatry 22 301 876
Cardiology 29 300 876
Ophthalmology 24 298 890
Sonography and Ultrasound 28 297 903
Nursing 16 320 922
Pediatrics 25 289 959
Epidemiology 29 310 975
Virology 28 296 982
Occupational Therapy 18 356 984
Clinical Psychology 18 338 998
Biomedical Engineering 28 344 1009
Dermatology 29 305 1031
Toxicology 20 298 1064
Healthcare Management (MHA) 14 368 1074
Health Science 22 366 1142
Veterinary 21 295 1198
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 30 403 1359

Computer Science rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 22nd for Computer Science in France and 847th in the World with 11,502 publications made and 339,046 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#22 of 138 In France
#320 of 1,470 In Europe
#847 of 6,855 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 51 331
1994 62 404
1995 54 416
1996 60 487
1997 83 578
1998 93 712
1999 105 801
2000 118 967
2001 125 1166
2002 159 1542
2003 157 1805
2004 164 2072
2005 164 2586
2006 235 3242
2007 222 3688
2008 221 4207
2009 265 4836
2010 339 5764
2011 354 7406
2012 420 8862
2013 441 10320
2014 433 12020
2015 463 13221
2016 425 15207
2017 513 16351
2018 538 17208
2019 589 19991
2020 806 24352
2021 824 28392
2022 776 28766
2023 757 30453
2024 715 28846
2025 496 24707

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Clermont Auvergne in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 5 114 351
Computer Graphics 20 221 541
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 235 605
Animation 22 237 615
Computer Vision 24 260 699
Cognitive Science 19 271 752
Neuroscience 22 290 783
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 24 305 803
Software Engineering 29 360 819
Telecommunications 26 303 861
Web Design and Development 20 321 869
Machine Learning 17 310 928
Computer Networking 26 325 930
Computer Engineering 28 336 1047
Library and Information science 35 394 1061
Blockchain and Cryptography 40 372 1128
Human-Computer Interaction 35 456 1163
Cyber Security 29 408 1202
Computational Linguistics 39 409 1223
Data Science 40 491 1298
Multimedia 29 522 1621
Management Information Systems 50 665 1829

Mathematics rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 19th for Mathematics in France and 842nd in the World with 5,867 publications made and 166,437 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#19 of 133 In France
#308 of 1,406 In Europe
#842 of 6,434 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 31 116
1994 27 144
1995 19 178
1996 35 237
1997 49 210
1998 63 314
1999 37 313
2000 65 467
2001 54 525
2002 63 562
2003 79 757
2004 82 916
2005 87 1196
2006 120 1471
2007 128 1701
2008 137 2016
2009 140 2253
2010 167 2690
2011 184 3577
2012 235 4494
2013 224 5385
2014 245 6296
2015 254 7216
2016 253 8214
2017 280 8858
2018 282 9129
2019 289 10429
2020 384 12070
2021 382 15008
2022 402 14746
2023 412 15292
2024 340 11386
2025 227 9450

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Clermont Auvergne in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 17 182 456
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 26 298 747
Statistics 19 300 813
Operations Research 16 302 859
Blockchain and Cryptography 40 372 1128
Math Teachers 24 483 1698

Psychology rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 21st for Psychology in France and 948th in the World with 5,786 publications made and 167,223 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#21 of 128 In France
#327 of 1,424 In Europe
#948 of 6,663 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 27 151
1994 29 199
1995 24 187
1996 33 238
1997 39 295
1998 54 365
1999 53 371
2000 54 427
2001 61 558
2002 70 694
2003 59 815
2004 75 944
2005 56 1032
2006 104 1431
2007 112 1479
2008 109 1858
2009 128 2153
2010 122 2634
2011 160 3388
2012 182 3841
2013 203 4510
2014 219 5574
2015 218 5934
2016 222 6575
2017 273 7514
2018 263 8272
2019 283 9804
2020 428 12341
2021 432 14480
2022 411 15306
2023 412 15802
2024 383 15033
2025 337 13939

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Clermont Auvergne in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 19 271 752
Neuroscience 22 290 783
Special Education 16 324 857
Psychiatry 22 301 876
Social Psychology 16 328 880
Child Psychology 15 313 917
Occupational Therapy 18 356 984
Clinical Psychology 18 338 998
Education Majors 16 430 1333

Art & Design rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 22nd for Art & Design in France and 761st in the World with 2,323 publications made and 46,991 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, 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
#22 of 127 In France
#311 of 1,385 In Europe
#761 of 6,010 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 7 41
1994 16 66
1995 14 54
1996 13 67
1997 20 80
1998 13 80
1999 15 104
2000 30 187
2001 34 128
2002 35 231
2003 35 233
2004 47 293
2005 34 403
2006 64 526
2007 44 597
2008 45 654
2009 66 740
2010 75 1002
2011 67 1254
2012 86 1390
2013 80 1729
2014 74 2092
2015 89 1912
2016 70 2249
2017 94 2641
2018 102 2299
2019 138 2705
2020 187 3270
2021 141 3538
2022 176 3665
2023 149 3928
2024 137 4330
2025 71 3680

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

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Graphic Design 7 122 321
Art History 23 196 458
Computer Graphics 20 221 541
Literature 21 255 609
Animation 22 237 615
Performing arts 21 294 672
Painting and Drawing 27 322 808
Sculpture 27 322 808
Illustration and Concept Art 27 323 829
Fashion Design 22 342 832
Architecture 24 357 839
Aesthetics 23 364 917
Creative Writing 25 402 1069
Multimedia 29 522 1621

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Clermont Auvergne

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Tax Law 4 104 297
International Economics 7 208 340
International Business 9 254 464
International Trade 13 335 581
Agricultural Economics 8 204 735
Finance 23 365 894
Risk Management 29 391 936
Development Studies 14 330 940
Economics 21 365 954
Business 24 430 1100
Accounting 24 411 1115
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 406 1141
Management 34 429 1170
Marketing 26 462 1264
Environmental Economics 29 514 1356
Advertising 41 523 1515
Project Management 35 628 1558