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The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 26th in France, 838th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 148 research topics. The University of Clermont Auvergne ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 36,446 academic publications and 880,920 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#838 of 14,131 In the World
#330 of 2,785 In Europe
#26 of 224 In France
#4 of 27 In Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
#1 of 2 In Clermont-Ferrand
#204 of 2,915 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#386 of 1,302 For Sports / Exercise science
#397 of 3,791 For Earth science and Geophysics
#3596 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1209 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 145 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 18th for Chemistry in France and 734th in the World with 19,914 publications made and 538,091 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#18 of 138 In France
#256 of 1,417 In Europe
#734 of 6,545 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 147 597
1993 172 685
1994 197 833
1995 190 1064
1996 186 1184
1997 247 1536
1998 320 1910
1999 277 2188
2000 285 2642
2001 293 2950
2002 302 3570
2003 303 4305
2004 344 5146
2005 338 6127
2006 4129 7254
2007 380 8252
2008 387 9442
2009 409 10509
2010 464 12047
2011 510 14515
2012 622 17456
2013 604 20843
2014 528 21779
2015 552 24455
2016 543 26445
2017 718 28170
2018 780 28457
2019 759 32353
2020 922 38301
2021 929 45584
2022 945 44761
2023 912 46816
2024 770 41868

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 9 72 204
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 165 401
Inorganic Chemistry 15 184 511
Nutrition and Food Science 9 174 527
Computational Chemistry 17 230 530
Physical chemistry 15 184 533
Biochemical Engineering 13 237 549
Environmental Chemistry 15 211 560
Materials Science 22 263 735
Organic Chemistry 20 258 745
Chemical Engineering 23 245 752
Biochemistry 22 266 766
Radiochemistry 14 217 851
Pharmacy 31 315 870
Nanotechnology 26 294 920

Physics rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 22nd for Physics in France and 738th in the World with 18,907 publications made and 515,183 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#22 of 138 In France
#274 of 1,457 In Europe
#738 of 6,713 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 118 505
1993 125 516
1994 146 610
1995 142 849
1996 152 1040
1997 213 1222
1998 266 1500
1999 232 1701
2000 237 2065
2001 258 2303
2002 290 2832
2003 292 3440
2004 317 4327
2005 300 5226
2006 4380 6412
2007 360 7498
2008 400 8638
2009 414 9474
2010 465 10924
2011 515 14488
2012 644 18328
2013 613 22249
2014 593 23298
2015 602 26674
2016 560 29931
2017 695 30836
2018 733 29576
2019 711 33151
2020 783 36352
2021 769 42201
2022 733 37990
2023 839 41166
2024 655 35431

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
Nuclear Physics 16 212 503
Astrobiology 21 208 519
Medical Physics 18 229 586
Theoretical Physics 26 260 591
Atomic and Molecular physics 23 267 604
Quantum and Particle physics 20 257 681
Astrophysics and Astronomy 23 290 734
Materials Science 22 263 735
Condensed Matter Physics 28 282 745
Applied/Engineering Physics 25 283 772
Optical Engineering 24 300 793
Acoustical Engineering 25 311 813
Nanotechnology 26 294 920
Biophysics 34 345 974

Engineering rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 23rd for Engineering in France and 840th in the World with 17,171 publications made and 449,438 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#23 of 139 In France
#299 of 1,465 In Europe
#840 of 6,782 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 98 382
1993 115 450
1994 136 512
1995 124 689
1996 150 885
1997 188 1029
1998 225 1300
1999 208 1509
2000 221 1906
2001 227 2094
2002 269 2696
2003 267 3106
2004 312 3946
2005 298 4792
2006 3454 5784
2007 361 6825
2008 385 7840
2009 402 8744
2010 437 9881
2011 477 12657
2012 567 15369
2013 569 18386
2014 527 19070
2015 547 21820
2016 490 23792
2017 634 24987
2018 718 24698
2019 720 27665
2020 780 31644
2021 776 37149
2022 744 35272
2023 801 37693
2024 649 32244

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

Biology rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 21st for Biology in France and 805th in the World with 17,168 publications made and 565,410 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 135 In France
#279 of 1,448 In Europe
#805 of 6,833 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 129 539
1993 152 632
1994 171 755
1995 176 957
1996 169 1068
1997 218 1373
1998 276 1745
1999 245 1980
2000 258 2482
2001 269 2743
2002 267 3382
2003 264 4116
2004 306 4737
2005 296 5688
2006 456 6881
2007 328 7593
2008 360 8879
2009 383 9651
2010 412 11343
2011 480 13479
2012 574 16080
2013 596 18561
2014 543 20236
2015 613 23037
2016 628 24957
2017 775 26098
2018 881 27712
2019 927 32953
2020 1149 40982
2021 1165 49270
2022 1145 50396
2023 1150 52977
2024 980 49751

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
Astrobiology 21 208 519
Nutrition and Food Science 9 174 527
Microbiology 12 193 576
Horticulture 12 180 576
Forestry 16 196 587
Paleontology 13 229 601
Animal Science 9 186 620
Botany 12 223 636
Biotechnology 15 229 660
Agricultural Science 13 207 666
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 278 705
Evolutionary Biology 23 292 736
Molecular Biology 24 245 736
Biochemistry 22 266 766
Oncology and Cancer research 25 256 775
Genetics 22 284 802
Neuroscience 24 319 891
Nanotechnology 26 294 920
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 303 950
Immunology 30 302 967
Biophysics 34 345 974
Pharmacology 27 302 1048
Zoology 29 347 1069
Toxicology 21 310 1111
Virology 33 334 1166

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 15th for Environmental Science in France and 782nd in the World with 13,321 publications made and 426,827 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 135 In France
#278 of 1,464 In Europe
#782 of 6,876 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 105 406
1993 81 427
1994 135 539
1995 118 646
1996 108 699
1997 153 922
1998 192 1112
1999 181 1333
2000 185 1769
2001 204 1864
2002 186 2402
2003 197 2879
2004 222 3361
2005 237 3934
2006 399 4988
2007 253 5519
2008 272 6520
2009 301 7223
2010 359 8360
2011 409 10539
2012 485 13241
2013 492 15423
2014 428 16383
2015 507 18687
2016 473 20619
2017 605 21272
2018 688 22324
2019 810 26093
2020 840 31054
2021 860 37916
2022 924 37253
2023 935 39690
2024 696 35569

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 9 72 204
Earth science and Geophysics 16 146 397
Environmental Chemistry 15 211 560
Forestry 16 196 587
Paleontology 13 229 601
Geology 17 244 661
Agricultural Science 13 207 666
Oceanography 19 284 786
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 31 299 818
Ecology 16 313 855
Geography and Cartography 25 326 862
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 303 950
Geotechnical Engineering 32 317 970
Urban and Regional planning 18 471 981
Environmental Engineering 21 329 1037
Environmental Management 29 427 1310

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 33rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 798th in the World with 12,425 publications made and 250,228 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#33 of 134 In France
#326 of 1,500 In Europe
#798 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 59 226
1993 63 207
1994 75 251
1995 72 266
1996 82 285
1997 118 369
1998 119 495
1999 116 617
2000 130 761
2001 142 874
2002 179 1322
2003 163 1483
2004 186 1799
2005 213 2131
2006 257 2771
2007 250 3124
2008 259 3815
2009 316 4328
2010 318 5161
2011 391 6626
2012 435 8449
2013 436 9908
2014 419 10411
2015 567 12358
2016 498 13639
2017 602 14227
2018 712 14909
2019 720 17574
2020 827 20886
2021 882 26032
2022 958 25695
2023 912 27593
2024 712 23912

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 4 144 386
Art History 24 204 475
Philosophy 34 283 672
Political Science 34 353 857
History 26 349 885
Early Childhood Education 8 297 888
Linguistics 29 352 894
Special Education 16 333 895
Archaeology 21 362 955
Urban and Regional planning 18 471 981
Demography 24 342 988
Anthropology 20 372 1018
Classics and Ancient History 33 389 1024
Aesthetics 27 418 1071
Law 20 402 1074
Sociology 31 395 1108
Library and Information science 37 431 1199
Gender Studies 26 417 1312
Criminology and Criminal Justice 23 443 1413
Education Majors 19 465 1494
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 34 532 1511
Communications and Public Relations 32 603 1823

Medicine rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 25th for Medicine in France and 949th in the World with 10,268 publications made and 321,350 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#25 of 132 In France
#318 of 1,433 In Europe
#949 of 6,775 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 49 197
1993 56 224
1994 62 295
1995 56 330
1996 73 455
1997 79 522
1998 110 641
1999 94 740
2000 103 899
2001 87 985
2002 126 1279
2003 107 1541
2004 140 1846
2005 147 2128
2006 179 2650
2007 149 2863
2008 179 3559
2009 185 4035
2010 203 4653
2011 268 6096
2012 332 7641
2013 367 8873
2014 359 9861
2015 407 11432
2016 462 13728
2017 576 14106
2018 577 15485
2019 613 18909
2020 791 24932
2021 833 30675
2022 766 32073
2023 778 33691
2024 718 31363

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 4 144 386
Orthodontics 11 186 523
Dentistry 14 193 542
Medical Physics 18 229 586
Audiology 15 220 591
Physical Therapy 13 237 604
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 24 232 622
Sports Medicine 17 260 644
Anatomy and Physiology 18 254 719
Urology 18 233 729
Radiation Therapy 26 241 750
Oncology and Cancer research 25 256 775
Anesthesiology 23 260 789
Respiratory Therapy 26 274 825
Optometry 14 280 857
Family medicine 19 274 867
Pharmacy 31 315 870
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 28 301 897
Pathology 24 295 906
Surgery 28 294 916
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 29 288 943
Immunology 30 302 967
Cardiology 32 329 985
Critical Care Nursing 30 336 999
Psychiatry 27 338 1004
Public Health 24 347 1032
Ophthalmology 28 344 1038
Pharmacology 27 302 1048
Nursing 20 358 1058
Occupational Therapy 21 383 1062
Clinical Psychology 20 360 1073
Gerontology 17 357 1074
Pediatrics 25 310 1076
Toxicology 21 310 1111
Biomedical Engineering 35 384 1133
Dermatology 29 341 1158
Healthcare Management (MHA) 18 399 1166
Virology 33 334 1166
Epidemiology 31 360 1207
Health Science 23 392 1287
Veterinary 29 367 1562
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 32 468 1641

Computer Science rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 29th for Computer Science in France and 982nd in the World with 9,257 publications made and 275,660 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#29 of 138 In France
#362 of 1,469 In Europe
#982 of 6,845 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 38 168
1993 48 200
1994 52 245
1995 52 285
1996 54 353
1997 79 428
1998 86 516
1999 96 636
2000 107 797
2001 116 953
2002 149 1310
2003 148 1569
2004 154 1837
2005 154 2345
2006 209 2895
2007 197 3280
2008 189 3752
2009 228 4249
2010 262 5097
2011 276 6409
2012 324 7634
2013 341 8654
2014 345 9927
2015 360 10831
2016 353 12562
2017 474 13126
2018 523 13790
2019 577 16532
2020 653 20228
2021 677 24063
2022 606 23860
2023 627 25716
2024 552 23737

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 9 144 428
Computer Graphics 23 265 645
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 278 705
Computer Vision 25 292 815
Cognitive Science 23 294 827
Neuroscience 24 319 891
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 29 351 931
Telecommunications 30 333 942
Software Engineering 33 410 957
Computer Networking 29 356 1012
Machine Learning 26 366 1130
Computer Engineering 31 371 1146
Blockchain and Cryptography 42 390 1197
Library and Information science 37 431 1199
Cyber Security 33 426 1261
Human-Computer Interaction 39 491 1308
Computational Linguistics 44 442 1364
Data Science 45 540 1488
Multimedia 38 572 1846
Management Information Systems 53 692 1938

Mathematics rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 32nd for Mathematics in France and 985th in the World with 5,010 publications made and 136,870 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#32 of 133 In France
#358 of 1,401 In Europe
#985 of 6,418 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 25 84
1993 30 81
1994 25 94
1995 17 124
1996 32 158
1997 48 154
1998 61 233
1999 36 254
2000 62 384
2001 53 429
2002 60 479
2003 79 665
2004 79 832
2005 84 1071
2006 113 1346
2007 120 1552
2008 123 1846
2009 127 2069
2010 135 2443
2011 153 3212
2012 189 4025
2013 182 4818
2014 200 5391
2015 218 6306
2016 223 6937
2017 265 7394
2018 279 7533
2019 284 8668
2020 322 10186
2021 323 12977
2022 334 12337
2023 376 13109
2024 293 9399

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 23 234 569
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 26 313 781
Operations Research 17 317 899
Statistics 29 356 951
Blockchain and Cryptography 42 390 1197
Math Teachers 26 499 1772

Psychology rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 26th for Psychology in France and 1115th in the World with 4,509 publications made and 119,053 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#26 of 128 In France
#371 of 1,423 In Europe
#1115 of 6,645 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 16 84
1993 26 80
1994 23 100
1995 22 102
1996 28 164
1997 34 199
1998 49 256
1999 48 271
2000 43 325
2001 54 406
2002 68 544
2003 54 671
2004 66 784
2005 53 899
2006 85 1214
2007 88 1253
2008 83 1561
2009 96 1769
2010 84 2193
2011 105 2750
2012 128 2997
2013 131 3431
2014 158 4149
2015 170 4426
2016 180 4864
2017 250 5681
2018 253 6351
2019 272 7765
2020 353 9947
2021 371 12016
2022 345 12827
2023 352 13359
2024 326 12528

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 23 294 827
Neuroscience 24 319 891
Special Education 16 333 895
Social Psychology 18 356 975
Child Psychology 18 338 996
Psychiatry 27 338 1004
Occupational Therapy 21 383 1062
Clinical Psychology 20 360 1073
Education Majors 19 465 1494

Art & Design rankings

The University of Clermont Auvergne ranked 26th for Art & Design in France and 876th in the World with 1,899 publications made and 35,628 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
#26 of 127 In France
#350 of 1,381 In Europe
#876 of 5,966 In the World

University of Clermont Auvergne
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 9 44
1993 7 27
1994 13 43
1995 13 37
1996 12 46
1997 19 69
1998 13 67
1999 15 85
2000 30 160
2001 31 103
2002 32 199
2003 35 202
2004 43 275
2005 33 379
2006 58 490
2007 39 553
2008 41 608
2009 65 676
2010 57 927
2011 57 1126
2012 66 1237
2013 66 1536
2014 59 1875
2015 70 1585
2016 54 1921
2017 87 2162
2018 97 1813
2019 136 2267
2020 146 2688
2021 106 2918
2022 146 3046
2023 109 3373
2024 96 3601

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 7 133 352
Art History 24 204 475
Computer Graphics 23 265 645
Literature 23 288 682
Performing arts 21 302 684
Architecture 25 373 878
Fashion Design 28 386 947
Illustration and Concept Art 30 355 965
Painting and Drawing 32 361 966
Sculpture 32 361 966
Aesthetics 27 418 1071
Creative Writing 28 437 1182
Multimedia 38 572 1846

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Clermont Auvergne

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Tax Law 4 111 309
International Economics 8 218 357
International Business 9 266 485
International Trade 13 361 621
Agricultural Economics 10 215 773
Finance 26 392 962
Development Studies 17 349 1012
Economics 22 386 1013
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 412 1166
Accounting 28 431 1181
Business 27 455 1195
Management 41 479 1328
Marketing 28 489 1347
Environmental Economics 32 525 1411
Advertising 48 563 1694
Project Management 43 695 1787