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The University of Poitiers ranked 21st in France, 724th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 140 research topics. The University of Poitiers ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,700 academic publications and 503,744 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 84 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#724 of 14,131 In the World
#290 of 2,785 In Europe
#21 of 224 In France
#2 of 14 In Nouvelle-Aquitaine
#187 of 3,083 For Inorganic Chemistry
#330 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#384 of 4,352 For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
#730 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1024 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 137 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Poitiers ranked 20th for Biology in France and 772nd in the World with 14,565 publications made and 383,163 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#20 of 135 In France
#276 of 1,445 In Europe
#772 of 6,770 In the World

University of Poitiers
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 115 837
1992 95 940
1993 111 873
1994 118 982
1995 106 947
1996 149 1169
1997 165 1515
1998 162 1486
1999 188 1787
2000 196 1948
2001 196 2222
2002 238 2414
2003 232 2913
2004 280 3647
2005 297 4263
2006 325 5041
2007 375 6138
2008 429 7381
2009 421 8243
2010 526 9937
2011 536 11576
2012 567 12862
2013 622 14910
2014 623 16620
2015 668 18216
2016 680 20142
2017 667 21086
2018 723 23068
2019 745 25638
2020 804 29775
2021 791 33646
2022 794 34731
2023 804 34040

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

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 20 196 486
Entomology 16 182 489
Biophysics 16 218 568
Evolutionary Biology 19 259 642
Nanotechnology 19 219 644
Zoology 13 231 646
Biochemistry 18 246 686
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 14 259 721
Neuroscience 20 273 731
Molecular Biology 24 256 753
Paleontology 20 276 753
Oncology and Cancer research 25 256 767
Microbiology 24 268 782
Immunology 26 270 803
Pharmacology 22 255 812
Genetics 24 291 821
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 344 915
Botany 21 316 938
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 333 1027
Agricultural Science 22 333 1044
Horticulture 25 307 1045
Virology 34 345 1191
Biotechnology 31 379 1214
Nutrition and Food Science 30 380 1234
Forestry 46 403 1321
Animal Science 28 384 1368

Chemistry rankings

The University of Poitiers ranked 17th for Chemistry in France and 701st in the World with 14,052 publications made and 359,945 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 136 In France
#250 of 1,401 In Europe
#701 of 6,447 In the World

University of Poitiers
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 124 906
1992 105 1020
1993 136 945
1994 140 1042
1995 121 1019
1996 172 1287
1997 181 1603
1998 187 1617
1999 201 1893
2000 227 2119
2001 218 2343
2002 279 2535
2003 248 3019
2004 291 3767
2005 300 4275
2006 317 5085
2007 383 6139
2008 458 7259
2009 418 7889
2010 521 9399
2011 541 11120
2012 538 11986
2013 586 13989
2014 608 15633
2015 621 17068
2016 603 18559
2017 616 19837
2018 661 21822
2019 684 24148
2020 658 27060
2021 635 30354
2022 586 30962
2023 613 30896

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

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Inorganic Chemistry 6 52 187
Physical chemistry 9 130 396
Pharmacy 17 196 448
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 174 449
Radiochemistry 7 115 478
Chemical Engineering 14 169 524
Materials Science 16 212 572
Organic Chemistry 15 227 627
Nanotechnology 19 219 644
Biochemistry 18 246 686
Environmental Chemistry 18 260 687
Biochemical Engineering 27 331 808
Computational Chemistry 36 353 964
Nutrition and Food Science 30 380 1234

Engineering rankings

The University of Poitiers ranked 17th for Engineering in France and 695th in the World with 13,314 publications made and 293,689 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#17 of 139 In France
#256 of 1,453 In Europe
#695 of 6,684 In the World

University of Poitiers
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 104 718
1992 85 711
1993 114 738
1994 114 792
1995 99 798
1996 141 970
1997 145 1193
1998 162 1151
1999 173 1402
2000 210 1494
2001 193 1649
2002 266 1922
2003 222 2349
2004 269 2835
2005 288 3389
2006 303 4099
2007 402 5000
2008 459 5943
2009 417 6457
2010 514 7610
2011 540 9195
2012 538 9718
2013 609 11709
2014 572 13087
2015 609 14248
2016 607 15701
2017 612 16743
2018 642 18667
2019 651 20433
2020 616 22776
2021 625 25816
2022 579 25695
2023 612 26105

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

Physics rankings

The University of Poitiers ranked 19th for Physics in France and 684th in the World with 13,011 publications made and 282,958 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#19 of 138 In France
#254 of 1,446 In Europe
#684 of 6,603 In the World

University of Poitiers
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 104 777
1992 86 810
1993 119 771
1994 123 852
1995 104 882
1996 146 1056
1997 153 1286
1998 170 1227
1999 188 1477
2000 219 1527
2001 212 1746
2002 275 1985
2003 230 2383
2004 282 2932
2005 281 3427
2006 309 4169
2007 389 5058
2008 440 5954
2009 395 6334
2010 513 7405
2011 535 8869
2012 498 9410
2013 606 11514
2014 559 12536
2015 576 13809
2016 562 15108
2017 595 16117
2018 586 17995
2019 618 19412
2020 586 21664
2021 582 24333
2022 522 23826
2023 548 24258

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

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 20 196 486
Biophysics 16 218 568
Materials Science 16 212 572
Nanotechnology 19 219 644
Quantum and Particle physics 20 257 675
Nuclear Physics 25 277 683
Condensed Matter Physics 28 297 786
Optical Engineering 28 311 812
Astrophysics and Astronomy 30 330 849
Acoustical Engineering 28 327 863
Medical Physics 29 336 873
Atomic and Molecular physics 36 340 891
Theoretical Physics 33 350 920
Applied/Engineering Physics 39 371 1046

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Poitiers ranked 29th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 735th in the World with 10,555 publications made and 122,056 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Sociology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#29 of 134 In France
#308 of 1,492 In Europe
#735 of 7,020 In the World

University of Poitiers
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 42 154
1992 43 179
1993 57 180
1994 62 200
1995 54 190
1996 56 231
1997 86 332
1998 87 289
1999 86 411
2000 106 406
2001 125 511
2002 112 540
2003 150 688
2004 198 850
2005 172 1031
2006 213 1231
2007 237 1520
2008 263 1886
2009 280 2295
2010 339 2965
2011 392 3557
2012 434 3763
2013 460 4806
2014 448 5283
2015 552 6062
2016 634 6828
2017 573 7110
2018 714 8342
2019 699 9495
2020 683 11416
2021 667 12961
2022 560 13767
2023 555 13697

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 27 253 566
Sports / Exercise science 9 228 607
Early Childhood Education 3 205 634
Art History 31 282 658
Special Education 16 261 704
Political Science 27 313 754
Classics and Ancient History 19 316 810
Gender Studies 14 317 940
Linguistics 28 373 975
Aesthetics 27 402 1011
History 29 394 1021
Archaeology 32 420 1118
Sociology 33 414 1157
Library and Information science 40 434 1189
Demography 37 410 1191
Anthropology 29 465 1270
Law 38 489 1350
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 31 524 1463
Education Majors 23 498 1629
Communications and Public Relations 43 655 2061

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Poitiers ranked 17th for Environmental Science in France and 749th in the World with 10,509 publications made and 239,560 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#17 of 135 In France
#271 of 1,458 In Europe
#749 of 6,798 In the World

University of Poitiers
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 65 532
1992 73 508
1993 84 581
1994 85 596
1995 74 577
1996 102 743
1997 116 928
1998 115 936
1999 140 1092
2000 145 1195
2001 148 1430
2002 198 1498
2003 185 1903
2004 212 2207
2005 227 2734
2006 227 3100
2007 285 3845
2008 357 4525
2009 301 5214
2010 381 6059
2011 403 7182
2012 434 7645
2013 445 9297
2014 448 10193
2015 501 11214
2016 508 12486
2017 499 13402
2018 542 14810
2019 563 16710
2020 535 18866
2021 519 20960
2022 483 21194
2023 550 21497

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

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 12 133 384
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 174 449
Environmental Management 10 213 617
Earth science and Geophysics 22 229 623
Geography and Cartography 17 265 682
Environmental Chemistry 18 260 687
Paleontology 20 276 753
Geology 23 284 761
Oceanography 22 292 790
Geotechnical Engineering 27 269 792
Environmental Engineering 18 288 842
Ecology 21 333 918
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 333 1027
Agricultural Science 22 333 1044
Forestry 46 403 1321

Medicine rankings

The University of Poitiers ranked 25th for Medicine in France and 902nd in the World with 8,793 publications made and 207,986 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#25 of 132 In France
#310 of 1,417 In Europe
#902 of 6,680 In the World

University of Poitiers
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 45 281
1992 36 318
1993 40 300
1994 42 325
1995 44 346
1996 65 380
1997 75 487
1998 63 463
1999 76 601
2000 72 681
2001 72 810
2002 99 917
2003 91 1010
2004 107 1368
2005 124 1506
2006 142 1821
2007 177 2306
2008 211 2926
2009 233 3592
2010 273 4377
2011 290 5374
2012 365 6244
2013 395 7419
2014 370 8435
2015 401 9419
2016 443 10729
2017 477 11450
2018 497 12892
2019 561 14696
2020 584 17717
2021 617 21157
2022 639 22862
2023 642 22218

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

Medicine subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Respiratory Therapy 19 174 431
Pharmacy 17 196 448
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 25 229 560
Sports Medicine 15 225 569
Critical Care Nursing 20 241 597
Sports / Exercise science 9 228 607
Neurosurgery 22 224 645
Anesthesiology 20 225 658
Cardiology 21 244 661
Radiation Therapy 23 230 668
Anatomy and Physiology 17 240 676
Physical Therapy 15 269 705
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 14 259 721
Surgery 22 250 737
Dermatology 25 247 737
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 22 256 750
Oncology and Cancer research 25 256 767
Immunology 26 270 803
Pharmacology 22 255 812
Audiology 21 289 814
Plastic Surgery 21 246 835
Occupational Therapy 16 318 846
Ophthalmology 22 288 846
Urology 24 277 871
Medical Physics 29 336 873
Optometry 16 291 874
Psychiatry 23 304 881
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 27 282 898
Sonography and Ultrasound 31 316 954
Orthodontics 23 337 964
Dentistry 24 330 987
Pathology 26 336 1019
Pediatrics 26 318 1040
Epidemiology 31 342 1073
Virology 34 345 1191
Family medicine 30 359 1233
Public Health 31 414 1240
Clinical Psychology 25 399 1240
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 27 385 1246
Biomedical Engineering 46 445 1316
Nursing 27 457 1471
Health Science 26 444 1494
Gerontology 29 484 1559
Healthcare Management (MHA) 36 571 1970

Computer Science rankings

The University of Poitiers ranked 32nd for Computer Science in France and 1007th in the World with 7,711 publications made and 147,134 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#32 of 137 In France
#373 of 1,459 In Europe
#1007 of 6,752 In the World

University of Poitiers
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 35 223
1992 22 217
1993 34 243
1994 42 255
1995 48 272
1996 45 315
1997 44 382
1998 76 390
1999 59 507
2000 82 527
2001 61 593
2002 104 662
2003 99 813
2004 114 932
2005 136 1151
2006 163 1400
2007 204 1775
2008 251 2246
2009 237 2775
2010 295 3506
2011 337 4329
2012 307 4853
2013 365 5820
2014 320 6483
2015 416 7184
2016 387 8337
2017 418 8700
2018 450 9768
2019 431 11159
2020 429 12828
2021 465 15047
2022 485 15596
2023 502 16010

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

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 7 135 404
Animation 21 223 553
Computer Graphics 23 264 630
Neuroscience 20 273 731
Cognitive Science 24 284 778
Computer Vision 32 310 839
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 30 352 912
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 344 915
Telecommunications 34 347 969
Software Engineering 40 439 1041
Computational Linguistics 38 382 1071
Computer Networking 33 392 1099
Library and Information science 40 434 1189
Human-Computer Interaction 36 468 1189
Multimedia 21 453 1262
Data Science 47 515 1384
Blockchain and Cryptography 54 454 1407
Machine Learning 39 451 1436
Management Information Systems 39 564 1448
Computer Engineering 51 519 1696
Cyber Security 56 561 1743

Psychology rankings

The University of Poitiers ranked 23rd for Psychology in France and 977th in the World with 4,600 publications made and 110,246 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#23 of 127 In France
#339 of 1,414 In Europe
#977 of 6,528 In the World

University of Poitiers
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 26 137
1992 22 166
1993 25 173
1994 23 193
1995 23 175
1996 37 227
1997 25 242
1998 41 246
1999 32 302
2000 34 290
2001 39 401
2002 50 362
2003 60 471
2004 58 572
2005 58 625
2006 81 855
2007 82 1064
2008 111 1253
2009 127 1654
2010 149 1980
2011 150 2482
2012 173 2919
2013 185 3437
2014 203 4119
2015 245 4522
2016 222 5258
2017 241 5503
2018 252 6311
2019 299 7542
2020 316 9296
2021 338 11157
2022 330 11853
2023 351 11793

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

Psychology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 16 261 704
Neuroscience 20 273 731
Cognitive Science 24 284 778
Occupational Therapy 16 318 846
Psychiatry 23 304 881
Child Psychology 20 358 1035
Social Psychology 25 408 1117
Clinical Psychology 25 399 1240
Education Majors 23 498 1629

Mathematics rankings

The University of Poitiers ranked 40th for Mathematics in France and 1188th in the World with 3,535 publications made and 62,489 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#40 of 132 In France
#432 of 1,388 In Europe
#1188 of 6,305 In the World

University of Poitiers
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 12 62
1992 4 38
1993 9 68
1994 9 77
1995 7 50
1996 11 78
1997 15 116
1998 21 88
1999 28 94
2000 30 113
2001 30 140
2002 38 177
2003 35 234
2004 40 213
2005 46 356
2006 56 396
2007 89 588
2008 111 715
2009 97 885
2010 134 1101
2011 164 1492
2012 148 1534
2013 177 2106
2014 138 2362
2015 197 2799
2016 208 3229
2017 189 3350
2018 207 3982
2019 234 4542
2020 206 5600
2021 253 6790
2022 253 7032
2023 268 7279

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

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 27 253 597
Statistics 40 428 1180
Blockchain and Cryptography 54 454 1407
Math Teachers 20 458 1550
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 61 548 1618

Art & Design rankings

The University of Poitiers ranked 31st for Art & Design in France and 1001st in the World with 1,334 publications made and 20,599 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Art History.

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
#31 of 125 In France
#401 of 1,349 In Europe
#1001 of 5,720 In the World

University of Poitiers
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 9 31
1992 5 30
1993 6 17
1994 11 40
1995 7 28
1996 7 27
1997 12 54
1998 18 56
1999 17 99
2000 19 63
2001 15 86
2002 17 100
2003 17 141
2004 19 133
2005 26 171
2006 31 227
2007 40 268
2008 43 331
2009 54 383
2010 46 448
2011 41 547
2012 59 600
2013 56 754
2014 65 819
2015 85 944
2016 81 1068
2017 71 1087
2018 84 1322
2019 65 1463
2020 64 1498
2021 78 1660
2022 65 1830
2023 75 1683

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

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 5 166 416
Cinematography 10 195 456
Animation 21 223 553
Computer Graphics 23 264 630
Art History 31 282 658
Creative Writing 14 310 777
Painting and Drawing 23 325 810
Sculpture 23 325 810
Illustration and Concept Art 21 320 812
Literature 30 370 935
Fashion Design 29 403 990
Aesthetics 27 402 1011
Multimedia 21 453 1262

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Poitiers

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Management 28 374 988
International Economics 38 571 1115
Business 34 471 1225
International Business 43 575 1244
International Trade 43 600 1263
Advertising 36 486 1358
Finance 50 540 1418
Marketing 43 573 1647
Economics 57 583 1698
Development Studies 40 553 1783
Accounting 60 646 2013