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The University of Western Brittany ranked 31st in France, 903rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 132 research topics. The University of Western Brittany ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 28,199 academic publications and 534,818 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 20 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#903 of 14,131 In the World
#365 of 2,785 In Europe
#31 of 224 In France
#1 of 15 In Brittany
#1 of 3 In Brest
#151 of 1,098 For Marine Engineering
#294 of 2,954 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#332 of 2,166 For Computer Engineering
#1799 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1209 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 129 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 27th for Engineering in France and 972nd in the World with 14,266 publications made and 288,255 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#27 of 139 In France
#338 of 1,466 In Europe
#972 of 6,795 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 34 384
1994 64 458
1995 62 512
1996 69 572
1997 68 701
1998 98 786
1999 94 765
2000 103 1058
2001 136 1101
2002 184 1629
2003 144 2007
2004 129 1767
2005 178 2248
2006 162 2654
2007 224 3167
2008 292 3634
2009 375 4247
2010 390 4652
2011 433 5732
2012 482 6606
2013 527 7844
2014 531 8995
2015 581 9900
2016 740 10706
2017 775 12179
2018 846 13974
2019 821 16550
2020 911 20853
2021 965 27159
2022 1053 27565
2023 1051 28794
2024 873 25748
2025 496 22580

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

Biology rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 30th for Biology in France and 1100th in the World with 13,779 publications made and 360,964 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#30 of 135 In France
#356 of 1,449 In Europe
#1100 of 6,841 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 51 526
1994 74 699
1995 69 793
1996 78 825
1997 95 1008
1998 121 1153
1999 115 1153
2000 114 1619
2001 147 1704
2002 159 2284
2003 177 2702
2004 166 2760
2005 206 3320
2006 200 3944
2007 236 4547
2008 328 5581
2009 360 6546
2010 365 7113
2011 402 8666
2012 424 9343
2013 470 10987
2014 501 12013
2015 532 13676
2016 655 14374
2017 656 15812
2018 738 18139
2019 746 20764
2020 903 26239
2021 939 31745
2022 950 31723
2023 954 33024
2024 831 29921
2025 529 27253

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

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 126 387
Astrobiology 27 255 662
Paleontology 17 252 694
Zoology 20 278 775
Molecular Biology 31 301 918
Microbiology 29 313 966
Botany 22 328 1007
Immunology 31 318 1028
Biophysics 35 358 1031
Toxicology 19 292 1035
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 34 371 1064
Genetics 30 348 1069
Evolutionary Biology 35 404 1142
Oncology and Cancer research 32 347 1195
Biochemistry 35 377 1217
Nutrition and Food Science 29 367 1229
Animal Science 23 338 1241
Biotechnology 30 379 1264
Horticulture 29 336 1288
Neuroscience 36 439 1359
Agricultural Science 38 428 1492
Nanotechnology 52 432 1530
Forestry 47 444 1542
Pharmacology 35 438 1686
Virology 44 452 1706

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 20th for Environmental Science in France and 854th in the World with 12,946 publications made and 319,283 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#20 of 135 In France
#305 of 1,464 In Europe
#854 of 6,888 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 47 501
1994 85 651
1995 60 723
1996 64 791
1997 76 920
1998 99 1094
1999 98 1066
2000 87 1407
2001 122 1417
2002 135 1948
2003 151 2359
2004 135 2397
2005 169 2825
2006 157 3348
2007 200 3914
2008 258 4668
2009 297 5336
2010 307 5615
2011 335 6879
2012 377 7557
2013 417 8956
2014 473 9881
2015 499 11293
2016 598 11950
2017 661 13330
2018 743 15853
2019 737 18433
2020 872 23155
2021 982 29806
2022 933 29867
2023 1030 31106
2024 812 28481
2025 502 26069

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

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 107 294
Oceanography 8 117 336
Earth science and Geophysics 12 122 350
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 126 387
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 22 224 611
Geology 16 232 636
Paleontology 17 252 694
Environmental Chemistry 25 311 871
Ecology 17 321 881
Geography and Cartography 31 349 922
Geotechnical Engineering 35 352 1112
Environmental Engineering 38 427 1447
Agricultural Science 38 428 1492
Environmental Management 37 478 1495
Forestry 47 444 1542

Physics rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 34th for Physics in France and 1047th in the World with 12,195 publications made and 255,236 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#34 of 138 In France
#372 of 1,460 In Europe
#1047 of 6,729 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 33 316
1994 55 415
1995 70 497
1996 64 548
1997 74 663
1998 94 723
1999 96 682
2000 98 912
2001 125 1004
2002 168 1483
2003 129 1907
2004 111 1653
2005 161 2125
2006 174 2470
2007 202 2933
2008 259 3548
2009 309 4024
2010 330 4334
2011 351 5228
2012 418 6079
2013 429 7132
2014 452 8150
2015 512 9088
2016 613 9587
2017 645 10895
2018 689 12493
2019 725 14966
2020 770 18838
2021 811 24244
2022 855 24865
2023 873 26762
2024 732 23735
2025 400 21145

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

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 19 240 617
Astrobiology 27 255 662
Theoretical Physics 29 302 720
Acoustical Engineering 28 328 864
Astrophysics and Astronomy 32 353 924
Applied/Engineering Physics 33 340 977
Condensed Matter Physics 36 342 996
Optical Engineering 38 364 1015
Biophysics 35 358 1031
Quantum and Particle physics 36 375 1043
Materials Science 42 384 1138
Atomic and Molecular physics 49 434 1276
Nuclear Physics 48 424 1289
Nanotechnology 52 432 1530

Chemistry rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 38th for Chemistry in France and 1118th in the World with 11,828 publications made and 323,181 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#38 of 138 In France
#370 of 1,417 In Europe
#1118 of 6,561 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 53 516
1994 80 672
1995 77 752
1996 85 805
1997 92 972
1998 114 1071
1999 113 1123
2000 113 1515
2001 146 1584
2002 172 2155
2003 172 2558
2004 162 2560
2005 199 3186
2006 187 3629
2007 227 4210
2008 289 5160
2009 316 5768
2010 331 6211
2011 341 7545
2012 384 7993
2013 387 9406
2014 403 10325
2015 466 11712
2016 544 12238
2017 561 13708
2018 610 15422
2019 624 17577
2020 730 22141
2021 742 26383
2022 750 26529
2023 752 27688
2024 684 25002
2025 374 22643

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

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 107 294
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 32 314 837
Environmental Chemistry 25 311 871
Pharmacy 34 344 976
Biochemical Engineering 34 397 1057
Materials Science 42 384 1138
Inorganic Chemistry 38 353 1154
Biochemistry 35 377 1217
Nutrition and Food Science 29 367 1229
Organic Chemistry 44 401 1284
Computational Chemistry 50 425 1346
Physical chemistry 49 412 1376
Chemical Engineering 47 395 1403
Nanotechnology 52 432 1530
Radiochemistry 43 436 1870

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 43rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 1002nd in the World with 11,296 publications made and 171,209 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#43 of 135 In France
#390 of 1,502 In Europe
#1002 of 7,088 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 26 151
1994 34 158
1995 33 184
1996 48 217
1997 50 273
1998 73 360
1999 52 385
2000 54 500
2001 81 524
2002 104 801
2003 99 870
2004 109 966
2005 93 1044
2006 138 1419
2007 163 1625
2008 219 1829
2009 290 2304
2010 318 2561
2011 330 3054
2012 377 3808
2013 419 4403
2014 444 4853
2015 509 5681
2016 592 6109
2017 643 6721
2018 700 8006
2019 707 9477
2020 708 12082
2021 809 15956
2022 838 16010
2023 873 17113
2024 665 15278
2025 402 13357

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 44 349 887
Library and Information science 29 362 948
Art History 44 408 993
Occupational Safety and Health 14 295 995
Archaeology 27 400 1066
History 33 410 1089
Political Science 48 449 1116
Aesthetics 33 444 1148
Demography 41 457 1451
Linguistics 45 507 1451
Sociology 45 512 1539
Law 46 561 1675
Classics and Ancient History 56 635 2011
Anthropology 57 656 2180
Education Majors 39 626 2264
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 60 711 2298
Communications and Public Relations 57 807 2822

Computer Science rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 32nd for Computer Science in France and 1011th in the World with 10,446 publications made and 176,818 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#32 of 138 In France
#369 of 1,470 In Europe
#1011 of 6,855 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 9 70
1994 26 96
1995 33 115
1996 28 122
1997 28 137
1998 49 195
1999 40 183
2000 47 282
2001 58 343
2002 101 599
2003 71 633
2004 70 722
2005 76 875
2006 114 1184
2007 139 1330
2008 209 1625
2009 284 2031
2010 330 2476
2011 341 3025
2012 375 3863
2013 392 4472
2014 457 5316
2015 487 6174
2016 578 6700
2017 604 7728
2018 663 8886
2019 648 10679
2020 641 13815
2021 722 17578
2022 819 17951
2023 790 19160
2024 708 17132
2025 456 14652

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

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 13 106 332
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 191 547
Game Design and Development 10 242 553
Telecommunications 17 211 601
Software Engineering 18 294 661
Computer Networking 17 257 718
Computer Graphics 28 314 768
Animation 34 294 779
Robotics 27 273 796
Human-Computer Interaction 14 343 813
Computer Vision 27 302 845
UX/UI Desgin 18 346 864
Library and Information science 29 362 948
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 30 361 975
Cyber Security 24 345 998
Computational Linguistics 34 363 1042
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 34 371 1064
Cognitive Science 30 360 1088
Data Science 33 442 1150
Multimedia 17 430 1206
Machine Learning 30 395 1242
Neuroscience 36 439 1359
Management Information Systems 44 624 1679

Medicine rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 32nd for Medicine in France and 1229th in the World with 7,058 publications made and 161,419 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#32 of 132 In France
#385 of 1,437 In Europe
#1229 of 6,793 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 22 132
1994 21 153
1995 21 171
1996 37 202
1997 33 282
1998 46 294
1999 40 328
2000 37 485
2001 43 521
2002 49 679
2003 61 809
2004 68 904
2005 69 1100
2006 79 1291
2007 93 1493
2008 140 1965
2009 161 2488
2010 181 2762
2011 169 3533
2012 230 3989
2013 262 4576
2014 245 4987
2015 318 5990
2016 363 6555
2017 397 7434
2018 439 8322
2019 377 9638
2020 481 12601
2021 562 15458
2022 490 15470
2023 509 16152
2024 455 15180
2025 385 14396

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

Medicine subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cosmetology 8 165 477
Medical Physics 19 240 617
Dermatology 22 227 668
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 25 242 670
Sonography and Ultrasound 25 259 749
Respiratory Therapy 26 268 794
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 24 266 841
Cardiology 27 294 853
Epidemiology 27 297 879
Radiation Therapy 28 284 949
Pharmacy 34 344 976
Surgery 29 318 995
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 33 338 1012
Immunology 31 318 1028
Toxicology 19 292 1035
Urology 30 318 1038
Critical Care Nursing 31 348 1043
Anesthesiology 30 325 1050
Pediatrics 26 322 1109
Anatomy and Physiology 34 376 1159
Occupational Therapy 26 421 1182
Oncology and Cancer research 32 347 1195
Ophthalmology 33 402 1272
Pathology 31 386 1290
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 29 393 1309
Audiology 36 418 1331
Orthodontics 38 435 1339
Psychiatry 31 417 1349
Family medicine 31 370 1356
Biomedical Engineering 44 448 1377
Physical Therapy 37 466 1404
Public Health 32 444 1442
Dentistry 37 455 1456
Health Science 26 457 1572
Sports Medicine 44 537 1680
Pharmacology 35 438 1686
Virology 44 452 1706
Healthcare Management (MHA) 33 546 1883
Nursing 34 547 1894
Clinical Psychology 37 608 2265
Gerontology 39 615 2268

Mathematics rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 30th for Mathematics in France and 979th in the World with 5,537 publications made and 107,697 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#30 of 133 In France
#354 of 1,406 In Europe
#979 of 6,434 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 7 25
1994 14 46
1995 20 51
1996 11 77
1997 13 66
1998 29 117
1999 29 110
2000 22 143
2001 39 152
2002 60 331
2003 36 336
2004 37 408
2005 43 492
2006 59 571
2007 66 699
2008 119 786
2009 157 991
2010 169 1255
2011 197 1522
2012 204 1946
2013 213 2272
2014 261 2845
2015 277 3174
2016 323 3407
2017 334 3840
2018 383 4593
2019 358 5366
2020 356 7038
2021 376 8815
2022 416 9168
2023 407 9769
2024 302 7125
2025 178 5622

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

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 191 547
Applied Mathematics 26 249 601
Statistics 30 357 962
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 41 430 1117
Operations Research 30 409 1193
Math Teachers 29 527 1867

Business rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 43rd for Business in France and 1493rd in the World with 2,863 publications made and 41,777 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#43 of 137 In France
#534 of 1,436 In Europe
#1493 of 6,366 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 3 11
1994 3 36
1995 7 26
1996 6 39
1997 3 26
1998 7 41
1999 14 63
2000 12 55
2001 20 75
2002 29 126
2003 21 198
2004 31 182
2005 19 202
2006 29 276
2007 49 359
2008 51 395
2009 65 424
2010 81 653
2011 92 798
2012 100 988
2013 107 1053
2014 117 1366
2015 123 1451
2016 158 1633
2017 166 1917
2018 192 2328
2019 169 2740
2020 194 3518
2021 219 4744
2022 224 4798
2023 258 5129
2024 184 3984
2025 100 3374

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Western Brittany in various areas of Business.

Business subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 14 295 995
Management 31 420 1142
Operations Research 30 409 1193
Engineering Management 13 458 1417
Advertising 48 562 1676
Management Information Systems 44 624 1679
International Trade 63 751 1712
Finance 57 599 1717
International Business 68 779 1949
Project Management 51 757 2035
Marketing 61 675 2116
Accounting 66 722 2352

Art & Design rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 34th for Art & Design in France and 1109th in the World with 1,897 publications made and 25,764 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Architecture.

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
#34 of 127 In France
#431 of 1,385 In Europe
#1109 of 6,010 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 1 24
1994 6 18
1995 5 17
1996 5 29
1997 6 29
1998 8 41
1999 7 36
2000 4 54
2001 14 69
2002 10 90
2003 16 131
2004 10 88
2005 23 140
2006 29 201
2007 24 199
2008 41 238
2009 56 319
2010 58 359
2011 63 391
2012 65 602
2013 72 649
2014 90 805
2015 91 888
2016 113 915
2017 92 1114
2018 119 1302
2019 89 1477
2020 91 1843
2021 159 2640
2022 150 2323
2023 163 2474
2024 122 2456
2025 67 2300

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

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 14 198 439
Game Design and Development 10 242 553
Computer Graphics 28 314 768
Animation 34 294 779
UX/UI Desgin 18 346 864
Graphic Design 18 343 913
Photography 18 349 961
Art History 44 408 993
Fashion Design 33 429 1078
Aesthetics 33 444 1148
Multimedia 17 430 1206
Literature 41 486 1333
Creative Writing 39 539 1596

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Western Brittany

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Psychology 35 469 1482
International Economics 59 711 1555
Economics 50 580 1686
Development Studies 37 560 1813
Social Psychology 46 575 1843
Child Psychology 34 553 1884