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The University of Western Brittany ranked 36th in France, 982nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 128 research topics. The University of Western Brittany ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,035 academic publications and 496,817 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 17 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#982 of 14,131 In the World
#380 of 2,785 In Europe
#36 of 224 In France
#1 of 15 In Brittany
#1 of 3 In Brest
#151 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#287 of 2,915 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#333 of 2,154 For Computer Engineering
#1877 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1475 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 125 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 27th for Engineering in France and 969th in the World with 13,803 publications made and 267,685 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#27 of 139 In France
#340 of 1,465 In Europe
#969 of 6,782 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 35 351
1993 34 384
1994 64 456
1995 62 511
1996 69 572
1997 68 701
1998 98 786
1999 94 763
2000 103 1058
2001 136 1101
2002 185 1629
2003 143 2002
2004 129 1765
2005 179 2250
2006 163 2652
2007 221 3162
2008 292 3625
2009 375 4249
2010 387 4650
2011 434 5749
2012 481 6604
2013 523 7845
2014 533 8995
2015 581 9902
2016 737 10708
2017 770 12197
2018 844 13986
2019 815 16563
2020 903 20854
2021 960 27141
2022 1049 27514
2023 1042 28753
2024 843 25452

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 31st for Biology in France and 1092nd in the World with 13,318 publications made and 336,981 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#31 of 135 In France
#356 of 1,448 In Europe
#1092 of 6,833 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 49 544
1993 51 526
1994 74 696
1995 69 792
1996 78 822
1997 95 1008
1998 121 1151
1999 115 1153
2000 114 1618
2001 147 1702
2002 159 2284
2003 175 2698
2004 165 2759
2005 204 3315
2006 199 3937
2007 235 4544
2008 326 5584
2009 359 6544
2010 363 7115
2011 400 8670
2012 422 9351
2013 469 10985
2014 502 11993
2015 531 13666
2016 653 14391
2017 651 15793
2018 734 18146
2019 744 20782
2020 905 26276
2021 936 31732
2022 945 31710
2023 946 33037
2024 826 29616

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 6 128 393
Astrobiology 26 253 657
Paleontology 17 252 685
Zoology 19 276 783
Molecular Biology 31 301 912
Microbiology 29 312 958
Botany 22 327 1003
Toxicology 18 291 1014
Biophysics 35 357 1021
Immunology 31 317 1027
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 34 369 1055
Genetics 29 347 1059
Evolutionary Biology 36 399 1128
Oncology and Cancer research 32 347 1193
Biochemistry 35 376 1198
Nutrition and Food Science 31 367 1230
Animal Science 23 336 1237
Biotechnology 31 379 1260
Horticulture 29 336 1288
Neuroscience 36 438 1346
Agricultural Science 38 426 1481
Nanotechnology 53 434 1516
Forestry 47 441 1536
Pharmacology 34 438 1664
Virology 43 451 1697

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 21st for Environmental Science in France and 858th in the World with 12,494 publications made and 296,944 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#21 of 135 In France
#307 of 1,464 In Europe
#858 of 6,876 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 37 478
1993 47 501
1994 85 649
1995 60 721
1996 64 790
1997 76 920
1998 99 1093
1999 98 1066
2000 87 1405
2001 122 1417
2002 134 1948
2003 149 2355
2004 135 2395
2005 169 2823
2006 159 3348
2007 198 3908
2008 256 4663
2009 295 5329
2010 306 5613
2011 335 6889
2012 375 7546
2013 418 8949
2014 475 9861
2015 497 11286
2016 595 11950
2017 659 13305
2018 744 15861
2019 732 18427
2020 866 23143
2021 975 29727
2022 931 29755
2023 1011 31037
2024 803 28255

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 12 105 287
Oceanography 8 119 338
Earth science and Geophysics 10 120 344
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 128 393
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 23 227 615
Geology 15 234 635
Paleontology 17 252 685
Environmental Chemistry 25 313 869
Ecology 17 319 879
Geography and Cartography 31 350 924
Geotechnical Engineering 35 348 1095
Environmental Engineering 36 419 1392
Agricultural Science 38 426 1481
Environmental Management 38 477 1497
Forestry 47 441 1536

Physics rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 35th for Physics in France and 1038th in the World with 11,815 publications made and 236,647 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#35 of 138 In France
#373 of 1,457 In Europe
#1038 of 6,713 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 31 336
1993 33 314
1994 55 415
1995 70 496
1996 64 547
1997 74 663
1998 94 723
1999 96 681
2000 97 903
2001 125 1004
2002 169 1483
2003 129 1905
2004 111 1654
2005 161 2125
2006 175 2473
2007 201 2932
2008 260 3540
2009 308 4024
2010 327 4340
2011 351 5238
2012 418 6072
2013 426 7144
2014 452 8160
2015 512 9087
2016 610 9591
2017 643 10915
2018 689 12487
2019 718 14962
2020 756 18813
2021 809 24228
2022 851 24802
2023 863 26673
2024 708 23422

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 20 249 632
Astrobiology 26 253 657
Theoretical Physics 29 306 730
Acoustical Engineering 28 329 870
Astrophysics and Astronomy 32 352 923
Applied/Engineering Physics 33 335 949
Condensed Matter Physics 36 342 981
Optical Engineering 38 366 1016
Biophysics 35 357 1021
Quantum and Particle physics 36 375 1037
Materials Science 42 385 1126
Atomic and Molecular physics 49 434 1260
Nuclear Physics 48 425 1294
Nanotechnology 53 434 1516

Chemistry rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 37th for Chemistry in France and 1111th in the World with 11,488 publications made and 292,120 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#37 of 138 In France
#371 of 1,417 In Europe
#1111 of 6,545 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 46 501
1993 53 514
1994 80 670
1995 77 750
1996 85 803
1997 92 972
1998 114 1070
1999 113 1123
2000 113 1513
2001 146 1584
2002 172 2154
2003 171 2555
2004 162 2559
2005 199 3190
2006 187 3629
2007 225 4211
2008 288 5156
2009 316 5769
2010 330 6210
2011 340 7569
2012 384 7988
2013 385 9415
2014 407 10348
2015 463 11723
2016 543 12250
2017 560 13732
2018 607 15438
2019 619 17609
2020 723 22165
2021 740 26466
2022 743 26583
2023 746 27742
2024 675 24735

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 12 105 287
Environmental Chemistry 25 313 869
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 32 329 878
Pharmacy 34 340 955
Biochemical Engineering 34 397 1043
Materials Science 42 385 1126
Inorganic Chemistry 38 351 1132
Biochemistry 35 376 1198
Nutrition and Food Science 31 367 1230
Organic Chemistry 44 401 1271
Computational Chemistry 50 424 1325
Physical chemistry 49 410 1358
Chemical Engineering 47 395 1385
Nanotechnology 53 434 1516
Radiochemistry 42 433 1836

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 44th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 1003rd in the World with 10,878 publications made and 156,261 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#44 of 134 In France
#391 of 1,500 In Europe
#1003 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 25 145
1993 26 153
1994 34 160
1995 33 184
1996 48 217
1997 50 273
1998 73 359
1999 52 387
2000 53 492
2001 81 523
2002 104 801
2003 98 871
2004 110 964
2005 94 1046
2006 138 1416
2007 162 1625
2008 218 1828
2009 292 2305
2010 317 2562
2011 328 3069
2012 377 3812
2013 417 4413
2014 445 4861
2015 505 5678
2016 584 6132
2017 641 6739
2018 693 8010
2019 698 9495
2020 703 12126
2021 801 15974
2022 826 15982
2023 851 17080
2024 642 15068

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 44 348 879
Library and Information science 29 366 968
Occupational Safety and Health 14 300 989
Art History 44 409 999
Archaeology 26 401 1062
History 33 408 1080
Political Science 49 451 1128
Aesthetics 33 447 1160
Demography 41 458 1446
Linguistics 45 510 1454
Sociology 45 512 1539
Law 47 559 1657
Classics and Ancient History 56 626 1982
Anthropology 57 665 2237
Education Majors 40 630 2289
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 59 709 2307
Communications and Public Relations 57 799 2756

Computer Science rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 31st for Computer Science in France and 1013th in the World with 10,063 publications made and 162,382 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#31 of 138 In France
#368 of 1,469 In Europe
#1013 of 6,845 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 15 84
1993 9 70
1994 26 96
1995 33 115
1996 28 121
1997 28 137
1998 49 195
1999 40 183
2000 48 282
2001 58 344
2002 102 599
2003 70 632
2004 70 723
2005 77 879
2006 115 1183
2007 139 1328
2008 208 1620
2009 284 2031
2010 328 2475
2011 341 3005
2012 373 3866
2013 393 4482
2014 457 5312
2015 489 6176
2016 574 6707
2017 602 7719
2018 668 8892
2019 649 10665
2020 640 13793
2021 720 17529
2022 813 17903
2023 787 19101
2024 686 16891

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 13 106 333
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 191 543
Game Design and Development 10 246 560
Telecommunications 17 212 598
Software Engineering 18 294 660
Computer Networking 17 256 715
Computer Graphics 28 317 778
Animation 33 297 786
Robotics 28 284 811
Human-Computer Interaction 14 342 817
Computer Vision 28 306 853
UX/UI Desgin 18 342 860
Library and Information science 29 366 968
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 30 361 969
Cyber Security 26 353 1005
Computational Linguistics 35 367 1032
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 34 369 1055
Cognitive Science 31 363 1087
Data Science 34 435 1116
Multimedia 18 431 1212
Machine Learning 30 395 1236
Neuroscience 36 438 1346
Management Information Systems 47 635 1702

Medicine rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 32nd for Medicine in France and 1217th in the World with 6,747 publications made and 149,749 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#32 of 132 In France
#385 of 1,433 In Europe
#1217 of 6,775 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 21 148
1993 22 132
1994 21 153
1995 21 171
1996 37 202
1997 33 282
1998 46 294
1999 40 328
2000 36 485
2001 43 521
2002 49 677
2003 61 809
2004 67 904
2005 70 1105
2006 79 1290
2007 94 1497
2008 139 1965
2009 161 2482
2010 180 2759
2011 168 3532
2012 230 3985
2013 261 4575
2014 245 4980
2015 315 5997
2016 362 6543
2017 397 7451
2018 436 8331
2019 376 9637
2020 483 12632
2021 565 15479
2022 490 15459
2023 511 16187
2024 446 15005

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 7 162 471
Medical Physics 20 249 632
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 25 240 660
Dermatology 23 229 678
Sonography and Ultrasound 25 254 742
Respiratory Therapy 25 266 784
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 261 824
Cardiology 27 289 825
Epidemiology 28 304 914
Pharmacy 34 340 955
Radiation Therapy 28 288 960
Surgery 29 318 998
Toxicology 18 291 1014
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 33 340 1015
Immunology 31 317 1027
Urology 28 316 1031
Critical Care Nursing 31 347 1041
Anesthesiology 30 325 1060
Pediatrics 26 317 1096
Anatomy and Physiology 34 377 1158
Occupational Therapy 26 421 1165
Oncology and Cancer research 32 347 1193
Ophthalmology 33 401 1266
Pathology 31 384 1276
Psychiatry 30 406 1301
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 29 392 1306
Audiology 35 416 1328
Orthodontics 39 441 1337
Family medicine 31 368 1351
Biomedical Engineering 46 452 1391
Physical Therapy 36 457 1392
Public Health 32 443 1440
Dentistry 37 455 1446
Health Science 27 457 1584
Pharmacology 34 438 1664
Sports Medicine 44 535 1695
Virology 43 451 1697
Healthcare Management (MHA) 35 547 1877
Nursing 34 545 1885
Gerontology 38 598 2175
Clinical Psychology 37 607 2279

Mathematics rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 29th for Mathematics in France and 976th in the World with 5,405 publications made and 99,490 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#29 of 133 In France
#355 of 1,401 In Europe
#976 of 6,418 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 13 45
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 43 494
2006 60 573
2007 66 700
2008 119 783
2009 157 992
2010 169 1255
2011 197 1518
2012 205 1953
2013 213 2281
2014 259 2839
2015 278 3182
2016 320 3424
2017 335 3861
2018 386 4624
2019 358 5392
2020 360 7082
2021 378 8863
2022 420 9219
2023 412 9796
2024 294 6956

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 16 191 543
Applied Mathematics 27 252 602
Statistics 30 357 954
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 43 436 1124
Operations Research 30 412 1195
Math Teachers 29 527 1911

Business rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 43rd for Business in France and 1493rd in the World with 2,770 publications made and 38,405 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#43 of 137 In France
#533 of 1,433 In Europe
#1493 of 6,339 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 5 21
1993 3 11
1994 3 36
1995 7 26
1996 6 39
1997 3 26
1998 7 41
1999 14 62
2000 12 55
2001 20 75
2002 29 126
2003 20 198
2004 31 182
2005 19 203
2006 30 276
2007 49 359
2008 51 393
2009 65 424
2010 80 653
2011 93 801
2012 101 993
2013 108 1058
2014 117 1370
2015 122 1454
2016 157 1642
2017 166 1928
2018 191 2336
2019 169 2745
2020 191 3537
2021 217 4708
2022 220 4759
2023 257 5096
2024 175 3861

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 14 300 989
Management 32 424 1154
Operations Research 30 412 1195
Advertising 47 557 1668
International Trade 62 747 1683
Management Information Systems 47 635 1702
Finance 57 597 1718
International Business 68 773 1917
Project Management 48 736 1959
Marketing 60 674 2113
Accounting 64 722 2356

Art & Design rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 35th for Art & Design in France and 1115th in the World with 1,829 publications made and 23,530 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
#35 of 127 In France
#432 of 1,381 In Europe
#1115 of 5,966 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 3 20
1993 1 24
1994 6 18
1995 5 17
1996 5 29
1997 6 29
1998 8 40
1999 7 36
2000 4 54
2001 14 69
2002 10 90
2003 16 131
2004 10 88
2005 23 140
2006 29 200
2007 24 199
2008 41 237
2009 56 319
2010 58 359
2011 63 392
2012 66 606
2013 73 649
2014 90 809
2015 90 888
2016 110 910
2017 91 1109
2018 119 1302
2019 89 1468
2020 89 1831
2021 157 2606
2022 150 2305
2023 158 2448
2024 117 2429

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 14 199 443
Game Design and Development 10 246 560
Computer Graphics 28 317 778
Animation 33 297 786
UX/UI Desgin 18 342 860
Graphic Design 17 342 909
Photography 18 336 929
Art History 44 409 999
Fashion Design 34 431 1085
Aesthetics 33 447 1160
Multimedia 18 431 1212
Literature 41 490 1344
Creative Writing 37 532 1574

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Western Brittany

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Psychology 35 465 1460
Economics 50 577 1675
Development Studies 38 551 1777
Social Psychology 46 570 1839
Child Psychology 36 560 1920