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The University of Western Brittany ranked 34th in France, 978th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 124 research topics. The University of Western Brittany ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 21,225 academic publications and 382,449 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 14 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#978 of 14,131 In the World
#378 of 2,785 In Europe
#34 of 224 In France
#1 of 15 In Brittany
#1 of 3 In Brest
#157 of 1,019 For Marine Engineering
#284 of 2,713 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#292 of 4,376 For Oceanography
#1956 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1475 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 121 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 30th for Biology in France and 1021st in the World with 12,245 publications made and 285,050 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#30 of 135 In France
#343 of 1,445 In Europe
#1021 of 6,770 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 55 395
1992 41 414
1993 45 427
1994 60 550
1995 64 638
1996 71 681
1997 83 802
1998 111 909
1999 106 922
2000 95 1277
2001 130 1329
2002 139 1817
2003 149 2372
2004 154 2193
2005 183 2700
2006 184 3190
2007 218 3885
2008 293 4552
2009 312 5493
2010 327 6213
2011 319 7277
2012 353 8033
2013 442 9534
2014 471 10174
2015 553 12261
2016 657 12951
2017 702 14852
2018 784 17257
2019 817 20140
2020 945 25286
2021 986 30600
2022 992 32165
2023 942 32365

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 6 107 313
Paleontology 15 240 635
Astrobiology 29 269 685
Zoology 18 257 711
Toxicology 17 250 780
Molecular Biology 28 282 834
Microbiology 29 294 875
Botany 19 311 904
Immunology 31 305 953
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 37 361 984
Genetics 28 333 987
Nutrition and Food Science 26 331 1015
Biophysics 34 357 1017
Animal Science 22 318 1082
Horticulture 26 316 1107
Biochemistry 34 362 1117
Biotechnology 30 368 1166
Evolutionary Biology 40 419 1169
Oncology and Cancer research 31 348 1177
Agricultural Science 35 386 1260
Neuroscience 36 446 1364
Forestry 48 424 1425
Nanotechnology 51 429 1454
Pharmacology 32 401 1465
Virology 41 416 1518

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 19th for Environmental Science in France and 785th in the World with 11,106 publications made and 248,194 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#19 of 135 In France
#284 of 1,458 In Europe
#785 of 6,798 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 55 317
1992 28 354
1993 41 383
1994 63 497
1995 58 548
1996 59 627
1997 67 718
1998 93 852
1999 89 821
2000 76 1085
2001 99 1066
2002 119 1523
2003 121 2111
2004 126 1873
2005 149 2254
2006 156 2709
2007 168 3249
2008 232 3730
2009 273 4584
2010 273 5027
2011 270 5833
2012 302 6448
2013 389 8076
2014 417 8503
2015 489 10241
2016 586 10595
2017 666 12373
2018 735 14856
2019 777 17766
2020 890 22690
2021 961 27848
2022 943 29263
2023 943 29401

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 11 105 284
Oceanography 8 99 292
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 107 313
Earth science and Geophysics 11 119 335
Geology 14 227 613
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 24 230 620
Paleontology 15 240 635
Environmental Chemistry 19 265 707
Ecology 16 277 764
Geography and Cartography 28 335 869
Geotechnical Engineering 32 325 1001
Agricultural Science 35 386 1260
Environmental Management 34 437 1305
Environmental Engineering 38 410 1309
Forestry 48 424 1425

Engineering rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 36th for Engineering in France and 1013th in the World with 11,043 publications made and 204,325 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#36 of 139 In France
#368 of 1,453 In Europe
#1013 of 6,684 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 39 275
1992 28 276
1993 31 315
1994 59 345
1995 57 420
1996 57 465
1997 60 530
1998 89 622
1999 87 601
2000 82 835
2001 109 885
2002 154 1283
2003 107 1543
2004 99 1358
2005 147 1788
2006 128 2088
2007 177 2487
2008 216 2807
2009 308 3425
2010 303 3905
2011 298 4553
2012 358 5285
2013 455 6635
2014 418 7288
2015 486 8517
2016 635 8989
2017 659 10609
2018 756 12643
2019 741 15088
2020 841 18667
2021 924 23482
2022 902 24359
2023 877 24800

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 36th for Chemistry in France and 1042nd in the World with 10,440 publications made and 248,543 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Petrology and Geochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#36 of 136 In France
#358 of 1,401 In Europe
#1042 of 6,447 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 46 376
1992 40 392
1993 46 426
1994 66 526
1995 70 604
1996 71 679
1997 81 756
1998 109 868
1999 106 905
2000 105 1220
2001 129 1285
2002 149 1728
2003 145 2072
2004 148 2079
2005 186 2624
2006 170 3006
2007 202 3635
2008 252 4325
2009 269 4919
2010 291 5397
2011 274 6323
2012 318 6890
2013 359 8326
2014 378 8852
2015 454 10696
2016 538 10995
2017 606 12965
2018 649 14904
2019 660 17033
2020 759 21313
2021 792 25527
2022 758 26854
2023 730 27238

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 11 105 284
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 26 270 664
Environmental Chemistry 19 265 707
Pharmacy 34 331 902
Biochemical Engineering 31 379 962
Nutrition and Food Science 26 331 1015
Inorganic Chemistry 36 341 1045
Materials Science 46 385 1116
Biochemistry 34 362 1117
Organic Chemistry 45 391 1175
Physical chemistry 49 400 1285
Chemical Engineering 46 388 1332
Nanotechnology 51 429 1454
Computational Chemistry 58 459 1465
Radiochemistry 47 444 1885

Physics rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 36th for Physics in France and 1042nd in the World with 9,750 publications made and 183,957 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#36 of 138 In France
#379 of 1,446 In Europe
#1042 of 6,603 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 28 267
1992 26 260
1993 30 251
1994 53 320
1995 62 391
1996 50 438
1997 64 520
1998 90 572
1999 87 536
2000 84 726
2001 100 814
2002 141 1188
2003 105 1457
2004 91 1288
2005 140 1735
2006 146 1982
2007 173 2379
2008 204 2831
2009 272 3315
2010 262 3660
2011 259 4261
2012 311 4854
2013 399 6230
2014 369 6778
2015 431 7973
2016 526 8331
2017 569 9651
2018 650 11374
2019 663 13800
2020 733 16723
2021 786 20742
2022 760 21220
2023 742 21605

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 17 215 539
Astrobiology 29 269 685
Theoretical Physics 29 340 882
Astrophysics and Astronomy 35 362 937
Acoustical Engineering 31 352 949
Condensed Matter Physics 37 345 986
Biophysics 34 357 1017
Quantum and Particle physics 42 380 1042
Optical Engineering 39 374 1050
Materials Science 46 385 1116
Atomic and Molecular physics 48 418 1182
Nuclear Physics 47 415 1233
Nanotechnology 51 429 1454

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 40th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 992nd in the World with 8,409 publications made and 110,534 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Political Science, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#40 of 134 In France
#389 of 1,492 In Europe
#992 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 31 122
1992 16 105
1993 17 118
1994 31 112
1995 27 131
1996 45 168
1997 50 205
1998 61 269
1999 48 288
2000 38 351
2001 58 384
2002 85 579
2003 77 675
2004 89 710
2005 74 765
2006 104 1023
2007 108 1223
2008 144 1373
2009 195 1751
2010 220 2031
2011 241 2334
2012 285 2833
2013 342 3384
2014 330 3746
2015 403 4483
2016 496 4913
2017 522 5607
2018 630 6822
2019 605 8418
2020 657 10696
2021 733 13674
2022 710 14374
2023 688 14751

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 42 366 894
Archaeology 25 388 993
Library and Information science 30 378 1010
History 30 396 1024
Art History 38 407 1026
Political Science 41 429 1047
Demography 38 424 1243
Aesthetics 36 481 1265
Sociology 45 506 1519
Linguistics 48 534 1531
Law 45 541 1543
Classics and Ancient History 52 578 1760
Anthropology 59 647 2118
Education Majors 40 618 2247
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 64 718 2352
Communications and Public Relations 53 737 2504

Computer Science rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 39th for Computer Science in France and 1106th in the World with 7,247 publications made and 112,697 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#39 of 137 In France
#405 of 1,459 In Europe
#1106 of 6,752 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 16 62
1992 14 62
1993 10 52
1994 25 81
1995 25 90
1996 20 114
1997 28 103
1998 38 141
1999 28 143
2000 29 210
2001 46 262
2002 84 430
2003 44 468
2004 46 528
2005 51 614
2006 75 780
2007 96 913
2008 120 1160
2009 214 1423
2010 201 1739
2011 212 2121
2012 251 2860
2013 322 3350
2014 321 3895
2015 380 4648
2016 445 5270
2017 480 6164
2018 538 7184
2019 532 8985
2020 534 11281
2021 639 14089
2022 668 15124
2023 606 15038

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 13 131 403
Blockchain and Cryptography 23 234 639
Telecommunications 23 259 705
Software Engineering 25 348 788
Game Design and Development 23 360 841
Computer Networking 25 306 861
Animation 34 332 873
UX/UI Desgin 17 360 907
Computer Graphics 37 365 908
Computer Vision 35 343 953
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 37 361 984
Library and Information science 30 378 1010
Robotics 38 347 1029
Human-Computer Interaction 32 446 1105
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 38 406 1106
Cognitive Science 34 380 1120
Computational Linguistics 42 414 1184
Cyber Security 36 442 1244
Data Science 41 485 1260
Neuroscience 36 446 1364
Machine Learning 38 449 1427
Multimedia 29 500 1491
Management Information Systems 53 639 1712

Medicine rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 32nd for Medicine in France and 1165th in the World with 6,101 publications made and 119,112 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#32 of 132 In France
#383 of 1,417 In Europe
#1165 of 6,680 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 10 131
1992 21 118
1993 17 115
1994 22 128
1995 17 145
1996 31 191
1997 31 235
1998 42 237
1999 33 281
2000 34 393
2001 41 434
2002 47 568
2003 52 595
2004 64 721
2005 62 845
2006 70 1055
2007 86 1295
2008 118 1568
2009 126 1979
2010 155 2188
2011 144 2765
2012 200 3139
2013 225 3585
2014 244 3930
2015 300 5046
2016 377 5680
2017 391 6761
2018 433 7801
2019 406 9037
2020 490 11511
2021 576 14425
2022 524 15571
2023 500 15628

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 7 145 399
Medical Physics 17 215 539
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 27 254 633
Dermatology 23 231 666
Sonography and Ultrasound 23 249 714
Respiratory Therapy 23 250 714
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 253 770
Toxicology 17 250 780
Epidemiology 24 280 788
Pharmacy 34 331 902
Urology 26 296 944
Immunology 31 305 953
Radiation Therapy 29 299 986
Critical Care Nursing 31 335 989
Cardiology 33 335 1008
Surgery 31 326 1009
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 32 346 1022
Pediatrics 25 314 1024
Anatomy and Physiology 33 367 1085
Anesthesiology 32 351 1129
Oncology and Cancer research 31 348 1177
Ophthalmology 32 387 1192
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 26 378 1206
Pathology 32 382 1233
Public Health 33 418 1248
Physical Therapy 33 428 1252
Family medicine 32 363 1256
Biomedical Engineering 42 436 1296
Orthodontics 41 441 1298
Dentistry 39 438 1347
Psychiatry 34 444 1443
Pharmacology 32 401 1465
Virology 41 416 1518
Sports Medicine 42 507 1558
Health Science 29 477 1676
Healthcare Management (MHA) 34 525 1750
Nursing 32 523 1755
Gerontology 34 555 1898
Clinical Psychology 36 595 2158

Mathematics rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 34th for Mathematics in France and 1054th in the World with 4,091 publications made and 63,774 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#34 of 132 In France
#386 of 1,388 In Europe
#1054 of 6,305 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 6 19
1992 12 37
1993 7 15
1994 13 35
1995 15 34
1996 11 57
1997 14 44
1998 23 85
1999 18 88
2000 13 96
2001 24 113
2002 48 227
2003 25 208
2004 27 258
2005 36 331
2006 41 343
2007 47 444
2008 67 488
2009 131 636
2010 118 811
2011 135 947
2012 147 1347
2013 164 1596
2014 172 1945
2015 223 2253
2016 235 2481
2017 270 2915
2018 336 3573
2019 302 4540
2020 306 5647
2021 383 7127
2022 346 7349
2023 329 7522

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 23 234 639
Applied Mathematics 31 280 663
Statistics 36 385 1045
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 50 458 1182
Operations Research 32 441 1334
Math Teachers 25 501 1765

Art & Design rankings

The University of Western Brittany ranked 38th for Art & Design in France and 1176th in the World with 1,324 publications made and 17,061 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
#38 of 125 In France
#461 of 1,349 In Europe
#1176 of 5,720 In the World

University of Western Brittany
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 4 22
1992 2 14
1993 2 17
1994 6 9
1995 3 10
1996 5 17
1997 5 22
1998 9 27
1999 7 31
2000 4 38
2001 10 58
2002 7 63
2003 10 96
2004 7 72
2005 17 105
2006 12 157
2007 16 145
2008 26 180
2009 35 237
2010 38 281
2011 49 290
2012 45 452
2013 62 518
2014 56 585
2015 65 702
2016 86 710
2017 80 919
2018 87 1047
2019 77 1265
2020 87 1614
2021 136 2018
2022 131 2111
2023 117 2030

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
Landscape Architecture 11 218 478
Architecture 17 266 583
Graphic Design 13 310 812
Game Design and Development 23 360 841
Animation 34 332 873
UX/UI Desgin 17 360 907
Computer Graphics 37 365 908
Art History 38 407 1026
Fashion Design 36 455 1153
Aesthetics 36 481 1265
Literature 48 513 1405
Multimedia 29 500 1491

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Western Brittany

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Management 37 432 1165
Business 49 537 1466
Psychology 37 485 1527
Development Studies 36 520 1627
Economics 52 567 1627
Advertising 49 558 1676
Finance 59 600 1720
International Business 63 726 1748
Social Psychology 49 565 1753
Child Psychology 40 572 1947
Marketing 66 679 2122
Accounting 66 680 2173