Caen University (UNICAEN)
Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN)
France
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Caen University (UNICAEN)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Caen University (UNICAEN) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Caen University (UNICAEN) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 91 | 6.36 |
Overall Count and Share for 'Caen University (UNICAEN)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 8 | 0.87 |
| Biological sciences | 9 | 0.27 |
| Chemistry | 17 | 1.40 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 5 | 0.54 |
| Health sciences | 33 | 2.84 |
| Physical sciences | 18 | 0.42 |
| Social sciences | 1 | 0.01 |
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Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 5 | 0.83 |
| Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology | 7 | 0.61 |
| Physical Chemistry | 8 | 0.54 |
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 6 | 0.46 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 3 | 0.44 |
| Biological Psychology | 2 | 0.43 |
| Organic Chemistry | 2 | 0.38 |
| Nanotechnology | 2 | 0.26 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Applied sciences | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Health sciences | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Natural sciences | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Biological sciences | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Physical sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Social sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nature & Science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Caen University (UNICAEN).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (21 institutions) | 10.2% |
| Domestic (58 institutions) | 89.8% |
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Caen University (UNICAEN) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 4.72 / 8.75 | 13.47 |
| National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) | 3.21 / 3.87 | 7.08 |
| National Graduate School of Engineering and Research Center (ENSICAEN) | 3.99 / 2.85 | 6.84 |
| University of Rouen | 3.02 / 2.03 | 5.06 |
| CHU Caen | 2.70 / 1.66 | 4.36 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Caen University (UNICAEN) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | 0.67 / 1.19 | 1.86 |
| Iowa State University | 0.07 / 1.71 | 1.78 |
| University of Oslo (UiO) | 0.28 / 0.60 | 0.88 |
| Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (USMBA) | 0.06 / 0.58 | 0.64 |
| Ames National Laboratory | 0.04 / 0.58 | 0.62 |
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Relationships
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- Aliments Bioprocédés Toxicologie Environnements (ABTE)
- Animal and Human Ethology (EthoS)
- Anticipe Unit
- Biologie des Mollusques marins et des Ecosystèmes Associés (BIOMEA)
- Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems (BOREA)
- Blood and Brain Institute @ Caen Normandie (BB@C)
- Cancers et Préventions
- Catalysis and Spectrochemistry Laboratory (LCS)
- Center of Research on Ions Materials and Photonics (CIMAP)
- Centre Imagerie - Neurosciences et Applications aux Pathologies (CI-NAPS)
- Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche Ions Lasers (CIRIL)
- Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur le Médicament de Normandie (CERMN)
- Centre de recherche en économie and management (CREM)
- Continental and Coastal Morphodynamics (M2C)
- Cyceron
- Dynamique Microbienne associée aux Infections Urinaires et Respiratoires (DynaMicURe)
- Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie & Nutritions N.C.S. (EVA)
- Fédération Normande de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (NormaSTIC)
- Fédération Normandie-Mathématiques
- Identité et Différenciation de l'Espace, de l'Environnement et des Sociétés (IDEES)
- Imagerie et Stratégies Thérapeutiques des Pathologies Cérébrales et Tumorales (ISTCT)
- Institut Normand de Chimie Moléculaire, Médicinale et Macromoléculaire (INC3M)
- Laboratoire COMETE
- Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire et Thio-organique (LCMT)
- Laboratoire de Cristallographie et Sciences des Matériaux (CRISMAT)
- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire de CAEN (LPC Caen)
- Laboratoire de Psychologie du Développement et de l’Éducation de l’Enfant (LaPsyDÉ)
- Laboratory GREYC
- Littoral - Environnement - Télédétection - Géomatique (LETG)
- Maison de la Recherche en Sciences Humaines (MRSH Caen)
- Neuropsychology and Imaging of Human Memory
- Normandy University
- Oestrogènes, Reproduction, Cancer (OeReCa)
- Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders (PhIND)
- Serine Proteases and Pathophysiology of the Neurovascular Unit (SP2U)