The University of Montpellier reaffirms its scientific standing in the 2024 Leiden Ranking
The University of Montpellier has once again achieved a high ranking in the CWTS Leiden Ranking, placing4th nationally and203rd globally. This Leiden ranking provides important insights into the scientific performance of more than 1,500 leading universities worldwide. It thus provides a clear picture of the volume and impact of our researchers’ scientific output by examining the number of publications in scientific journals and their citations by other national and international scientists.
The University of Montpellier ranks among the top 10 in the country…
Nationally, the University of Montpellier ranks4th in terms oftotal scientific publications and4th among the top 10% most-cited publications (the “Top 10%”). Based on this criterion, the University of Montpellier ranks as thetop provincial university, ahead of other major universities such as Aix-Marseille and Grenoble. This remarkable national ranking is reflected on the international stage, as the University of Montpellier ranks203rd worldwide.
“Last year, the University of Montpellier confirmed its rise into the top 200 of the world’s best universities according to the Shanghai Ranking. Today, this progress is also reflected in the Leiden Ranking, demonstrating the University of Montpellier’s steady improvement in international rankings. “This success is the result of the collective effort made at the Montpellier campus, aimed at increasing recognition of the scientific excellence of our researchers. We remain firmly committed to further strengthening the global reach of our research,” said Philippe Augé, President of the University of Montpellier.
A multidimensional approach
Established in 2011, the ranking produced by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University measures the scientific reputation of institutions and their research collaboration. The 2023 ranking evaluates more than 1,500 institutions and covers five disciplinary fields: medicine, physics, life and earth sciences, mathematics, and humanities and social sciences.
The Leiden Ranking is based on scientific publications, particularly articles published in scientific journals, which enable it to select sophisticated bibliometric indicators in order to generate results and analyze university rankings according to one or more selected indicators. It also draws on publications indexed in the Web of Science database produced by Clarivate Analytics.
The Leiden Ranking offers a multidimensional approach to university performance. For each combination of a university, a main field, and a time period, the ranking provides values for 50 indicators across four broad categories of information: the number of publications and the extent to which these publications are cited by other works, the extent of collaboration between different universities, open access to publications, and the gender of authors. The Leiden Ranking “aims to promote a more responsible approach to university rankings.” It provides information exclusively on research conducted at universities, research that is notably reflected in scientific publications and the carefully collected data that form the basis and ensure the independence of this ranking.