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Research in Amiens

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Amiens, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens-Picardie and UniLaSalle Amiens (ESIEE-Amiens).

Research institutions
8
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
23k
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
376k
16.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Amiens

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Amiens?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de Picardie Jules VerneUniversity 13,037 #1,187
2Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens-PicardieHospital / health system 5,004 #5,199
3UniLaSalle Amiens (ESIEE-Amiens)University 610 #15,984
4Observatoire Régional de la Santé et du SocialInstitution 436 #15,913 all time
5Centre Hospitalier Philippe PinelHospital / health system 185 #30,014 all time
6PricewaterhouseCoopers (France)Company 48 not ranked
7Adema 80Institution 6 not ranked
8Conseil Régional de PicardieGovernment institution 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Université de Picardie Jules Verne: 67.5%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens-Picardie: 25.9%UniLaSalle Amiens (ESIEE-Amiens): 3.2%Observatoire Régional de la Santé et du Social: 2.3%4 others listed: 1.2%67%largest
Université de Picardie Jules Verne13k · 67.5%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens-Picardie5,004 · 25.9%UniLaSalle Amiens (ESIEE-Amiens)610 · 3.2%Observatoire Régional de la Santé et du Social436 · 2.3%4 others listed241 · 1.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Amiens work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Amiens is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,604 fractional works · 36.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 799 fractional works · 18.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 377 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 115 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAnthropology: 81 fractional works · 1.8% of its workUrban Studies: 59 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 487 fractional works · 11.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 107 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHistory: 100 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhilosophy: 71 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 54 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 52 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClassics: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 163 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 95 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 68 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 48 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 68 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,285 fractional works · 29.0% of its workMedicine: 1,047 fractional works · 23.6% of its workSurgery: 150 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 96 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 86 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 70 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 61 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 220 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 181 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,140 fractional works · 25.7% of its workEngineering: 521 fractional works · 11.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 201 fractional works · 4.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 49 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 48 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 185 fractional works · 4.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 132 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 65 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 91 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematics: 59 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 409 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 138 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 58 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 109 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 106 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAmiens4,437fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences36%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,60436.1%
    1. Social Sciences79918.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities48711.0%
    3. Psychology1633.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance681.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting681.5%
    6. Decision Sciences190.4%
  2. Health Sciences1,28529.0%
    1. Medicine1,04723.6%
    2. Health Professions2205.0%
    3. Nursing100.2%
    4. Dentistry60.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Engineering52111.7%
    2. Computer Science1854.2%
    3. Materials Science1323.0%
    4. Environmental Science912.1%
    5. Mathematics591.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy410.9%
    7. Chemistry380.9%
    8. Energy360.8%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences270.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1383.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1092.5%
    3. Neuroscience1062.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology421.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics130.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Amiens strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Amiens is most concentrated in Classics, History and Philosophy of Science and History (10.0× the world share in Classics).

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 24.3 works10×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 51.0 works8.1×
  3. HistorySubfield · 96.7 works7.4×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 80.0 works7.0×
  5. Urban StudiesSubfield · 57.0 works5.1×
  6. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 22.8 works4.9×
  7. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 103.7 works4.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 100 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 122 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 35 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 93 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 170 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 481 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 81 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 118 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 54 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 208 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.18× its world share, 926 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.99× its world share, 470 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 65 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 147 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 766 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.99×470 works
  2. Health Professions1.93×208 works
  3. Social Sciences1.48×766 works
  4. Neuroscience1.40×93 works
  5. Medicine1.18×926 works
  6. Psychology1.18×147 works
  7. Mathematics1.11×54 works
  8. Energy0.90×34 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.85×35 works
  10. Materials Science0.83×118 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.80×12 works
  12. Engineering0.79×481 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.75×65 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.61×9 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×122 works
  16. Chemistry0.54×35 works
  17. Computer Science0.53×170 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.52×100 works
  19. Nursing0.48×10 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×62 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.44×17 works
  22. Environmental Science0.40×81 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.40×36 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.39×25 works
  25. Dentistry0.27×5 works
  26. Veterinary0.21×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Amiens?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Gender, Gender Studies, Social Justice and Mental Health.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology191◆ 1.08×122 topics
  2. Mental Health180▲ 2.8×36 topics
  3. Community Engagement166▲ 11×11 topics
  4. Territorial Governance162▲ 32×4 topics
  5. Local Development162▲ 35×2 topics
  6. Public Policy158▲ 7.5×11 topics
  7. Gender148▲ 6.2×45 topics
  8. Social Justice140▲ 5.3×20 topics
  9. Sustainable Development127▲ 1.83×39 topics
  10. Gender Studies124▲ 18×14 topics
  11. Identity116▲ 3.6×56 topics
  12. Colonialism110▲ 5.2×41 topics
  13. Cathode Materials108▲ 6.3×3 topics
  14. Citizen Participation108▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Environmental Participation108▲ 34×1 topic
  16. Proximity and Innovation108▲ 34×1 topic
  17. History104▲ 3.4×51 topics
  18. Palliative Care102▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Lithium-ion Batteries101▲ 5.5×4 topics
  20. Energy Storage100▲ 3.5×11 topics
  21. Medical Ethics95▲ 17×7 topics
  22. End-of-Life Care93▲ 19×4 topics
  23. Psychological Trauma93▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Patient Rights92▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Ethnographic Research92▲ 42×3 topics
  26. Public Health Policy92▲ 8.0×2 topics
  27. Ethical Practices92▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Healthcare Legislation92▲ 37×1 topic
  29. Educational Policies91▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Professional Practices90▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Public Action90▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Religion89▲ 4.3×32 topics
  33. Social Determinants of Health84▲ 8.8×5 topics
  34. Clinical Practice67▲ 9.9×5 topics
  35. Attachment63▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Childhood Trauma63▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Group Therapy62▲ 39×2 topics
  38. Developmental Trauma62▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy62▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Citizenship60▲ 11×9 topics

What research is done in Amiens?

French Urban and Social Studies: 106 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 89 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…88Education, sociology, and vocational training: 88 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…60Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 60 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 53 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 52 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …50Advancements in Battery Materials: 50 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 45 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 40 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 36 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologyUrban Studies3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 106 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 89 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 88 works
  4. 4 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 60 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 53 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 52 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 50 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 45 works
  9. 9 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 40 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 36 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Amiens13.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.7% in 2010.

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