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Research in Angers

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Angers, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université d'Angers, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers and Université catholique de l'ouest.

Research institutions
16
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
273k
13.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Angers

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 Angers?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université d'AngersUniversity 9,534 #1,287
2Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'AngersHospital / health system 4,791 #4,589
3Université catholique de l'ouestUniversity 1,502 #5,046
4ESSCA School of ManagementUniversity 877 #7,037
5Institut de Cancérologie de l'OuestHospital / health system 730 #13,296
6Agence de la transition écologiqueInstitution 467 #15,647
7École Supérieure d'Électronique de l'OuestUniversity 222 #27,271 all time
8École supérieure des agriculturesUniversity 152 #30,208 all time
9École Supérieure Angevine d'Informatique et de ProductiqueUniversity 62 not ranked
10Terre des SciencesUniversity 40 not ranked
11École Supérieure d'Art et de Design Tours-Angers-Le MansUniversity 38 not ranked
12ISTOM - École supérieure d'agro-développement internationalUniversity 7 not ranked
13Hôpitaux Universitaires Grand OuestHospital / health system 6 not ranked
14Angers Loire MétropoleInstitution 3 not ranked
15Absiskey (France)Company 1 not ranked
16Éolane (France)Company 0 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 d'Angers: 51.7%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers: 26.0%Université catholique de l'ouest: 8.1%ESSCA School of Management: 4.8%11 others listed: 9.4%52%largest
Université d'Angers9,534 · 51.7%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers4,791 · 26.0%Université catholique de l'ouest1,502 · 8.1%ESSCA School of Management877 · 4.8%11 others listed1,728 · 9.4%

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

Which fields of science does Angers work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Angers is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Social Sciences (21%), Arts and Humanities (7%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,818 fractional works · 40.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 941 fractional works · 20.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 452 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 133 fractional works · 2.9% of its workUrban Studies: 65 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 58 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 331 fractional works · 7.3% of its workHistory: 72 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 51 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 193 fractional works · 4.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 152 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 104 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 143 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 66 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 59 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,285 fractional works · 28.3% of its workMedicine: 1,034 fractional works · 22.8% of its workSurgery: 119 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 100 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 74 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 73 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 47 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 233 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 188 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 967 fractional works · 21.3% of its workEngineering: 293 fractional works · 6.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 73 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 198 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 63 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 142 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 90 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 49 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 80 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 60 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 470 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 200 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 102 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 158 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 68 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 59 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKAngers4,541fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences40%

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 Sciences1,81840.0%
    1. Social Sciences94120.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities3317.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1934.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1523.3%
    5. Psychology1433.2%
    6. Decision Sciences591.3%
  2. Health Sciences1,28528.3%
    1. Medicine1,03422.8%
    2. Health Professions2335.1%
    3. Nursing100.2%
    4. Veterinary50.1%
    5. Dentistry30.1%
    1. Engineering2936.5%
    2. Computer Science1984.4%
    3. Environmental Science1423.1%
    4. Materials Science902.0%
    5. Mathematics801.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy601.3%
    7. Chemistry430.9%
    8. Energy320.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences230.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2004.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1583.5%
    3. Neuroscience591.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology360.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics180.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Angers strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Angers is most concentrated in History and Philosophy of Science, Urban Studies and History (6.1× the world share in History and Philosophy of Science).

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 38.7 works6.1×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 61.4 works5.4×
  3. HistorySubfield · 68.5 works5.2×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 53.6 works4.6×
← 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: 0.73× its world share, 143 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 177 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 30 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 49 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 38 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 182 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 271 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 129 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 82 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.49× its world share, 72 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 54 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 216 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 914 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.63× its world share, 314 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 175 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 55 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 140 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 130 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 874 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.63×314 works
  2. Health Professions1.98×216 works
  3. Social Sciences1.67×874 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.59×140 works
  5. Mathematics1.49×72 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.37×55 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.31×175 works
  8. Medicine1.15×914 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.07×16 works
  10. Psychology1.03×130 works
  11. Veterinary0.81×5 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.80×177 works
  13. Energy0.78×30 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.73×143 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.73×30 works
  16. Neuroscience0.73×49 works
  17. Environmental Science0.63×129 works
  18. Chemistry0.59×38 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.58×54 works
  20. Computer Science0.57×182 works
  21. Materials Science0.57×82 works
  22. Engineering0.44×271 works
  23. Nursing0.42×8 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.33×5 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×21 works
  26. Dentistry0.15×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Angers?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Social Justice, Citizen Participation, Environmental Participation and Proximity and Innovation.

▲ 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. Community Engagement206▲ 14×17 topics
  2. Territorial Governance194▲ 37×3 topics
  3. Local Development194▲ 41×2 topics
  4. Sustainable Development185▲ 2.6×64 topics
  5. Epidemiology181◆ 1.00×129 topics
  6. Public Policy180▲ 8.4×16 topics
  7. Globalization178▲ 1.99×108 topics
  8. Social Justice176▲ 6.5×34 topics
  9. Mental Health146▲ 2.2×36 topics
  10. Citizen Participation136▲ 26×2 topics
  11. Environmental Participation136▲ 42×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation136▲ 42×1 topic
  13. Gender119▲ 4.9×45 topics
  14. Identity106▲ 3.2×57 topics
  15. Social Determinants of Health93▲ 9.5×5 topics
  16. Palliative Care91▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Migration83▲ 5.4×23 topics
  18. Gender Studies82▲ 12×13 topics
  19. Colonialism80▲ 3.7×40 topics
  20. Medical Ethics75▲ 13×4 topics
  21. End-of-Life Care75▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Psychological Trauma74▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Public Health Policy74▲ 6.3×3 topics
  24. Patient Rights74▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Ethical Practices74▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Healthcare Legislation73▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Professional Responsibility73▲ 29×1 topic
  28. Institutionalization65▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Citizenship64▲ 12×9 topics
  30. Social Innovation62▲ 8.9×8 topics
  31. Cooperatives60▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Solidarity Economy59▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Healthcare Management59▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Participative Evaluation58▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Policy57▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Digital Health57▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Healthcare Quality Indicators57▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Inequalities56▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Universal Health Coverage56▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Ethnographic Research56▲ 25×2 topics

What research is done in Angers?

French Urban and Social …132French Urban and Social Studies: 132 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 69 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…55Social Sciences and Governance: 55 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…53Education, sociology, and vocational training: 53 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 52 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 39 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…37Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 37 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 36 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 28 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 27 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 132 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 69 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 55 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 53 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 52 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 39 works
  7. 7 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 37 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 36 works
  9. 9 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 28 works
  10. 10 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 27 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%Angers10.3% 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 17.2% in 2010.

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