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Research in Arras

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Arras, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université d'Artois and Centre Hospitalier d'Arras.

Research institutions
4
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.8k
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
50k
8.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Arras

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 Arras?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université d'ArtoisUniversity 6,829 #1,943
2Centre Hospitalier d'ArrasHospital / health system 369 #15,512
3Ingredia (France)Company 15 not ranked
4Bentley Instruments (France)Company 3 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'Artois: 94.6%Centre Hospitalier d'Arras: 5.1%Ingredia (France): 0.2%Bentley Instruments (France): 0.0%95%largest
Université d'Artois6,829 · 94.6%Centre Hospitalier d'Arras369 · 5.1%Ingredia (France)15 · 0.2%Bentley Instruments (France)3 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Arras work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Arras is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Arts and Humanities (15%), Engineering (14%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 585 fractional works · 43.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 297 fractional works · 22.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 123 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 31 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnthropology: 30 fractional works · 2.2% of its workUrban Studies: 28 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCultural Studies: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 196 fractional works · 14.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 48 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHistory: 29 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClassics: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 36 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 30 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 475 fractional works · 35.6% of its workEngineering: 190 fractional works · 14.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 32 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 87 fractional works · 6.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 43 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 66 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 40 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 28 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 27 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 172 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMedicine: 120 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 46 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 32 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 103 fractional works · 7.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 50 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 38 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKArras1,336fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences44%

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 Sciences29722.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities19614.7%
    3. Psychology362.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting302.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance151.1%
    6. Decision Sciences120.9%
    1. Engineering19014.2%
    2. Computer Science876.5%
    3. Materials Science664.9%
    4. Environmental Science403.0%
    5. Chemistry282.1%
    6. Mathematics272.0%
    7. Energy110.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences100.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering90.7%
    10. Physics and Astronomy80.6%
    1. Medicine1209.0%
    2. Health Professions463.4%
    3. Nursing60.5%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences503.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology382.8%
    3. Neuroscience90.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Arras strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Arras is most concentrated in History and Philosophy of Science, Anthropology and Urban Studies (13.3× the world share in History and Philosophy of Science).

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 25.0 works13×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 29.3 works8.5×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 26.5 works7.9×
  4. HistorySubfield · 27.6 works7.0×
  5. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 43.6 works6.7×
← 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: 0.78× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.84× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.32× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 77 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 171 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.38× its world share, 59 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.24× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 109 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.12× its world share, 180 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 280 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.12×180 works
  2. Chemical Engineering1.84×8 works
  3. Social Sciences1.81×280 works
  4. Materials Science1.38×59 works
  5. Health Professions1.35×43 works
  6. Chemistry1.32×25 works
  7. Mathematics1.24×18 works
  8. Nursing0.98×6 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.95×11 works
  10. Engineering0.93×171 works
  11. Psychology0.90×34 works
  12. Energy0.89×10 works
  13. Computer Science0.82×77 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×45 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×29 works
  16. Environmental Science0.59×36 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.55×14 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×35 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.53×2 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×9 works
  21. Medicine0.46×109 works
  22. Neuroscience0.38×8 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×4 works
  24. Veterinary0.28×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.22×6 works
  26. Dentistry0.06×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Arras?

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

▲ 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 Engagement73▲ 17×10 topics
  2. Territorial Governance71▲ 46×3 topics
  3. Local Development69▲ 50×2 topics
  4. Social Justice59▲ 7.4×11 topics
  5. Sustainable Development57▲ 2.7×30 topics
  6. Public Policy56▲ 8.9×11 topics
  7. Gender51▲ 7.0×29 topics
  8. Globalization49▲ 1.87×53 topics
  9. Gender Studies45▲ 22×10 topics
  10. Citizen Participation44▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Environmental Participation44▲ 46×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation44▲ 46×1 topic
  13. Identity44▲ 4.5×32 topics
  14. History37▲ 4.0×34 topics
  15. Colonialism36▲ 5.6×23 topics
  16. Literature32▲ 4.4×32 topics
  17. Citizenship26▲ 16×5 topics
  18. Social Innovation26▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Cooperatives26▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Cultural Studies26▲ 5.2×17 topics
  21. Sociolinguistics26▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Solidarity Economy26▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Institutionalization26▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Participative Evaluation25▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Historical Narratives25▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Cultural Heritage24▲ 3.4×20 topics
  27. Global Perspectives24▲ 44×2 topics
  28. Ethnographic Research24▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Sociological Analysis24▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Professional Practices23▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Public Action23▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Scientific History23▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Technological Development23▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Archaeology22▲ 13×7 topics
  35. Ethnography21▲ 9.0×7 topics
  36. Historiography21▲ 13×8 topics
  37. Pragmatics19▲ 8.9×4 topics
  38. Roman Economy18▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Rhetoric17▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Argumentation16▲ 44×1 topic

What research is done in Arras?

French Urban and Social …44French Urban and Social Studies: 44 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 24 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…22Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 22 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…22Education, sociology, and vocational training: 22 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 15 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 14 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …12Historical and Literary Analyses: 12 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 12 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 12 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 12 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesHistory and Philosophy of ScienceAnthropology5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 44 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 24 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 22 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 22 works
  5. 5 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 15 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 14 works
  7. 7 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 12 works
  8. 8 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 12 works
  9. 9 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 12 works
  10. 10 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 12 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%Arras11.5% 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 18.1% in 2016.

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