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Research in Avignon

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Avignon, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, Département agronomie et sciences de l'environnement pour les agroécosystèmes and Laboratoire Informatique d'Avignon.

Research institutions
14
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.6k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.3%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Avignon?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université d'Avignon et des Pays de VaucluseUniversity 3,121 #7,616
2Département agronomie et sciences de l'environnement pour les agroécosystèmesResearch facility 1,000 #22,541
3Laboratoire Informatique d'AvignonResearch facility 686 #22,756
4Étude des Structures, des Processus d’Adaptation et des Changements de l’EspaceResearch facility 379 #27,909
5Sécurité et Qualité des Produits d'Origine VégétaleResearch facility 359 #19,591 all time
6Institut Sainte CatherineHospital / health system 344 #22,768 all time
7Écologie des Forêts MéditerranéennesResearch facility 333 #24,692 all time
8Plantes et systèmes de culture horticolesResearch facility 297 #28,160 all time
9Groupe de Recherche en Agriculture BiologiqueNonprofit 278 #30,565 all time
10Biostatistique et processus spatiauxResearch facility 267 #23,664 all time
11Observatoire de Haute-ProvenceResearch facility 243 #14,401 all time
12Centre Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurResearch facility 176 #35,331 all time
13Naturex (France)Company 103 not ranked
14Sciences et Technologies des Cultures et Sociétés NumériquesResearch facility 10 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse: 41.1%Département agronomie et sciences de l'environnement pour les agroécosystèmes: 13.2%Laboratoire Informatique d'Avignon: 9.0%Étude des Structures, des Processus d’Adaptation et des Changements de l’Espace: 5.0%10 others listed: 31.7%41%largest
Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse3,121 · 41.1%Département agronomie et sciences de l'environnement pour les agroécosystèmes1,000 · 13.2%Laboratoire Informatique d'Avignon686 · 9.0%Étude des Structures, des Processus d’Adaptation et des Changements de l’Espace379 · 5.0%10 others listed2,410 · 31.7%

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What is Avignon strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Avignon is most concentrated in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and History (10.3× the world share in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics).

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 56.9 works10×
  2. Insect ScienceSubfield · 23.9 works7.2×
  3. HistorySubfield · 23.5 works6.2×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Avignon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Smallholder Farmers, Social Justice 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 2022–2025 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. Climate Change129▲ 4.1×81 topics
  2. Sustainability65▲ 2.3×50 topics
  3. Community Engagement50▲ 13×6 topics
  4. Sustainable Development50▲ 2.7×26 topics
  5. Territorial Governance49▲ 33×3 topics
  6. Local Development49▲ 36×2 topics
  7. Social Justice45▲ 6.5×11 topics
  8. Public Policy45▲ 7.7×8 topics
  9. Smallholder Farmers43▲ 17×5 topics
  10. Biodiversity42▲ 4.7×30 topics
  11. Citizen Participation41▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Environmental Participation41▲ 43×1 topic
  13. Proximity and Innovation41▲ 43×1 topic
  14. Invasive Species39▲ 7.8×20 topics
  15. Adaptation39▲ 11×10 topics
  16. Globalization38▲ 1.65×45 topics
  17. Agroecology34▲ 20×4 topics
  18. Livestock Farming33▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Multifunctionality32▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Diversity32▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Agricultural Development32▲ 16×4 topics
  22. Work Organization31▲ 62×1 topic
  23. Remote Sensing30▲ 2.0×31 topics
  24. Colonialism22▲ 4.0×13 topics
  25. Global Change21▲ 6.9×6 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services21▲ 4.6×12 topics
  27. Identity21▲ 2.4×24 topics
  28. Cultural Heritage20▲ 3.1×19 topics
  29. Biodiversity Conservation20▲ 4.5×14 topics
  30. Sustainable Agriculture19▲ 5.0×10 topics
  31. Biological Control19▲ 11×9 topics
  32. Habitat Fragmentation18▲ 6.8×5 topics
  33. Digital Communication15▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Open Access15▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Corpus Linguistics15▲ 5.8×5 topics
  36. Sociolinguistics15▲ 6.6×7 topics
  37. Gender Studies14▲ 8.0×5 topics
  38. Web Technologies14▲ 40×2 topics
  39. Information Studies14▲ 58×1 topic
  40. New Media14▲ 30×1 topic

What research is done in Avignon?

French Urban and Social …41French Urban and Social Studies: 41 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…31Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 31 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 14 fractional worksSpeech Recognition and Synthesis: 11 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 10 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 9 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 9 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 8 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 8 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsComputer Networks and CommunicationsArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 41 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 31 works
  3. 3 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 14 works
  4. 4 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  5. 5 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 9 works
  7. 7 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 9 works
  8. 8 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 8 works
  9. 9 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 8 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 8 works

Research output over time

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