Research in Besançon
Science Explorer records 38 research institutions in Besançon, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies and Université de Franche-Comté.
- Research institutions
- 38 13 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 31k ▲ 13% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 15.3% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Besançon?
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.
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What is Besançon strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Besançon is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, Archeology and Anthropology (7.2× the world share in Linguistics and Language).
- Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 47.6 works7.2×
- ArcheologySubfield · 97.6 works5.6×
- AnthropologySubfield · 83.9 works5.2×
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 44.5 works5.0×
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 Besançon?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Territorial Governance, Local Development, Community Engagement, Social Justice, Citizen Participation, Environmental Participation, Proximity and Innovation and Public Policy.
- Healthcare Legislation
- Technological Development
- Cultural Impact
- Global Perspectives
- Ethos
- Rhetoric
- Nonlinear Optics
- Multilingualism
- Public Action
- Sociological Analysis
- Sociolinguistics
- Colonialism
- Gender Studies
- Proximity and Innovation
- Citizen Participation
- Public Health
- Local Development
- Territorial Governance
- Community Engagement
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Social Justice
- Sustainable Development
- Public Policy
- Globalization
- Gender
- Environmental Participation
- Biomedical Applications
- Identity
- Biosensors
- Archaeology
- Professional Practices
- Palliative Care
- Pragmatics
- Roman Economy
- Argumentation
- Historical Narratives
- Intercultural Communication
- Scientific History
- Psychological Trauma
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
- Epidemiology253◆ 1.11×130 topics
- Climate Change158◆ 1.01×97 topics
- Social Justice135▲ 4.0×24 topics
- Community Engagement126▲ 6.6×13 topics
- Sustainable Development124▲ 1.35×44 topics
- Territorial Governance122▲ 17×4 topics
- Public Policy119▲ 4.2×16 topics
- Local Development118▲ 18×2 topics
- Globalization118◆ 1.04×92 topics
- Public Health98▲ 1.17×57 topics
- Gender96▲ 3.1×38 topics
- Citizen Participation92▲ 13×3 topics
- Environmental Participation91▲ 20×1 topic
- Proximity and Innovation91▲ 20×1 topic
- Biomedical Applications91▲ 1.32×36 topics
- Gender Studies84▲ 9.4×11 topics
- Identity79▲ 1.88×47 topics
- Colonialism76▲ 2.8×33 topics
- Biosensors75▲ 2.5×12 topics
- Sociolinguistics70▲ 6.4×8 topics
- Archaeology58▲ 7.5×11 topics
- Sociological Analysis57▲ 17×2 topics
- Professional Practices57▲ 25×1 topic
- Public Action57▲ 25×1 topic
- Palliative Care52▲ 5.7×6 topics
- Multilingualism52▲ 5.4×6 topics
- Pragmatics52▲ 5.5×6 topics
- Nonlinear Optics46▲ 7.3×4 topics
- Roman Economy43▲ 18×2 topics
- Rhetoric42▲ 6.6×3 topics
- Argumentation41▲ 23×1 topic
- Ethos41▲ 23×1 topic
- Historical Narratives40▲ 12×3 topics
- Global Perspectives39▲ 15×2 topics
- Intercultural Communication39▲ 15×2 topics
- Cultural Impact38▲ 12×2 topics
- Scientific History37▲ 15×1 topic
- Technological Development37▲ 15×1 topic
- Psychological Trauma35▲ 9.1×2 topics
- Healthcare Legislation35▲ 9.8×1 topic
What research is done in Besançon?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 91 works
- 2 Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSociology and Political Science 57 works
- 3 Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisPhilosophy 41 works
- 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisHistory and Philosophy of Science 37 works
- 5 Health, Medicine and SocietyGeneral Health Professions 35 works
- 6 Historical and Literary StudiesAnthropology 32 works
- 7 Cultural Insights and Digital ImpactsComputer Networks and Communications 29 works
- 8 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstronomy and Astrophysics 29 works
- 9 French Language Learning MethodsLinguistics and Language 28 works
- 10 Social Sciences and GovernanceUrban Studies 27 works
Research output over time
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