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Research in Bordeaux

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in Bordeaux, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Bordeaux, Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux.

Research institutions
24
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
68k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3M
18.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Bordeaux

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 Bordeaux?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de BordeauxUniversity 33,515 #364
2Université Bordeaux MontaigneUniversity 5,317 #2,666
3Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de BordeauxHospital / health system 5,001 #2,627
4Institut Polytechnique de BordeauxUniversity 4,732 #1,356
5Hôpital PellegrinHospital / health system 4,388 #11,481
6Institut BergoniéHospital / health system 1,970 #11,080
7Sciences Po BordeauxUniversity 1,800 #7,298
8Hôpital Saint-AndréHospital / health system 1,451 #12,283
9Centre Hospitalier Charles PerrensHospital / health system 448 #13,445 all time
10Polyclinique de Bordeaux-TonduHospital / health system 221 #24,222 all time
11Agence Régionale de Santé Nouvelle-AquitaineGovernment institution 170 #26,283 all time
12Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord AquitaineHospital / health system 113 not ranked
13École Nationale de la MagistratureUniversity 78 not ranked
14Aquitaine Europe CommunicationInstitution 51 not ranked
15Immersion (France)Company 31 not ranked
16École d'Enseignement Supérieur d'Art de BordeauxUniversity 25 not ranked
17Cap Sciences (France)Company 11 not ranked
18Sofralab (France)Company 8 not ranked
19Conseil Régional d'AquitaineFunder 6 not ranked
20Association Française de Médecine Morpho-Esthétique et anti-âgeInstitution 2 not ranked
21Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de BordeauxGovernment institution 2 not ranked
22Secrétariat Général pour les Affaires RégionalesGovernment institution 1 not ranked
23European Brain and Behaviour SocietyNonprofit 1 not ranked
24Steris (France)Company 1 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 Bordeaux: 56.5%Université Bordeaux Montaigne: 9.0%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux: 8.4%Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux: 8.0%20 others listed: 18.2%56%largest
Université de Bordeaux34k · 56.5%Université Bordeaux Montaigne5,317 · 9.0%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux5,001 · 8.4%Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux4,732 · 8.0%20 others listed11k · 18.2%

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

Which fields of science does Bordeaux work in?

In 2022-now, 29% of research in Bordeaux is in Health Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 3,349 fractional works · 29.1% of its workMedicine: 2,855 fractional works · 24.8% of its workSurgery: 327 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 282 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 217 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 194 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 183 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 133 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 130 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 120 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 120 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 117 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 91 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 90 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 69 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 155 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 415 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 318 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 96 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3,286 fractional works · 28.5% of its workEngineering: 1,117 fractional works · 9.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 267 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 202 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 113 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 85 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 78 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 650 fractional works · 5.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 192 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 142 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 78 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 314 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 309 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 113 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 85 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 272 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 139 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 211 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 196 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 159 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,229 fractional works · 28.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,628 fractional works · 14.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 664 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 225 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 168 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 127 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 96 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 85 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 895 fractional works · 7.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 184 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 175 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 140 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 139 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 82 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 73 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 340 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 135 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 86 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 165 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 85 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 136 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 106 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1,661 fractional works · 14.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 735 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 401 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 109 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 380 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 160 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 109 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 298 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 128 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 207 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 165 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKBordeaux12kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences28%

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. Health Sciences3,34929.1%
    1. Medicine2,85524.8%
    2. Health Professions4153.6%
    3. Dentistry400.3%
    4. Nursing300.3%
    5. Veterinary90.1%
    1. Engineering1,1179.7%
    2. Computer Science6505.6%
    3. Environmental Science3142.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy3092.7%
    5. Materials Science2722.4%
    6. Mathematics2111.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1961.7%
    8. Chemistry1591.4%
    9. Energy310.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering270.2%
  3. Social Sciences3,22928.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,62814.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities8957.8%
    3. Psychology3403.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1651.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1361.2%
    6. Decision Sciences650.6%
  4. Life Sciences1,66114.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7356.4%
    2. Neuroscience3803.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2982.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2071.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics410.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Bordeaux strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bordeaux is most concentrated in Anthropology, Archeology and Linguistics and Language (5.4× the world share in Anthropology).

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 157.8 works5.4×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 165.6 works5.3×
  3. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 57.1 works4.8×
  4. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 70.8 works4.4×
  5. HistorySubfield · 131.8 works4.0×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 269 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 645 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.78× its world share, 186 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.95× its world share, 329 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 37 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 144 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 580 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 172 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 1,019 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 276 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 243 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.55× its world share, 189 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 273 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 35 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 380 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 2,534 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.82× its world share, 845 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 150 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 55 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 126 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 301 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 1,506 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.82×845 works
  2. Neuroscience1.95×329 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.78×186 works
  4. Mathematics1.55×189 works
  5. Health Professions1.39×380 works
  6. Medicine1.27×2,534 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.18×273 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.16×645 works
  9. Social Sciences1.15×1,506 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.06×172 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.02×37 works
  12. Psychology0.95×301 works
  13. Chemistry0.88×144 works
  14. Computer Science0.72×580 works
  15. Dentistry0.69×35 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.67×24 works
  17. Materials Science0.67×243 works
  18. Engineering0.65×1,019 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.57×126 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.55×269 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.55×55 works
  22. Environmental Science0.54×276 works
  23. Nursing0.53×27 works
  24. Veterinary0.50×7 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×150 works
  26. Energy0.28×26 works

Which keywords describe research in Bordeaux?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Gender Studies, Epidemiology, Social Justice, Public Policy 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. Epidemiology529◆ 1.15×137 topics
  2. Globalization307▲ 1.35×131 topics
  3. Inflammation284▲ 1.16×82 topics
  4. Community Engagement273▲ 7.3×15 topics
  5. Social Justice256▲ 3.7×37 topics
  6. Territorial Governance255▲ 19×4 topics
  7. Local Development254▲ 21×2 topics
  8. Public Policy233▲ 4.3×27 topics
  9. Gender221▲ 3.6×49 topics
  10. Colonialism218▲ 4.0×49 topics
  11. Identity201▲ 2.4×67 topics
  12. Gender Studies186▲ 11×16 topics
  13. Citizen Participation170▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Environmental Participation167▲ 20×1 topic
  15. Proximity and Innovation167▲ 20×1 topic
  16. Social Determinants of Health141▲ 5.7×7 topics
  17. Cultural Studies138▲ 3.2×35 topics
  18. Sociolinguistics126▲ 6.0×9 topics
  19. Palliative Care126▲ 7.1×6 topics
  20. Memory119▲ 4.2×20 topics
  21. Educational Policies111▲ 9.0×3 topics
  22. Sociological Analysis111▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Ethnographic Research111▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Professional Practices111▲ 27×1 topic
  25. Public Action111▲ 27×1 topic
  26. End-of-Life Care104▲ 8.0×3 topics
  27. Medical Ethics104▲ 7.2×6 topics
  28. Psychological Trauma103▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Healthcare Legislation103▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Patient Rights103▲ 13×1 topic
  31. Archaeology102▲ 6.9×11 topics
  32. Digital Health100▲ 7.7×4 topics
  33. Citizenship100▲ 7.2×12 topics
  34. Healthcare Quality Indicators98▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Healthcare Management95▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Healthcare Policy94▲ 9.1×2 topics
  37. Inequalities94▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Universal Health Coverage94▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Institutionalization91▲ 8.6×4 topics
  40. Cooperatives91▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in Bordeaux?

French Urban and Social Studies: 165 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 105 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…97Health, Medicine and Society: 97 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…90Healthcare Systems and Practices: 90 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 84 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 73 fractional worksCultural Insights and Di…62Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 62 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 57 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 53 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 48 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban StudiesPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 165 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 105 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 97 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 90 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 84 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 73 works
  7. 7 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 62 works
  8. 8 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 57 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 53 works
  10. 10 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 48 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%30%Bordeaux14.2% 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 20.7% in 2008.

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