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Research in Brest

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Brest, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Ifremer and Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest.

Research institutions
20
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
29k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
521k
18.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Brest

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 Brest?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de Bretagne OccidentaleUniversity 8,356 #1,068
2IfremerResearch facility 6,810 #2,400
3Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de BrestHospital / health system 4,171 #3,586
4École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées BretagneUniversity 1,362 #9,139
5Centre de recherche bretonne et celtiqueResearch facility 533 #22,215
6French Corrosion InstituteResearch facility 522 #21,888
7Héritage et Création dans le Texte et l'ImageResearch facility 501 #16,634
8Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la MarineGovernment institution 431 #19,631 all time
9Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Clermont-TonnerreHospital / health system 384 #17,371 all time
10Laboratoire de recherche en droitResearch facility 357 #15,133
11OcéanopolisArchive 329 #19,321 all time
12École NavaleUniversity 307 #18,686
13Laboratoire d'études et de recherche en sociologieResearch facility 300 #21,864
14Centre de Documentation de Recherche et d'Expérimentation sur les Pollutions Accidentelles des EauxNonprofit 216 #25,741 all time
15Satimo (France)Company 102 not ranked
16Agence des Aires Marines ProtégéesGovernment institution 87 not ranked
17Brest'aimInstitution 25 not ranked
18Extreme Weather ExpertiseInstitution 18 not ranked
19Elliptika (France)Company 16 not ranked
20Géoarchitecture, Territoires, Urbanisation, Biodiversité, EnvironnementResearch facility 14 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 Bretagne Occidentale: 33.6%Ifremer: 27.4%Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest: 16.8%École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées Bretagne: 5.5%16 others listed: 16.7%34%largest
Université de Bretagne Occidentale8,356 · 33.6%Ifremer6,810 · 27.4%Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest4,171 · 16.8%École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées Bretagne1,362 · 5.5%16 others listed4,142 · 16.7%

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

Which fields of science does Brest work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Brest is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (17%), Engineering (14%), Social Sciences (13%).

Physical Sciences: 2,538 fractional works · 46.1% of its workEngineering: 743 fractional works · 13.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 166 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 87 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 86 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 71 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 65 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 59 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 567 fractional works · 10.3% of its workEcology: 160 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 144 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPollution: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 454 fractional works · 8.3% of its workOceanography: 225 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 77 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 416 fractional works · 7.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 129 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 74 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 65 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 127 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 88 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 68 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,377 fractional works · 25.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 725 fractional works · 13.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 330 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 112 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnthropology: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 376 fractional works · 6.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 75 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 66 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 113 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 74 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,144 fractional works · 20.8% of its workMedicine: 916 fractional works · 16.6% of its workSurgery: 114 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 98 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 90 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 98 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 199 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 153 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 442 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 198 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 101 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 142 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBrest5,502fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences25%

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. Engineering74313.5%
    2. Environmental Science56710.3%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences4548.3%
    4. Computer Science4167.6%
    5. Materials Science1272.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy881.6%
    7. Mathematics681.2%
    8. Chemistry340.6%
    9. Energy330.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.2%
  2. Social Sciences1,37725.0%
    1. Social Sciences72513.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities3766.8%
    3. Psychology1132.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting741.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance581.1%
    6. Decision Sciences310.6%
  3. Health Sciences1,14420.8%
    1. Medicine91616.6%
    2. Health Professions1993.6%
    3. Dentistry120.2%
    4. Nursing120.2%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1983.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1422.6%
    3. Neuroscience470.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology450.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics110.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Brest strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Brest is most concentrated in Oceanography, History and Philosophy of Science and Earth-Surface Processes (13.9× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 193.8 works14×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 47.1 works6.1×
  3. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 34.8 works5.9×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 387.4 works5.0×
← 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, 130 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 171 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 38 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 41 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 32 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 374 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.96× its world share, 387 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 688 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.03× its world share, 501 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 114 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 63 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 78 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 183 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 818 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.45× its world share, 353 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 72 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 27 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 100 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 681 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.96×387 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.45×353 works
  3. Environmental Science2.03×501 works
  4. Health Professions1.40×183 works
  5. Mathematics1.08×63 works
  6. Social Sciences1.08×681 works
  7. Computer Science0.97×374 works
  8. Engineering0.92×688 works
  9. Medicine0.85×818 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.76×38 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.71×78 works
  12. Energy0.68×31 works
  13. Veterinary0.67×4 works
  14. Materials Science0.66×114 works
  15. Psychology0.66×100 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×171 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.56×27 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.55×130 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.53×9 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×55 works
  21. Neuroscience0.51×41 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.46×8 works
  23. Nursing0.45×11 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×72 works
  25. Chemistry0.41×32 works
  26. Dentistry0.40×10 works

Which keywords describe research in Brest?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Social Justice, Citizen Participation and Environmental 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. Climate Change379▲ 2.5×91 topics
  2. Machine Learning191◆ 1.04×80 topics
  3. Public Policy154▲ 5.9×16 topics
  4. Environmental Impact151▲ 1.61×54 topics
  5. Community Engagement149▲ 8.3×12 topics
  6. Sustainability148◆ 1.10×76 topics
  7. Territorial Governance146▲ 23×4 topics
  8. Local Development146▲ 26×2 topics
  9. Social Justice145▲ 4.4×28 topics
  10. Sustainable Development135▲ 1.57×49 topics
  11. Citizen Participation110▲ 17×3 topics
  12. Environmental Participation109▲ 28×1 topic
  13. Proximity and Innovation109▲ 28×1 topic
  14. Gender101▲ 3.4×40 topics
  15. Identity100▲ 2.5×47 topics
  16. Colonialism93▲ 3.6×33 topics
  17. Ocean Circulation85▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Global Warming79▲ 3.4×13 topics
  19. Aquaculture79▲ 5.6×8 topics
  20. Marine Environment78▲ 9.9×3 topics
  21. Gender Studies75▲ 9.0×13 topics
  22. Palliative Care71▲ 8.4×6 topics
  23. Data Assimilation70▲ 7.8×4 topics
  24. Social Determinants of Health70▲ 5.9×4 topics
  25. Fisheries Sustainability67▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Ocean Acidification63▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Psychological Trauma62▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Medical Ethics61▲ 8.9×3 topics
  29. Healthcare Legislation61▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Patient Rights61▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Harmful Algal Blooms57▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Oceanic Modeling54▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Tidal Analysis54▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Trophic Cascades50▲ 10.0×2 topics
  35. Educational Policies50▲ 8.5×3 topics
  36. Sociological Analysis50▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Ethnographic Research50▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Benthic Communities50▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Marine Biodiversity50▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Professional Practices49▲ 25×1 topic

What research is done in Brest?

French Urban and Social …109French Urban and Social Studies: 109 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 56 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 48 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 44 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 43 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 42 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…37Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 37 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 36 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 36 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…31Marine and coastal ecosystems: 31 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsOceanographyGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 109 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 56 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 48 works
  4. 4 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 44 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 43 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 42 works
  7. 7 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 37 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 36 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 36 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 31 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%Brest12.3% 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 22.0% in 2007.

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