Research in Brest
Science Explorer records 27 research institutions in Brest, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Ifremer and Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest.
- Research institutions
- 27 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 29k ▲ 7% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 12.2% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Brest?
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
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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).
- OceanographySubfield · 193.8 works14×
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 47.1 works6.1×
- Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 34.8 works5.9×
- Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 387.4 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 Brest?
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, Social Justice, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.
- Tidal Analysis
- Trophic Cascades
- Public Action
- Ethnographic Research
- Educational Policies
- Patient Rights
- Medical Ethics
- Data Assimilation
- Migration
- Social Determinants of Health
- Marine Environment
- Gender Studies
- Colonialism
- Gender
- Environmental Participation
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainability
- Local Development
- Community Engagement
- Machine Learning
- Climate Change
- Public Policy
- Territorial Governance
- Social Justice
- Environmental Impact
- Citizen Participation
- Proximity and Innovation
- Identity
- Ocean Circulation
- Aquaculture
- Global Warming
- Palliative Care
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Psychological Trauma
- Healthcare Legislation
- Ocean Acidification
- Sociological Analysis
- Professional Practices
- Harmful Algal Blooms
- Oceanic Modeling
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
- Climate Change336▲ 2.5×88 topics
- Machine Learning169◆ 1.04×80 topics
- Public Policy151▲ 6.2×16 topics
- Community Engagement148▲ 8.9×11 topics
- Territorial Governance146▲ 23×4 topics
- Local Development145▲ 25×2 topics
- Social Justice142▲ 4.9×28 topics
- Sustainability136◆ 1.12×72 topics
- Environmental Impact134▲ 1.58×53 topics
- Sustainable Development133▲ 1.68×48 topics
- Citizen Participation110▲ 18×3 topics
- Environmental Participation109▲ 27×1 topic
- Proximity and Innovation109▲ 27×1 topic
- Gender95▲ 3.5×39 topics
- Identity94▲ 2.6×47 topics
- Colonialism84▲ 3.5×33 topics
- Ocean Circulation72▲ 11×3 topics
- Gender Studies71▲ 9.2×12 topics
- Aquaculture71▲ 5.4×8 topics
- Marine Environment69▲ 9.7×3 topics
- Global Warming67▲ 3.3×13 topics
- Social Determinants of Health67▲ 5.9×4 topics
- Palliative Care66▲ 8.2×5 topics
- Migration64▲ 3.8×19 topics
- Fisheries Sustainability61▲ 14×2 topics
- Data Assimilation58▲ 7.4×4 topics
- Psychological Trauma57▲ 17×2 topics
- Medical Ethics57▲ 8.6×3 topics
- Healthcare Legislation56▲ 19×1 topic
- Patient Rights56▲ 15×1 topic
- Ocean Acidification54▲ 15×3 topics
- Educational Policies49▲ 8.5×3 topics
- Sociological Analysis49▲ 17×2 topics
- Ethnographic Research49▲ 18×3 topics
- Professional Practices48▲ 25×1 topic
- Public Action48▲ 25×1 topic
- Harmful Algal Blooms47▲ 12×3 topics
- Trophic Cascades45▲ 9.7×2 topics
- Oceanic Modeling44▲ 27×1 topic
- Tidal Analysis44▲ 27×1 topic
What research is done in Brest?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 109 works
- 2 Health, Medicine and SocietyGeneral Health Professions 56 works
- 3 Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSociology and Political Science 48 works
- 4 Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesOceanography 44 works
- 5 Marine and fisheries researchGlobal and Planetary Change 43 works
- 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisHistory and Philosophy of Science 42 works
- 7 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesGlobal and Planetary Change 37 works
- 8 Social Sciences and GovernanceUrban Studies 36 works
- 9 Healthcare Systems and PracticesGeneral Health Professions 36 works
- 10 Marine and coastal ecosystemsOceanography 31 works
Research output over time
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