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Research in Caen

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Caen, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Caen Normandie, Normandie Université and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie.

Research institutions
12
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
32k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
463k
14.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Caen

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 Caen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de Caen NormandieUniversity 14,510 #1,108
2Normandie UniversitéUniversity 4,685 #1,558
3Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen NormandieHospital / health system 3,363 #5,864
4École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de CaenUniversity 1,453 #11,230
5Centre François BaclesseHospital / health system 735 #14,883
6CyceronResearch facility 369 #16,723
7Conseil Régional de Basse-NormandieGovernment institution 270 #21,385 all time
8Laboratoire Saint MartinHospital / health system 132 #31,836 all time
9Ion Beam Applications (France)Company 99 not ranked
10École Supérieure d'Arts & Médias de Caen/CherbourgUniversity 86 not ranked
11Laboratoires Standa (France)Company 13 not ranked
12Laboratoires i2mResearch facility 2 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 Caen Normandie: 56.4%Normandie Université: 18.2%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie: 13.1%École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Caen: 5.6%8 others listed: 6.6%56%largest
Université de Caen Normandie15k · 56.4%Normandie Université4,685 · 18.2%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie3,363 · 13.1%École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Caen1,453 · 5.6%8 others listed1,706 · 6.6%

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

Which fields of science does Caen work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Caen is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (14%), Arts and Humanities (10%).

Physical Sciences: 2,201 fractional works · 35.7% of its workEngineering: 612 fractional works · 9.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 191 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 78 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 63 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 351 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 120 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 63 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 283 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 173 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 253 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 79 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 65 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiation: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 209 fractional works · 3.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 83 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 171 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 79 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 168 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 86 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,846 fractional works · 29.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 853 fractional works · 13.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 351 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 143 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnthropology: 94 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrban Studies: 61 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 616 fractional works · 10.0% of its workHistory: 141 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArcheology: 104 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 82 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 69 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 61 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClassics: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 182 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 72 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 88 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 61 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 70 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,558 fractional works · 25.3% of its workMedicine: 1,300 fractional works · 21.1% of its workSurgery: 148 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 139 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 94 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 88 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 82 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 63 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 60 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 105 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 230 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 182 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 558 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 232 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 115 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 137 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 65 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 119 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKCaen6,162fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences30%

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. Engineering6129.9%
    2. Computer Science3515.7%
    3. Materials Science2834.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy2534.1%
    5. Mathematics2093.4%
    6. Chemistry1712.8%
    7. Environmental Science1682.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences861.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering350.6%
    10. Energy330.5%
  2. Social Sciences1,84629.9%
    1. Social Sciences85313.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities61610.0%
    3. Psychology1823.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance881.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting701.1%
    6. Decision Sciences360.6%
  3. Health Sciences1,55825.3%
    1. Medicine1,30021.1%
    2. Health Professions2303.7%
    3. Nursing120.2%
    4. Dentistry90.1%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2323.8%
    2. Neuroscience1372.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1191.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology450.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics250.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Caen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Caen is most concentrated in Classics, History and History and Philosophy of Science (16.6× the world share in Classics).

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 54.9 works17×
  2. HistorySubfield · 135.4 works7.6×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 59.7 works7.0×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 94.7 works5.7×
  5. AnthropologySubfield · 87.8 works5.6×
  6. RadiationSubfield · 33.1 works4.3×
  7. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 26.5 works4.2×
← 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.

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: 0.42× its world share, 111 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 199 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 41 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 117 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.16× its world share, 23 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.61× its world share, 31 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.78× its world share, 155 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 324 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 75 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 560 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 148 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.31× its world share, 254 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.67× its world share, 174 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.90× its world share, 234 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 206 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 1,142 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.63× its world share, 582 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 60 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 32 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 162 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 788 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.63×582 works
  2. Mathematics2.67×174 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.90×234 works
  4. Chemistry1.78×155 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.61×31 works
  6. Health Professions1.41×206 works
  7. Materials Science1.31×254 works
  8. Neuroscience1.30×117 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.16×23 works
  10. Social Sciences1.12×788 works
  11. Medicine1.07×1,142 works
  12. Psychology0.96×162 works
  13. Veterinary0.89×7 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.86×75 works
  15. Computer Science0.75×324 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.73×41 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×199 works
  18. Engineering0.67×560 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×80 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.60×32 works
  21. Energy0.59×30 works
  22. Environmental Science0.54×148 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×111 works
  24. Nursing0.37×10 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.33×60 works
  26. Dentistry0.25×7 works

Which keywords describe research in Caen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Gender Studies, Citizen Participation, Environmental Participation and Proximity and Innovation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology209▼ 0.85×126 topics
  2. Community Engagement161▲ 8.0×14 topics
  3. Territorial Governance156▲ 22×4 topics
  4. Local Development155▲ 24×2 topics
  5. Public Policy146▲ 5.0×18 topics
  6. Mental Health136▲ 1.55×37 topics
  7. Social Justice135▲ 3.7×30 topics
  8. Gender126▲ 3.8×40 topics
  9. Catalysis120▲ 2.9×29 topics
  10. History118▲ 2.8×50 topics
  11. Gender Studies105▲ 11×9 topics
  12. Colonialism103▲ 3.5×38 topics
  13. Religion101▲ 3.5×26 topics
  14. Citizen Participation100▲ 14×2 topics
  15. Environmental Participation100▲ 23×1 topic
  16. Proximity and Innovation100▲ 23×1 topic
  17. Palliative Care97▲ 10×6 topics
  18. Social Determinants of Health87▲ 6.6×5 topics
  19. Psychological Trauma70▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Medical Ethics68▲ 8.8×5 topics
  21. End-of-Life Care67▲ 9.7×2 topics
  22. Healthcare Legislation66▲ 19×1 topic
  23. Patient Rights66▲ 16×1 topic
  24. Historical Narratives64▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Ethnographic Research64▲ 21×3 topics
  26. Educational Policies63▲ 9.5×2 topics
  27. Professional Practices63▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Public Action63▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Citizenship61▲ 8.2×7 topics
  30. Digital Health60▲ 8.5×3 topics
  31. Healthcare Management59▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Healthcare Quality Indicators59▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Frequency Conversion58▲ 23×3 topics
  34. Healthcare Policy58▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Inequalities58▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Universal Health Coverage58▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Institutionalization57▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Cooperatives56▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Solidarity Economy55▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Participative Evaluation55▲ 28×1 topic

What research is done in Caen?

French Urban and Social Studies: 96 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 60 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…60Health, Medicine and Society: 60 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…54Healthcare Systems and Practices: 54 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 53 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 52 fractional worksMedieval and Early Moder…38Medieval and Early Modern Justice: 38 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 33 fractional worksSolid State Laser Technologies: 32 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 32 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban StudiesHistory and Philosophy of Science3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 96 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 60 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 60 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 54 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 53 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 52 works
  7. 7 Medieval and Early Modern Justice Political Science and International Relations 38 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 33 works
  9. 9 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 32 works
  10. 10 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 32 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%Caen12.0% 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 18.2% in 2016.

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