Research in Caen
Science Explorer records 25 research institutions in Caen. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Lettres, arts du spectacle, langues romanes, Institut Caennais de Recherche Juridique and Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche Normand en Education et Formation.
- Research institutions
- 25 6 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 3.5k ▲ 119% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 3.9% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Caen?
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 Caen strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Caen is most concentrated in Urban Studies, History and History and Philosophy of Science (12.1× the world share in Urban Studies).
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 51.6 works12×
- HistorySubfield · 59.7 works12×
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 26.3 works11×
- AnthropologySubfield · 37.8 works8.7×
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 Caen?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender Studies, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Educational Policies, Ethnographic Research and Professional Practices.
- Gender Equality
- Social Change
- Migration
- Healthcare Access
- Environmental Participation
- Institutionalization
- Cooperatives
- Social Innovation
- Citizenship
- Sustainable Development
- Colonialism
- Healthcare Legislation
- End-of-Life Care
- Gender
- Social Justice
- Professional Practices
- Educational Policies
- Public Policy
- Territorial Governance
- Community Engagement
- Gender Studies
- Mental Health
- Local Development
- Globalization
- Ethnographic Research
- Public Action
- Palliative Care
- Psychological Trauma
- Medical Ethics
- Patient Rights
- Social Determinants of Health
- Identity
- Economic Development
- History
- Solidarity Economy
- Citizen Participation
- Participative Evaluation
- Cultural Diversity
- Cultural Studies
- Community Development
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
- Gender Studies121▲ 51×10 topics
- Community Engagement110▲ 22×12 topics
- Mental Health109▲ 4.8×27 topics
- Territorial Governance102▲ 53×3 topics
- Local Development102▲ 58×2 topics
- Public Policy100▲ 13×11 topics
- Globalization100▲ 3.3×73 topics
- Educational Policies96▲ 53×2 topics
- Ethnographic Research92▲ 110×3 topics
- Professional Practices90▲ 149×1 topic
- Public Action90▲ 149×1 topic
- Social Justice85▲ 9.4×21 topics
- Palliative Care81▲ 32×4 topics
- Gender79▲ 9.4×36 topics
- Psychological Trauma76▲ 75×2 topics
- End-of-Life Care75▲ 41×2 topics
- Medical Ethics75▲ 37×2 topics
- Healthcare Legislation75▲ 80×1 topic
- Patient Rights75▲ 65×1 topic
- Colonialism70▲ 9.6×34 topics
- Social Determinants of Health67▲ 19×3 topics
- Sustainable Development63▲ 2.6×22 topics
- Identity59▲ 5.3×45 topics
- Citizenship55▲ 30×7 topics
- Economic Development54▲ 4.3×8 topics
- Social Innovation54▲ 22×5 topics
- History53▲ 4.9×38 topics
- Cooperatives52▲ 42×2 topics
- Solidarity Economy52▲ 54×2 topics
- Institutionalization52▲ 36×3 topics
- Citizen Participation51▲ 27×1 topic
- Environmental Participation51▲ 42×1 topic
- Participative Evaluation51▲ 93×1 topic
- Healthcare Access48▲ 11×6 topics
- Cultural Diversity43▲ 13×14 topics
- Migration43▲ 8.3×15 topics
- Cultural Studies43▲ 7.3×25 topics
- Social Change38▲ 20×8 topics
- Community Development37▲ 13×6 topics
- Gender Equality36▲ 8.4×7 topics
What research is done in Caen?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 90 works
- 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 75 works
- 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 51 works
- 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 51 works
- 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 33 works
- 6 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 33 works
- 7 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 25 works
- 8 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 21 works
- 9 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 21 works
- 10 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 19 works
Research output over time
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