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Research in Clermont-Ferrand

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université Clermont Auvergne, Sigma Clermont and Michelin (France).

Research institutions
14
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
29k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
636k
22.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Clermont-Ferrand

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 Clermont-Ferrand?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université Clermont AuvergneUniversity 19,815 #976
2Centre Jean PerrinHospital / health system 1,029 #20,061
3Michelin (France)Company 562 #12,556
4Sigma ClermontUniversity 512 #7,639
5France Business SchoolUniversity 485 #13,414
6Clermont-Ferrand’s Superior National School of ChemistryResearch facility 228 #34,694 all time
7Institut Supérieur d’Informatique, de Modélisation et de leurs ApplicationsUniversity 134 #29,981 all time
8École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Clermont-FerrandUniversity 62 not ranked
9ESC Clermont Business SchoolUniversity 61 not ranked
10Thea (France)Company 48 not ranked
11Conseil Régional d'AuvergneGovernment institution 19 not ranked
12Association pour le Developpement de l'Institut de la ViandeInstitution 12 not ranked
13Association de Recherche pour la Technologie et les SciencesNonprofit 4 not ranked
14Nutreov Laboratoires (France)Company 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 Clermont Auvergne: 86.3%Centre Jean Perrin: 4.5%Michelin (France): 2.4%Sigma Clermont: 2.2%10 others listed: 4.6%86%largest
Université Clermont Auvergne20k · 86.3%Centre Jean Perrin1,029 · 4.5%Michelin (France)562 · 2.4%Sigma Clermont512 · 2.2%10 others listed1,055 · 4.6%

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

Which fields of science does Clermont-Ferrand work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Clermont-Ferrand is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (16%), Arts and Humanities (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,693 fractional works · 33.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 792 fractional works · 15.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 369 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 78 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 75 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 55 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 435 fractional works · 8.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 111 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArcheology: 67 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 60 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 57 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 177 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 67 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 145 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 111 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 81 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,413 fractional works · 28.0% of its workMedicine: 1,112 fractional works · 22.0% of its workPhysiology: 114 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 112 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 95 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 72 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 65 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 59 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 231 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 182 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,209 fractional works · 24.0% of its workEngineering: 329 fractional works · 6.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 207 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcology: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 192 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeophysics: 102 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 171 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 96 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 70 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMathematical Physics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 734 fractional works · 14.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 329 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPlant Science: 115 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 81 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 274 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 126 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 70 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKClermont-Ferrand5,050fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences34%

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. Social Sciences1,69333.5%
    1. Social Sciences79215.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities4358.6%
    3. Psychology1773.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1452.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1112.2%
    6. Decision Sciences320.6%
  2. Health Sciences1,41328.0%
    1. Medicine1,11222.0%
    2. Health Professions2314.6%
    3. Nursing380.7%
    4. Dentistry250.5%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
    1. Engineering3296.5%
    2. Environmental Science2074.1%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1923.8%
    4. Computer Science1713.4%
    5. Materials Science961.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy701.4%
    7. Mathematics581.1%
    8. Chemistry501.0%
    9. Energy260.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3296.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2745.4%
    3. Neuroscience701.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology511.0%
    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 Clermont-Ferrand strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Clermont-Ferrand is most concentrated in History and Philosophy of Science, Geophysics and Anthropology (5.9× the world share in History and Philosophy of Science).

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 42.6 works5.9×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 90.8 works5.6×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 72.9 works5.6×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 64.7 works4.6×
  5. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 102.4 works4.1×
  6. Urban StudiesSubfield · 52.9 works4.1×
← 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: 1.39× its world share, 309 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 250 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 45 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 61 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 46 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 156 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 173 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 311 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 194 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 88 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 55 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 64 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.01× its world share, 23 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 220 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 992 worksMedicineNursing: 1.47× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.05× its world share, 411 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 140 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 105 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 155 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 754 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.05×411 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.36×173 works
  3. Health Professions1.79×220 works
  4. Nursing1.47×34 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.39×309 works
  6. Social Sciences1.28×754 works
  7. Medicine1.11×992 works
  8. Psychology1.09×155 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.05×105 works
  10. Mathematics1.01×55 works
  11. Dentistry1.01×23 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.00×250 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.96×45 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.93×140 works
  15. Veterinary0.91×6 works
  16. Environmental Science0.84×194 works
  17. Neuroscience0.80×61 works
  18. Chemistry0.64×46 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.63×28 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.62×64 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.58×10 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.57×9 works
  23. Energy0.57×24 works
  24. Materials Science0.54×88 works
  25. Engineering0.44×311 works
  26. Computer Science0.43×156 works

Which keywords describe research in Clermont-Ferrand?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Social Justice, 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. Epidemiology223◆ 1.11×133 topics
  2. Climate Change214▲ 1.56×95 topics
  3. Community Engagement192▲ 12×14 topics
  4. Territorial Governance182▲ 31×4 topics
  5. Local Development182▲ 35×2 topics
  6. Sustainable Development170▲ 2.1×63 topics
  7. Public Policy167▲ 7.0×15 topics
  8. Social Justice166▲ 5.5×21 topics
  9. Inflammation162▲ 1.51×83 topics
  10. Public Health151▲ 2.1×58 topics
  11. Globalization145▲ 1.46×99 topics
  12. Mental Health140▲ 1.93×40 topics
  13. Citizen Participation132▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Environmental Participation132▲ 37×1 topic
  15. Proximity and Innovation132▲ 37×1 topic
  16. Gender122▲ 4.5×45 topics
  17. Identity112▲ 3.1×56 topics
  18. Colonialism102▲ 4.3×44 topics
  19. Gender Studies100▲ 13×10 topics
  20. Literature97▲ 3.5×43 topics
  21. History94▲ 2.7×46 topics
  22. Aging86▲ 3.1×18 topics
  23. Social Determinants of Health82▲ 7.5×6 topics
  24. Smallholder Farmers78▲ 7.3×5 topics
  25. Adaptation76▲ 5.0×13 topics
  26. Palliative Care74▲ 9.6×6 topics
  27. Livestock Farming63▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Agroecology63▲ 8.9×5 topics
  29. Agricultural Development63▲ 8.1×3 topics
  30. Diversity63▲ 7.1×9 topics
  31. Multifunctionality61▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Work Organization60▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Plate Tectonics59▲ 7.7×3 topics
  34. Digital Health58▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Medical Ethics58▲ 9.1×3 topics
  36. End-of-Life Care57▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Psychological Trauma57▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Quality Indicators57▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Healthcare Legislation56▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Patient Rights56▲ 16×1 topic

What research is done in Clermont-Ferrand?

French Urban and Social …131French Urban and Social Studies: 131 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 59 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…55Healthcare Systems and Practices: 55 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…53Health, Medicine and Society: 53 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 52 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 49 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…34Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 34 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 32 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 29 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 28 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 131 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 59 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 55 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 53 works
  5. 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 52 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 49 works
  7. 7 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 34 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 32 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 29 works
  10. 10 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 28 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%Clermont-Ferrand10.5% 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 23.5% in 2010.

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