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Research in Dunkirk

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Dunkirk, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Ball (France).

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.2k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
57k
10.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Dunkirk

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Which research institutions are in Dunkirk?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ball (France)Company 681 #11,592

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.

Which fields of science does Dunkirk work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research in Dunkirk is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (12%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 493 fractional works · 46.9% of its workEngineering: 128 fractional works · 12.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 34 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 80 fractional works · 7.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 74 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 69 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 46 fractional works · 4.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 43 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 23 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOceanography: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 30 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 24 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 23 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCatalysis: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 398 fractional works · 37.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 212 fractional works · 20.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 98 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 28 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnthropology: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 116 fractional works · 11.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 32 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHistory: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 26 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 25 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 89 fractional works · 8.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 57 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPlant Science: 27 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 72 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMedicine: 45 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 24 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDunkirk1,051fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences38%

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. Engineering12812.2%
    2. Computer Science807.6%
    3. Environmental Science747.0%
    4. Materials Science696.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences434.1%
    6. Chemistry302.9%
    7. Mathematics242.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy232.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering161.5%
    10. Energy60.6%
    1. Social Sciences21220.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities11611.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting262.5%
    4. Psychology252.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance121.1%
    6. Decision Sciences70.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences575.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology232.2%
    3. Neuroscience40.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology20.2%
    1. Medicine454.3%
    2. Health Professions242.3%
    3. Nursing20.1%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Dunkirk strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dunkirk is most concentrated in Literature and Literary Theory (6.2× the world share in Literature and Literary Theory).

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 31.1 works6.2×
← 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: 1.08× its world share, 49 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.44× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.75× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 72 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 112 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.84× its world share, 61 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.94× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.04× its world share, 111 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 202 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering4.44×15 works
  2. Arts and Humanities4.04×111 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.49×37 works
  4. Mathematics1.94×22 works
  5. Materials Science1.84×61 works
  6. Chemistry1.75×26 works
  7. Social Sciences1.68×202 works
  8. Environmental Science1.29×61 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.08×49 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.98×21 works
  11. Computer Science0.97×72 works
  12. Health Professions0.87×22 works
  13. Psychology0.85×25 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.84×26 works
  15. Engineering0.79×112 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.65×6 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.61×2 works
  18. Energy0.53×5 works
  19. Veterinary0.53×1 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.50×10 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×21 works
  22. Nursing0.29×1 works
  23. Neuroscience0.22×3 works
  24. Medicine0.21×39 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.18×2 works
  26. Dentistry0.04×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Dunkirk?

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

▲ 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. Sustainable Development45▲ 2.8×25 topics
  2. Public Policy45▲ 9.0×10 topics
  3. Community Engagement44▲ 13×6 topics
  4. Local Development42▲ 39×2 topics
  5. Territorial Governance42▲ 35×2 topics
  6. Social Justice42▲ 6.6×9 topics
  7. Climate Change39▲ 1.37×68 topics
  8. Globalization39▲ 1.88×50 topics
  9. Citizen Participation34▲ 28×1 topic
  10. Environmental Participation34▲ 46×1 topic
  11. Colonialism29▲ 5.9×24 topics
  12. Gender28▲ 4.9×23 topics
  13. Gender Studies23▲ 14×8 topics
  14. Identity23▲ 3.0×29 topics
  15. Innovation22▲ 2.0×22 topics
  16. Catalysis20▲ 2.8×17 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage20▲ 3.5×17 topics
  18. Religion19▲ 3.9×18 topics
  19. Social Movements18▲ 5.7×11 topics
  20. Migration17▲ 4.7×10 topics
  21. Historiography16▲ 13×5 topics
  22. Cultural Studies16▲ 4.1×16 topics
  23. Social Determinants of Health15▲ 6.8×3 topics
  24. Global Perspectives15▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Air Quality14▲ 7.2×5 topics
  26. Historical Narratives14▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Archaeology14▲ 10×8 topics
  28. Scientific History14▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Technological Development14▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Ethnography14▲ 7.6×10 topics
  31. Breath Analysis13▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Digital Communication13▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Open Access13▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Information Studies12▲ 61×1 topic
  35. New Media12▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Social Change12▲ 9.5×5 topics
  37. Artistic Expression12▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Gender Roles12▲ 9.6×4 topics
  39. Particulate Matter12▲ 7.6×2 topics
  40. Poverty Alleviation11▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Dunkirk?

French Urban and Social …34French Urban and Social Studies: 34 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 14 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 12 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 10 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Analyses: 10 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 9 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and His…9Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 9 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 8 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 8 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceComputer Networks and CommunicationsAnthropology4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 14 works
  3. 3 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 12 works
  4. 4 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 10 works
  5. 5 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 10 works
  6. 6 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  7. 7 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 9 works
  8. 8 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 8 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Dunkirk10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.3% in 1993.

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