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Research in La Rochelle

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in La Rochelle, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are La Rochelle Université and Excelia Business School.

Research institutions
7
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.5k
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
90k
16.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1969-2026
58 years on the record
La Rochelle

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 La Rochelle?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1La Rochelle UniversitéUniversity 3,287 #2,921
2Excelia Business SchoolUniversity 635 #5,547
3Centre Hospitalier de La RochelleHospital / health system 271 #24,175 all time
4Ecole d'ingénieurs en génie des systèmes industrielsUniversity 116 not ranked
5Selenium Medical (France)Company 3 not ranked
6NEEL trimarans (France)Company 2 not ranked
7Communauté d'agglomération de La RochelleInstitution 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.

La Rochelle Université: 76.2%Excelia Business School: 14.7%Centre Hospitalier de La Rochelle: 6.3%Ecole d'ingénieurs en génie des systèmes industriels: 2.7%3 others listed: 0.2%76%largest
La Rochelle Université3,287 · 76.2%Excelia Business School635 · 14.7%Centre Hospitalier de La Rochelle271 · 6.3%Ecole d'ingénieurs en génie des systèmes industriels116 · 2.7%3 others listed7 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does La Rochelle work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in La Rochelle is in Physical Sciences, 42% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (15%), Business, Management and Accounting (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 675 fractional works · 46.1% of its workEngineering: 224 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 42 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 36 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 162 fractional works · 11.1% of its workEcology: 51 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 26 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 157 fractional works · 10.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 52 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 36 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 25 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 23 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 45 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOceanography: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 41 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 615 fractional works · 42.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 242 fractional works · 16.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 113 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 43 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnthropology: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 181 fractional works · 12.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 65 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMarketing: 27 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAccounting: 23 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 23 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 23 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 100 fractional works · 6.8% of its workArcheology: 23 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 23 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 50 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 31 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 90 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMedicine: 64 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 84 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 48 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFood Science: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLa Rochelle1,465fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences42%

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. Engineering22415.3%
    2. Environmental Science16211.1%
    3. Computer Science15710.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences453.1%
    5. Materials Science412.8%
    6. Mathematics161.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy130.9%
    8. Chemistry80.6%
    9. Energy70.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    1. Social Sciences24216.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting18112.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities1006.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance503.4%
    5. Psychology221.5%
    6. Decision Sciences201.4%
    1. Medicine644.4%
    2. Health Professions221.5%
    3. Nursing30.2%
    4. Dentistry10.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences483.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology271.8%
    3. Neuroscience40.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is La Rochelle strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in La Rochelle is most concentrated in Archeology, History and Strategy and Management (5.5× the world share in Archeology).

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 22.4 works5.5×
  2. HistorySubfield · 22.1 works5.1×
  3. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 57.6 works5.0×
← 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: 0.68× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 144 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 38 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.04× its world share, 208 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.23× its world share, 148 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.47× its world share, 96 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.72× its world share, 161 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.62× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 221 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.72×161 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.47×96 works
  3. Environmental Science2.23×148 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.83×38 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.62×46 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.44×19 works
  7. Computer Science1.38×144 works
  8. Social Sciences1.30×221 works
  9. Engineering1.04×208 works
  10. Mathematics0.97×15 works
  11. Materials Science0.83×39 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.68×44 works
  13. Health Professions0.60×21 works
  14. Energy0.55×7 works
  15. Psychology0.50×20 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.48×2 works
  17. Nursing0.39×3 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.38×11 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×2 works
  20. Chemistry0.34×7 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×23 works
  22. Veterinary0.24×0 works
  23. Medicine0.22×58 works
  24. Neuroscience0.17×4 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×2 works

Which keywords describe research in La Rochelle?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Climate Change, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Citizen Participation, Social Justice, 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. Climate Change99▲ 2.5×73 topics
  2. Sustainable Development64▲ 2.8×36 topics
  3. Sustainability62▲ 1.75×55 topics
  4. Deep Learning61▲ 1.21×60 topics
  5. Community Engagement57▲ 12×8 topics
  6. Territorial Governance54▲ 32×3 topics
  7. Local Development54▲ 36×2 topics
  8. Globalization50▲ 1.74×60 topics
  9. Social Justice50▲ 5.7×13 topics
  10. Public Policy47▲ 6.7×6 topics
  11. Citizen Participation44▲ 26×2 topics
  12. Environmental Participation43▲ 42×1 topic
  13. Proximity and Innovation43▲ 42×1 topic
  14. Environmental Impact41▲ 1.63×42 topics
  15. Innovation37▲ 2.5×26 topics
  16. Neural Networks37▲ 1.63×27 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management35▲ 2.6×19 topics
  18. Social Capital34▲ 4.5×13 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties33▲ 2.3×30 topics
  20. Corporate Governance32▲ 3.0×16 topics
  21. Environmental Management32▲ 5.3×8 topics
  22. Consumer Behavior30▲ 3.3×13 topics
  23. Migration26▲ 5.1×15 topics
  24. Gender24▲ 3.1×19 topics
  25. Colonialism24▲ 3.4×22 topics
  26. Religion24▲ 3.5×16 topics
  27. Thermal Comfort21▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Circular Economy21▲ 5.3×6 topics
  29. Population Dynamics21▲ 5.6×10 topics
  30. Model Predictive Control19▲ 5.2×4 topics
  31. Bioaccumulation18▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Product Design18▲ 9.0×3 topics
  33. Corrosion17▲ 9.6×6 topics
  34. Energy Simulation17▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Resource Efficiency17▲ 8.5×2 topics
  36. Green Practices17▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Sustainable Supply Chain Management17▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Building Energy Consumption16▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Sustainable Buildings16▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Institutional Theory16▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in La Rochelle?

French Urban and Social …42French Urban and Social Studies: 42 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 16 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 15 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 14 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 11 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 11 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…11Corporate Finance and Governance: 11 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 10 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 10 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 10 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceBuilding and ConstructionStrategy and ManagementHistory and Philosophy of Science5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 42 works
  2. 2 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 16 works
  3. 3 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 15 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 14 works
  5. 5 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 11 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 11 works
  8. 8 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 10 works
  9. 9 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 10 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 10 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%La Rochelle21.1% 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 26.1% in 2011.

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