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Research in Laval

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Laval, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Laval Mayenne Technopole.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
533
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.9k
11.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Laval

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Which research institutions are in Laval?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Laval Mayenne TechnopoleNonprofit 518 #12,585
2All4tec (France)Company 14 not ranked
3Laboratoire France Bébé Nutrition (France)Company 1 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.

Which fields of science does Laval work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Laval is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Engineering (18%), Social Sciences (17%).

Physical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 31.9% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 18.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 30.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 17.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 29 fractional works · 29.0% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 19.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKLaval100fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences31%

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. Engineering1818.5%
    2. Computer Science44.2%
    3. Environmental Science43.8%
    4. Materials Science22.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    6. Mathematics11.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    8. Chemistry00.4%
    9. Energy00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1717.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting44.1%
    3. Psychology44.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities43.6%
    5. Decision Sciences11.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    1. Medicine1919.3%
    2. Health Professions87.8%
    3. Dentistry11.1%
    4. Nursing10.6%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.6%
    2. Neuroscience21.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Laval?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Palliative Care, Psychological Trauma, End-of-Life Care, Medical Ethics, Healthcare Legislation, Patient Rights, Mental Health and Gender Studies.

▲ 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. Machine Learning4▲ 1.16×17 topics
  2. Mental Health4▲ 2.7×11 topics
  3. Palliative Care3▲ 21×3 topics
  4. Globalization3▲ 1.57×11 topics
  5. Psychological Trauma3▲ 52×2 topics
  6. End-of-Life Care3▲ 26×2 topics
  7. Medical Ethics3▲ 23×2 topics
  8. Healthcare Legislation3▲ 51×1 topic
  9. Patient Rights3▲ 41×1 topic
  10. Education3▲ 1.52×10 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 1.85×11 topics
  12. Knowledge Management2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  13. Virtual Reality2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  14. E-Learning2▲ 2.1×6 topics
  15. Technology2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  16. Community Engagement2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  17. Learning Outcomes2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  18. Forensic Toxicology2▲ 64×2 topics
  19. Gender Studies2▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Ethical Considerations2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  21. Local Development2▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Territorial Governance2▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Distance Learning2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  24. Public Policy2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  25. Embodiment2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  26. Feminism1▲ 4.8×4 topics
  27. Gender Equality1▲ 5.2×3 topics
  28. Territorial Intelligence1▲ 355×1 topic
  29. Virtual Communities1▲ 49×1 topic
  30. Discourse Analysis1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  31. Patient Safety1▲ 8.5×4 topics
  32. Argumentation1▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Content Analysis1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  34. Endoscopic Surgery1▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Rhetoric1▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Secularism1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Tacit Knowledge1▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  39. Dental Practice1▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Transmission Routes1▲ 24×1 topic

What research is done in Laval?

Health, Medicine and Soc…3Health, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional worksInformation Technology and Learning: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 1 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 1 fractional worksComputational and Text Analysis Methods: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Scientific Studies: 1 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…1Islamic Studies and History: 1 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorder…1Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEducationPhilosophyGeneral Dentistry6 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Information Technology and Learning Education 1 works
  3. 3 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 1 works
  4. 4 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 1 works
  5. 5 Computational and Text Analysis Methods General Social Sciences 1 works
  6. 6 Historical and Scientific Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 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%Laval10.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.1% in 2014.

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