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Research in Le Mans

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Le Mans, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Le Mans Université and Centre Hospitalier du Mans.

Research institutions
6
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7k
▲ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
102k
14.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1959-2026
68 years on the record
Le Mans

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 Le Mans?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Le Mans UniversitéUniversity 4,881 #2,619
2Centre Hospitalier du MansHospital / health system 874 #10,065
3Centre Jean BernardHospital / health system 406 #18,617 all time
4Institut Supérieur des Matériaux du MansUniversity 130 #33,698 all time
5Centre de Transfert de Technologie du MansResearch facility 59 not ranked
6UC-Institut inter Régional pour la SAntéNonprofit 16 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.

Le Mans Université: 76.7%Centre Hospitalier du Mans: 13.7%Centre Jean Bernard: 6.4%Institut Supérieur des Matériaux du Mans: 2.0%2 others listed: 1.2%77%largest
Le Mans Université4,881 · 76.7%Centre Hospitalier du Mans874 · 13.7%Centre Jean Bernard406 · 6.4%Institut Supérieur des Matériaux du Mans130 · 2.0%2 others listed75 · 1.2%

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

Which fields of science does Le Mans work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Le Mans is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (13%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 596 fractional works · 39.6% of its workEngineering: 201 fractional works · 13.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 57 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 22 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 103 fractional works · 6.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 35 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 23 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSignal Processing: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 97 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 45 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 25 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 53 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 25 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 45 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 44 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOceanography: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 577 fractional works · 38.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 308 fractional works · 20.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 125 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 55 fractional works · 3.6% of its workUrban Studies: 25 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 25 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLinguistics and Language: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 143 fractional works · 9.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 33 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory: 32 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 23 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 42 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 41 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 26 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 39 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 246 fractional works · 16.3% of its workMedicine: 170 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 68 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 55 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 86 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 35 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLe Mans1,504fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences16%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. Engineering20113.3%
    2. Computer Science1036.9%
    3. Materials Science976.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy533.5%
    5. Chemistry453.0%
    6. Environmental Science443.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences251.6%
    8. Energy130.8%
    9. Mathematics110.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.3%
    1. Social Sciences30820.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities1439.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting422.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance412.7%
    5. Psychology392.6%
    6. Decision Sciences40.3%
    1. Medicine17011.3%
    2. Health Professions684.5%
    3. Nursing40.3%
    4. Dentistry40.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences352.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology322.1%
    3. Neuroscience130.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.3%
    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 Le Mans strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Le Mans is most concentrated in History and Philosophy of Science, Urban Studies and History (10.8× the world share in History and Philosophy of Science).

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 21.9 works11×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 23.8 works6.5×
  3. HistorySubfield · 25.7 works6.1×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 27.1 works3.9×
  5. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 22.7 works3.8×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.90× its world share, 39 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 90 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 184 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.96× its world share, 90 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.69× its world share, 49 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.73× its world share, 60 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 151 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.13× its world share, 119 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 37 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 248 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.13×119 works
  2. Materials Science1.96×90 works
  3. Chemistry1.90×39 works
  4. Health Professions1.73×60 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.69×49 works
  6. Social Sciences1.49×248 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.31×37 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.04×22 works
  9. Energy0.97×12 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.94×40 works
  11. Engineering0.93×184 works
  12. Computer Science0.88×90 works
  13. Psychology0.81×32 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.80×4 works
  15. Environmental Science0.62×41 works
  16. Medicine0.60×151 works
  17. Mathematics0.55×8 works
  18. Nursing0.55×4 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.54×34 works
  20. Neuroscience0.50×11 works
  21. Dentistry0.46×3 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×30 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×2 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.29×4 works
  25. Decision Sciences0.26×3 works
  26. Veterinary0.17×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Le Mans?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Public Policy, Social Justice, Colonialism, Gender and Wave Propagation.

▲ 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. Globalization63▲ 2.1×68 topics
  2. Community Engagement58▲ 12×8 topics
  3. Local Development56▲ 36×2 topics
  4. Territorial Governance56▲ 32×2 topics
  5. Public Policy55▲ 7.7×7 topics
  6. Social Justice50▲ 5.6×14 topics
  7. Gender43▲ 5.4×31 topics
  8. Colonialism43▲ 6.0×25 topics
  9. Sustainable Development42▲ 1.80×23 topics
  10. Identity40▲ 3.7×39 topics
  11. Wave Propagation36▲ 22×3 topics
  12. Social Determinants of Health35▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Vibration Control32▲ 34×3 topics
  14. Citizen Participation31▲ 18×1 topic
  15. Environmental Participation31▲ 29×1 topic
  16. Migration31▲ 6.1×17 topics
  17. Band Gaps28▲ 39×2 topics
  18. Elastic Waves28▲ 42×2 topics
  19. Acoustic Metamaterials28▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Phononic Crystals28▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Subwavelength Imaging28▲ 43×2 topics
  22. Palliative Care28▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Gender Studies28▲ 12×12 topics
  24. Healthcare Access26▲ 6.4×6 topics
  25. Institutionalization26▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Citizenship26▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Cooperatives26▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Social Innovation26▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Medical Ethics25▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Patient Rights25▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Psychological Trauma25▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Public Health Policy25▲ 6.4×2 topics
  33. Ethical Practices25▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Healthcare Legislation25▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Solidarity Economy25▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Participative Evaluation24▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Social Change21▲ 11×10 topics
  38. Community Development20▲ 7.4×6 topics
  39. Global Perspectives20▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Historical Narratives20▲ 24×2 topics

What research is done in Le Mans?

French Urban and Social Studies: 30 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 25 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…24Health, Medicine and Society: 24 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…23Social Sciences and Governance: 23 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 19 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 17 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family13Social Policies and Family: 13 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 12 fractional worksAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 12 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 11 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceBiomedical EngineeringGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 30 works
  2. 2 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 25 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 24 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 23 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 19 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 17 works
  7. 7 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  8. 8 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 12 works
  9. 9 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Aerospace Engineering 12 works
  10. 10 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 11 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 counting20%40%60%Le Mans13.2% 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 19.2% in 2016.

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