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Research in Lille

Science Explorer records 25 research institutions in Lille, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université Lille Nord de France, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille and Université Catholique de Lille.

Research institutions
25
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
66k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1M
17.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Lille

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 Lille?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université Lille Nord de FranceUniversity 39,315 #561
2Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de LilleFunder 15,064 #1,177
3Université Catholique de LilleUniversity 3,489 #2,537
4Centre Oscar LambretHospital / health system 1,755 #11,284
5SKEMA Business SchoolUniversity 1,242 #6,566
6Hôpital Albert CalmetteHospital / health system 1,152 #7,507 all time
7Institut Supérieur de l'Électronique et du NumériqueUniversity 959 #12,336
8Groupe Hospitalier de l'Institut Catholique de LilleHospital / health system 775 #8,218
9Hautes Études d'IngénieurUniversity 424 #27,478 all time
10Institut pour la Recherche sur le Cancer de LilleResearch facility 208 #32,280 all time
11Onco LilleInstitution 161 #26,733 all time
12Etablissements de Santé MentaleHospital / health system 152 #32,625 all time
13Institut Catholique d'Arts et MétiersUniversity 149 #29,901 all time
14Institut Régional d’Administration de LilleGovernment institution 140 #33,875 all time
15JUNIAUniversity 139 #31,116 all time
16European Genomic Institute for DiabetesResearch facility 123 #18,038 all time
17Registre général des cancers de Lille et de sa régionUniversity 68 not ranked
18European Institute for Health RecordsHospital / health system 15 not ranked
19École des Avocats Nord-OuestUniversity 14 not ranked
20Cancéropôle Nord-OuestResearch facility 8 not ranked
21Conseil Régional des Hauts-de-FranceGovernment institution 7 not ranked
22Centre d'Innovation des Technologies sans ContactNonprofit 5 not ranked
23Nenuphar (France)Company 4 not ranked
24Exide Technologies (France)Company 3 not ranked
25Mdoloris Medical Systems (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 Lille Nord de France: 60.1%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille: 23.0%Université Catholique de Lille: 5.3%Centre Oscar Lambret: 2.7%21 others listed: 8.8%60%largest
Université Lille Nord de France39k · 60.1%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille15k · 23.0%Université Catholique de Lille3,489 · 5.3%Centre Oscar Lambret1,755 · 2.7%21 others listed5,750 · 8.8%

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

Which fields of science does Lille work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Lille is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (22%), Arts and Humanities (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 5,544 fractional works · 40.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,955 fractional works · 21.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,281 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 512 fractional works · 3.7% of its workUrban Studies: 248 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 242 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 131 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 121 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 102 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 134 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,255 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPhilosophy: 217 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 216 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 212 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 202 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 130 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 106 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 448 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 148 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 81 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 65 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 434 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 203 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 339 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 232 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 113 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 3,858 fractional works · 28.1% of its workMedicine: 3,043 fractional works · 22.2% of its workSurgery: 426 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 256 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 217 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 175 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 156 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 146 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 137 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 135 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 116 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 110 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 95 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 86 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 84 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 221 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 730 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 618 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 112 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3,049 fractional works · 22.2% of its workEngineering: 1,065 fractional works · 7.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 203 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 174 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 124 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 106 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 600 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 172 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 163 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 65 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 332 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 283 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 149 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 194 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 174 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 162 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 145 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1,269 fractional works · 9.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 611 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 318 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 128 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 89 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 227 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 114 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 225 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 165 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 126 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLille14kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences40%

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 Sciences5,54440.4%
    1. Social Sciences2,95521.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,2559.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting4483.3%
    4. Psychology4343.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3392.5%
    6. Decision Sciences1130.8%
  2. Health Sciences3,85828.1%
    1. Medicine3,04322.2%
    2. Health Professions7305.3%
    3. Nursing510.4%
    4. Dentistry260.2%
    5. Veterinary90.1%
    1. Engineering1,0657.8%
    2. Computer Science6004.4%
    3. Environmental Science3322.4%
    4. Materials Science2832.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1941.4%
    6. Chemistry1741.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1621.2%
    8. Mathematics1451.1%
    9. Energy550.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering400.3%
  4. Life Sciences1,2699.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6114.5%
    2. Neuroscience2271.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2251.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1651.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics420.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Lille strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lille is most concentrated in Urban Studies, Anthropology and History and Philosophy of Science (6.9× the world share in Urban Studies).

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 239.4 works6.9×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 233.9 works6.6×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 118.2 works6.1×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 195.5 works5.2×
  5. HistorySubfield · 197.9 works4.9×
  6. ClassicsSubfield · 34.6 works4.6×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 209 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 542 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 147 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 199 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 39 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 37 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 161 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 547 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 139 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 49 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 976 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 291 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 252 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 129 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 168 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.07× its world share, 684 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 2,710 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 44 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.26× its world share, 1,181 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 412 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 102 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 316 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 394 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 2,778 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.26×1,181 works
  2. Health Professions2.07×684 works
  3. Social Sciences1.75×2,778 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.18×316 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.16×147 works
  6. Medicine1.12×2,710 works
  7. Psychology1.03×394 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.02×412 works
  9. Neuroscience0.98×199 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.89×39 works
  11. Mathematics0.87×129 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.84×37 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.84×102 works
  14. Chemistry0.82×161 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.81×542 works
  16. Nursing0.72×44 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.70×139 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.60×168 works
  19. Materials Science0.58×252 works
  20. Computer Science0.56×547 works
  21. Engineering0.52×976 works
  22. Environmental Science0.47×291 works
  23. Energy0.42×49 works
  24. Veterinary0.40×7 works
  25. Dentistry0.36×22 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×209 works

Which keywords describe research in Lille?

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 Determinants of Health, Social Justice, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.

▲ 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. Community Engagement560▲ 13×15 topics
  2. Territorial Governance546▲ 35×4 topics
  3. Local Development540▲ 38×2 topics
  4. Public Policy500▲ 7.7×26 topics
  5. Globalization480▲ 1.78×140 topics
  6. Mental Health441▲ 2.2×44 topics
  7. Social Justice416▲ 5.1×43 topics
  8. Sustainable Development414▲ 1.93×79 topics
  9. Gender359▲ 4.9×54 topics
  10. Social Determinants of Health351▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Citizen Participation322▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Environmental Participation314▲ 32×1 topic
  13. Proximity and Innovation314▲ 32×1 topic
  14. Religion293▲ 4.6×40 topics
  15. Gender Studies293▲ 14×16 topics
  16. Palliative Care283▲ 13×6 topics
  17. Colonialism272▲ 4.2×48 topics
  18. Institutionalization250▲ 20×5 topics
  19. Migration248▲ 5.3×31 topics
  20. Citizenship246▲ 15×10 topics
  21. Medical Ethics244▲ 14×7 topics
  22. End-of-Life Care242▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Psychological Trauma240▲ 29×2 topics
  24. Public Health Policy240▲ 6.7×3 topics
  25. Patient Rights239▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Ethical Practices239▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Healthcare Legislation239▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Social Innovation234▲ 11×11 topics
  29. Cooperatives229▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Solidarity Economy227▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Participative Evaluation226▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Educational Policies205▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Ethnographic Research204▲ 30×3 topics
  34. Healthcare Quality Indicators204▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Healthcare Management203▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Sociological Analysis203▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Professional Practices203▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Public Action203▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Digital Health202▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Healthcare Policy200▲ 16×2 topics

What research is done in Lille?

French Urban and Social Studies: 309 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 227 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…218Social Sciences and Governance: 218 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…199Education, sociology, and vocational training: 199 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 192 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 138 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family129Social Policies and Family: 129 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 110 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 94 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 88 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 309 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 227 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 218 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 199 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 192 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 138 works
  7. 7 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 129 works
  8. 8 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 110 works
  9. 9 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 94 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 88 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%Lille12.5% 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 19.7% in 2010.

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