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Research in Limoges

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Limoges, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Limoges, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges and Centre Européen de la Céramique.

Research institutions
9
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
193k
13.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Limoges

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 Limoges?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de LimogesUniversity 8,863 #2,005
2Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de LimogesHospital / health system 2,281 #8,309
3Centre Hospitalier Esquirol de LimogesHospital / health system 341 #22,706 all time
4École Nationale Supérieure de Céramique IndustrielleUniversity 322 #25,200 all time
5Centre Européen de la CéramiqueResearch facility 305 #21,012
6Limousin Regional CouncilFunder 202 #20,022 all time
7Legrand (France)Company 33 not ranked
8Oncomedics (France)Company 16 not ranked
9Faure Equipements (France)Company 7 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 de Limoges: 71.6%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges: 18.4%Centre Hospitalier Esquirol de Limoges: 2.8%École Nationale Supérieure de Céramique Industrielle: 2.6%5 others listed: 4.6%72%largest
Université de Limoges8,863 · 71.6%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges2,281 · 18.4%Centre Hospitalier Esquirol de Limoges341 · 2.8%École Nationale Supérieure de Céramique Industrielle322 · 2.6%5 others listed563 · 4.6%

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

Which fields of science does Limoges work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Limoges is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Engineering (18%), Social Sciences (13%).

Physical Sciences: 917 fractional works · 38.1% of its workEngineering: 435 fractional works · 18.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 174 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 51 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 49 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 33 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 134 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 72 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCeramics and Composites: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 126 fractional works · 5.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 34 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 68 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 39 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 62 fractional works · 2.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 693 fractional works · 28.8% of its workMedicine: 560 fractional works · 23.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 57 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 56 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 41 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 33 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 118 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 95 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 586 fractional works · 24.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 304 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 133 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 35 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 159 fractional works · 6.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 40 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 53 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 212 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 88 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 40 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 48 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 33 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLimoges2,408fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences24%

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. Engineering43518.1%
    2. Materials Science1345.6%
    3. Computer Science1265.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy682.8%
    5. Environmental Science622.6%
    6. Chemistry371.5%
    7. Mathematics261.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences160.7%
    9. Energy80.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.2%
    1. Medicine56023.2%
    2. Health Professions1184.9%
    3. Nursing70.3%
    4. Dentistry60.2%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Social Sciences30412.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities1596.6%
    3. Psychology532.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting321.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance321.3%
    6. Decision Sciences60.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology883.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences482.0%
    3. Neuroscience331.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology291.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics140.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Limoges strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Limoges is most concentrated in Ceramics and Composites (13.9× the world share in Ceramics and Composites).

  1. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 21.5 works14×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 76 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 34 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 114 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.24× its world share, 410 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.63× its world share, 126 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 62 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 107 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.18× its world share, 502 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.40× its world share, 153 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 285 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.40×153 works
  2. Health Professions1.84×107 works
  3. Materials Science1.63×126 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.44×11 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.27×62 works
  6. Engineering1.24×410 works
  7. Medicine1.18×502 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.15×26 works
  9. Social Sciences1.02×285 works
  10. Chemistry0.97×34 works
  11. Mathematics0.89×23 works
  12. Neuroscience0.82×30 works
  13. Veterinary0.77×2 works
  14. Psychology0.72×48 works
  15. Computer Science0.66×114 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.66×31 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×76 works
  18. Nursing0.58×6 works
  19. Dentistry0.53×6 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.52×4 works
  21. Environmental Science0.49×54 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×30 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×43 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.41×14 works
  25. Energy0.36×7 works
  26. Decision Sciences0.24×5 works

Which keywords describe research in Limoges?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Territorial Governance, Local Development, Community Engagement, Palliative Care, Public Policy, Psychological Trauma, End-of-Life Care and Medical Ethics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology102◆ 1.06×121 topics
  2. Mental Health66▲ 1.91×30 topics
  3. Community Engagement59▲ 7.5×6 topics
  4. Territorial Governance59▲ 21×3 topics
  5. Local Development58▲ 23×2 topics
  6. Quality of Life54▲ 1.56×48 topics
  7. Public Policy53▲ 4.7×12 topics
  8. Social Justice52▲ 3.6×18 topics
  9. Palliative Care47▲ 13×5 topics
  10. Identity42▲ 2.4×34 topics
  11. Public Health Policy39▲ 6.3×3 topics
  12. Psychological Trauma39▲ 27×2 topics
  13. End-of-Life Care39▲ 14×2 topics
  14. Medical Ethics39▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Healthcare Legislation39▲ 29×1 topic
  16. Patient Rights39▲ 23×1 topic
  17. Social Determinants of Health38▲ 7.4×6 topics
  18. Citizen Participation38▲ 14×1 topic
  19. Environmental Participation38▲ 22×1 topic
  20. Fiber Lasers37▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Colonialism36▲ 3.2×29 topics
  22. Nonlinear Optics36▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Gender Studies36▲ 9.8×8 topics
  24. Cultural Studies35▲ 4.0×18 topics
  25. Primary Care34▲ 3.8×13 topics
  26. Sociolinguistics32▲ 7.4×7 topics
  27. Elderly30▲ 5.1×7 topics
  28. Ceramic Materials29▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Healthcare Quality Indicators28▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Digital Health27▲ 10.0×2 topics
  31. Healthcare Policy26▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Inequalities26▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Universal Health Coverage26▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Ethnography26▲ 6.2×7 topics
  35. Rhetoric25▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Educational Policies25▲ 9.6×2 topics
  37. Professional Practices24▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Public Action24▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Sintering24▲ 7.9×5 topics
  40. Argumentation23▲ 34×1 topic

What research is done in Limoges?

French Urban and Social Studies: 36 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 36 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…26Healthcare Systems and Practices: 26 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…23Education, sociology, and vocational training: 23 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 21 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 19 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…19Social Sciences and Governance: 19 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 16 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 16 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis: 14 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophyComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 36 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 36 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 26 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 21 works
  6. 6 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 19 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 19 works
  8. 8 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 16 works
  9. 9 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  10. 10 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 14 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Limoges9.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.9% in 2007.

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