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Research in Lorient

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Lorient, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Bretagne Sud and Centre Hospitalier de Bretagne Sud.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.9k
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
56k
14.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1975-2026
52 years on the record
Lorient

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 Lorient?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de Bretagne SudUniversity 2,571 #4,788
2Centre Hospitalier de Bretagne SudHospital / health system 518 #18,901
3Institut Technique de Développement des Produits de la MerResearch facility 6 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 Lorient work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research in Lorient is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Social Sciences (12%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 559 fractional works · 63.1% of its workEngineering: 285 fractional works · 32.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 53 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 46 fractional works · 5.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 35 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 26 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 20 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 76 fractional works · 8.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 24 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 73 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 26 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomaterials: 18 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 40 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPollution: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 34 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 17 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 222 fractional works · 25.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 109 fractional works · 12.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 46 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAnthropology: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 63 fractional works · 7.1% of its workHistory: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 67 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMedicine: 43 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 19 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 38 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLorient886fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences25%

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. Engineering28532.2%
    2. Computer Science768.6%
    3. Materials Science738.3%
    4. Environmental Science404.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy343.9%
    6. Mathematics182.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences171.9%
    8. Energy80.9%
    9. Chemistry40.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    1. Social Sciences10912.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities637.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance161.8%
    4. Psychology151.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting141.6%
    6. Decision Sciences50.6%
    1. Medicine434.9%
    2. Health Professions192.2%
    3. Dentistry20.2%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences232.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology101.1%
    3. Neuroscience30.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Lorient strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lorient is most concentrated in Mechanics of Materials and Polymers and Plastics (7.7× the world share in Mechanics of Materials).

  1. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 42.8 works7.7×
  2. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 23.4 works7.4×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 68 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.22× its world share, 260 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.39× its world share, 65 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.65× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.69× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.42× its world share, 55 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 94 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 Humanities2.42×55 works
  2. Materials Science2.39×65 works
  3. Engineering2.22×260 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.69×29 works
  5. Mathematics1.65×15 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.27×16 works
  7. Computer Science1.12×68 works
  8. Energy1.05×8 works
  9. Environmental Science0.96×37 works
  10. Social Sciences0.95×94 works
  11. Health Professions0.86×18 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.72×2 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.71×12 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.58×4 works
  15. Psychology0.56×13 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.52×19 works
  17. Dentistry0.51×2 works
  18. Veterinary0.45×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.42×10 works
  20. Nursing0.38×2 works
  21. Chemistry0.31×4 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.29×2 works
  23. Medicine0.23×34 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×8 works
  25. Neuroscience0.18×2 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.03×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Lorient?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Environmental Impact, Additive Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Polymer Composites, Recycling, Natural Fibers and Territorial Governance.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties57▲ 6.6×34 topics
  2. Environmental Impact47▲ 3.1×34 topics
  3. Sustainability36▲ 1.66×51 topics
  4. Additive Manufacturing28▲ 10×8 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications24▲ 2.3×24 topics
  6. Recycling22▲ 6.4×8 topics
  7. 3D Printing21▲ 11×3 topics
  8. Polymer Composites21▲ 8.9×6 topics
  9. Nanocomposites21▲ 2.9×17 topics
  10. Social Justice20▲ 3.8×8 topics
  11. Community Engagement19▲ 6.6×9 topics
  12. Natural Fibers18▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Territorial Governance18▲ 18×3 topics
  14. Local Development18▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Public Policy18▲ 4.3×5 topics
  16. Finite Element Analysis17▲ 8.6×6 topics
  17. Gender16▲ 3.3×20 topics
  18. Colonialism15▲ 3.6×17 topics
  19. Rheology15▲ 8.7×5 topics
  20. Citizen Participation15▲ 15×1 topic
  21. Environmental Participation15▲ 24×1 topic
  22. Ballistic Impact14▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Composites14▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Applications13▲ 5.5×6 topics
  25. Biodegradable Polymers13▲ 8.4×4 topics
  26. Biodegradable13▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Geopolymer13▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Reinforced Polymers13▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Mechanical Behavior12▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Fracture Mechanics12▲ 21×3 topics
  31. Materials12▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Ceramics12▲ 9.0×3 topics
  33. Composite Materials12▲ 6.2×8 topics
  34. Challenges11▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Fused Deposition Modeling11▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Adhesive Joints11▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Digital Fabrication11▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Microstructural Evolution11▲ 8.3×4 topics
  39. Delamination10▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Marine Environment10▲ 8.1×3 topics

What research is done in Lorient?

French Urban and Social …14French Urban and Social Studies: 14 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced…11Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 11 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…11Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 11 fractional worksMechanical Behavior of C…9Mechanical Behavior of Composites: 9 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 9 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 8 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…7Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 7 fractional worksMetal Forming Simulation Techniques: 7 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 6 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…6Education, sociology, and vocational training: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolymers and PlasticsAutomotive EngineeringMechanics of Materials5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  2. 2 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 11 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Behavior of Composites Mechanics of Materials 9 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 9 works
  6. 6 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 8 works
  7. 7 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 7 works
  8. 8 Metal Forming Simulation Techniques Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  10. 10 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 6 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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Lorient9.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.1% in 2014.

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