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Research in Marseille

Science Explorer records 94 research institutions in Marseille, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Aix-Marseille Université, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement and Centrale Marseille.

Research institutions
94
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
118k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.1%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Marseille?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Aix-Marseille UniversitéUniversity 34,066 #689
2Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementGovernment institution 11,940 #888
3Hôpital de la TimoneHospital / health system 6,829 #7,447
4Hôpital NordHospital / health system 6,313 #9,618
5Institut de Neurobiologie de la MéditerranéeResearch facility 2,882 #17,251
6Hôpital Sainte-MargueriteHospital / health system 2,746 #20,791
7Hôpital EuropéenHospital / health system 2,682 #5,423
8Hôpital de la ConceptionHospital / health system 2,546 #11,707
9Institut Paoli-CalmettesNonprofit 2,345 #10,405
10Institut FresnelResearch facility 2,054 #6,917
11Centre de Physique ThéoriqueResearch facility 2,043 #11,818
12Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de MarseilleHospital / health system 2,024 #7,361
13Centre d’Immunologie de Marseille-LuminyResearch facility 1,973 #4,970
14Laboratoire de Chimie BactérienneResearch facility 1,767 #5,027 all time
15Centrale MarseilleUniversity 1,745 #4,293
16Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur les QualificationsResearch facility 1,622 #24,357
17Laboratoire d’Informatique et SystèmesResearch facility 1,582 #10,382
18Hôpital Saint JosephHospital / health system 1,413 #19,836
19Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de MarseilleResearch facility 1,379 #6,734
20Laboratoire de Psychologie CognitiveResearch facility 1,321 #17,981
21Délégation Provence et CorseGovernment institution 1,308 #17,390
22Château GombertInstitution 1,058 #8,484
23Laboratoire de Mécanique et d’AcoustiqueResearch facility 1,029 #26,805
24Institut de Mathématiques de MarseilleResearch facility 1,010 #14,995
25Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé des ArméesInstitution 945 #23,162
26Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de ProvenceResearch facility 944 #11,429
27Centre Norbert EliasResearch facility 940 #24,295
28Laboratoire d’Informatique Fondamentale de MarseilleResearch facility 868 #18,517 all time
29Hôpital LaveranHospital / health system 852 #27,015
30Station Marine d'EndoumeResearch facility 833 #20,132 all time
31Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors ÉquilibreResearch facility 777 #9,516 all time
32Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des ProtéinesResearch facility 772 #10,620 all time
33Méditerranée Infection FoundationInstitution 763 #11,477
34Institut de NeurophysiopathologieResearch facility 747 #10,610 all time
35Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de MarseilleResearch facility 741 #7,531
36CatalyseCompany 718 #4,967 all time
37Institut Universitaire des Systèmes Thermiques IndustrielsResearch facility 666 #18,483
38Institut de Biologie du Développement MarseilleResearch facility 652 #6,898 all time
39Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de MarseilleResearch facility 635 #7,325
40Institut de Microbiologie de la MéditerranéeResearch facility 622 #9,044 all time
41Aix-Marseille Sciences EconomiquesResearch facility 619 #17,188 all time
42Physique des interactions ioniques et moléculairesResearch facility 600 #9,248 all time
43Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie Marine et ContinentaleResearch facility 562 #19,155
44Institut de Médecine de la ReproductionResearch facility 504 #17,653
45Institut de Neurosciences de la TimoneResearch facility 452 #11,607
46Délégation Régionale Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur et CorseGovernment institution 435 #26,540
47Institut de Chimie RadicalaireResearch facility 433 #7,350
48Laboratoire Population Environnement DéveloppementResearch facility 429 #26,585
49Centre de Résonance Magnétique Biologique et MédicaleResearch facility 423 #25,444 all time
50Centre de Recherche en Neurobiologie - Neurophysiologie de MarseilleResearch facility 422 #12,414 all time
51Institut Méditerranéen d’OcéanologieResearch facility 400 #19,399
52Hôpital SalvatorHospital / health system 389 #29,467 all time
53Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules BiologiquesResearch facility 366 #6,826 all time
54Laboratoire de Mécanique, Modélisation & Procédés PropresResearch facility 362 #23,503 all time
55Centre de physique des particules de MarseilleResearch facility 359 #12,229
56Economic & Social Sciences, Health Systems & Medical InformaticsResearch facility 355 #18,846
57Institut des Sciences du Mouvement Etienne-Jules MareyResearch facility 319 #23,106
58Institut de Neurosciences des SystèmesResearch facility 291 #12,181
59Forêt MéditerranéenneInstitution 288 #29,621 all time
60Innate Pharma (France)Company 224 #10,112 all time

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

Aix-Marseille Université: 29.3%Institut de Recherche pour le Développement: 10.3%Hôpital de la Timone: 5.9%Hôpital Nord: 5.4%56 others listed: 49.2%29%largest
Aix-Marseille Université34k · 29.3%Institut de Recherche pour le Développement12k · 10.3%Hôpital de la Timone6,829 · 5.9%Hôpital Nord6,313 · 5.4%56 others listed57k · 49.2%

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

What is Marseille strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Marseille is most concentrated in General Arts and Humanities, Linguistics and Language and History and Philosophy of Science (6.6× the world share in General Arts and Humanities).

  1. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 23.1 works6.6×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 85.0 works4.4×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 110.0 works4.3×
  4. OceanographySubfield · 198.6 works4.2×
  5. AnthropologySubfield · 182.6 works3.9×
  6. InstrumentationSubfield · 30.1 works3.6×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Marseille?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Community Engagement, Epidemiology, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology952▲ 1.44×137 topics
  2. Climate Change898▲ 2.0×113 topics
  3. Community Engagement405▲ 7.3×15 topics
  4. Globalization391▲ 1.19×140 topics
  5. Social Justice386▲ 3.9×36 topics
  6. Territorial Governance384▲ 18×4 topics
  7. Local Development383▲ 20×2 topics
  8. Public Health379▲ 1.56×67 topics
  9. Public Policy374▲ 4.5×26 topics
  10. Sustainable Development366▲ 1.38×77 topics
  11. Citizen Participation286▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Environmental Participation283▲ 21×1 topic
  13. Proximity and Innovation283▲ 21×1 topic
  14. Gender272▲ 3.0×52 topics
  15. Identity264▲ 2.2×67 topics
  16. Colonialism252▲ 3.2×47 topics
  17. Religion232▲ 2.9×37 topics
  18. Migration225▲ 4.0×26 topics
  19. Gender Studies222▲ 8.6×13 topics
  20. Social Determinants of Health186▲ 4.9×6 topics
  21. Ethnographic Research150▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Educational Policies150▲ 7.7×3 topics
  23. Sociological Analysis147▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Professional Practices147▲ 22×1 topic
  25. Public Action147▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Sociolinguistics144▲ 4.6×8 topics
  27. Palliative Care137▲ 5.1×6 topics
  28. North Africa135▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Social Change134▲ 6.5×14 topics
  30. Healthcare Quality Indicators115▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Psychological Trauma114▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Political Islam113▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Patient Rights112▲ 9.0×2 topics
  34. Ethical Practices112▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Legislation112▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Family Law111▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Reform110▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Healthcare Management110▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Inequalities109▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Universal Health Coverage109▲ 19×1 topic

What research is done in Marseille?

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 283 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 147 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 112 works
  4. 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 110 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 109 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 100 works
  7. 7 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 82 works
  8. 8 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 81 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 77 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 75 works

Research output over time

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