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?
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
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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).
- General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 23.1 works6.6×
- Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 85.0 works4.4×
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 110.0 works4.3×
- OceanographySubfield · 198.6 works4.2×
- AnthropologySubfield · 182.6 works3.9×
- InstrumentationSubfield · 30.1 works3.6×
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.
- Universal Health Coverage
- Healthcare Management
- Family Law
- Ethical Practices
- Political Islam
- Healthcare Quality Indicators
- North Africa
- Sociolinguistics
- Professional Practices
- Educational Policies
- Social Determinants of Health
- Migration
- Colonialism
- Gender
- Environmental Participation
- Sustainable Development
- Public Health
- Territorial Governance
- Globalization
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Community Engagement
- Social Justice
- Local Development
- Public Policy
- Citizen Participation
- Proximity and Innovation
- Identity
- Religion
- Gender Studies
- Ethnographic Research
- Sociological Analysis
- Public Action
- Palliative Care
- Social Change
- Psychological Trauma
- Patient Rights
- Healthcare Legislation
- Reform
- Inequalities
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
- Epidemiology952▲ 1.44×137 topics
- Climate Change898▲ 2.0×113 topics
- Community Engagement405▲ 7.3×15 topics
- Globalization391▲ 1.19×140 topics
- Social Justice386▲ 3.9×36 topics
- Territorial Governance384▲ 18×4 topics
- Local Development383▲ 20×2 topics
- Public Health379▲ 1.56×67 topics
- Public Policy374▲ 4.5×26 topics
- Sustainable Development366▲ 1.38×77 topics
- Citizen Participation286▲ 14×3 topics
- Environmental Participation283▲ 21×1 topic
- Proximity and Innovation283▲ 21×1 topic
- Gender272▲ 3.0×52 topics
- Identity264▲ 2.2×67 topics
- Colonialism252▲ 3.2×47 topics
- Religion232▲ 2.9×37 topics
- Migration225▲ 4.0×26 topics
- Gender Studies222▲ 8.6×13 topics
- Social Determinants of Health186▲ 4.9×6 topics
- Ethnographic Research150▲ 17×3 topics
- Educational Policies150▲ 7.7×3 topics
- Sociological Analysis147▲ 15×2 topics
- Professional Practices147▲ 22×1 topic
- Public Action147▲ 22×1 topic
- Sociolinguistics144▲ 4.6×8 topics
- Palliative Care137▲ 5.1×6 topics
- North Africa135▲ 21×2 topics
- Social Change134▲ 6.5×14 topics
- Healthcare Quality Indicators115▲ 11×2 topics
- Psychological Trauma114▲ 10×2 topics
- Political Islam113▲ 11×2 topics
- Patient Rights112▲ 9.0×2 topics
- Ethical Practices112▲ 10×1 topic
- Healthcare Legislation112▲ 11×1 topic
- Family Law111▲ 14×2 topics
- Reform110▲ 10×3 topics
- Healthcare Management110▲ 8.2×3 topics
- Inequalities109▲ 19×1 topic
- Universal Health Coverage109▲ 19×1 topic
What research is done in Marseille?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 283 works
- 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 147 works
- 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 112 works
- 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 110 works
- 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 109 works
- 6 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 100 works
- 7 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 82 works
- 8 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 81 works
- 9 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 77 works
- 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 75 works
Research output over time
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