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Research in Metz

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Metz, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives, Service de Santé des Armées and IRT M2P.

Research institutions
7
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.5k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
93k
10.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Metz

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 Metz?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques PréventivesResearch facility 3,384 #5,230
2Service de Santé des ArméesGovernment institution 1,240 #15,713
3IRT M2PResearch facility 265 #20,453
4Hôpital Clinique Claude-BernardHospital / health system 59 not ranked
5École Supérieure d'Ingénieurs des Travaux de la Construction de MetzUniversity 51 not ranked
6Houillères de LorraineInstitution 28 not ranked
7Institut Régional d'Administration de MetzGovernment institution 4 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.

Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives: 67.3%Service de Santé des Armées: 24.6%IRT M2P: 5.3%Hôpital Clinique Claude-Bernard: 1.2%3 others listed: 1.6%67%largest
Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives3,384 · 67.3%Service de Santé des Armées1,240 · 24.6%IRT M2P265 · 5.3%Hôpital Clinique Claude-Bernard59 · 1.2%3 others listed83 · 1.6%

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

Which fields of science does Metz work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Metz is in Social Sciences, 37% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (25%), Social Sciences (19%), Engineering (19%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 722 fractional works · 47.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 384 fractional works · 25.5% of its workArcheology: 266 fractional works · 17.6% of its workHistory: 35 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClassics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 287 fractional works · 19.1% of its workAnthropology: 80 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 69 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCultural Studies: 48 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 34 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArcheology: 29 fractional works · 1.9% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 23 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 559 fractional works · 37.1% of its workEngineering: 283 fractional works · 18.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 58 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 57 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 44 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 83 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 65 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 56 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPaleontology: 22 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 29 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 158 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 117 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 33 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 68 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 30 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMetz1,507fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences48%

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. Arts and Humanities38425.5%
    2. Social Sciences28719.1%
    3. Psychology231.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting140.9%
    5. Decision Sciences80.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.3%
    1. Engineering28318.8%
    2. Materials Science835.5%
    3. Computer Science654.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences563.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy291.9%
    6. Environmental Science241.6%
    7. Energy60.4%
    8. Mathematics50.3%
    9. Chemistry50.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Medicine1177.8%
    2. Health Professions332.2%
    3. Dentistry50.3%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Nursing10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences302.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology211.4%
    3. Neuroscience100.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Metz strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Metz is most concentrated in Archeology, Archeology and Anthropology (132.1× the world share in Archeology).

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 28.4 works132×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 259.8 works61×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 76.4 works19×
  4. PaleontologySubfield · 20.6 works12×
  5. Arts and HumanitiesField · 374.9 works9.2×
  6. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 46.8 works8.2×
  7. HistorySubfield · 33.6 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: 0.44× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 53 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.23× its world share, 260 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.54× its world share, 75 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 27 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 103 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 9.23× its world share, 375 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 277 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities9.23×375 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.41×53 works
  3. Social Sciences1.56×277 works
  4. Materials Science1.54×75 works
  5. Engineering1.23×260 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy0.86×27 works
  7. Health Professions0.82×30 works
  8. Dentistry0.65×4 works
  9. Veterinary0.55×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.51×56 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.51×7 works
  12. Psychology0.50×21 works
  13. Energy0.45×6 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.44×29 works
  15. Neuroscience0.39×9 works
  16. Medicine0.38×103 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.35×2 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×5 works
  19. Environmental Science0.33×23 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×13 works
  21. Mathematics0.25×4 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×16 works
  23. Chemistry0.19×4 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×4 works
  25. Nursing0.09×1 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.08×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Metz?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Iberian Peninsula, Bronze Age, Colonialism, Archaeology, Medieval Architecture, Social Organization, Hydraulic Systems and Early Medieval Churches.

▲ 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. Iberian Peninsula94▲ 215×3 topics
  2. Bronze Age91▲ 153×3 topics
  3. Colonialism87▲ 12×20 topics
  4. Archaeology84▲ 43×11 topics
  5. Medieval Architecture83▲ 289×2 topics
  6. Social Organization65▲ 221×2 topics
  7. Hydraulic Systems62▲ 74×2 topics
  8. Early Medieval Churches62▲ 391×1 topic
  9. Rural Landscapes62▲ 391×1 topic
  10. Globalization62▲ 2.1×54 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties52▲ 3.5×35 topics
  12. Mediterranean51▲ 38×6 topics
  13. Gender Studies49▲ 21×7 topics
  14. Cultural Studies48▲ 8.7×17 topics
  15. Cultural Heritage48▲ 5.9×21 topics
  16. Identity46▲ 4.2×32 topics
  17. Cultural Exchange46▲ 24×8 topics
  18. Rituals44▲ 35×3 topics
  19. Ethnography41▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Memory Studies41▲ 43×3 topics
  21. Medieval Society40▲ 175×2 topics
  22. Archaeological Finds40▲ 191×1 topic
  23. Corded Ware Culture40▲ 191×1 topic
  24. Global South39▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Landscape Change39▲ 188×1 topic
  26. Megalithic Monuments39▲ 188×1 topic
  27. Culture37▲ 4.7×14 topics
  28. Ethnology35▲ 118×2 topics
  29. Memory34▲ 9.3×14 topics
  30. Roman Economy34▲ 59×2 topics
  31. Politics33▲ 8.4×9 topics
  32. Community Engagement33▲ 6.7×7 topics
  33. Settlement Patterns32▲ 115×2 topics
  34. Tourism31▲ 23×5 topics
  35. Local Development31▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Territorial Governance31▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Heritage30▲ 63×2 topics
  38. Palliative Care28▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Cyprus27▲ 97×1 topic
  40. Pottery Production27▲ 97×1 topic

What research is done in Metz?

Medieval Architecture and Archaeology: 61 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 39 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and His…38Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 38 fractional worksCultural Identity and He…29Cultural Identity and Heritage: 29 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 27 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 26 fractional worksMetallurgy and Cultural …26Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts: 26 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 25 fractional worksArchaeological and Geological Studies: 23 fractional worksMedieval European Histor…21Medieval European History and Architecture: 21 fractional works
ArcheologyCultural StudiesSociology and Political ScienceAnthropology

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

  1. 1 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 61 works
  2. 2 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 39 works
  3. 3 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 38 works
  4. 4 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 29 works
  5. 5 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 27 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  7. 7 Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts Archeology 26 works
  8. 8 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 25 works
  9. 9 Archaeological and Geological Studies Archeology 23 works
  10. 10 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 21 works

Research output over time

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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Metz8.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.5% in 2014.

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