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Research in Montpellier

Science Explorer records 114 research institutions in Montpellier, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université de Montpellier, École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier.

Research institutions
114
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
93k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.6%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Montpellier?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de MontpellierUniversity 28,797 #663
2Université Paul-Valéry MontpellierUniversity 4,550 #10,808
3Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de MontpellierHospital / health system 3,352 #4,587
4Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Robotique et de Microélectronique de MontpellierResearch facility 3,161 #14,165
5Hôpital LapeyronieHospital / health system 3,075 #15,554
6École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de MontpellierUniversity 2,763 #2,875
7Hôpital Saint EloiHospital / health system 2,096 #14,358
8Hôpital Arnaud de VilleneuveHospital / health system 2,034 #20,283
9Institut Agro MontpellierUniversity 1,776 #5,567
10Agropolis InternationalInstitution 1,736 #7,639
11Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et ÉvolutiveResearch facility 1,733 #9,370
12Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de MontpellierResearch facility 1,670 #5,733
13Hôpital Gui de ChauliacHospital / health system 1,562 #13,119
14Institut d'Électronique et des SystèmesResearch facility 1,404 #20,767
15Montpellier Business SchoolUniversity 1,400 #6,045
16Institut Charles Gerhardt MontpellierResearch facility 1,272 #7,101
17Gestion de l'Eau, Acteurs, UsagesResearch facility 1,257 #16,582
18Laboratoire de Mécanique et Génie CivilResearch facility 1,147 #19,679
19Acteurs, Ressources et Territoires dans le DéveloppementResearch facility 1,135 #21,302
20Archéologie des Sociétés MéditerranéennesResearch facility 1,014 #22,992
21Forests and SocietiesResearch facility 990 #11,451
22Institut Européen des MembranesResearch facility 893 #6,228
23Institut des Biomolécules Max MousseronResearch facility 872 #10,681
24Géosciences MontpellierResearch facility 869 #13,013
25Institut Universitaire de Recherche CliniqueUniversity 851 #23,610
26Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de MontpellierResearch facility 805 #9,720
27Centre d’Etudes Politiques Et sociaLesResearch facility 788 #19,762
28Institut des Sciences des Plantes de MontpellierResearch facility 777 #19,239
29Centre de Biologie StructuraleResearch facility 721 #8,929 all time
30Laboratoire Charles CoulombResearch facility 706 #8,953
31Sciences pour L’ŒnologieResearch facility 701 #16,563 all time
32Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de MontpellierResearch facility 658 #7,058 all time
33Ingénierie des Agropolymères et Technologies EmergentesResearch facility 637 #23,732
34Institut de Génomique FonctionnelleResearch facility 632 #10,095
35Institute for Neurosciences of MontpellierResearch facility 627 #11,447
36Centre Occitanie-MontpellierResearch facility 626 #13,950
37Institut de Génétique HumaineResearch facility 626 #11,104
38Amélioration Génétique et Adaptation des Plantes méditerranéennes et tropicalesResearch facility 561 #12,408
39Gouvernance, Risque, Environnement, DéveloppementResearch facility 537 #23,744
40Laboratoire HydroSciences MontpellierResearch facility 536 #16,347
41Conseil Régional du Languedoc-RoussillonGovernment institution 520 #38,043 all time
42Centre de Recherche en Biologie cellulaire de MontpellierResearch facility 519 #10,966 all time
43Hôpital Saint CharlesHospital / health system 499 #18,556 all time
44Animal, Santé, Territoires, Risques et EcosystèmesResearch facility 490 #16,768
45Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et ContrôleResearch facility 488 #13,080
46CGIARInstitution 483 #20,494
47UMR Botanique et Modélisation de l’Architecture des Plantes et des végétationsResearch facility 473 #16,833
48Ecologie fonctionnelle & biogéochimie des sols & des agro-systèmesResearch facility 393 #8,068
49Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems: social and nutritional sciencesResearch facility 387 #22,049 all time
50Systèmes d’élevage méditerranéens et tropicauxResearch facility 385 #20,394
51École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture MontpellierUniversity 344 #28,493 all time
52Laboratoire Montpelliérain d’Economie Théorique et AppliquéeResearch facility 332 #22,506 all time
53Physiologie et Médecine Expérimentale du Coeur et des MusclesResearch facility 331 #16,687
54Dynamique des Capacités Humaines et des Conduites de SantéResearch facility 315 #38,831 all time
55Clinique du MillénaireHospital / health system 307 #32,493 all time
56Fonctionnement et Conduite des Systèmes de Culture Tropicaux et MéditerranéensResearch facility 302 #25,702
57Montpellier GenomiXResearch facility 296 #30,932 all time
58Laboratoire interdisciplinaire de recherche en didactique, éducation et formationResearch facility 289 #27,626
59Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantesResearch facility 278 #16,878
60Gefluc Languedoc RoussillonInstitution 264 #30,965 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.

Université de Montpellier: 32.3%Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier: 5.1%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier: 3.8%Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Robotique et de Microélectronique de Montpellier: 3.6%56 others listed: 55.2%32%largest
Université de Montpellier29k · 32.3%Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier4,550 · 5.1%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier3,352 · 3.8%Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Robotique et de Microélectronique de Montpellier3,161 · 3.6%56 others listed49k · 55.2%

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

What is Montpellier strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Montpellier is most concentrated in Horticulture, Linguistics and Language and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (18.7× the world share in Horticulture).

  1. HorticultureSubfield · 39.9 works19×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 172.2 works9.4×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 526.4 works7.0×
  4. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 20.0 works5.5×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 234.3 works4.9×
  6. ForestrySubfield · 79.6 works4.8×
  7. Urban StudiesSubfield · 187.2 works4.3×
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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 Montpellier?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Smallholder Farmers, Social Justice, Adaptation and Public Policy.

▲ 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. Climate Change1,155▲ 2.7×114 topics
  2. Epidemiology751▲ 1.19×139 topics
  3. Sustainability689▲ 1.78×109 topics
  4. Community Engagement532▲ 10×18 topics
  5. Territorial Governance516▲ 26×4 topics
  6. Local Development513▲ 28×2 topics
  7. Social Justice505▲ 5.4×41 topics
  8. Sustainable Development480▲ 1.90×77 topics
  9. Globalization465▲ 1.49×135 topics
  10. Public Policy435▲ 5.5×28 topics
  11. Smallholder Farmers432▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Adaptation400▲ 8.8×14 topics
  13. Citizen Participation355▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Environmental Participation354▲ 28×1 topic
  15. Proximity and Innovation354▲ 28×1 topic
  16. Biodiversity351▲ 3.0×36 topics
  17. Agroecology347▲ 15×6 topics
  18. Public Health331▲ 1.43×67 topics
  19. Diversity330▲ 12×12 topics
  20. Livestock Farming305▲ 31×3 topics
  21. Agricultural Development297▲ 11×7 topics
  22. Multifunctionality294▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Work Organization288▲ 42×1 topic
  24. Gender Studies256▲ 10×15 topics
  25. Invasive Species235▲ 3.5×21 topics
  26. Colonialism219▲ 2.9×46 topics
  27. Sociolinguistics211▲ 7.0×9 topics
  28. Ethnographic Research190▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Educational Policies189▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Sociological Analysis188▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Professional Practices188▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Public Action188▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Social Innovation184▲ 7.4×8 topics
  34. Multilingualism177▲ 6.7×6 topics
  35. Cultural Diversity174▲ 4.9×18 topics
  36. Citizenship171▲ 8.9×11 topics
  37. Cooperatives167▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Institutionalization166▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Solidarity Economy161▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Participative Evaluation159▲ 28×1 topic

What research is done in Montpellier?

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 354 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 288 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 188 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 159 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 122 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 104 works
  7. 7 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 102 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 99 works
  9. 9 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 78 works
  10. 10 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 69 works

Research output over time

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