Research in Montpellier
Science Explorer records 38 research institutions in Montpellier, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Montpellier, Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier and CGIAR.
- Research institutions
- 38 10 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 93k ◆ 0% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 2.3M 24.2 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 14.6% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1950-2026 77 years on the record
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 Montpellier?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Université de MontpellierUniversity | 40,346 | #372 | |
| 2 | CGIARInstitution | 15,308 | #2,050 | |
| 3 | Université Paul-Valéry MontpellierUniversity | 4,550 | #1,919 | |
| 4 | École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de MontpellierUniversity | 2,763 | #7,267 | |
| 5 | Hôpital Arnaud de VilleneuveHospital / health system | 2,034 | #16,884 | |
| 6 | Institut Agro MontpellierUniversity | 1,776 | #5,633 | |
| 7 | Agropolis InternationalInstitution | 1,736 | #4,807 | |
| 8 | Hôpital Gui de ChauliacHospital / health system | 1,562 | #11,687 | |
| 9 | Montpellier Business SchoolUniversity | 1,400 | #8,471 | |
| 10 | Conseil Régional du Languedoc-RoussillonGovernment institution | 520 | #12,648 all time | |
| 11 | Hôpital Saint CharlesHospital / health system | 499 | #18,770 all time | |
| 12 | École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture MontpellierUniversity | 344 | #13,843 all time | |
| 13 | Dynamique des Capacités Humaines et des Conduites de SantéResearch facility | 315 | #22,045 all time | |
| 14 | Clinique du MillénaireHospital / health system | 307 | #21,641 all time | |
| 15 | Gefluc Languedoc RoussillonInstitution | 264 | #26,793 all time | |
| 16 | Académie de MontpellierUniversity | 257 | #21,743 | |
| 17 | Institut Bouisson BertrandInstitution | 254 | #17,838 all time | |
| 18 | Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de MontpellierUniversity | 162 | #28,242 all time | |
| 19 | ELSAResearch facility | 146 | #26,123 all time | |
| 20 | COMUE Languedoc-Roussillon UniversitésInstitution | 118 | not ranked | |
| 21 | Clinique ClémentvilleHospital / health system | 76 | not ranked | |
| 22 | Groupe ICVInstitution | 66 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Laboratoire de Géographie et d'Aménagement de MontpellierResearch facility | 54 | not ranked | |
| 24 | Centre Hospitalier Saint-CharlesHospital / health system | 43 | not ranked | |
| 25 | Centre Informatique National de l'Enseignement SupérieurUniversity | 25 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Languedoc MutualitéHospital / health system | 22 | not ranked | |
| 27 | Entretiens de Rééducation et Réadaptation FonctionnellesInstitution | 22 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Sensorion (France)Company | 21 | not ranked | |
| 29 | Techno-Membranes (France)Company | 16 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Agence Bibliographique de l'Enseignement SupérieurArchive | 11 | not ranked | |
| 31 | Bausch Health (France)Company | 7 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Association pour l’Assistance et la Réhabilitation à DomicileInstitution | 6 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Surgimab (France)Company | 6 | not ranked | |
| 34 | Kloé (France)Company | 5 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Scaleo Medical (France)Company | 2 | not ranked | |
| 36 | Pretexo (France)Company | 2 | not ranked | |
| 37 | Institut du Développement Durable et des Ressources AquatiquesResearch facility | 1 | not ranked | |
| 38 | Association du Syndrome de LoweNonprofit | 0 | 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Montpellier work in?
In 2022-now, 29% of research in Montpellier is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences5,07229.1%
- Environmental Science1,3337.7%
- Engineering1,1706.7%
- Computer Science6203.6%
- Materials Science5373.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences4102.4%
- Chemistry3472.0%
- Physics and Astronomy3191.8%
- Mathematics1751.0%
- Energy1110.6%
- Chemical Engineering500.3%
- Social Sciences4,56726.2%
- Social Sciences2,44814.1%
- Arts and Humanities9915.7%
- Psychology4332.5%
- Business, Management and Accounting3842.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2171.2%
- Decision Sciences920.5%
- Life Sciences4,06823.4%
- Health Sciences3,70021.3%
- Medicine3,07117.6%
- Health Professions4802.8%
- Nursing780.5%
- Dentistry410.2%
- Veterinary290.2%
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).
- HorticultureSubfield · 39.9 works19×
- Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 172.2 works9.4×
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 526.4 works7.0×
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 20.0 works5.5×
- ArcheologySubfield · 234.3 works4.9×
- ForestrySubfield · 79.6 works4.8×
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 187.2 works4.3×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.59×1,961 works
- Arts and Humanities2.07×951 works
- Environmental Science1.52×1,200 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.46×364 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.41×1,200 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.31×209 works
- Chemistry1.25×313 works
- Veterinary1.21×26 works
- Social Sciences1.16×2,333 works
- Neuroscience1.07×276 works
- Health Professions1.07×449 works
- Nursing0.93×72 works
- Medicine0.89×2,725 works
- Materials Science0.88×491 works
- Chemical Engineering0.83×46 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.81×286 works
- Psychology0.81×392 works
- Mathematics0.79×147 works
- Energy0.71×104 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.70×359 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.61×34 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.59×202 works
- Decision Sciences0.55×85 works
- Engineering0.46×1,088 works
- Computer Science0.45×560 works
- Dentistry0.45×35 works
Which keywords describe research in Montpellier?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Smallholder Farmers, Adaptation, Social Justice and Public Policy.
- Participative Evaluation
- Institutionalization
- Citizenship
- Cultural Diversity
- Public Action
- Sociological Analysis
- Ethnographic Research
- Sociolinguistics
- Gender Studies
- Multifunctionality
- Livestock Farming
- Proximity and Innovation
- Citizen Participation
- Environmental Impact
- Adaptation
- Smallholder Farmers
- Sustainable Development
- Local Development
- Community Engagement
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Territorial Governance
- Social Justice
- Globalization
- Public Policy
- Biodiversity
- Agroecology
- Environmental Participation
- Diversity
- Agricultural Development
- Work Organization
- Invasive Species
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Educational Policies
- Professional Practices
- Social Innovation
- Multilingualism
- Cooperatives
- Solidarity Economy
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
- Climate Change1,248▲ 2.6×115 topics
- Epidemiology847▲ 1.22×139 topics
- Sustainability730▲ 1.72×112 topics
- Community Engagement543▲ 9.6×18 topics
- Territorial Governance526▲ 26×4 topics
- Local Development523▲ 29×2 topics
- Social Justice519▲ 5.0×43 topics
- Sustainable Development500▲ 1.84×77 topics
- Globalization499▲ 1.46×142 topics
- Smallholder Farmers454▲ 12×6 topics
- Public Policy446▲ 5.4×29 topics
- Adaptation426▲ 8.2×14 topics
- Biodiversity392▲ 3.0×37 topics
- Environmental Impact380▲ 1.28×60 topics
- Agroecology361▲ 15×6 topics
- Citizen Participation361▲ 18×2 topics
- Environmental Participation360▲ 29×1 topic
- Proximity and Innovation360▲ 29×1 topic
- Diversity342▲ 11×12 topics
- Livestock Farming316▲ 31×3 topics
- Agricultural Development305▲ 11×7 topics
- Multifunctionality302▲ 37×2 topics
- Work Organization296▲ 44×1 topic
- Gender Studies265▲ 10.0×16 topics
- Invasive Species256▲ 3.5×21 topics
- Sociolinguistics217▲ 6.8×9 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture203▲ 3.8×17 topics
- Ethnographic Research193▲ 22×3 topics
- Educational Policies193▲ 10×3 topics
- Sociological Analysis192▲ 20×3 topics
- Professional Practices192▲ 31×1 topic
- Public Action192▲ 31×1 topic
- Social Innovation188▲ 7.0×8 topics
- Cultural Diversity183▲ 4.7×19 topics
- Multilingualism183▲ 6.5×6 topics
- Citizenship176▲ 8.4×11 topics
- Cooperatives171▲ 13×4 topics
- Institutionalization170▲ 11×4 topics
- Solidarity Economy165▲ 17×2 topics
- Participative Evaluation163▲ 29×1 topic
What research is done in Montpellier?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 354 works
- 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 288 works
- 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 188 works
- 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 159 works
- 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 122 works
- 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 104 works
- 7 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 102 works
- 8 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 99 works
- 9 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 78 works
- 10 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 69 works
Research output over time
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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 27.4% in 2016.
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