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Research in Montpellier

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in Montpellier. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Territoires, Environnement, Télédétection et Information Spatiale, UMR Espace-Dev and Laboratoire Innovation Communication et Marché.

Research institutions
24
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.8k
▲ 175% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.2%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Montpellier?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Territoires, Environnement, Télédétection et Information SpatialeResearch facility 322 #20,617
2Centre du Droit de l'EntrepriseUniversity 247 #28,035
3UMR QualiSudResearch facility 232 #25,604 all time
4UMR Espace-DevResearch facility 186 #27,117
5Laboratoire Innovation Communication et MarchéResearch facility 175 #27,969
6Center for Environmental Economics - MontpellierResearch facility 130 #37,173 all time
7Ecole de droit social de MontpellierResearch facility 92 not ranked
8Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Comparatives Constitutionnelles et PolitiquesResearch facility 87 not ranked
9Plant Health Institute de MontpellierUniversity 73 not ranked
10Recherches Translationnelles sur le VIH et les Maladies InfectieusesResearch facility 62 not ranked
11ABSysResearch facility 54 not ranked
12Montpellier Recherche en EconomieResearch facility 54 not ranked
13EuroMov Digital Health in MotionResearch facility 44 not ranked
14Santé, Education et Situations de HandicapResearch facility 21 not ranked
15Montpellier Recherche en ManagementResearch facility 14 not ranked
16Observatoire de Recherche Montpelliérain de l'Environnement OREMEResearch facility 12 not ranked
17Equipe de Droit Pénal et de sciences Forensiques de MontpellierResearch facility 9 not ranked
18Institut Desbrest d'Epidémiologie et de Santé PubliqueResearch facility 8 not ranked
19BioCampus MontpellierResearch facility 5 not ranked
20Biocommunication en Cardio-MétaboliqueResearch facility 4 not ranked
21Institut d'Histoire du DroitResearch facility 2 not ranked
22Centre d'Etudes des Maladies Infectieuses et Pharmacologie Anti-InfectieuseResearch facility 1 not ranked
23Centre Méditerranéen de l’Environnement et de la BiodiversitéResearch facility 1 not ranked
24Laboratoire de droit privéResearch facility 0 not ranked

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.

Territoires, Environnement, Télédétection et Information Spatiale: 17.5%Centre du Droit de l'Entreprise: 13.5%UMR QualiSud: 12.6%UMR Espace-Dev: 10.1%19 others listed: 46.2%18%largest
Territoires, Environnement, Télédétection et Information Spatiale322 · 17.5%Centre du Droit de l'Entreprise247 · 13.5%UMR QualiSud232 · 12.6%UMR Espace-Dev186 · 10.1%19 others listed848 · 46.2%

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 Urban Studies, Law and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (14.7× the world share in Urban Studies).

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 28.1 works15×
  2. LawSubfield · 41.1 works10×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 30.1 works9.2×
  4. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 41.4 works4.3×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Montpellier?

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

▲ 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 Change59▲ 3.2×73 topics
  2. Community Engagement57▲ 25×8 topics
  3. Local Development53▲ 66×2 topics
  4. Territorial Governance53▲ 61×2 topics
  5. Sustainability51▲ 3.0×54 topics
  6. Sustainable Development39▲ 3.5×26 topics
  7. Smallholder Farmers38▲ 24×5 topics
  8. Human Rights37▲ 5.2×26 topics
  9. Public Policy37▲ 11×13 topics
  10. Economic Development32▲ 5.7×15 topics
  11. Social Justice31▲ 7.6×13 topics
  12. Agroecology30▲ 29×6 topics
  13. Adaptation29▲ 15×9 topics
  14. Livestock Farming27▲ 64×3 topics
  15. Citizen Participation27▲ 32×2 topics
  16. Environmental Participation27▲ 49×1 topic
  17. Proximity and Innovation27▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Agricultural Development27▲ 24×4 topics
  19. Diversity27▲ 22×5 topics
  20. Citizenship27▲ 32×3 topics
  21. Institutionalization27▲ 41×3 topics
  22. Cooperatives26▲ 48×4 topics
  23. Multifunctionality26▲ 75×2 topics
  24. Social Innovation26▲ 24×4 topics
  25. Solidarity Economy26▲ 61×2 topics
  26. Participative Evaluation26▲ 106×1 topic
  27. Work Organization26▲ 86×1 topic
  28. European Union23▲ 14×12 topics
  29. Regulation22▲ 5.8×12 topics
  30. Legal Transplants21▲ 120×2 topics
  31. Biodiversity Conservation20▲ 7.9×12 topics
  32. Social Determinants of Health20▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Palliative Care20▲ 18×2 topics
  34. End-of-Life Care20▲ 24×3 topics
  35. Medical Ethics20▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Patient Rights20▲ 38×2 topics
  37. Public Health Policy20▲ 9.9×2 topics
  38. Ethical Practices19▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Healthcare Legislation19▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Ecosystem Services19▲ 7.0×11 topics

What research is done in Montpellier?

French Urban and Social Studies: 27 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 26 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…26Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 26 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…19Health, Medicine and Society: 19 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 15 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 14 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…13European and International Contract Law: 13 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 11 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 10 fractional worksLaw, AI, and Intellectual Property: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 27 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 26 works
  3. 3 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 26 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 19 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 15 works
  6. 6 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  7. 7 European and International Contract Law Law 13 works
  8. 8 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 11 works
  9. 9 Intellectual Property Law Law 10 works
  10. 10 Law, AI, and Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence 9 works

Research output over time

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