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Research in Nancy

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Nancy, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Lorraine, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy and Institut Régional de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation.

Research institutions
9
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
47k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
686k
14.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Nancy

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 Nancy?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de LorraineUniversity 35,756 #509
2Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de NancyHospital / health system 7,664 #4,552
3École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de NancyUniversity 1,056 #15,842 all time
4Institut Régional de Médecine Physique et de RéadaptationHospital / health system 783 #21,343
5Paradigm (France)Company 144 #28,234 all time
6École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de NancyUniversity 108 not ranked
7École Nationale Supérieure d'Art et de Design de NancyUniversity 58 not ranked
8Académie de Nancy-MetzUniversity 38 not ranked
9Association des Neuro-Oncologues d’Expression FrançaiseInstitution 1 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.

Université de Lorraine: 78.4%Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy: 16.8%École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy: 2.3%Institut Régional de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation: 1.7%5 others listed: 0.8%78%largest
Université de Lorraine36k · 78.4%Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy7,664 · 16.8%École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy1,056 · 2.3%Institut Régional de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation783 · 1.7%5 others listed349 · 0.8%

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

Which fields of science does Nancy work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Nancy is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (15%), Medicine (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,521 fractional works · 40.2% of its workEngineering: 1,300 fractional works · 14.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 235 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 205 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 201 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 177 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 79 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 75 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 714 fractional works · 8.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 264 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 135 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 88 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 75 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 418 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 229 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 298 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 216 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 88 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 174 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 145 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeophysics: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 135 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 75 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,910 fractional works · 33.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,391 fractional works · 15.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 571 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 229 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAnthropology: 109 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 95 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 82 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 77 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 75 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 815 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPhilosophy: 148 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 144 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 129 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 125 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 98 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 268 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 132 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 215 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 68 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 151 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 105 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 69 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,575 fractional works · 18.0% of its workMedicine: 1,225 fractional works · 14.0% of its workSurgery: 167 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 95 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 93 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 178 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 306 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 243 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 748 fractional works · 8.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 297 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 158 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 240 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 93 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 138 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 84 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNancy8,753fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences33%

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. Engineering1,30014.8%
    2. Computer Science7148.2%
    3. Materials Science4184.8%
    4. Environmental Science2983.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy2162.5%
    6. Mathematics1742.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1451.7%
    8. Chemistry1351.5%
    9. Energy750.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering460.5%
  2. Social Sciences2,91033.2%
    1. Social Sciences1,39115.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities8159.3%
    3. Psychology2683.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2152.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1511.7%
    6. Decision Sciences690.8%
  3. Health Sciences1,57518.0%
    1. Medicine1,22514.0%
    2. Health Professions3063.5%
    3. Dentistry270.3%
    4. Nursing150.2%
    5. Veterinary20.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2973.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2402.7%
    3. Neuroscience1381.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology570.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics160.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Nancy strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nancy is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, History and Philosophy of Science and History (9.9× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 90.6 works9.9×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 96.0 works7.8×
  3. HistorySubfield · 123.0 works4.8×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 104.0 works4.6×
  5. ClassicsSubfield · 22.0 works4.6×
  6. PhilosophySubfield · 143.7 works4.2×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 220 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 264 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 50 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 123 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.49× its world share, 42 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.01× its world share, 127 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 650 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 127 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 66 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 1,191 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 264 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.35× its world share, 375 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.69× its world share, 159 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.08× its world share, 192 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 26 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 284 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 1,095 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.36× its world share, 775 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 197 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 61 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 141 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 245 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 1,283 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.36×775 works
  2. Mathematics1.69×159 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.49×42 works
  4. Materials Science1.35×375 works
  5. Health Professions1.35×284 works
  6. Social Sciences1.27×1,283 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.08×192 works
  8. Computer Science1.05×650 works
  9. Chemistry1.01×127 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.01×127 works
  11. Psychology1.01×245 works
  12. Engineering0.99×1,191 works
  13. Neuroscience0.95×123 works
  14. Energy0.90×66 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.82×141 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.79×61 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.76×197 works
  18. Medicine0.71×1,095 works
  19. Dentistry0.68×26 works
  20. Environmental Science0.67×264 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×264 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.62×50 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×220 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×15 works
  25. Nursing0.36×14 works
  26. Veterinary0.16×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Nancy?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Social Justice, Public Policy, Citizen Participation, Environmental Participation and Proximity and Innovation.

▲ 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. Globalization265▲ 1.54×125 topics
  2. Social Justice260▲ 5.0×29 topics
  3. Community Engagement246▲ 8.6×15 topics
  4. Territorial Governance239▲ 24×3 topics
  5. Local Development235▲ 26×2 topics
  6. Public Policy233▲ 5.6×24 topics
  7. Mental Health221▲ 1.77×42 topics
  8. Sustainable Development217▲ 1.59×67 topics
  9. Gender190▲ 4.0×51 topics
  10. Citizen Participation164▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Environmental Participation161▲ 26×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation161▲ 26×1 topic
  13. Identity153▲ 2.4×62 topics
  14. Sociolinguistics153▲ 9.6×9 topics
  15. Gender Studies148▲ 11×14 topics
  16. History143▲ 2.4×55 topics
  17. Colonialism138▲ 3.3×44 topics
  18. Social Determinants of Health121▲ 6.4×8 topics
  19. Pragmatics114▲ 8.3×6 topics
  20. Palliative Care112▲ 8.4×5 topics
  21. Cultural Diversity105▲ 5.3×18 topics
  22. Multilingualism104▲ 7.4×6 topics
  23. Discourse Analysis104▲ 4.9×9 topics
  24. Medical Ethics99▲ 9.1×7 topics
  25. End-of-Life Care98▲ 10.0×4 topics
  26. Rhetoric96▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Ethnographic Research95▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Educational Policies95▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Patient Rights95▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Psychological Trauma95▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Sociological Analysis94▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Ethical Practices94▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Healthcare Legislation94▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Professional Practices94▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Public Action94▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Argumentation90▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Ethos90▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Institutionalization83▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Citizenship82▲ 7.8×9 topics
  40. Intercultural Communication81▲ 20×3 topics

What research is done in Nancy?

French Urban and Social Studies: 159 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 90 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…89Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 89 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…88Health, Medicine and Society: 88 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 70 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 68 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…64Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 64 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 61 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 55 fractional worksCultural Insights and Di…53Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 53 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePhilosophyGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 159 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 90 works
  3. 3 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 89 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 88 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 70 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 68 works
  7. 7 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 64 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 61 works
  9. 9 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 55 works
  10. 10 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 53 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%Nancy13.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.8% in 2008.

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