Research in Nanterre
Science Explorer records 28 research institutions in Nanterre, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université Paris Nanterre, Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité and Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Mondes.
- Research institutions
- 28 11 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 33k ▲ 34% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 7.5% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Nanterre?
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
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What is Nanterre strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Nanterre is most concentrated in General Arts and Humanities, Anthropology and Archeology (23.8× the world share in General Arts and Humanities).
- General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 30.8 works24×
- AnthropologySubfield · 344.4 works20×
- ArcheologySubfield · 346.1 works18×
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 142.2 works15×
- HistorySubfield · 283.2 works14×
- ClassicsSubfield · 40.4 works11×
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 Nanterre?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Social Justice, Gender, Colonialism and Identity.
- Social Innovation
- Islam
- Professional Practices
- Sociological Analysis
- Social Determinants of Health
- Pragmatics
- Ethnographic Research
- Democracy
- Sociolinguistics
- Cultural Heritage
- Nationalism
- Literature
- Religion
- History
- Environmental Participation
- Identity
- Sustainable Development
- Social Justice
- Local Development
- Globalization
- Community Engagement
- Territorial Governance
- Public Policy
- Gender
- Colonialism
- Citizen Participation
- Proximity and Innovation
- Gender Studies
- Migration
- Cultural Studies
- Archaeology
- Culture
- Social Movements
- Memory
- Citizenship
- Social Change
- Politics
- Educational Policies
- Public Action
- North Africa
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
- Community Engagement492▲ 24×16 topics
- Globalization490▲ 4.0×138 topics
- Territorial Governance477▲ 61×4 topics
- Local Development475▲ 66×2 topics
- Public Policy472▲ 15×27 topics
- Social Justice452▲ 12×39 topics
- Gender431▲ 13×55 topics
- Sustainable Development417▲ 4.2×63 topics
- Colonialism412▲ 14×52 topics
- Identity405▲ 8.9×75 topics
- Citizen Participation344▲ 45×3 topics
- Environmental Participation342▲ 69×1 topic
- Proximity and Innovation342▲ 69×1 topic
- History317▲ 7.2×62 topics
- Gender Studies294▲ 31×14 topics
- Religion287▲ 9.7×40 topics
- Migration273▲ 13×27 topics
- Literature246▲ 7.3×60 topics
- Cultural Studies240▲ 10×36 topics
- Nationalism237▲ 8.2×33 topics
- Archaeology225▲ 27×11 topics
- Cultural Heritage203▲ 6.0×37 topics
- Culture202▲ 6.1×34 topics
- Sociolinguistics202▲ 17×8 topics
- Social Movements199▲ 11×30 topics
- Democracy189▲ 8.5×26 topics
- Memory170▲ 11×23 topics
- Ethnographic Research165▲ 49×4 topics
- Citizenship165▲ 22×12 topics
- Pragmatics163▲ 16×7 topics
- Social Change162▲ 21×18 topics
- Social Determinants of Health160▲ 11×7 topics
- Politics154▲ 9.1×23 topics
- Sociological Analysis154▲ 42×2 topics
- Educational Policies154▲ 21×2 topics
- Professional Practices153▲ 62×1 topic
- Public Action153▲ 62×1 topic
- Islam153▲ 12×5 topics
- North Africa149▲ 61×2 topics
- Social Innovation147▲ 15×8 topics
What research is done in Nanterre?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 342 works
- 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 153 works
- 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 134 works
- 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 129 works
- 5 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 122 works
- 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 111 works
- 7 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 93 works
- 8 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 90 works
- 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 88 works
- 10 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 84 works
Research output over time
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