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Research in Nantes

Science Explorer records 26 research institutions in Nantes, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Nantes Université, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes.

Research institutions
26
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
57k
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
966k
16.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Nantes

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 Nantes?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Nantes UniversitéUniversity 22,011 #519
2Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NantesHospital / health system 7,303 #2,656
3Maison des Sciences de l'HommeResearch facility 3,656 #2,617
4École Centrale de NantesUniversity 2,221 #5,979
5OnirisUniversity 2,104 #3,971
6Audencia Business SchoolUniversity 1,296 #3,549
7École Nationale d'Ingénieurs des Techniques des Industries Agro-AlimentairesResearch facility 326 #14,490 all time
8Clinique Jules VerneHospital / health system 181 #30,618 all time
9Nouvelles Cliniques NantaisesHospital / health system 72 not ranked
10Hôpital privé du ConfluentHospital / health system 64 not ranked
11École Supérieure du BoisUniversity 52 not ranked
12Société Française de Parodontologie et d’Implantologie OraleFunder 40 not ranked
13Principia (France)Company 39 not ranked
14Cancéropôle Grand OuestResearch facility 29 not ranked
15SirehnaCompany 27 not ranked
16Vision Objects (France)Company 27 not ranked
17École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Nantes MétropoleUniversity 16 not ranked
18Brissonneau and Lotz (France)Company 7 not ranked
19Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Pays de la LoireGovernment institution 5 not ranked
20InFlectis BioScienceCompany 4 not ranked
21Leroux & Lotz Technologies (France)Company 4 not ranked
22Aries Alliance (France)Company 3 not ranked
23Institut Régional d'AdministrationGovernment institution 3 not ranked
24Fondation CentaureResearch facility 1 not ranked
25ATLAB Pharma (France)Company 1 not ranked
26Sotec Médical (France)Company 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.

Nantes Université: 55.7%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes: 18.5%Maison des Sciences de l'Homme: 9.3%École Centrale de Nantes: 5.6%22 others listed: 10.9%56%largest
Nantes Université22k · 55.7%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes7,303 · 18.5%Maison des Sciences de l'Homme3,656 · 9.3%École Centrale de Nantes2,221 · 5.6%22 others listed4,302 · 10.9%

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

Which fields of science does Nantes work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Nantes is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Medicine (18%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 4,315 fractional works · 34.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,350 fractional works · 18.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,060 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 313 fractional works · 2.5% of its workUrban Studies: 165 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 158 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 136 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 132 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLinguistics and Language: 118 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 979 fractional works · 7.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 191 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 173 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 171 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 141 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 105 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClassics: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 372 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 112 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 341 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 151 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 90 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 178 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 128 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 95 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4,089 fractional works · 32.3% of its workEngineering: 1,611 fractional works · 12.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 254 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 211 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 171 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 159 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 149 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 132 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 105 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 90 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 85 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 84 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 784 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 215 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 165 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 130 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 412 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 83 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 363 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 121 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 105 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 280 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 149 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 244 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOceanography: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 155 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 135 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMathematical Physics: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,958 fractional works · 23.4% of its workMedicine: 2,307 fractional works · 18.2% of its workSurgery: 299 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 194 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 170 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 153 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 139 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 112 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 97 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 81 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 71 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 71 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 64 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 64 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 276 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 511 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 408 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 103 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1,288 fractional works · 10.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 584 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 345 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 98 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 339 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 104 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 83 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 84 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 168 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 115 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 164 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 87 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNantes13kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences34%

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. Social Sciences4,31534.1%
    1. Social Sciences2,35018.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities9797.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3722.9%
    4. Psychology3412.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1781.4%
    6. Decision Sciences950.8%
    1. Engineering1,61112.7%
    2. Computer Science7846.2%
    3. Environmental Science4123.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy3632.9%
    5. Materials Science2802.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2441.9%
    7. Chemistry1551.2%
    8. Mathematics1351.1%
    9. Energy820.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering240.2%
  3. Health Sciences2,95823.4%
    1. Medicine2,30718.2%
    2. Health Professions5114.0%
    3. Nursing540.4%
    4. Veterinary460.4%
    5. Dentistry400.3%
  4. Life Sciences1,28810.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5844.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3392.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1681.3%
    4. Neuroscience1641.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics340.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Nantes strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nantes is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, History and Philosophy of Science and Urban Studies (8.4× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 110.9 works8.4×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 99.1 works5.6×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 158.7 works5.0×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 161.3 works4.6×
  5. AnthropologySubfield · 145.9 works4.5×
  6. HistorySubfield · 158.5 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.

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, 316 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 515 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.26× its world share, 147 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 146 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 32 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 21 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 142 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 712 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 215 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 75 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 1,474 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 373 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 256 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 124 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.29× its world share, 331 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 38 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 482 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 2,060 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 51 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.67× its world share, 42 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.74× its world share, 914 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 336 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 86 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 167 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 314 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 2,190 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.74×914 works
  2. Veterinary2.67×42 works
  3. Health Professions1.58×482 works
  4. Social Sciences1.50×2,190 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.29×331 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.26×147 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.19×215 works
  8. Medicine0.93×2,060 works
  9. Mathematics0.91×124 works
  10. Nursing0.91×51 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×336 works
  12. Psychology0.89×314 works
  13. Engineering0.85×1,474 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.84×515 works
  15. Computer Science0.79×712 works
  16. Neuroscience0.78×146 works
  17. Chemistry0.78×142 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.77×32 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.77×86 works
  20. Energy0.70×75 works
  21. Dentistry0.68×38 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×167 works
  23. Environmental Science0.65×373 works
  24. Materials Science0.64×256 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×316 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.52×21 works

Which keywords describe research in Nantes?

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, Gender Studies, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology478◆ 0.95×137 topics
  2. Community Engagement464▲ 11×17 topics
  3. Social Justice458▲ 6.1×33 topics
  4. Territorial Governance448▲ 31×4 topics
  5. Local Development447▲ 34×2 topics
  6. Public Policy414▲ 6.9×24 topics
  7. Sustainable Development383▲ 1.93×72 topics
  8. Globalization380▲ 1.53×134 topics
  9. Gender Studies322▲ 17×16 topics
  10. Mental Health313▲ 1.73×46 topics
  11. Citizen Participation306▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Environmental Participation304▲ 34×1 topic
  13. Proximity and Innovation304▲ 34×1 topic
  14. Gender251▲ 3.7×54 topics
  15. Colonialism233▲ 3.9×47 topics
  16. Educational Policies232▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Ethnographic Research232▲ 37×3 topics
  18. Sociological Analysis232▲ 33×3 topics
  19. Professional Practices231▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Public Action231▲ 51×1 topic
  21. Social Determinants of Health220▲ 8.1×8 topics
  22. Palliative Care180▲ 9.3×6 topics
  23. Cultural Diversity161▲ 5.7×18 topics
  24. Citizenship159▲ 10×11 topics
  25. End-of-Life Care159▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Medical Ethics159▲ 10×6 topics
  27. Psychological Trauma156▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Social Innovation155▲ 8.0×10 topics
  29. Healthcare Legislation155▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Patient Rights155▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Institutionalization153▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Cooperatives147▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Solidarity Economy145▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Participative Evaluation143▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Management136▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Healthcare Quality Indicators135▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Digital Health134▲ 9.3×3 topics
  38. Healthcare Policy133▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Inequalities133▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Universal Health Coverage133▲ 33×1 topic

What research is done in Nantes?

French Urban and Social …298French Urban and Social Studies: 298 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 222 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 149 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 138 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 129 fractional worksFrench Language Learning…79French Language Learning Methods: 79 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 78 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 77 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 75 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 71 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban StudiesLinguistics and Language3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 298 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 222 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 149 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 138 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 129 works
  6. 6 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 79 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 78 works
  8. 8 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 77 works
  9. 9 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 75 works
  10. 10 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 71 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%Nantes11.7% 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 19.3% in 2016.

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