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Research in Nantes

Science Explorer records 73 research institutions in Nantes, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Nantes Université, Gene Therapy Laboratory and IMT Atlantique.

Research institutions
73
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
57k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.1%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 17,020 #1,827
2Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NantesHospital / health system 4,854 #6,862
3Maison des Sciences de l'HommeResearch facility 3,656 #13,589
4École Centrale de NantesUniversity 2,221 #10,871
5IMT AtlantiqueUniversity 1,843 #6,554
6Gene Therapy LaboratoryResearch facility 1,774 #1,968
7Hôpital Saint-JacquesHospital / health system 1,602 #13,347 all time
8Droit et changement socialResearch facility 1,582 #25,039
9Institut des Matériaux Jean RouxelResearch facility 1,438 #11,779
10Centre d'Investigation Clinique de NantesResearch facility 1,320 #9,951
11Audencia Business SchoolUniversity 1,296 #8,279
12Centre Nantais de SociologieResearch facility 1,208 #24,900
13Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de NantesResearch facility 1,128 #10,450
14OnirisUniversity 1,083 #9,558
15Université Nantes Angers Le MansUniversity 1,021 #16,911
16Biopolymères Interactions AssemblagesResearch facility 1,007 #12,886
17Institut de Recherche en Génie Civil et MécaniqueResearch facility 983 #18,385
18Unité de Recherche Technologie et Analyses LaitièresResearch facility 866 #23,019 all time
19Centre de Recherche en Éducation de NantesResearch facility 848 #21,222
20Hôpital Mère-EnfantHospital / health system 847 #24,457
21École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de NantesUniversity 685 #39,256 all time
22Institut du ThoraxResearch facility 677 #12,568
23Laboratoire de Thermique et Energie de NantesResearch facility 655 #20,024
24Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et des Technologies AssociéesResearch facility 587 #13,229
25LAMO - Littératures Antiques et ModernesResearch facility 565 #24,146
26Laboratoire de Mathématiques Jean LerayResearch facility 507 #16,890
27Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la LoireResearch facility 498 #24,602
28Chimie et Interdisciplinarité, Synthèse, Analyse, ModélisationResearch facility 485 #7,938
29Laboratoire de Planétologie et GéosciencesResearch facility 445 #13,678
30Laboratoire d'informatique de Nantes AtlantiqueResearch facility 420 #28,498 all time
31Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie et Immunologie Intégrée Nantes AngersResearch facility 386 #12,944
32Institut de Transplantation Urologie en NephrologieResearch facility 355 #8,721 all time
33Laboratoire de Recherche Hydrodynamique, Energétique et Environnement AtmosphériqueResearch facility 341 #23,835
34PhysioPathologie des Adaptations NutritionnellesResearch facility 341 #21,801 all time
35École Nationale d'Ingénieurs des Techniques des Industries Agro-AlimentairesResearch facility 326 #29,361 all time
36Centre François VièteResearch facility 294 #19,640
37Centre de Droit Maritime et OcéaniqueResearch facility 264 #27,920
38Centre Pays de la LoireGovernment institution 248 #29,517 all time
39Eurofins (France)Company 225 #22,968
40Laboratoire D'étude des Résidus et Contaminants Dans les AlimentsResearch facility 186 #31,408 all time
41Clinique Jules VerneHospital / health system 181 #40,484 all time
42Biologie, Epidémiologie et Analyse de Risque en Santé AnimaleResearch facility 114 not ranked
43Le Laboratoire d'Ingénierie Ostéo-Articulaire et DentaireResearch facility 111 not ranked
44AAU - Ambiances, Architectures, UrbanitésResearch facility 106 not ranked
45Centre Atlantique de PhilosophieResearch facility 97 not ranked
46Nouvelles Cliniques NantaisesHospital / health system 72 not ranked
47The Enteric Nervous System in Gut and Brain DisordersResearch facility 69 not ranked
48Hôpital privé du ConfluentHospital / health system 64 not ranked
49Laboratoire Motricité, Interactions, PerformanceResearch facility 59 not ranked
50Laboratoire Physiologie Biotechnologie des AlguesResearch facility 52 not ranked
51École Supérieure du BoisUniversity 52 not ranked
52Institut Des Substances et Organismes de la MerResearch facility 42 not ranked
53Société Française de Parodontologie et d’Implantologie OraleFunder 40 not ranked
54SECurité des ALIments et MicrobiologieResearch facility 39 not ranked
55Principia (France)Company 39 not ranked
56Cancéropôle Grand OuestResearch facility 29 not ranked
57SirehnaCompany 27 not ranked
58Vision Objects (France)Company 27 not ranked
59École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Nantes MétropoleUniversity 16 not ranked
60Département sciences pour l'ingénierie des aliments, des produits biosourcés et des résidus de l'activité humaineResearch facility 16 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.

Nantes Université: 29.7%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes: 8.5%Maison des Sciences de l'Homme: 6.4%École Centrale de Nantes: 3.9%56 others listed: 51.6%30%largest
Nantes Université17k · 29.7%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes4,854 · 8.5%Maison des Sciences de l'Homme3,656 · 6.4%École Centrale de Nantes2,221 · 3.9%56 others listed30k · 51.6%

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

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×
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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 Nantes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Community Engagement451▲ 12×17 topics
  2. Social Justice440▲ 6.5×33 topics
  3. Territorial Governance438▲ 30×4 topics
  4. Local Development436▲ 33×2 topics
  5. Epidemiology428◆ 0.94×137 topics
  6. Public Policy400▲ 7.0×22 topics
  7. Sustainable Development368▲ 2.0×69 topics
  8. Globalization344▲ 1.52×130 topics
  9. Gender Studies306▲ 17×15 topics
  10. Citizen Participation300▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Mental Health300▲ 1.77×46 topics
  12. Environmental Participation298▲ 32×1 topic
  13. Proximity and Innovation298▲ 32×1 topic
  14. Gender234▲ 3.7×52 topics
  15. Educational Policies223▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Ethnographic Research223▲ 36×3 topics
  17. Sociological Analysis222▲ 33×3 topics
  18. Professional Practices222▲ 49×1 topic
  19. Public Action222▲ 49×1 topic
  20. Social Determinants of Health210▲ 8.0×8 topics
  21. Colonialism207▲ 3.8×47 topics
  22. Palliative Care170▲ 9.1×5 topics
  23. Citizenship153▲ 11×11 topics
  24. End-of-Life Care153▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Medical Ethics152▲ 9.9×6 topics
  26. Cultural Diversity152▲ 5.9×17 topics
  27. Social Innovation150▲ 8.3×9 topics
  28. Psychological Trauma149▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Healthcare Legislation149▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Patient Rights149▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Institutionalization148▲ 14×5 topics
  32. Cooperatives142▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Solidarity Economy140▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Participative Evaluation138▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Management132▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Digital Health131▲ 9.9×3 topics
  37. Healthcare Quality Indicators131▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Policy130▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Inequalities129▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Universal Health Coverage129▲ 32×1 topic

What research is done in Nantes?

  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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