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Research in Nantes

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Nantes. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Laboratoire d'Economie et de Management de Nantes Atlantique and Institut de recherche en droit privé.

Research institutions
15
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2k
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.5%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Nantes?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Institut de recherche en droit privéResearch facility 529 #27,727
2Laboratoire d'Economie et de Management de Nantes AtlantiqueResearch facility 516 #25,613
3Centre de recherches en histoire internationale et atlantiqueResearch facility 244 #42,405 all time
4Laboratoire de Linguistique de NantesResearch facility 232 #40,265 all time
5Centre de Recherche sur les Identités, les Nations et l'InterculturalitéResearch facility 125 #42,845 all time
6methodS in Patient-centered outcomes and HEalth ResEarchResearch facility 115 not ranked
7Center for Research in Transplantation and Translational ImmunologyResearch facility 77 not ranked
8Cibles et Médicaments des Infections et de l'ImmunitéResearch facility 68 not ranked
9Unité en Sciences Biologiques et Biotechnologies de NantesResearch facility 64 not ranked
10Immunologie et Nouveaux Concepts en ImmunothérapieResearch facility 15 not ranked
11Structure Fédérative de Recherche BonamyResearch facility 7 not ranked
12Translational Research in Gene TherapyResearch facility 4 not ranked
13Grand Port Maritime de Nantes Saint-NazaireInstitution 2 not ranked
14Conseil régional des Pays de la LoireGovernment institution 1 not ranked
15UMS BioCoreResearch 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.

Institut de recherche en droit privé: 26.5%Laboratoire d'Economie et de Management de Nantes Atlantique: 25.8%Centre de recherches en histoire internationale et atlantique: 12.2%Laboratoire de Linguistique de Nantes: 11.6%10 others listed: 23.9%26%largest
Institut de recherche en droit privé529 · 26.5%Laboratoire d'Economie et de Management de Nantes Atlantique516 · 25.8%Centre de recherches en histoire internationale et atlantique244 · 12.2%Laboratoire de Linguistique de Nantes232 · 11.6%10 others listed478 · 23.9%

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 Urban Studies (13.8× the world share in Urban Studies).

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 22.3 works14×
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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, Public Policy, Social Justice, Citizen Participation, Social Determinants of Health 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 Engagement46▲ 24×5 topics
  2. Territorial Governance46▲ 62×3 topics
  3. Local Development45▲ 67×2 topics
  4. Public Policy36▲ 13×8 topics
  5. Sustainable Development32▲ 3.5×18 topics
  6. Social Justice32▲ 9.3×11 topics
  7. Globalization28▲ 2.5×48 topics
  8. Economic Development26▲ 5.4×12 topics
  9. Citizen Participation25▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Social Determinants of Health25▲ 19×4 topics
  11. Environmental Participation24▲ 53×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation24▲ 53×1 topic
  13. Gender24▲ 7.6×26 topics
  14. Institutionalization24▲ 44×4 topics
  15. Human Rights23▲ 3.8×30 topics
  16. Social Innovation22▲ 24×4 topics
  17. Citizenship21▲ 30×4 topics
  18. Cooperatives21▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Participative Evaluation21▲ 100×1 topic
  20. Solidarity Economy21▲ 57×1 topic
  21. Colonialism20▲ 7.2×19 topics
  22. Sociolinguistics18▲ 16×8 topics
  23. Pragmatics18▲ 19×6 topics
  24. Identity18▲ 4.1×38 topics
  25. Religion16▲ 5.7×16 topics
  26. Migration16▲ 7.9×13 topics
  27. Social Change15▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Primary Care15▲ 6.8×9 topics
  29. Healthcare Policy15▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Palliative Care15▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Digital Health14▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Healthcare Quality Indicators14▲ 41×2 topics
  33. Family Law14▲ 53×3 topics
  34. Inequalities14▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Universal Health Coverage14▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Medical Ethics14▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Healthcare Legislation14▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Patient Rights14▲ 32×1 topic
  39. European Union14▲ 10×14 topics
  40. Gender Equality13▲ 7.9×6 topics

What research is done in Nantes?

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 21 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 14 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 14 works
  5. 5 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 11 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 11 works
  7. 7 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  8. 8 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  9. 9 Legal and Social Philosophy Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  10. 10 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 7 works

Research output over time

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