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Research in Nice

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Nice, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université Côte d'Azur, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice and Centre Antoine Lacassagne.

Research institutions
12
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
34k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
628k
18.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Nice

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 Nice?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université Côte d'AzurUniversity 20,374 #621
2Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NiceHospital / health system 7,083 #3,018
3Centre Antoine LacassagneResearch facility 1,875 #12,506
4Fondation LenvalInstitution 411 #16,681 all time
5Centre de Haute EnergieResearch facility 167 #31,415 all time
6SOS Oxygène (France)Company 86 not ranked
7Gavekal Intelligence Software (France)Company 59 not ranked
8ACRI Group (France)Company 32 not ranked
9STR Europe (France)Company 15 not ranked
10Vertech GroupCompany 14 not ranked
11Polymage (France)Company 6 not ranked
12Aqua (France)Institution 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 Côte d'Azur: 67.6%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice: 23.5%Centre Antoine Lacassagne: 6.2%Fondation Lenval: 1.4%8 others listed: 1.3%68%largest
Université Côte d'Azur20k · 67.6%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice7,083 · 23.5%Centre Antoine Lacassagne1,875 · 6.2%Fondation Lenval411 · 1.4%8 others listed380 · 1.3%

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

Which fields of science does Nice work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Nice is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (11%), Physics and Astronomy (9%).

Physical Sciences: 2,074 fractional works · 36.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 499 fractional works · 8.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 236 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 123 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInstrumentation: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 486 fractional works · 8.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 124 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 93 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 421 fractional works · 7.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 159 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 65 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 179 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeophysics: 83 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 157 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 152 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 94 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 66 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,577 fractional works · 27.7% of its workMedicine: 1,352 fractional works · 23.7% of its workSurgery: 223 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 130 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 92 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 90 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 60 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 60 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 184 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 128 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,403 fractional works · 24.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 632 fractional works · 11.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 230 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 77 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 76 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 356 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArcheology: 92 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 194 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 75 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 92 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 88 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 67 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 646 fractional works · 11.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 325 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 179 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 128 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 70 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 123 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 59 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNice5,699fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences25%

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. Physics and Astronomy4998.8%
    2. Engineering4868.5%
    3. Computer Science4217.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1793.1%
    5. Environmental Science1572.8%
    6. Mathematics1522.7%
    7. Materials Science941.6%
    8. Chemistry661.2%
    9. Energy110.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.2%
  2. Health Sciences1,57727.7%
    1. Medicine1,35223.7%
    2. Health Professions1843.2%
    3. Dentistry280.5%
    4. Nursing80.1%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
  3. Social Sciences1,40324.6%
    1. Social Sciences63211.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities3566.2%
    3. Psychology1943.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting921.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance881.5%
    6. Decision Sciences410.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3255.7%
    2. Neuroscience1282.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1232.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology591.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics110.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Nice strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nice is most concentrated in Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Archeology (9.8× the world share in Instrumentation).

  1. InstrumentationSubfield · 25.1 works9.8×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 203.9 works7.6×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 86.3 works5.6×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 70.6 works4.9×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 113 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 294 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 53 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 111 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 61 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 388 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 158 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 449 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 143 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 87 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.29× its world share, 138 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.80× its world share, 435 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.06× its world share, 26 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 172 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.21× its world share, 1,197 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.21× its world share, 328 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 82 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 171 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 583 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.80×435 works
  2. Mathematics2.29×138 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.21×328 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.95×158 works
  5. Neuroscience1.33×111 works
  6. Health Professions1.27×172 works
  7. Medicine1.21×1,197 works
  8. Psychology1.09×171 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.07×294 works
  10. Dentistry1.06×26 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.02×53 works
  12. Computer Science0.97×388 works
  13. Social Sciences0.90×583 works
  14. Chemistry0.75×61 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.73×36 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×80 works
  17. Engineering0.58×449 works
  18. Environmental Science0.56×143 works
  19. Veterinary0.56×4 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×10 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.51×9 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.50×82 works
  23. Materials Science0.48×87 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×113 works
  25. Nursing0.25×6 works
  26. Energy0.21×10 works

Which keywords describe research in Nice?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology253◆ 1.11×133 topics
  2. Machine Learning150▼ 0.79×76 topics
  3. Climate Change123▼ 0.79×87 topics
  4. Quality of Life121▲ 1.47×55 topics
  5. Globalization121◆ 1.08×103 topics
  6. Inflammation116◆ 0.95×79 topics
  7. Mental Health113▲ 1.39×35 topics
  8. Community Engagement102▲ 5.5×17 topics
  9. Public Health95◆ 1.14×62 topics
  10. Social Justice94▲ 2.8×24 topics
  11. Territorial Governance93▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Local Development91▲ 15×2 topics
  13. Public Policy86▲ 3.2×24 topics
  14. Colonialism75▲ 2.8×35 topics
  15. Citizen Participation63▲ 9.7×3 topics
  16. Environmental Participation62▲ 15×1 topic
  17. Proximity and Innovation62▲ 15×1 topic
  18. Gender Studies61▲ 7.0×14 topics
  19. Palliative Care52▲ 6.0×6 topics
  20. Archaeology49▲ 6.7×11 topics
  21. Social Determinants of Health48▲ 3.9×7 topics
  22. Exoplanets46▲ 20×1 topic
  23. Solar System Abundances46▲ 17×1 topic
  24. Stellar Astrophysics46▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Terrestrial Planets46▲ 17×1 topic
  26. Medical Ethics45▲ 6.3×5 topics
  27. Digital Health44▲ 6.7×3 topics
  28. Psychological Trauma43▲ 12×2 topics
  29. End-of-Life Care42▲ 6.6×3 topics
  30. Healthcare Legislation42▲ 13×1 topic
  31. Patient Rights42▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Healthcare Quality Indicators39▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Healthcare Policy38▲ 7.4×3 topics
  34. Healthcare Management37▲ 8.2×2 topics
  35. Inequalities37▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Universal Health Coverage37▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Ethnographic Research35▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Sociological Analysis34▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Professional Practices34▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Public Action34▲ 17×1 topic

What research is done in Nice?

French Urban and Social …61French Urban and Social Studies: 61 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…41Astro and Planetary Science: 41 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…40Health, Medicine and Society: 40 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …39Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 39 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 36 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 34 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…27Social Sciences and Governance: 27 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 27 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 27 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…24Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 24 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 61 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 41 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 40 works
  4. 4 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 39 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 36 works
  6. 6 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 27 works
  8. 8 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 27 works
  9. 9 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 27 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 24 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%Nice16.1% 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 19.5% in 2016.

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