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Research in Nice

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Nice. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Groupe de Recherche en Management, Centre Transdisciplinaire d'Épistémologie de la Littérature et des Arts vivants and Centre d'études et de recherche en droit administratif, constitutionnel, financier et fiscal.

Research institutions
18
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
3.1%
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 Nice?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Nature Inspires Creativity Engineers LabResearch facility 484 #11,184 all time
2Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Information et de la CommunicationResearch facility 390 #28,103 all time
3Centre Transdisciplinaire d'Épistémologie de la Littérature et des Arts vivantsResearch facility 292 #27,662
4Groupe de Recherche en ManagementResearch facility 177 #27,495
5Laboratoire interdisciplinaire Récits Cultures et SociétésResearch facility 146 #42,600 all time
6Centre d'études et de recherche en droit administratif, constitutionnel, financier et fiscalResearch facility 115 #28,053
7Laboratoire de Droit International et EuropéenResearch facility 108 not ranked
8Équipe de Recherche sur les Mutations de l'Europe et de ses SociétésResearch facility 93 not ranked
9Centre d'études et de recherches en droit des procéduresResearch facility 68 not ranked
10Maison des Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société Sud-EstResearch facility 46 not ranked
11Polytech Nice SophiaUniversity 22 not ranked
12Ecology and Conservation Science for Sustainable SeasResearch facility 22 not ranked
13Laboratoire d'Innovation et Numérique pour l'ÉducationResearch facility 19 not ranked
14Risques, Epidémiologie, Territoires, Informations, Education et SantéResearch facility 10 not ranked
15Microbiologie Orale, Immunothérapie et SantéResearch facility 6 not ranked
16Unité de Recherche Clinique Côte d'AzurResearch facility 6 not ranked
17Laboratoire Polytech'LabResearch facility 1 not ranked
18Laboratoire de Recherche Translationnelle en OncologieResearch 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.

Nature Inspires Creativity Engineers Lab: 24.1%Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication: 19.5%Centre Transdisciplinaire d'Épistémologie de la Littérature et des Arts vivants: 14.6%Groupe de Recherche en Management: 8.8%13 others listed: 33.0%24%largest
Nature Inspires Creativity Engineers Lab484 · 24.1%Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication390 · 19.5%Centre Transdisciplinaire d'Épistémologie de la Littérature et des Arts vivants292 · 14.6%Groupe de Recherche en Management177 · 8.8%13 others listed662 · 33.0%

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

What is Nice strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nice is most concentrated in Literature and Literary Theory, Political Science and International Relations and General Health Professions (10.1× the world share in Literature and Literary Theory).

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 23.6 works10×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 55.3 works8.4×
  3. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 32.9 works5.4×
  4. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 77.4 works4.9×
  5. Arts and HumanitiesField · 60.4 works4.7×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Nice?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Migration, Public Policy, Social Justice, Globalization and Gender.

▲ 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 Engagement37▲ 25×6 topics
  2. Globalization37▲ 4.2×52 topics
  3. Territorial Governance35▲ 64×3 topics
  4. Local Development35▲ 69×2 topics
  5. Sustainable Development31▲ 4.4×17 topics
  6. Migration30▲ 20×12 topics
  7. Public Policy29▲ 13×7 topics
  8. Social Justice28▲ 11×15 topics
  9. Human Rights28▲ 6.2×27 topics
  10. Gender27▲ 11×23 topics
  11. Identity27▲ 8.4×35 topics
  12. Public Health24▲ 3.8×13 topics
  13. Social Determinants of Health21▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Democracy21▲ 13×8 topics
  15. Citizen Participation21▲ 38×2 topics
  16. Environmental Participation21▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Proximity and Innovation21▲ 59×1 topic
  18. Social Change21▲ 38×7 topics
  19. Religion21▲ 9.9×10 topics
  20. Colonialism20▲ 9.3×20 topics
  21. Economic Development19▲ 5.4×9 topics
  22. Islam18▲ 20×3 topics
  23. North Africa18▲ 107×2 topics
  24. Family Law18▲ 89×2 topics
  25. Political Islam17▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Reform17▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Citizenship17▲ 31×5 topics
  28. Institutionalization16▲ 40×2 topics
  29. Sociolinguistics16▲ 19×5 topics
  30. Primary Care16▲ 9.7×4 topics
  31. Healthcare Policy16▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Inequalities16▲ 101×1 topic
  33. Cultural Diversity15▲ 15×14 topics
  34. Social Innovation15▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Cooperatives15▲ 42×3 topics
  36. Healthcare Access14▲ 12×6 topics
  37. Literature14▲ 6.0×23 topics
  38. Participative Evaluation14▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Solidarity Economy14▲ 53×2 topics
  40. Palliative Care13▲ 19×2 topics

What research is done in Nice?

French Urban and Social Studies: 21 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 17 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…16Healthcare Systems and Practices: 16 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…14Social Sciences and Governance: 14 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 12 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 8 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…7Education, sociology, and vocational training: 7 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 7 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Analyses: 7 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral 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 21 works
  2. 2 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 17 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 16 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 14 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 12 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 8 works
  7. 7 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  9. 9 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 7 works
  10. 10 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 6 works

Research output over time

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