Research in Paris
Science Explorer records 154 research institutions in Paris. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Centre de Recherche en Myologie, Groupe de Recherche Clinique en Neuro-urologie and Dispositifs d'information et de communication à l'ère du numérique - Paris Ile-de-france.
- Research institutions
- 154 9 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 8.2k ▲ 33% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 10.8% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Paris?
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.
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What is Paris strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Paris is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, History and Philosophy of Science and Philosophy (13.7× the world share in Linguistics and Language).
- Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 31.9 works14×
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 35.9 works12×
- PhilosophySubfield · 74.7 works8.6×
- Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 63.1 works7.1×
- AnthropologySubfield · 37.7 works6.6×
- Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 68.6 works6.4×
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 Paris?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Justice, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Citizen Participation, Environmental Participation and Proximity and Innovation.
- Professional Practices
- Ethnographic Research
- Information Studies
- Open Access
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Childhood Trauma
- Attachment
- Ethos
- Clinical Practice
- Cultural Studies
- Resilience
- Pragmatics
- History
- Gender Studies
- Sociolinguistics
- Environmental Participation
- Mental Health
- Globalization
- Territorial Governance
- Community Engagement
- Social Justice
- Local Development
- Public Policy
- Sustainable Development
- Citizen Participation
- Proximity and Innovation
- Gender
- Cultural Heritage
- Identity
- Discourse Analysis
- Rhetoric
- Religion
- Argumentation
- Colonialism
- Group Therapy
- Developmental Trauma
- Digital Communication
- Documentary Practices
- New Media
- Educational Policies
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
- Social Justice118▲ 9.9×27 topics
- Community Engagement112▲ 17×12 topics
- Local Development105▲ 45×2 topics
- Territorial Governance105▲ 41×3 topics
- Public Policy102▲ 10×12 topics
- Globalization101▲ 2.5×94 topics
- Sustainable Development94▲ 2.9×27 topics
- Mental Health92▲ 3.1×34 topics
- Citizen Participation84▲ 34×2 topics
- Environmental Participation84▲ 52×1 topic
- Proximity and Innovation84▲ 52×1 topic
- Sociolinguistics77▲ 20×8 topics
- Gender75▲ 6.8×42 topics
- Gender Studies67▲ 22×11 topics
- Cultural Heritage67▲ 6.0×25 topics
- History66▲ 4.7×44 topics
- Identity64▲ 4.3×54 topics
- Pragmatics60▲ 18×6 topics
- Discourse Analysis57▲ 11×8 topics
- Resilience56▲ 5.7×14 topics
- Rhetoric55▲ 25×6 topics
- Cultural Studies53▲ 6.9×26 topics
- Religion52▲ 5.4×28 topics
- Clinical Practice52▲ 17×5 topics
- Argumentation52▲ 82×1 topic
- Ethos52▲ 82×1 topic
- Colonialism51▲ 5.3×34 topics
- Attachment50▲ 28×4 topics
- Group Therapy49▲ 65×2 topics
- Childhood Trauma49▲ 38×2 topics
- Developmental Trauma48▲ 101×1 topic
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy48▲ 101×1 topic
- Digital Communication47▲ 32×3 topics
- Open Access45▲ 23×5 topics
- Documentary Practices45▲ 81×2 topics
- Information Studies44▲ 105×1 topic
- New Media44▲ 54×1 topic
- Ethnographic Research41▲ 37×3 topics
- Educational Policies40▲ 17×2 topics
- Professional Practices40▲ 50×1 topic
What research is done in Paris?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 84 works
- 2 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 52 works
- 3 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 48 works
- 4 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 44 works
- 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 40 works
- 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 29 works
- 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 29 works
- 8 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 23 works
- 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 22 works
- 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 21 works
Research output over time
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