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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%

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 Paris?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Centre de Recherches Psychanalyse, Médecine et SociétéResearch facility 506 #27,019
2Centre d’Études et de Recherches Interdisciplinaires en Lettres, Arts et CinémaResearch facility 474 #27,948
3Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les processus d'information et de communicationResearch facility 413 #27,569
4Sens, Texte, Informatique, HistoireResearch facility 409 #27,202
5Société Mathématique de FranceInstitution 355 #11,041 all time
6Groupe de Recherche Clinique en Neuro-urologieResearch facility 338 #21,267
7Education, Discours et ApprentissagesResearch facility 327 #41,463 all time
8Dispositifs d'information et de communication à l'ère du numérique - Paris Ile-de-franceResearch facility 311 #24,174
9Centre de Recherche en MyologieResearch facility 242 #20,936
10Centre de linguistique en SorbonneResearch facility 242 #28,021
11Centre de recherche sur les Inégalités SocialesResearch facility 223 #28,740 all time
12Sciences et Technologies de la Musique et du SonResearch facility 216 #27,482
13Civilisations et littératures d'Espagne et d'Amérique du Moyen-Age aux LumièresResearch facility 204 #41,543 all time
14Laboratoire de Changement Social et PolitiqueResearch facility 199 #42,597 all time
15Centre de RobotiqueUniversity 195 #32,329 all time
16Chimie Biologique pour le VivantResearch facility 161 #18,361 all time
17Laboratoire d'Informatique Médicale et d'Ingénierie des Connaissances en e-SantéResearch facility 159 #28,911 all time
18Institut ACTE - Arts Créations Théories EsthétiquesResearch facility 149 #42,877 all time
19Saint-Gobain Recherche ParisResearch facility 143 #23,016 all time
20Bureau des LongitudesInstitution 142 #28,409 all time
21Biologie du Développement et Cellules SouchesResearch facility 134 #24,817 all time
22Fonctionnement agroécologique et performances des systèmes de culture horticolesResearch facility 114 not ranked
23Agro-écologie et intensification durable des cultures annuellesResearch facility 100 not ranked
24Centre de Recherche en Littérature ComparéeResearch facility 98 not ranked
25Office Français de la BiodiversitéGovernment institution 98 not ranked
26Neurophysiologie respiratoire expérimentale et cliniqueResearch facility 92 not ranked
27École de Psychologues PraticienUniversity 91 not ranked
28Fonctionnement écologique et gestion durable des agrosystèmes bananiers et ananasResearch facility 89 not ranked
29Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation ThérapeutiqueResearch facility 79 not ranked
30Paris Jourdan Sciences EconomiquesResearch facility 74 not ranked
31Biomasse, bois, énergie, bio-produitsResearch facility 61 not ranked
32Onco-Urologie PrédictiveResearch facility 58 not ranked
33Philosophie, Histoire et Analyse des Représentations ÉconomiquesResearch facility 57 not ranked
34Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Paris : organique, inorganique et biologiqueInstitution 57 not ranked
35Maladies rénales fréquentes et rares : des mécanismes moléculaires à la médecine personnaliséeResearch facility 54 not ranked
36Armée de terreGovernment institution 53 not ranked
37Histoire et Dynamique des Espaces Anglophones: du Réel au VirtuelResearch facility 53 not ranked
38Histoire et Archéologie MaritimesResearch facility 52 not ranked
39PremUPResearch facility 49 not ranked
40Groupe de recherche clinique en anesthésie réanimation médecine périopératoireResearch facility 49 not ranked
41Centre Technique Interprofessionnel des Fruits et LégumesResearch facility 45 not ranked
42Institut national du patrimoineArchive 44 not ranked
43Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche Appliquée en Economie-Gestion et SantéResearch facility 42 not ranked
44Marine nationaleGovernment institution 40 not ranked
45Istec Business School ParisUniversity 40 not ranked
46Maladies génétiques d’expression pédiatriqueResearch facility 40 not ranked
47Institut d'Histoire de la Révolution françaiseResearch facility 37 not ranked
48Centre de recherches en Philosophie, Sociologie, Sémiologie et PolitiqueResearch facility 36 not ranked
49Centre d'Études Médiévales AnglaisesResearch facility 36 not ranked
50THERANOSCAN : Biomarqueurs Théranostiques des Cancers Bronchiques Non à Petites CellulesResearch facility 35 not ranked
51Fondation Santé des étudiants de FranceHospital / health system 34 not ranked
52IPC – Facultés Libres de Philosophie et de PsychologieUniversity 33 not ranked
53Laboratoire interdisciplinaire d’études sur les réflexivités - Fonds Yan ThomasResearch facility 33 not ranked
54GHU Paris psychiatrie & neurosciencesHospital / health system 31 not ranked
55Centre de données socio-politiques de Sciences PoResearch facility 30 not ranked
56Syndicat Interdépartemental pour l'Assainissement de l'Agglomération ParisienneInstitution 28 not ranked
57Fondation des Sciences du PatrimoineNonprofit 28 not ranked
58Centre Expert en EndométrioseResearch facility 28 not ranked
59Institut des Matériaux Poreux de ParisResearch facility 28 not ranked
60Analyse, Recherche, Développement et Evaluation en Endourologie et Lithiase UrinaireResearch facility 26 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.

Centre de Recherches Psychanalyse, Médecine et Société: 6.6%Centre d’Études et de Recherches Interdisciplinaires en Lettres, Arts et Cinéma: 6.2%Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les processus d'information et de communication: 5.4%Sens, Texte, Informatique, Histoire: 5.4%56 others listed: 76.3%7%largest
Centre de Recherches Psychanalyse, Médecine et Société506 · 6.6%Centre d’Études et de Recherches Interdisciplinaires en Lettres, Arts et Cinéma474 · 6.2%Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les processus d'information et de communication413 · 5.4%Sens, Texte, Informatique, Histoire409 · 5.4%56 others listed5,812 · 76.3%

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

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).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 31.9 works14×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 35.9 works12×
  3. PhilosophySubfield · 74.7 works8.6×
  4. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 63.1 works7.1×
  5. AnthropologySubfield · 37.7 works6.6×
  6. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 68.6 works6.4×
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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 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.

▲ 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. Social Justice118▲ 9.9×27 topics
  2. Community Engagement112▲ 17×12 topics
  3. Local Development105▲ 45×2 topics
  4. Territorial Governance105▲ 41×3 topics
  5. Public Policy102▲ 10×12 topics
  6. Globalization101▲ 2.5×94 topics
  7. Sustainable Development94▲ 2.9×27 topics
  8. Mental Health92▲ 3.1×34 topics
  9. Citizen Participation84▲ 34×2 topics
  10. Environmental Participation84▲ 52×1 topic
  11. Proximity and Innovation84▲ 52×1 topic
  12. Sociolinguistics77▲ 20×8 topics
  13. Gender75▲ 6.8×42 topics
  14. Gender Studies67▲ 22×11 topics
  15. Cultural Heritage67▲ 6.0×25 topics
  16. History66▲ 4.7×44 topics
  17. Identity64▲ 4.3×54 topics
  18. Pragmatics60▲ 18×6 topics
  19. Discourse Analysis57▲ 11×8 topics
  20. Resilience56▲ 5.7×14 topics
  21. Rhetoric55▲ 25×6 topics
  22. Cultural Studies53▲ 6.9×26 topics
  23. Religion52▲ 5.4×28 topics
  24. Clinical Practice52▲ 17×5 topics
  25. Argumentation52▲ 82×1 topic
  26. Ethos52▲ 82×1 topic
  27. Colonialism51▲ 5.3×34 topics
  28. Attachment50▲ 28×4 topics
  29. Group Therapy49▲ 65×2 topics
  30. Childhood Trauma49▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Developmental Trauma48▲ 101×1 topic
  32. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy48▲ 101×1 topic
  33. Digital Communication47▲ 32×3 topics
  34. Open Access45▲ 23×5 topics
  35. Documentary Practices45▲ 81×2 topics
  36. Information Studies44▲ 105×1 topic
  37. New Media44▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Ethnographic Research41▲ 37×3 topics
  39. Educational Policies40▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Professional Practices40▲ 50×1 topic

What research is done in Paris?

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 84 works
  2. 2 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 52 works
  3. 3 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 48 works
  4. 4 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 44 works
  5. 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 40 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 29 works
  7. 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 29 works
  8. 8 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 23 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 22 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 21 works

Research output over time

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