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Research in Pau

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Pau, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux and Laboratoire de Mathématiques et de leurs Applications.

Research institutions
12
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.7k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.7%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Pau?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de Pau et des Pays de l'AdourUniversity 6,549 #6,647
2Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les MatériauxResearch facility 1,013 #11,093
3Centre Hospitalier De PauHospital / health system 439 #36,448 all time
4Laboratoire de Mathématiques et de leurs ApplicationsResearch facility 421 #21,584
5Laboratoire des Fluides Complexes et leurs RéservoirsResearch facility 119 not ranked
6Transitions Energétiques et EnvironnementalesResearch facility 93 #27,628
7Arysta LifeScience (France)Company 36 not ranked
8Febus Optics (France)Company 21 not ranked
9École Supérieure d'Art des PyrénéesUniversity 19 not ranked
10MétéorageInstitution 10 not ranked
11Association Pôle Environnement Sud AquitaineInstitution 9 not ranked
12DMEX Centre for X-ray ImagingResearch facility 1 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.

Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour: 75.0%Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux: 11.6%Centre Hospitalier De Pau: 5.0%Laboratoire de Mathématiques et de leurs Applications: 4.8%8 others listed: 3.5%75%largest
Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour6,549 · 75.0%Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux1,013 · 11.6%Centre Hospitalier De Pau439 · 5.0%Laboratoire de Mathématiques et de leurs Applications421 · 4.8%8 others listed308 · 3.5%

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What is Pau strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Pau is most concentrated in Environmental Chemistry, Pollution and History (6.0× the world share in Environmental Chemistry).

  1. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 22.9 works6.0×
  2. PollutionSubfield · 34.7 works5.0×
  3. HistorySubfield · 27.3 works4.8×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 21.3 works4.4×
← 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 Pau?

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, 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. Climate Change89▲ 1.87×73 topics
  2. Sustainable Development80▲ 2.9×34 topics
  3. Sustainability80▲ 1.86×61 topics
  4. Community Engagement79▲ 14×10 topics
  5. Territorial Governance77▲ 35×4 topics
  6. Local Development76▲ 37×2 topics
  7. Public Policy69▲ 7.9×9 topics
  8. Social Justice66▲ 6.4×14 topics
  9. Environmental Impact64▲ 2.1×46 topics
  10. Globalization63▲ 1.83×56 topics
  11. Renewable Energy62▲ 2.5×31 topics
  12. Citizen Participation57▲ 26×3 topics
  13. Environmental Participation56▲ 40×1 topic
  14. Proximity and Innovation56▲ 40×1 topic
  15. Health Effects34▲ 3.2×19 topics
  16. Identity33▲ 2.6×31 topics
  17. Gender32▲ 3.3×26 topics
  18. Colonialism31▲ 3.7×32 topics
  19. History30▲ 2.4×31 topics
  20. Toxicity28▲ 3.7×17 topics
  21. Emissions26▲ 7.4×6 topics
  22. Bioaccumulation24▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Institutionalization23▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Social Innovation22▲ 8.1×5 topics
  25. Gender Studies22▲ 8.1×10 topics
  26. Social Determinants of Health22▲ 5.4×3 topics
  27. Citizenship21▲ 10.0×5 topics
  28. CO2 Sequestration20▲ 6.1×4 topics
  29. Porous Media20▲ 8.8×6 topics
  30. Cooperatives20▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Solidarity Economy20▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Participative Evaluation20▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Shale Gas19▲ 8.6×2 topics
  34. Exposure19▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Environmental19▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Toxicology19▲ 6.3×4 topics
  37. Mercury18▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Methylmercury18▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Adaptive Mesh Refinement17▲ 16×2 topics
  40. High-Order Schemes17▲ 16×2 topics

What research is done in Pau?

French Urban and Social …56French Urban and Social Studies: 56 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…20Social Sciences and Governance: 20 fractional worksMercury impact and mitig…18Mercury impact and mitigation studies: 18 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 15 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 15 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 14 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 13 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 13 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics: 12 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisMechanics of Materials5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 56 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 20 works
  3. 3 Mercury impact and mitigation studies Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 18 works
  4. 4 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 15 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 15 works
  6. 6 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 14 works
  7. 7 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 13 works
  8. 8 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 13 works
  9. 9 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 12 works
  10. 10 Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics Computational Mechanics 12 works

Research output over time

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