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Research in Pau

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Pau, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour.

Research institutions
7
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.7k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
124k
14.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Pau

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 Pau?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de Pau et des Pays de l'AdourUniversity 6,549 #1,785
2Centre Hospitalier De PauHospital / health system 439 #17,306 all time
3Arysta LifeScience (France)Company 36 not ranked
4Febus Optics (France)Company 21 not ranked
5École Supérieure d'Art des PyrénéesUniversity 19 not ranked
6MétéorageInstitution 10 not ranked
7Association Pôle Environnement Sud AquitaineInstitution 9 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 de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour: 92.5%Centre Hospitalier De Pau: 6.2%Arysta LifeScience (France): 0.5%Febus Optics (France): 0.3%3 others listed: 0.5%92%largest
Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour6,549 · 92.5%Centre Hospitalier De Pau439 · 6.2%Arysta LifeScience (France)36 · 0.5%Febus Optics (France)21 · 0.3%3 others listed38 · 0.5%

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

Which fields of science does Pau work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research in Pau is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Social Sciences (16%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,044 fractional works · 54.6% of its workEngineering: 358 fractional works · 18.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 77 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 45 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 40 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 38 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 33 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 223 fractional works · 11.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 40 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPollution: 37 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 34 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 106 fractional works · 5.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 32 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 82 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 74 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 69 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeophysics: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 53 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 43 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Energy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 35 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 565 fractional works · 29.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 315 fractional works · 16.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 130 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 58 fractional works · 3.0% of its workUrban Studies: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 135 fractional works · 7.0% of its workHistory: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClassics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 50 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 157 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMedicine: 88 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 58 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 44 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 146 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 77 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 51 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPau1,912fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences30%

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. Engineering35818.7%
    2. Environmental Science22311.7%
    3. Computer Science1065.6%
    4. Materials Science824.3%
    5. Chemistry743.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences693.6%
    7. Energy532.8%
    8. Mathematics351.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy271.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering160.9%
    1. Social Sciences31516.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities1357.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting502.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance301.6%
    5. Psychology221.2%
    6. Decision Sciences130.7%
    1. Medicine884.6%
    2. Health Professions583.0%
    3. Nursing90.5%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences774.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology512.7%
    3. Neuroscience80.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

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: 0.86× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.53× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.50× its world share, 69 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 99 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 60 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.16× its world share, 51 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.26× its world share, 334 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.35× its world share, 206 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.23× its world share, 76 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.53× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 53 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.48× its world share, 126 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 288 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy3.16×51 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.53×16 works
  3. Chemistry2.50×69 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.48×126 works
  5. Environmental Science2.35×206 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.17×60 works
  7. Mathematics1.53×32 works
  8. Social Sciences1.29×288 works
  9. Engineering1.26×334 works
  10. Materials Science1.23×76 works
  11. Health Professions1.15×53 works
  12. Nursing0.95×8 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.86×72 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.77×29 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.74×42 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.74×13 works
  17. Computer Science0.73×99 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.63×25 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.57×4 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×47 works
  21. Psychology0.39×21 works
  22. Veterinary0.38×1 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.30×5 works
  24. Neuroscience0.23×6 works
  25. Medicine0.23×78 works
  26. Dentistry0.05×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Pau?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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. Climate Change94▲ 1.81×76 topics
  2. Sustainability86▲ 1.84×62 topics
  3. Sustainable Development84▲ 2.8×37 topics
  4. Community Engagement82▲ 13×10 topics
  5. Territorial Governance79▲ 36×4 topics
  6. Local Development78▲ 39×2 topics
  7. Public Policy71▲ 7.8×9 topics
  8. Environmental Impact70▲ 2.2×47 topics
  9. Globalization70▲ 1.86×59 topics
  10. Social Justice68▲ 6.0×14 topics
  11. Renewable Energy66▲ 2.4×32 topics
  12. Citizen Participation58▲ 26×3 topics
  13. Environmental Participation56▲ 41×1 topic
  14. Proximity and Innovation56▲ 41×1 topic
  15. Identity36▲ 2.6×32 topics
  16. Health Effects36▲ 3.1×19 topics
  17. Colonialism35▲ 3.9×33 topics
  18. Gender34▲ 3.3×27 topics
  19. History32▲ 2.4×31 topics
  20. Toxicity30▲ 3.6×17 topics
  21. Emissions26▲ 7.1×6 topics
  22. Bioaccumulation25▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Institutionalization25▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Social Innovation24▲ 8.2×5 topics
  25. Social Determinants of Health24▲ 5.7×3 topics
  26. CO2 Sequestration23▲ 6.2×4 topics
  27. Gender Studies23▲ 8.0×10 topics
  28. Citizenship23▲ 9.9×6 topics
  29. Cooperatives22▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Solidarity Economy22▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Porous Media22▲ 8.6×6 topics
  32. Participative Evaluation22▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Shale Gas20▲ 8.8×2 topics
  34. Environmental20▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Exposure20▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Mercury19▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Methylmercury19▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Reactive Transport19▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Adaptive Mesh Refinement18▲ 15×2 topics
  40. High-Order Schemes18▲ 15×2 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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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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Pau9.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.2% in 2009.

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