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Research in Perpignan

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Perpignan, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Perpignan and Centre Hospitalier de Perpignan.

Research institutions
4
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.9k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
119k
15.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Perpignan

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 Perpignan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de PerpignanUniversity 4,959 #3,738
2Centre Hospitalier de PerpignanHospital / health system 361 #20,060
3Labex CorailInstitution 316 #15,333 all time
4TecsolCompany 25 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 Perpignan: 87.6%Centre Hospitalier de Perpignan: 6.4%Labex Corail: 5.6%Tecsol: 0.4%88%largest
Université de Perpignan4,959 · 87.6%Centre Hospitalier de Perpignan361 · 6.4%Labex Corail316 · 5.6%Tecsol25 · 0.4%

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

Which fields of science does Perpignan work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Perpignan is in Physical Sciences, 39% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Engineering (13%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 558 fractional works · 39.9% of its workEngineering: 186 fractional works · 13.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 40 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 40 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 119 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEcology: 44 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 23 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 81 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 26 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 45 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOceanography: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 40 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 38 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 26 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 540 fractional works · 38.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 292 fractional works · 20.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 118 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 54 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAnthropology: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workUrban Studies: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 175 fractional works · 12.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 40 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHistory: 31 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArcheology: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClassics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 175 fractional works · 12.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 79 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 46 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEndocrinology: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 63 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPlant Science: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workParasitology: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 126 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMedicine: 95 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 23 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPerpignan1,399fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences39%

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. Engineering18613.3%
    2. Environmental Science1198.5%
    3. Computer Science815.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences453.2%
    5. Energy402.8%
    6. Materials Science282.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy261.8%
    8. Mathematics211.5%
    9. Chemistry80.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.3%
    1. Social Sciences29220.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities17512.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting251.8%
    4. Psychology241.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance191.4%
    6. Decision Sciences50.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology795.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences634.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology261.9%
    4. Neuroscience50.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Medicine956.8%
    2. Health Professions251.8%
    3. Veterinary30.2%
    4. Nursing20.1%
    5. Dentistry10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Perpignan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Perpignan is most concentrated in History (7.3× the world share in History).

  1. HistorySubfield · 30.6 works7.3×
← 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: 0.96× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 73 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.88× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 76 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 39 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.15× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 175 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.69× its world share, 110 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 86 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.60× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.45× its world share, 168 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 281 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.45×168 works
  2. Energy3.15×38 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.88×25 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.88×39 works
  5. Environmental Science1.69×110 works
  6. Social Sciences1.69×281 works
  7. Veterinary1.60×3 works
  8. Mathematics1.06×16 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×73 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.96×60 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.91×4 works
  12. Engineering0.89×175 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.82×24 works
  14. Computer Science0.74×76 works
  15. Health Professions0.70×24 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×18 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.57×24 works
  18. Psychology0.56×22 works
  19. Materials Science0.53×24 works
  20. Chemistry0.37×8 works
  21. Medicine0.34×86 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.34×4 works
  23. Nursing0.31×2 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×1 works
  25. Neuroscience0.22×5 works
  26. Dentistry0.08×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Perpignan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Climate Change, Social Justice, Gender and Citizen Participation.

▲ 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 Change96▲ 2.5×75 topics
  2. Community Engagement69▲ 15×7 topics
  3. Territorial Governance68▲ 42×4 topics
  4. Local Development65▲ 45×2 topics
  5. Sustainable Development64▲ 2.9×27 topics
  6. Globalization59▲ 2.1×64 topics
  7. Social Justice56▲ 6.8×19 topics
  8. Public Policy56▲ 8.4×10 topics
  9. Gender52▲ 7.0×29 topics
  10. Citizen Participation47▲ 29×3 topics
  11. Sustainability47▲ 1.37×52 topics
  12. Environmental Participation46▲ 46×1 topic
  13. Proximity and Innovation46▲ 46×1 topic
  14. Colonialism44▲ 6.7×28 topics
  15. Identity40▲ 3.9×36 topics
  16. Migration36▲ 7.5×12 topics
  17. Literature35▲ 4.6×30 topics
  18. Religion34▲ 5.3×18 topics
  19. History32▲ 3.3×31 topics
  20. Biodiversity31▲ 2.9×23 topics
  21. Historiography29▲ 17×6 topics
  22. Social Change28▲ 16×7 topics
  23. Nationalism25▲ 4.0×14 topics
  24. Democracy25▲ 5.1×9 topics
  25. Gender Studies24▲ 11×8 topics
  26. Citizenship22▲ 13×8 topics
  27. Family Law22▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Social Innovation22▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Islam22▲ 7.6×2 topics
  30. North Africa22▲ 43×2 topics
  31. Institutionalization21▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Political Islam21▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Reform21▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Cultural History21▲ 12×7 topics
  35. Aquaculture21▲ 5.8×7 topics
  36. Cooperatives21▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Phase Change Materials20▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Ocean Acidification20▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Solidarity Economy19▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Participative Evaluation19▲ 42×1 topic

What research is done in Perpignan?

French Urban and Social …46French Urban and Social Studies: 46 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 21 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 18 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 15 fractional worksMedieval European Literature and History: 14 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 13 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …12Historical and Literary Analyses: 12 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 12 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 12 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 11 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsUrban StudiesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment6 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 46 works
  2. 2 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 21 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 18 works
  4. 4 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 15 works
  5. 5 Medieval European Literature and History Language and Linguistics 14 works
  6. 6 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 13 works
  7. 7 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 12 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 12 works
  9. 9 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 12 works
  10. 10 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 11 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Perpignan11.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.8% in 2010.

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