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Research in Perpignan

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Perpignan, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université de Perpignan, Laboratoire Procédés, Matériaux et Energie Solaire and Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens.

Research institutions
8
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.9k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.7%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Perpignan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de PerpignanUniversity 4,959 #6,541
2Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements MéditerranéensResearch facility 1,314 #22,128
3Laboratoire Procédés, Matériaux et Energie SolaireResearch facility 631 #19,216
4Centre Hospitalier de PerpignanHospital / health system 361 #26,195
5Labex CorailInstitution 316 #23,717 all time
6Laboratoire Génome et Développement des PlantesResearch facility 247 #18,268 all time
7TecsolCompany 25 not ranked
8Interactions Hôtes-Pathogènes-EnvironnementsResearch facility 11 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 Perpignan: 63.1%Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens: 16.7%Laboratoire Procédés, Matériaux et Energie Solaire: 8.0%Centre Hospitalier de Perpignan: 4.6%4 others listed: 7.6%63%largest
Université de Perpignan4,959 · 63.1%Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens1,314 · 16.7%Laboratoire Procédés, Matériaux et Energie Solaire631 · 8.0%Centre Hospitalier de Perpignan361 · 4.6%4 others listed599 · 7.6%

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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.

Which keywords describe research in Perpignan?

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, Climate Change, 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 2022–2025 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▲ 2.5×73 topics
  2. Community Engagement68▲ 16×7 topics
  3. Territorial Governance67▲ 40×4 topics
  4. Local Development64▲ 42×2 topics
  5. Sustainable Development63▲ 3.0×24 topics
  6. Social Justice56▲ 7.2×19 topics
  7. Globalization55▲ 2.1×62 topics
  8. Public Policy55▲ 8.5×10 topics
  9. Gender52▲ 7.3×28 topics
  10. Citizen Participation46▲ 29×3 topics
  11. Environmental Participation46▲ 44×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation46▲ 44×1 topic
  13. Colonialism41▲ 6.6×27 topics
  14. Identity37▲ 3.9×35 topics
  15. Renewable Energy36▲ 1.91×28 topics
  16. Migration35▲ 7.9×12 topics
  17. Literature34▲ 4.7×29 topics
  18. Religion34▲ 5.4×18 topics
  19. History30▲ 3.3×30 topics
  20. Biodiversity29▲ 3.0×23 topics
  21. Historiography29▲ 17×6 topics
  22. Social Change27▲ 17×7 topics
  23. Democracy25▲ 5.3×9 topics
  24. Gender Studies22▲ 11×7 topics
  25. Family Law22▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Islam22▲ 7.9×2 topics
  27. North Africa22▲ 43×2 topics
  28. Solar Energy22▲ 5.2×5 topics
  29. Citizenship21▲ 13×8 topics
  30. Social Innovation21▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Political Islam21▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Reform21▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Institutionalization20▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Aquaculture20▲ 5.8×6 topics
  35. Cooperatives20▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Cultural History20▲ 12×7 topics
  37. Phase Change Materials20▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Solidarity Economy18▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Ocean Acidification18▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Participative Evaluation18▲ 39×1 topic

What research is done in Perpignan?

  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

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