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Research in Pessac

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Pessac, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque.

Research institutions
10
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
21k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
360k
17.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Pessac

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 Pessac?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-LévêqueHospital / health system 2,786 #9,693
2Hôpital Xavier ArnozanHospital / health system 624 #15,719 all time
3École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, de Biologie et de PhysiqueUniversity 428 #12,567 all time
4Amplitude Systèmes (France)Company 203 #33,291 all time
5Institut des Corps GrasResearch facility 152 #29,147 all time
6ADERAInstitution 20 not ranked
7Rescoll (France)Company 9 not ranked
8Poietis (France)Company 7 not ranked
9Ademtech (France)Company 2 not ranked
10Ciris Ingénierie (France)Company 1 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.

Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque: 65.8%Hôpital Xavier Arnozan: 14.7%École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, de Biologie et de Physique: 10.1%Amplitude Systèmes (France): 4.8%6 others listed: 4.5%66%largest
Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque2,786 · 65.8%Hôpital Xavier Arnozan624 · 14.7%École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, de Biologie et de Physique428 · 10.1%Amplitude Systèmes (France)203 · 4.8%6 others listed191 · 4.5%

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

Which fields of science does Pessac work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Pessac is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Arts and Humanities (21%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,699 fractional works · 48.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 825 fractional works · 23.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 328 fractional works · 9.3% of its workAnthropology: 137 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 130 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCultural Studies: 58 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 45 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 729 fractional works · 20.6% of its workArcheology: 306 fractional works · 8.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 116 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 100 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHistory: 73 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 46 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClassics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 49 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,002 fractional works · 28.3% of its workEngineering: 299 fractional works · 8.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 86 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 81 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 45 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 225 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 111 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 122 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEcology: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 105 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPaleontology: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 90 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 62 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 56 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 574 fractional works · 16.2% of its workMedicine: 474 fractional works · 13.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 146 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSurgery: 51 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 39 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 88 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 76 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 260 fractional works · 7.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 117 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 66 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 111 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPessac3,536fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences48%

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. Social Sciences1,69948.0%
    1. Social Sciences82523.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities72920.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance491.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting481.4%
    5. Psychology371.0%
    6. Decision Sciences100.3%
    1. Engineering2998.5%
    2. Materials Science2256.4%
    3. Environmental Science1223.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1053.0%
    5. Chemistry902.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy621.7%
    7. Computer Science561.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering220.6%
    9. Energy140.4%
    10. Mathematics80.2%
    1. Medicine47413.4%
    2. Health Professions882.5%
    3. Dentistry70.2%
    4. Nursing50.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1173.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1113.1%
    3. Neuroscience160.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology120.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Pessac strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Pessac is most concentrated in Archeology, Anthropology and Language and Linguistics (30.1× the world share in Archeology).

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 300.3 works30×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 132.6 works14×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 115.5 works8.0×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 707.2 works7.4×
  5. HistorySubfield · 69.6 works6.5×
← 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: 0.67× its world share, 105 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 107 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.85× its world share, 22 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.65× its world share, 86 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 94 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 285 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 110 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.85× its world share, 214 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 56 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 81 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 424 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.39× its world share, 707 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 47 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 778 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities7.39×707 works
  2. Social Sciences1.86×778 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.85×22 works
  4. Materials Science1.85×214 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.80×94 works
  6. Chemistry1.65×86 works
  7. Health Professions0.93×81 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.75×56 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.67×105 works
  10. Environmental Science0.67×110 works
  11. Medicine0.67×424 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×47 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×107 works
  14. Engineering0.57×285 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.44×46 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.41×5 works
  17. Dentistry0.41×6 works
  18. Energy0.39×12 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.34×11 works
  20. Psychology0.32×32 works
  21. Neuroscience0.28×15 works
  22. Nursing0.28×4 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.28×9 works
  24. Computer Science0.19×49 works
  25. Mathematics0.19×7 works
  26. Veterinary0.10×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Pessac?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Bronze Age, Iberian Peninsula, Colonialism, Settlement Patterns, Community Engagement, Gender and Territorial Governance.

▲ 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. Archaeology208▲ 46×11 topics
  2. Globalization176▲ 2.5×118 topics
  3. Bronze Age167▲ 119×3 topics
  4. Iberian Peninsula166▲ 162×3 topics
  5. Colonialism163▲ 9.7×49 topics
  6. Settlement Patterns156▲ 240×2 topics
  7. Climate Change140▲ 1.46×87 topics
  8. Identity136▲ 5.3×66 topics
  9. Gender130▲ 6.8×46 topics
  10. Community Engagement124▲ 11×15 topics
  11. Territorial Governance118▲ 29×3 topics
  12. Local Development117▲ 32×2 topics
  13. Social Justice116▲ 5.5×30 topics
  14. Public Policy115▲ 6.8×24 topics
  15. Artifacts111▲ 438×1 topic
  16. Neolithic111▲ 438×1 topic
  17. Migration105▲ 8.7×26 topics
  18. Sustainable Development103▲ 1.85×45 topics
  19. Nationalism100▲ 6.3×28 topics
  20. Cultural History94▲ 22×13 topics
  21. Cultural Studies94▲ 7.2×28 topics
  22. Literature94▲ 4.9×51 topics
  23. Cultural Exchange91▲ 20×12 topics
  24. Religion86▲ 5.3×31 topics
  25. Linguistics84▲ 15×6 topics
  26. Citizen Participation83▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Environmental Participation80▲ 32×1 topic
  28. Proximity and Innovation80▲ 32×1 topic
  29. History78▲ 3.2×49 topics
  30. Gender Studies68▲ 13×12 topics
  31. Social Movements65▲ 6.2×24 topics
  32. Islam61▲ 8.3×4 topics
  33. North Africa60▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Sociolinguistics60▲ 9.2×8 topics
  35. Social Change56▲ 13×16 topics
  36. Historiography55▲ 13×14 topics
  37. Arrhythmias52▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Catheter Ablation51▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Imperialism50▲ 18×9 topics
  40. Iron Age48▲ 78×2 topics

What research is done in Pessac?

Archaeological and Geolo…110Archaeological and Geological Studies: 110 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 77 fractional worksArchaeological and Historical Studies: 45 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 44 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 44 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 38 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Arc…37Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 37 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 37 fractional worksMedieval European Literature and History: 36 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…35Social Sciences and Governance: 35 fractional works
ArcheologySociology and Political ScienceLanguage and LinguisticsPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeological and Geological Studies Archeology 110 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 77 works
  3. 3 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 45 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 44 works
  5. 5 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 44 works
  6. 6 African history and culture studies Anthropology 38 works
  7. 7 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 37 works
  8. 8 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 37 works
  9. 9 Medieval European Literature and History Language and Linguistics 36 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 35 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Pessac11.2% 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 20.4% in 2005.

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