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Research in Pessac

Science Explorer records 34 research institutions in Pessac, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie, Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux and Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux.

Research institutions
34
14 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
21k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.7%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 #14,973
2Les Afriques dans le MondeResearch facility 2,378 #13,932
3Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de BordeauxResearch facility 1,929 #10,953
4Centre Émile DurkheimResearch facility 1,682 #15,378
5Centre de recherche Paul PascalResearch facility 1,584 #14,252
6Ausonius Institut de Recherche sur l'Antiquité et le Moyen ageResearch facility 1,228 #21,813
7Aménagement, Développement, Environnement, Santé et SociétésResearch facility 1,076 #32,042 all time
8De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et AnthropologieResearch facility 993 #6,411
9Centre de droit comparé du travail et de la sécurité socialeResearch facility 973 #25,754 all time
10Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et ContinentauxResearch facility 822 #9,028
11Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères OrganiquesResearch facility 760 #17,833
12Hôpital Xavier ArnozanHospital / health system 624 #15,016 all time
13Groupe de Recherche en Économie Théorique et AppliquéeResearch facility 529 #28,023 all time
14Institut Européen de Chimie et BiologieResearch facility 434 #11,202 all time
15École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, de Biologie et de PhysiqueUniversity 428 #9,793 all time
16Sciences, Philosophie, HumanitésResearch facility 377 #26,929
17Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des NanoobjectsResearch facility 373 #19,559
18Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling InstituteResearch facility 370 #19,054
19Laboratoire du FuturResearch facility 320 #25,644 all time
20Laboratoire des Composites Thermo StructurauxResearch facility 249 #12,541 all time
21Amplitude Systèmes (France)Company 203 #19,189 all time
22PassagesResearch facility 171 #27,755
23Institut des Corps GrasResearch facility 152 #26,687 all time
24Plateforme Technologique d'Innovation BiomédicaleResearch facility 104 not ranked
25Bordeaux Sciences ÉconomiquesResearch facility 93 #19,551
26Biologie des maladies cardiovasculairesResearch facility 68 not ranked
27Institut de Recherche en Droit des Affaires et du PatrimoineResearch facility 29 not ranked
28ADERAInstitution 20 not ranked
29Rescoll (France)Company 9 not ranked
30Poietis (France)Company 7 not ranked
31Centre de recherche et de documentation européennes et internationalesResearch facility 4 not ranked
32Centre européen de recherches en droit des familles, des assurances, des personnes et de la santéResearch facility 2 not ranked
33Ademtech (France)Company 2 not ranked
34Ciris Ingénierie (France)Company 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.

Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque: 13.4%Les Afriques dans le Monde: 11.4%Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux: 9.3%Centre Émile Durkheim: 8.1%30 others listed: 57.8%13%largest
Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque2,786 · 13.4%Les Afriques dans le Monde2,378 · 11.4%Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux1,929 · 9.3%Centre Émile Durkheim1,682 · 8.1%30 others listed12k · 57.8%

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

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×
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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 Pessac?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Archaeology206▲ 46×11 topics
  2. Bronze Age166▲ 118×3 topics
  3. Iberian Peninsula165▲ 160×3 topics
  4. Globalization165▲ 2.5×116 topics
  5. Colonialism156▲ 9.9×48 topics
  6. Settlement Patterns155▲ 233×2 topics
  7. Identity129▲ 5.4×65 topics
  8. Climate Change128▲ 1.43×86 topics
  9. Gender122▲ 6.8×45 topics
  10. Community Engagement118▲ 11×15 topics
  11. Territorial Governance114▲ 27×3 topics
  12. Local Development112▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Artifacts110▲ 432×1 topic
  14. Neolithic110▲ 432×1 topic
  15. Public Policy109▲ 6.7×23 topics
  16. Social Justice109▲ 5.6×28 topics
  17. Migration100▲ 8.9×26 topics
  18. Sustainable Development98▲ 1.87×43 topics
  19. Nationalism97▲ 6.3×28 topics
  20. Cultural History93▲ 23×13 topics
  21. Cultural Studies91▲ 7.2×27 topics
  22. Cultural Exchange90▲ 21×12 topics
  23. Literature88▲ 4.9×50 topics
  24. Linguistics84▲ 15×6 topics
  25. Religion83▲ 5.3×31 topics
  26. Citizen Participation79▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Environmental Participation77▲ 29×1 topic
  28. Proximity and Innovation77▲ 29×1 topic
  29. History74▲ 3.2×47 topics
  30. Gender Studies63▲ 12×11 topics
  31. Social Movements61▲ 6.2×23 topics
  32. Islam59▲ 8.5×4 topics
  33. Democracy58▲ 4.9×20 topics
  34. North Africa58▲ 45×2 topics
  35. Sociolinguistics57▲ 9.1×8 topics
  36. Social Change54▲ 13×16 topics
  37. Historiography54▲ 13×14 topics
  38. Imperialism49▲ 19×9 topics
  39. Iron Age47▲ 79×2 topics
  40. Lexicography47▲ 16×3 topics

What research is done in Pessac?

  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

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