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Research in Plouzané

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Plouzané, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are École nationale d'ingénieurs de Brest.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.7k
▲ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
66k
24.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Plouzané

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 Plouzané?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1École nationale d'ingénieurs de BrestUniversity 672 #12,307
2Institut Polaire Français Paul Émile VictorGovernment institution 26 not ranked
3Evosens (France)Company 5 not ranked
4TRW Automotive (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.

École nationale d'ingénieurs de Brest: 95.5%Institut Polaire Français Paul Émile Victor: 3.7%Evosens (France): 0.7%TRW Automotive (France): 0.1%95%largest
École nationale d'ingénieurs de Brest672 · 95.5%Institut Polaire Français Paul Émile Victor26 · 3.7%Evosens (France)5 · 0.7%TRW Automotive (France)1 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Plouzané work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research in Plouzané is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (25%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (25%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 404 fractional works · 64.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 156 fractional works · 24.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 47 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEcology: 45 fractional works · 7.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 22 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPollution: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 155 fractional works · 24.7% of its workOceanography: 87 fractional works · 13.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 27 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeophysics: 14 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPaleontology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 42 fractional works · 6.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 23 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 113 fractional works · 17.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 71 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 37 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 19 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 77 fractional works · 12.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 43 fractional works · 6.9% of its workAquatic Science: 14 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 34 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPlouzané628fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences18%

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. Environmental Science15624.9%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences15524.7%
    3. Engineering426.7%
    4. Computer Science233.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy101.6%
    6. Materials Science81.2%
    7. Energy40.7%
    8. Chemistry40.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences7111.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities193.1%
    3. Psychology71.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting60.9%
    6. Decision Sciences40.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences436.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology243.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology71.1%
    4. Neuroscience20.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Medicine243.8%
    2. Health Professions60.9%
    3. Nursing20.4%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Plouzané strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Plouzané is most concentrated in Oceanography, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Global and Planetary Change (48.4× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 78.1 works48×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 138.6 works15×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 43.2 works9.9×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 23.6 works9.3×
  5. EcologySubfield · 41.2 works9.1×
← 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: 1.42× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15.35× its world share, 139 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.06× its world share, 145 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 69 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 15.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences15.35×139 works
  2. Environmental Science5.06×145 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.42×39 works
  4. Veterinary1.21×1 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.14×19 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.07×6 works
  7. Social Sciences0.95×69 works
  8. Nursing0.85×2 works
  9. Energy0.80×4 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×22 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.63×8 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.57×3 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×6 works
  14. Computer Science0.49×22 works
  15. Engineering0.45×39 works
  16. Chemistry0.42×4 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×1 works
  18. Materials Science0.36×7 works
  19. Psychology0.34×6 works
  20. Health Professions0.33×5 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.30×6 works
  22. Neuroscience0.18×2 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.18×0 works
  24. Medicine0.18×20 works
  25. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  26. Mathematics0.05×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Plouzané?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Global Warming, Data Assimilation, Aquaculture, Environmental Impact, Ocean Acidification and Marine Environment.

▲ 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 Change126▲ 7.4×71 topics
  2. Environmental Impact38▲ 3.6×35 topics
  3. Ocean Circulation38▲ 44×3 topics
  4. Global Warming36▲ 13×13 topics
  5. Sustainability36▲ 2.3×37 topics
  6. Data Assimilation30▲ 29×4 topics
  7. Aquaculture28▲ 17×8 topics
  8. Sustainable Development26▲ 2.6×18 topics
  9. Ocean Acidification25▲ 54×3 topics
  10. Marine Environment25▲ 28×3 topics
  11. Climate Change Impact24▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Oceanic Modeling24▲ 109×1 topic
  13. Tidal Analysis24▲ 109×1 topic
  14. Remote Sensing24▲ 3.1×24 topics
  15. Community Engagement23▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services23▲ 9.3×9 topics
  17. Local Development22▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Territorial Governance22▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Harmful Algal Blooms22▲ 41×3 topics
  20. Social Justice21▲ 5.7×5 topics
  21. Eutrophication21▲ 30×4 topics
  22. Food Security21▲ 6.2×11 topics
  23. Public Policy20▲ 6.7×4 topics
  24. Benthic Communities20▲ 51×2 topics
  25. Marine Biodiversity20▲ 51×2 topics
  26. Citizen Participation19▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Environmental Participation19▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Dissolved Organic Matter17▲ 61×1 topic
  29. Oceanic Carbon Cycle17▲ 61×1 topic
  30. Wave Modeling17▲ 52×2 topics
  31. Fisheries Sustainability17▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Tropical Cyclones16▲ 45×2 topics
  33. Climate Change Impacts16▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Bivalve Molluscs15▲ 81×1 topic
  35. Oyster Reefs15▲ 81×1 topic
  36. Sustainable Development Goals15▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Ecosystem-Based Management15▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Marine Spatial Planning15▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Coastal Protection14▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Holocene14▲ 20×3 topics

What research is done in Plouzané?

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 21 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 19 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…15Marine and coastal ecosystems: 15 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…14Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 14 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 14 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 12 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…10Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 10 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 9 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote Sensing: 9 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 8 fractional works
OceanographySociology and Political ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law1 others

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

  1. 1 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 21 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 15 works
  4. 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 14 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 14 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 12 works
  7. 7 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 10 works
  8. 8 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 9 works
  9. 9 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 9 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 8 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 counting20%40%Plouzané14.1% 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 32.3% in 2014.

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