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Research in Plouzané

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Plouzané, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin and École nationale d'ingénieurs de Brest.

Research institutions
9
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.7k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.2%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Plouzané?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Institut Universitaire Européen de la MerResearch facility 1,125 #8,754
2École nationale d'ingénieurs de BrestUniversity 672 #21,819
3Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement MarinResearch facility 621 #15,865
4Laboratory for Ocean Physics and Satellite Remote SensingResearch facility 130 #18,689 all time
5AMURE - Centre de droit et d'économie de la merResearch facility 95 not ranked
6Institut Polaire Français Paul Émile VictorGovernment institution 26 not ranked
7Evosens (France)Company 5 not ranked
8LabexMERResearch facility 1 not ranked
9TRW Automotive (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.

Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer: 42.0%École nationale d'ingénieurs de Brest: 25.1%Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin: 23.2%Laboratory for Ocean Physics and Satellite Remote Sensing: 4.9%5 others listed: 4.8%42%largest
Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer1,125 · 42.0%École nationale d'ingénieurs de Brest672 · 25.1%Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin621 · 23.2%Laboratory for Ocean Physics and Satellite Remote Sensing130 · 4.9%5 others listed128 · 4.8%

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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.

Which keywords describe research in Plouzané?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Global Warming, Aquaculture, Data Assimilation, Environmental Impact, Marine Environment and Ocean Acidification.

▲ 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 Change115▲ 7.4×70 topics
  2. Environmental Impact36▲ 3.6×35 topics
  3. Sustainability34▲ 2.4×37 topics
  4. Ocean Circulation33▲ 44×3 topics
  5. Global Warming32▲ 13×13 topics
  6. Aquaculture27▲ 18×8 topics
  7. Sustainable Development25▲ 2.8×18 topics
  8. Data Assimilation25▲ 28×4 topics
  9. Marine Environment23▲ 28×3 topics
  10. Ocean Acidification23▲ 55×3 topics
  11. Community Engagement23▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Local Development22▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Territorial Governance22▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Remote Sensing21▲ 3.0×24 topics
  15. Social Justice21▲ 6.2×4 topics
  16. Climate Change Impact21▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services21▲ 9.3×8 topics
  18. Oceanic Modeling21▲ 110×1 topic
  19. Tidal Analysis21▲ 110×1 topic
  20. Public Policy20▲ 7.0×4 topics
  21. Food Security19▲ 6.1×11 topics
  22. Harmful Algal Blooms19▲ 43×3 topics
  23. Citizen Participation19▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Environmental Participation19▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Eutrophication19▲ 31×4 topics
  26. Benthic Communities18▲ 54×2 topics
  27. Marine Biodiversity18▲ 54×2 topics
  28. Fisheries Sustainability16▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Dissolved Organic Matter15▲ 64×1 topic
  30. Oceanic Carbon Cycle15▲ 64×1 topic
  31. Wave Modeling15▲ 52×2 topics
  32. Climate Change Impacts14▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Sustainable Development Goals14▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Tropical Cyclones14▲ 45×2 topics
  35. Bivalve Molluscs14▲ 87×1 topic
  36. Ecosystem-Based Management14▲ 77×1 topic
  37. Marine Spatial Planning14▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Oyster Reefs14▲ 87×1 topic
  39. Biogeography14▲ 9.1×5 topics
  40. Holocene13▲ 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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