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Research in Poitiers

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Poitiers, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Poitiers and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers.

Research institutions
6
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
25k
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
324k
12.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Poitiers

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 Poitiers?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de PoitiersUniversity 15,535 #1,251
2Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de PoitiersHospital / health system 3,186 #5,614
3Centre Hospitalier Henri LaboritHospital / health system 340 #18,830 all time
4Études-Recherches-Matériaux (France)Company 47 not ranked
5Conseil Régional de Nouvelle-AquitaineGovernment institution 26 not ranked
6Agence Régionale d'évaluation Environnement et ClimatGovernment institution 4 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.

Université de Poitiers: 81.2%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers: 16.6%Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit: 1.8%Études-Recherches-Matériaux (France): 0.2%2 others listed: 0.2%81%largest
Université de Poitiers16k · 81.2%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers3,186 · 16.6%Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit340 · 1.8%Études-Recherches-Matériaux (France)47 · 0.2%2 others listed30 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does Poitiers work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Poitiers is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (16%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,036 fractional works · 44.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,169 fractional works · 25.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 505 fractional works · 10.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 190 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAnthropology: 109 fractional works · 2.4% of its workUrban Studies: 80 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 80 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 548 fractional works · 11.9% of its workHistory: 116 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArcheology: 93 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 77 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 70 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 53 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClassics: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 168 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 67 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 70 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 48 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 65 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,252 fractional works · 27.1% of its workEngineering: 559 fractional works · 12.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 86 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 84 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 83 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 75 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 57 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 152 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 140 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 137 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 91 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 64 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPaleontology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 954 fractional works · 20.7% of its workMedicine: 751 fractional works · 16.2% of its workSurgery: 92 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 70 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 190 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 156 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 378 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 130 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 60 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 125 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 81 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPoitiers4,620fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences44%

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 Sciences2,03644.1%
    1. Social Sciences1,16925.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities54811.9%
    3. Psychology1683.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance701.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting651.4%
    6. Decision Sciences150.3%
    1. Engineering55912.1%
    2. Environmental Science1523.3%
    3. Computer Science1403.0%
    4. Materials Science1373.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences641.4%
    6. Chemistry531.2%
    7. Mathematics451.0%
    8. Physics and Astronomy441.0%
    9. Energy290.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering280.6%
    1. Medicine75116.2%
    2. Health Professions1904.1%
    3. Nursing50.1%
    4. Dentistry50.1%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1302.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1252.7%
    3. Neuroscience811.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology320.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Poitiers strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Poitiers is most concentrated in Classics, Anthropology and History (16.5× the world share in Classics).

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 41.7 works16×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 103.3 works8.6×
  3. HistorySubfield · 112.2 works8.2×
  4. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 51.5 works7.8×
  5. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 36.5 works7.5×
  6. ArcheologySubfield · 88.6 works6.9×
  7. Urban StudiesSubfield · 76.5 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: 0.57× its world share, 115 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 118 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 71 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.77× its world share, 26 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 52 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 130 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 58 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 509 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 139 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.85× its world share, 126 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 41 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 40 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 178 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 657 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.26× its world share, 524 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 153 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 1,101 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.26×524 works
  2. Social Sciences2.04×1,101 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.77×26 works
  4. Health Professions1.59×178 works
  5. Psychology1.18×153 works
  6. Neuroscience1.03×71 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.87×58 works
  8. Materials Science0.85×126 works
  9. Mathematics0.82×41 works
  10. Engineering0.80×509 works
  11. Medicine0.80×657 works
  12. Chemistry0.77×52 works
  13. Energy0.71×28 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.71×64 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×29 works
  16. Environmental Science0.66×139 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×10 works
  18. Veterinary0.60×4 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.57×115 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×118 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×62 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.42×40 works
  23. Computer Science0.39×130 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.35×14 works
  25. Dentistry0.21×4 works
  26. Nursing0.20×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Poitiers?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Social Justice, Public Policy, Gender, Colonialism and Migration.

▲ 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. Globalization218▲ 2.4×114 topics
  2. Community Engagement213▲ 14×12 topics
  3. Territorial Governance208▲ 39×4 topics
  4. Local Development204▲ 43×2 topics
  5. Social Justice198▲ 7.2×24 topics
  6. Public Policy189▲ 8.6×15 topics
  7. Gender171▲ 6.9×45 topics
  8. Sustainable Development168▲ 2.3×42 topics
  9. Colonialism152▲ 7.0×44 topics
  10. Identity141▲ 4.2×59 topics
  11. Migration141▲ 8.9×24 topics
  12. Gender Studies137▲ 19×15 topics
  13. Citizen Participation135▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Environmental Participation134▲ 41×1 topic
  15. Proximity and Innovation134▲ 41×1 topic
  16. Religion130▲ 6.1×30 topics
  17. History118▲ 3.7×54 topics
  18. Literature96▲ 3.8×48 topics
  19. Social Determinants of Health89▲ 8.9×6 topics
  20. Palliative Care87▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Citizenship86▲ 15×11 topics
  22. Social Change85▲ 15×13 topics
  23. Educational Policies84▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Ethnographic Research84▲ 36×2 topics
  25. Sociological Analysis83▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Professional Practices83▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Public Action83▲ 50×1 topic
  28. Islam75▲ 7.9×3 topics
  29. Social Innovation75▲ 11×5 topics
  30. North Africa74▲ 45×2 topics
  31. Institutionalization74▲ 17×5 topics
  32. Sociolinguistics72▲ 8.5×7 topics
  33. Cultural Diversity72▲ 6.9×17 topics
  34. Cooperatives71▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Solidarity Economy71▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Participative Evaluation70▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Family Law68▲ 34×3 topics
  38. Medical Ethics68▲ 12×6 topics
  39. End-of-Life Care66▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Psychological Trauma66▲ 23×2 topics

What research is done in Poitiers?

French Urban and Social …131French Urban and Social Studies: 131 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 81 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…68Social Sciences and Governance: 68 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…64Health, Medicine and Society: 64 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 62 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 45 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…44Healthcare Systems and Practices: 44 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 40 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 38 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 36 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 131 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 81 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 68 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 64 works
  5. 5 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 62 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 45 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 44 works
  8. 8 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 40 works
  9. 9 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 38 works
  10. 10 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 36 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 counting10%20%Poitiers10.5% 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 17.3% in 2008.

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