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Research in Rennes

Science Explorer records 35 research institutions in Rennes, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Rennes, Université Rennes 2 and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes.

Research institutions
35
11 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
77k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2M
16.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 Rennes?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de RennesUniversity 21,023 #741
2Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de RennesHospital / health system 6,526 #2,232
3Université Rennes 2University 6,296 #1,555
4École des Hautes Études en Santé PubliqueUniversity 2,945 #2,704
5Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de RennesUniversity 1,728 #8,186
6Université Européenne de BretagneUniversity 1,371 #5,872 all time
7École Supérieure de Commerce de RennesUniversity 964 #6,451
8Centre de recherche sur l’éducation, les apprentissages et la didactiqueResearch facility 928 #9,033
9Laboratoire de Psychologie : Cognition, Comportement, CommunicationResearch facility 895 #14,629
10Université Bretagne LoireUniversity 893 #14,799
11École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de RennesUniversity 785 #16,572
12Centre Eugène MarquisResearch facility 672 #16,434
13Centre Hospitalier Guillaume RégnierHospital / health system 223 #21,835 all time
14Saint Laurent PolycliniqueHospital / health system 197 #31,355 all time
15Yves Rocher (France)Company 193 #23,516 all time
16Arts: pratiques et poétiquesResearch facility 153 #33,819 all time
17Institut de Recherche Technologique B-comResearch facility 123 #32,204 all time
18Clinique Mutualiste La SagesseNonprofit 121 #33,148 all time
19Histoire et critique des artsResearch facility 112 not ranked
20Institut EmergencesResearch facility 88 not ranked
21Cailabs (France)Company 80 not ranked
22École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de BretagneUniversity 64 not ranked
23Institut catholique de rennesUniversity 24 not ranked
24École Européenne Supérieure d'Art de BretagneUniversity 21 not ranked
25Anglophonie: communautés, écrituresResearch facility 18 not ranked
26Cherry Biotech (France)Company 11 not ranked
27AriadNEXT (France)Company 11 not ranked
28Conseil régional de BretagneGovernment institution 8 not ranked
29Diafir (France)Company 7 not ranked
30Bretagne Innovation (France)Company 6 not ranked
31Institut des Neurosciences Cliniques de RennesResearch facility 5 not ranked
32Kereval (France)Company 3 not ranked
33Association Neuro-BretagneInstitution 1 not ranked
34Équipe de Recherche Interlangue : Mémoires, Identités, TerritoiresResearch facility 0 not ranked
35Société Francophone Posture Equilibre LocomotionInstitution 0 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 Rennes: 45.2%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes: 14.0%Université Rennes 2: 13.5%École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique: 6.3%29 others listed: 20.9%45%largest
Université de Rennes21k · 45.2%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes6,526 · 14.0%Université Rennes 26,296 · 13.5%École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique2,945 · 6.3%29 others listed9,705 · 20.9%

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

Which fields of science does Rennes work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Rennes is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (16%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 4,972 fractional works · 34.7% of its workEngineering: 1,442 fractional works · 10.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 486 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 215 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 166 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 102 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 65 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1,158 fractional works · 8.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 300 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 253 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 213 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 102 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 691 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology: 142 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 102 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 102 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 450 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 254 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 102 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 340 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 181 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 329 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPaleontology: 87 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 252 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 121 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 198 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,838 fractional works · 33.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,554 fractional works · 17.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,108 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 300 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCultural Studies: 222 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 181 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 168 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 157 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLinguistics and Language: 106 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 106 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,212 fractional works · 8.5% of its workHistory: 230 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 226 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 225 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 145 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 134 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 95 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 425 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 164 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 129 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 309 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 103 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 238 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 170 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 100 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,904 fractional works · 20.3% of its workMedicine: 2,240 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSurgery: 280 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 210 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 168 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 162 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 139 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 137 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 95 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 89 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 89 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 273 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 556 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 437 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 89 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,625 fractional works · 11.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 685 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 233 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 164 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 116 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 612 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 268 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 177 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 198 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 128 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKRennes14kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences34%

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. Engineering1,44210.1%
    2. Computer Science1,1588.1%
    3. Environmental Science6914.8%
    4. Materials Science4503.1%
    5. Chemistry3402.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences3292.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy2521.8%
    8. Mathematics1981.4%
    9. Energy750.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering370.3%
  1. Social Sciences4,83833.7%
    1. Social Sciences2,55417.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,2128.5%
    3. Psychology4253.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting3092.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2381.7%
    6. Decision Sciences1000.7%
  2. Health Sciences2,90420.3%
    1. Medicine2,24015.6%
    2. Health Professions5563.9%
    3. Nursing480.3%
    4. Veterinary340.2%
    5. Dentistry250.2%
  3. Life Sciences1,62511.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6854.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6124.3%
    3. Neuroscience1981.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology900.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics400.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Rennes strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Rennes is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, History and Philosophy of Science and Archeology (6.7× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 99.6 works6.7×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 128.8 works6.4×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 219.7 works5.6×
  4. HistorySubfield · 215.6 works5.2×
  5. AnthropologySubfield · 175.4 works4.8×
  6. Urban StudiesSubfield · 152.2 works4.2×
← 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: 0.98× its world share, 602 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 505 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 77 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 177 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 36 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 34 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.49× its world share, 304 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 1,039 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 256 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 64 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 1,344 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 588 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 407 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 184 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 223 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.53× its world share, 523 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 1,991 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 45 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.81× its world share, 32 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.08× its world share, 1,154 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 270 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 89 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 226 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 391 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 2,401 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.08×1,154 works
  2. Veterinary1.81×32 works
  3. Health Professions1.53×523 works
  4. Chemistry1.49×304 works
  5. Social Sciences1.46×2,401 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.26×256 works
  7. Mathematics1.21×184 works
  8. Computer Science1.03×1,039 works
  9. Psychology0.99×391 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.98×602 works
  11. Environmental Science0.91×588 works
  12. Materials Science0.90×407 works
  13. Neuroscience0.84×177 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×226 works
  15. Medicine0.80×1,991 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.78×36 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.77×223 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.76×34 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×505 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.71×89 works
  21. Nursing0.70×45 works
  22. Engineering0.69×1,344 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.65×270 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.59×77 works
  25. Energy0.53×64 works
  26. Dentistry0.35×22 works

Which keywords describe research in Rennes?

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

▲ 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 Change526▲ 1.35×109 topics
  2. Globalization520▲ 1.85×138 topics
  3. Community Engagement461▲ 9.9×17 topics
  4. Social Justice440▲ 5.1×34 topics
  5. Public Policy423▲ 6.2×26 topics
  6. Territorial Governance418▲ 25×3 topics
  7. Local Development417▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Sustainable Development400▲ 1.78×69 topics
  9. Gender Studies358▲ 16×17 topics
  10. Gender340▲ 4.4×53 topics
  11. Public Health327▲ 1.56×62 topics
  12. Colonialism325▲ 4.8×47 topics
  13. Mental Health324▲ 1.58×45 topics
  14. Identity310▲ 3.0×65 topics
  15. Citizen Participation294▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Environmental Participation293▲ 29×1 topic
  17. Proximity and Innovation293▲ 29×1 topic
  18. History254▲ 2.6×60 topics
  19. Educational Policies221▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Ethnographic Research220▲ 31×3 topics
  21. Social Determinants of Health219▲ 7.1×8 topics
  22. Sociological Analysis218▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Professional Practices218▲ 42×1 topic
  24. Public Action218▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Cultural Studies195▲ 3.7×34 topics
  26. Migration192▲ 3.9×25 topics
  27. Cultural Diversity179▲ 5.5×18 topics
  28. Adaptation178▲ 4.2×13 topics
  29. Palliative Care176▲ 8.0×6 topics
  30. Sociolinguistics156▲ 6.0×9 topics
  31. Medical Ethics153▲ 8.5×7 topics
  32. Psychological Trauma152▲ 17×2 topics
  33. End-of-Life Care149▲ 9.2×4 topics
  34. Patient Rights147▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Ethical Practices146▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Healthcare Legislation146▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Citizenship142▲ 8.2×11 topics
  38. Institutionalization135▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Digital Health131▲ 8.0×4 topics
  40. Healthcare Quality Indicators131▲ 16×2 topics

What research is done in Rennes?

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 288 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 213 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 139 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 124 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 121 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 114 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 103 works
  8. 8 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 87 works
  9. 9 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 87 works
  10. 10 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 82 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%30%Rennes12.0% 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 21.0% in 2011.

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