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?
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.
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.
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
- Physical Sciences4,97234.7%
- Engineering1,44210.1%
- Computer Science1,1588.1%
- Environmental Science6914.8%
- Materials Science4503.1%
- Chemistry3402.4%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences3292.3%
- Physics and Astronomy2521.8%
- Mathematics1981.4%
- Energy750.5%
- Chemical Engineering370.3%
- Social Sciences4,83833.7%
- Social Sciences2,55417.8%
- Arts and Humanities1,2128.5%
- Psychology4253.0%
- Business, Management and Accounting3092.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2381.7%
- Decision Sciences1000.7%
- Health Sciences2,90420.3%
- Medicine2,24015.6%
- Health Professions5563.9%
- Nursing480.3%
- Veterinary340.2%
- Dentistry250.2%
- Life Sciences1,62511.3%
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).
- Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 99.6 works6.7×
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 128.8 works6.4×
- ArcheologySubfield · 219.7 works5.6×
- HistorySubfield · 215.6 works5.2×
- AnthropologySubfield · 175.4 works4.8×
- Urban StudiesSubfield · 152.2 works4.2×
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.
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
- Arts and Humanities3.08×1,154 works
- Veterinary1.81×32 works
- Health Professions1.53×523 works
- Chemistry1.49×304 works
- Social Sciences1.46×2,401 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.26×256 works
- Mathematics1.21×184 works
- Computer Science1.03×1,039 works
- Psychology0.99×391 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.98×602 works
- Environmental Science0.91×588 works
- Materials Science0.90×407 works
- Neuroscience0.84×177 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×226 works
- Medicine0.80×1,991 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.78×36 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.77×223 works
- Chemical Engineering0.76×34 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×505 works
- Decision Sciences0.71×89 works
- Nursing0.70×45 works
- Engineering0.69×1,344 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.65×270 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.59×77 works
- Energy0.53×64 works
- 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.
- Healthcare Quality Indicators
- Institutionalization
- Healthcare Legislation
- Patient Rights
- Psychological Trauma
- Sociolinguistics
- Adaptation
- Migration
- Public Action
- Sociological Analysis
- Ethnographic Research
- History
- Environmental Participation
- Identity
- Colonialism
- Gender
- Sustainable Development
- Territorial Governance
- Social Justice
- Globalization
- Climate Change
- Community Engagement
- Public Policy
- Local Development
- Gender Studies
- Public Health
- Mental Health
- Citizen Participation
- Proximity and Innovation
- Educational Policies
- Social Determinants of Health
- Professional Practices
- Cultural Studies
- Cultural Diversity
- Palliative Care
- Medical Ethics
- End-of-Life Care
- Ethical Practices
- Citizenship
- Digital Health
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
- Climate Change526▲ 1.35×109 topics
- Globalization520▲ 1.85×138 topics
- Community Engagement461▲ 9.9×17 topics
- Social Justice440▲ 5.1×34 topics
- Public Policy423▲ 6.2×26 topics
- Territorial Governance418▲ 25×3 topics
- Local Development417▲ 28×2 topics
- Sustainable Development400▲ 1.78×69 topics
- Gender Studies358▲ 16×17 topics
- Gender340▲ 4.4×53 topics
- Public Health327▲ 1.56×62 topics
- Colonialism325▲ 4.8×47 topics
- Mental Health324▲ 1.58×45 topics
- Identity310▲ 3.0×65 topics
- Citizen Participation294▲ 18×3 topics
- Environmental Participation293▲ 29×1 topic
- Proximity and Innovation293▲ 29×1 topic
- History254▲ 2.6×60 topics
- Educational Policies221▲ 14×3 topics
- Ethnographic Research220▲ 31×3 topics
- Social Determinants of Health219▲ 7.1×8 topics
- Sociological Analysis218▲ 27×2 topics
- Professional Practices218▲ 42×1 topic
- Public Action218▲ 42×1 topic
- Cultural Studies195▲ 3.7×34 topics
- Migration192▲ 3.9×25 topics
- Cultural Diversity179▲ 5.5×18 topics
- Adaptation178▲ 4.2×13 topics
- Palliative Care176▲ 8.0×6 topics
- Sociolinguistics156▲ 6.0×9 topics
- Medical Ethics153▲ 8.5×7 topics
- Psychological Trauma152▲ 17×2 topics
- End-of-Life Care149▲ 9.2×4 topics
- Patient Rights147▲ 15×2 topics
- Ethical Practices146▲ 17×1 topic
- Healthcare Legislation146▲ 18×1 topic
- Citizenship142▲ 8.2×11 topics
- Institutionalization135▲ 10×5 topics
- Digital Health131▲ 8.0×4 topics
- Healthcare Quality Indicators131▲ 16×2 topics
What research is done in Rennes?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 288 works
- 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 213 works
- 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 139 works
- 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 124 works
- 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 121 works
- 6 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 114 works
- 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 103 works
- 8 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 87 works
- 9 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 87 works
- 10 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 82 works
Research output over time
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.
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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