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Research in Rennes

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Rennes. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Espaces et Sociétés.

Research institutions
9
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.4k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
6.7%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Rennes?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Espaces et SociétésResearch facility 945 #23,388
2Centre d’études des langues et littératures anciennes et modernesResearch facility 100 not ranked
3Sciences Po RennesUniversity 85 not ranked
4Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Innovations SociétalesResearch facility 80 not ranked
5Pôle de Recherche Francophonies, Interculturel, Communication, SociolinguistiqueResearch facility 66 not ranked
6TemporaResearch facility 64 not ranked
7Pratiques et Théories de l'art contemporainResearch facility 24 not ranked
8ScanMATResearch facility 3 not ranked
9Centre d’Etudes des Langues, Territoires et Identités Culturelles – Bretagne et Langues MinoritairesResearch facility 2 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.

Espaces et Sociétés: 69.0%Centre d’études des langues et littératures anciennes et modernes: 7.3%Sciences Po Rennes: 6.2%Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Innovations Sociétales: 5.8%5 others listed: 11.6%69%largest
Espaces et Sociétés945 · 69.0%Centre d’études des langues et littératures anciennes et modernes100 · 7.3%Sciences Po Rennes85 · 6.2%Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Innovations Sociétales80 · 5.8%5 others listed159 · 11.6%

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What is Rennes strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Rennes is most concentrated in Sociology and Political Science (9.1× the world share in Sociology and Political Science).

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 83.5 works9.1×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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 Rennes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Social Justice, Public Policy, Sustainable Development, 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 2022–2025 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. Community Engagement57▲ 67×6 topics
  2. Territorial Governance56▲ 175×3 topics
  3. Local Development56▲ 189×2 topics
  4. Social Justice55▲ 36×11 topics
  5. Public Policy51▲ 41×7 topics
  6. Sustainable Development50▲ 12×18 topics
  7. Citizen Participation46▲ 146×2 topics
  8. Environmental Participation46▲ 225×1 topic
  9. Proximity and Innovation46▲ 225×1 topic
  10. Globalization31▲ 6.1×54 topics
  11. Sustainability24▲ 3.8×40 topics
  12. Identity22▲ 11×19 topics
  13. Climate Change17▲ 2.4×34 topics
  14. Colonialism16▲ 13×14 topics
  15. Gender Studies13▲ 34×5 topics
  16. Migration12▲ 14×11 topics
  17. Nationalism12▲ 10×7 topics
  18. Culture12▲ 8.5×10 topics
  19. Adaptation12▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Smallholder Farmers12▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Tourism12▲ 47×6 topics
  22. Institutionalization11▲ 47×3 topics
  23. Politics11▲ 16×6 topics
  24. Social Innovation11▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Heritage11▲ 131×2 topics
  26. Agroecology11▲ 29×3 topics
  27. Economic Development11▲ 5.2×6 topics
  28. Ethnographic Research11▲ 76×2 topics
  29. Professional Practices10▲ 104×1 topic
  30. Public Action10▲ 104×1 topic
  31. Citizenship10▲ 34×5 topics
  32. Agricultural Development10▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Diversity10▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Memory10▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Livestock Farming10▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Work Organization10▲ 93×1 topic
  37. Ethnology10▲ 195×1 topic
  38. Cooperatives10▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Solidarity Economy10▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Gender9▲ 6.3×15 topics

What research is done in Rennes?

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 46 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 10 works
  4. 4 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 10 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 10 works
  6. 6 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 8 works
  7. 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 4 works
  8. 8 Migration and Exile Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 3 works

Research output over time

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