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Research in Saint-Etienne

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Saint-Etienne, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université Jean Monnet and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne.

Research institutions
8
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
198k
14.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Saint-Etienne

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 Saint-Etienne?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université Jean MonnetUniversity 4,572 #1,960
2Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-ÉtienneHospital / health system 3,029 #5,894
3Clinique Mutualiste ChirurgicaleHospital / health system 310 #26,354 all time
4Aston Medical (France)Company 129 #29,605 all time
5École Supérieure d'Art et Design de Saint-ÉtienneUniversity 24 not ranked
6Gibaud (France)Company 9 not ranked
7Sciences Computers Consultants (France)Company 7 not ranked
8Institute Of Science De La VisionResearch facility 1 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 Jean Monnet: 56.6%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne: 37.5%Clinique Mutualiste Chirurgicale: 3.8%Aston Medical (France): 1.6%4 others listed: 0.5%57%largest
Université Jean Monnet4,572 · 56.6%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne3,029 · 37.5%Clinique Mutualiste Chirurgicale310 · 3.8%Aston Medical (France)129 · 1.6%4 others listed41 · 0.5%

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

Which fields of science does Saint-Etienne work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Saint-Etienne is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 914 fractional works · 32.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 445 fractional works · 15.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 197 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 50 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 40 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLinguistics and Language: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 252 fractional works · 9.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 72 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 44 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 35 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 86 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 71 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 42 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 31 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 891 fractional works · 31.7% of its workEngineering: 380 fractional works · 13.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 83 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 67 fractional works · 2.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 49 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 48 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 31 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 219 fractional works · 7.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 82 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 44 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 35 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 99 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 40 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 59 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiation: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 48 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 817 fractional works · 29.1% of its workMedicine: 706 fractional works · 25.2% of its workSurgery: 100 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 61 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 61 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 40 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 40 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 39 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 100 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 69 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 184 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 82 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 39 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSaint-Etienne2,805fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences33%

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 Sciences44515.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities2529.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting863.1%
    4. Psychology712.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance421.5%
    6. Decision Sciences170.6%
    1. Engineering38013.6%
    2. Computer Science2197.8%
    3. Materials Science993.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy592.1%
    5. Environmental Science481.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences331.2%
    7. Mathematics230.8%
    8. Chemistry160.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering70.3%
    10. Energy60.2%
    1. Medicine70625.2%
    2. Health Professions1003.6%
    3. Dentistry60.2%
    4. Nursing30.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology822.9%
    2. Neuroscience391.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences361.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology200.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Saint-Etienne strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Saint-Etienne is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Anthropology (9.5× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 27.6 works9.5×
  2. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 37.1 works5.7×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 39.5 works5.5×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 67.1 works5.0×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 70 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 32 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 200 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 350 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 90 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 52 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 92 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.26× its world share, 613 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.24× its world share, 238 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 80 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 62 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 423 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.24×238 works
  2. Health Professions1.37×92 works
  3. Social Sciences1.32×423 works
  4. Medicine1.26×613 works
  5. Materials Science1.02×90 works
  6. Computer Science1.01×200 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.97×80 works
  8. Engineering0.92×350 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.92×52 works
  10. Psychology0.80×62 works
  11. Neuroscience0.78×32 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.77×30 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.76×7 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×40 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.72×18 works
  16. Mathematics0.65×20 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.64×16 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.60×5 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×70 works
  20. Chemistry0.37×15 works
  21. Dentistry0.36×4 works
  22. Environmental Science0.33×41 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×32 works
  24. Energy0.23×5 works
  25. Nursing0.23×3 works
  26. Veterinary0.21×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Saint-Etienne?

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, Citizen Participation, Environmental Participation and Proximity and Innovation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology140▲ 1.25×125 topics
  2. Community Engagement110▲ 12×10 topics
  3. Social Justice106▲ 6.3×19 topics
  4. Territorial Governance105▲ 32×4 topics
  5. Local Development104▲ 36×2 topics
  6. Sustainable Development99▲ 2.2×37 topics
  7. Public Policy93▲ 7.0×12 topics
  8. Citizen Participation81▲ 25×3 topics
  9. Environmental Participation80▲ 40×1 topic
  10. Proximity and Innovation80▲ 40×1 topic
  11. Globalization79▲ 1.43×79 topics
  12. Identity69▲ 3.4×46 topics
  13. Risk Factors63▲ 2.0×33 topics
  14. Gender62▲ 4.1×38 topics
  15. Colonialism60▲ 4.5×32 topics
  16. Gender Studies55▲ 13×10 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage52▲ 3.5×26 topics
  18. Sociolinguistics47▲ 9.3×7 topics
  19. Literature45▲ 3.0×38 topics
  20. Ethnographic Research33▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Sociological Analysis33▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Professional Practices33▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Public Action33▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Documentary Practices32▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Pragmatics32▲ 7.2×5 topics
  26. Multilingualism30▲ 6.7×5 topics
  27. Digital Communication30▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Social Determinants of Health30▲ 5.0×7 topics
  29. Open Access30▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Citizenship29▲ 8.7×10 topics
  31. New Media29▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Rhetoric29▲ 10×5 topics
  33. Digital Literature29▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Information Studies29▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Social Innovation27▲ 6.3×7 topics
  36. Institutionalization26▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Argumentation26▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Ethos26▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Attachment24▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Cooperatives24▲ 12×3 topics

What research is done in Saint-Etienne?

French Urban and Social …79French Urban and Social Studies: 79 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 32 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 28 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 25 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 24 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 22 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…19Healthcare Systems and Practices: 19 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 18 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 17 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 16 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceComputer Networks and CommunicationsPhilosophyUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 79 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 32 works
  3. 3 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 28 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 25 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 24 works
  6. 6 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 22 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 19 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 17 works
  10. 10 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 16 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%Saint-Etienne10.7% 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 21.6% in 2010.

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