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Research in Saint-Etienne

Science Explorer records 17 research institutions in Saint-Etienne, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université Jean Monnet, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne and Mines Saint-Étienne.

Research institutions
17
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
10.1%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Saint-Etienne?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université Jean MonnetUniversity 4,572 #5,468
2Mines Saint-ÉtienneUniversity 3,112 #9,167
3Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-ÉtienneHospital / health system 3,029 #7,742
4Laboratoire Hubert CurienResearch facility 1,034 #9,651
5Centrale Lyon ENISEUniversity 763 #21,263
6Clinique Mutualiste ChirurgicaleHospital / health system 310 #37,262 all time
7Georges Friedel LaboratoryResearch facility 258 #26,780 all time
8Aston Medical (France)Company 129 #37,574 all time
9École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Saint-ÉtienneUniversity 97 not ranked
10Laboratoire des Procédés en Milieux Granulaires GranulairesResearch facility 51 not ranked
11Laboratoire de Biotechnologies Végétales Appliquées aux Plantes Aromatiques et MédicinalesResearch facility 49 not ranked
12École Supérieure d'Art et Design de Saint-ÉtienneUniversity 24 not ranked
13Gibaud (France)Company 9 not ranked
14Sciences Computers Consultants (France)Company 7 not ranked
15Centre d'Investigation Clinique - Epidémiologie Clinique Saint-EtienneResearch facility 4 not ranked
16Centre de Recherches Critiques sur le DroitResearch facility 3 not ranked
17Institute Of Science De La VisionResearch facility 1 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.

Université Jean Monnet: 34.0%Mines Saint-Étienne: 23.1%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne: 22.5%Laboratoire Hubert Curien: 7.7%13 others listed: 12.7%34%largest
Université Jean Monnet4,572 · 34.0%Mines Saint-Étienne3,112 · 23.1%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne3,029 · 22.5%Laboratoire Hubert Curien1,034 · 7.7%13 others listed1,705 · 12.7%

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

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×
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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 Saint-Etienne?

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, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology122▲ 1.22×120 topics
  2. Community Engagement108▲ 13×10 topics
  3. Territorial Governance103▲ 32×4 topics
  4. Social Justice103▲ 6.9×18 topics
  5. Local Development103▲ 35×2 topics
  6. Sustainable Development96▲ 2.4×34 topics
  7. Public Policy91▲ 7.2×12 topics
  8. Citizen Participation80▲ 25×3 topics
  9. Environmental Participation79▲ 39×1 topic
  10. Proximity and Innovation79▲ 39×1 topic
  11. Globalization75▲ 1.50×75 topics
  12. Identity65▲ 3.5×42 topics
  13. Risk Factors58▲ 2.1×33 topics
  14. Gender58▲ 4.2×35 topics
  15. Colonialism56▲ 4.7×29 topics
  16. Gender Studies54▲ 14×10 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage50▲ 3.6×24 topics
  18. Sociolinguistics46▲ 9.6×7 topics
  19. Literature41▲ 3.0×35 topics
  20. Ethnographic Research33▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Sociological Analysis33▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Professional Practices32▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Public Action32▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Documentary Practices31▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Pragmatics31▲ 7.5×5 topics
  26. Multilingualism30▲ 7.0×5 topics
  27. Digital Communication29▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Open Access29▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Citizenship29▲ 9.5×10 topics
  30. Rhetoric29▲ 10×5 topics
  31. New Media28▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Digital Literature28▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Information Studies28▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Social Innovation27▲ 6.8×5 topics
  35. Institutionalization26▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Argumentation25▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Ethos25▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Cooperatives24▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Solidarity Economy24▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Attachment24▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in Saint-Etienne?

  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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