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Research in Saint-Nazaire

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Saint-Nazaire, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Clinique Mutualiste de l'Estuaire.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.7k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
18.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1962-2026
65 years on the record
Saint-Nazaire

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-Nazaire?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Clinique Mutualiste de l'EstuaireHospital / health system 413 #17,949
2Centre Hospitalier Saint-NazaireHospital / health system 252 #18,801 all time
3STX Europe (France)Company 6 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.

Which fields of science does Saint-Nazaire work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Saint-Nazaire is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Medicine (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 189 fractional works · 48.0% of its workEngineering: 108 fractional works · 27.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 29 fractional works · 7.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 5.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 16 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 6.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 24 fractional works · 6.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 19 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 78 fractional works · 19.8% of its workMedicine: 54 fractional works · 13.7% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmall Animals: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLife Sciences: 75 fractional works · 19.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 44 fractional works · 11.2% of its workFood Science: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 52 fractional works · 13.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 30 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSaint-Nazaire395fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences13%

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. Engineering10827.4%
    2. Environmental Science256.4%
    3. Energy246.0%
    4. Materials Science133.2%
    5. Computer Science61.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering41.0%
    8. Chemistry30.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.4%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine5413.7%
    2. Health Professions123.1%
    3. Veterinary61.6%
    4. Nursing51.3%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4411.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology194.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology92.3%
    4. Neuroscience30.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences307.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting92.3%
    3. Psychology61.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities30.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.6%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Saint-Nazaire strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Saint-Nazaire is most concentrated in Energy (6.6× the world share in Energy).

  1. EnergyField · 22.2 works6.6×
← 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: 2.35× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.36× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.79× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.57× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.82× its world share, 100 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 2.74× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 12.56× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary12.56×6 works
  2. Energy6.57×22 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.79×4 works
  4. Nursing2.74×5 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.36×9 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.35×41 works
  7. Engineering1.82×100 works
  8. Environmental Science1.26×23 works
  9. Health Professions1.21×12 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.91×18 works
  11. Materials Science0.90×12 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.77×9 works
  13. Medicine0.68×48 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.65×4 works
  15. Social Sciences0.64×30 works
  16. Chemistry0.54×3 works
  17. Neuroscience0.50×3 works
  18. Psychology0.49×6 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.40×1 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×2 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.27×3 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.22×0 works
  23. Computer Science0.20×6 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.17×1 works
  25. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.05×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Saint-Nazaire?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiesel, Biofuels, Nutrient Removal, Genome Analysis, Microalgae, Production, Power Electronics and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology21▲ 1.36×96 topics
  2. Renewable Energy20▲ 3.6×29 topics
  3. Sustainability20▲ 2.1×35 topics
  4. Biodiesel18▲ 51×2 topics
  5. Climate Change18▲ 1.63×33 topics
  6. Biofuels17▲ 47×2 topics
  7. Nutrient Removal17▲ 60×2 topics
  8. Environmental Impact17▲ 2.5×34 topics
  9. Genome Analysis16▲ 42×3 topics
  10. Microalgae16▲ 83×1 topic
  11. Production16▲ 49×1 topic
  12. Power Electronics14▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Renewable Energy Integration11▲ 8.6×5 topics
  14. Social Justice9▲ 3.7×4 topics
  15. Energy Storage Systems8▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Smallholder Farmers7▲ 8.6×4 topics
  17. Decentralized Control7▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Electric Vehicles7▲ 6.1×4 topics
  19. Agricultural Development7▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Adaptation7▲ 5.6×6 topics
  21. Diversity6▲ 9.3×3 topics
  22. Livestock Farming6▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Multifunctionality6▲ 35×2 topics
  24. Agroecology6▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Community Engagement6▲ 4.9×2 topics
  26. Smart Grid Applications6▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Territorial Governance6▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Work Organization6▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Distributed Power Generation6▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Microgrid Control6▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Model Predictive Control6▲ 6.0×6 topics
  32. Genetic Characterization6▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Smart Grid6▲ 4.2×5 topics
  34. Cultural Diversity5▲ 6.0×5 topics
  35. Citizen Participation5▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Environmental Participation5▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Thermal Analysis5▲ 9.1×4 topics
  38. Ultrasound5▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Animal Welfare4▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Intercultural Communication4▲ 23×2 topics

What research is done in Saint-Nazaire?

Algal biology and biofue…15Algal biology and biofuel production: 15 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…6Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 6 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…6Microgrid Control and Optimization: 6 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksInformation Technology and Learning: 4 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 4 fractional worksOrganizational Management and Leadership: 4 fractional worksAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 4 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 3 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsControl and Systems EngineeringSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 15 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  3. 3 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  5. 5 Information Technology and Learning Education 4 works
  6. 6 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 4 works
  7. 7 Organizational Management and Leadership Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  8. 8 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 4 works
  10. 10 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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-Nazaire12.5% 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 25.6% in 2015.

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