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Research in Saint-Nazaire

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Saint-Nazaire, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés – Environnement – Agro-alimentaire and Clinique Mutualiste de l'Estuaire.

Research institutions
5
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.7k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.9%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Saint-Nazaire?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés – Environnement – Agro-alimentaireResearch facility 951 #17,460
2Clinique Mutualiste de l'EstuaireHospital / health system 413 #20,857
3Centre Hospitalier Saint-NazaireHospital / health system 252 #35,420 all time
4Institut de Recherche en Energie Electrique de Nantes AtlantiqueResearch facility 96 not ranked
5STX Europe (France)Company 6 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.

Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés – Environnement – Agro-alimentaire: 55.4%Clinique Mutualiste de l'Estuaire: 24.0%Centre Hospitalier Saint-Nazaire: 14.7%Institut de Recherche en Energie Electrique de Nantes Atlantique: 5.6%1 other listed: 0.3%55%largest
Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés – Environnement – Agro-alimentaire951 · 55.4%Clinique Mutualiste de l'Estuaire413 · 24.0%Centre Hospitalier Saint-Nazaire252 · 14.7%Institut de Recherche en Energie Electrique de Nantes Atlantique96 · 5.6%1 other listed6 · 0.3%

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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×
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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-Nazaire?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiesel, Nutrient Removal, Biofuels, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology20▲ 1.36×88 topics
  2. Renewable Energy19▲ 3.6×29 topics
  3. Sustainability19▲ 2.1×34 topics
  4. Biodiesel17▲ 52×2 topics
  5. Climate Change17▲ 1.70×32 topics
  6. Nutrient Removal17▲ 62×2 topics
  7. Biofuels16▲ 48×2 topics
  8. Genome Analysis16▲ 43×3 topics
  9. Environmental Impact15▲ 2.4×34 topics
  10. Microalgae15▲ 84×1 topic
  11. Production15▲ 49×1 topic
  12. Power Electronics14▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Renewable Energy Integration11▲ 8.7×5 topics
  14. Globalization11▲ 1.48×13 topics
  15. Social Justice9▲ 4.0×4 topics
  16. Energy Storage Systems8▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Smallholder Farmers7▲ 8.6×4 topics
  18. Decentralized Control7▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Agricultural Development7▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Electric Vehicles6▲ 6.0×4 topics
  21. Adaptation6▲ 6.1×4 topics
  22. Livestock Farming6▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Multifunctionality6▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Agroecology6▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Diversity6▲ 9.7×2 topics
  26. Work Organization6▲ 39×1 topic
  27. Community Engagement6▲ 5.0×2 topics
  28. Distributed Power Generation6▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Microgrid Control6▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Smart Grid Applications6▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Territorial Governance6▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Genetic Characterization6▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Smart Grid6▲ 4.2×5 topics
  34. Model Predictive Control6▲ 5.9×6 topics
  35. Cultural Diversity5▲ 6.5×5 topics
  36. Citizen Participation5▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Environmental Participation5▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Animal Welfare4▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Ultrasound4▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Thermal Analysis4▲ 9.0×4 topics

What research is done in Saint-Nazaire?

  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

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