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Research in Sèvres

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Sèvres, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Bureau international des poids et mesures.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.8k
▼ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
11.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Sèvres

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 Sèvres?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Bureau international des poids et mesuresGovernment institution 1,126 #22,247
2CIEPUniversity 675 #11,358 all time

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 Sèvres work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research in Sèvres is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (22%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 53 fractional works · 49.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 24 fractional works · 22.2% of its workRadiation: 17 fractional works · 15.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 6.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 10.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 32.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 14.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 9.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 10 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 16.1% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 9.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 6.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSèvres109fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences16%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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy2422.2%
    2. Engineering1110.2%
    3. Environmental Science54.7%
    4. Computer Science54.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences43.9%
    6. Chemistry32.3%
    7. Materials Science11.2%
    8. Mathematics00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences1614.4%
    2. Decision Sciences109.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities65.5%
    4. Psychology32.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Medicine109.4%
    2. Health Professions76.7%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Sèvres strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Sèvres is most concentrated in Physics and Astronomy (10.1× the world share in Physics and Astronomy).

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 23.6 works10×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.61× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.13× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.63× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.00× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 10.26× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences10.26×10 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy10.13×24 works
  3. Health Professions2.63×7 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.61×4 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.00×6 works
  6. Chemistry1.55×2 works
  7. Social Sciences1.11×15 works
  8. Environmental Science0.99×5 works
  9. Psychology0.98×3 works
  10. Engineering0.64×10 works
  11. Computer Science0.53×4 works
  12. Medicine0.47×9 works
  13. Materials Science0.37×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×1 works
  15. Mathematics0.19×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×1 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×0 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Sèvres?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Decay Rates, Radionuclide Metrology, Quality Assurance, Measurement Uncertainty, Redefinition of SI Units, Ionizing Radiation, Health Effects and Radionuclides.

▲ 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. Decay Rates13▲ 2850×1 topic
  2. Radionuclide Metrology13▲ 2850×1 topic
  3. Quality Assurance11▲ 59×2 topics
  4. Measurement Uncertainty10▲ 964×1 topic
  5. Redefinition of SI Units10▲ 964×1 topic
  6. Ionizing Radiation9▲ 122×2 topics
  7. Health Effects9▲ 13×3 topics
  8. Radionuclides9▲ 210×2 topics
  9. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.4×2 topics
  10. Toxicity6▲ 13×2 topics
  11. Lung Cancer6▲ 33×1 topic
  12. Radon6▲ 249×1 topic
  13. Atomic Clocks5▲ 512×1 topic
  14. Optical Clocks5▲ 512×1 topic
  15. Gender4▲ 6.0×7 topics
  16. Religion4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  17. Intercultural Communication3▲ 68×2 topics
  18. Data Analysis3▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Youth Development3▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Computed Tomography3▲ 62×1 topic
  21. Family Dynamics3▲ 22×1 topic
  22. Radiation Exposure3▲ 28×1 topic
  23. Societal Change3▲ 288×1 topic
  24. GNSS3▲ 118×1 topic
  25. Global Navigation Satellite Systems3▲ 99×1 topic
  26. Migration3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  27. Fukushima Daiichi3▲ 154×1 topic
  28. nuclear accident3▲ 154×1 topic
  29. Islam3▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Tomography3▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Democracy2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  32. Neutron Imaging2▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Small-Angle Scattering2▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Social Change2▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Family Law2▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Ozone Depletion2▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Reform2▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Stratospheric Water Vapor2▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Fourier Coefficients2▲ 319×1 topic
  40. Frequency Estimation2▲ 319×1 topic

What research is done in Sèvres?

Radioactive Decay and Me…13Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques: 13 fractional worksScientific Measurement a…10Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation: 10 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Frequency and Time Standards: 5 fractional worksPhilosophy, Sociology, Political Theory: 3 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging3Radiation Dose and Imaging: 3 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 3 fractional worksGNSS positioning and interference: 2 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 2 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 2 fractional works
RadiationStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics5 others

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

  1. 1 Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques Radiation 13 works
  2. 2 Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 10 works
  3. 3 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 6 works
  4. 4 Advanced Frequency and Time Standards Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  5. 5 Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  7. 7 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  8. 8 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 2 works
  10. 10 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 counting20%40%60%all institutions10.0% in 2025Sèvres8.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 42.9% in 1991.

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