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Research in Sophia Antipolis

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Sophia Antipolis, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Économie, Gestion, Centre de Mise en Forme des Matériaux and Centre Procédés, Energies Renouvelables et Systèmes Energétiques.

Research institutions
5
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.6k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Sophia Antipolis?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Économie, GestionResearch facility 2,762 #13,134
2Centre de Mise en Forme des MatériauxResearch facility 894 #15,138
3GéoazurResearch facility 461 #19,823
4Centre Procédés, Energies Renouvelables et Systèmes EnergétiquesResearch facility 306 #16,378
5Centre de Recherche sur les Risques et les CrisesResearch facility 188 #24,250 all time

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.

Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Économie, Gestion: 59.9%Centre de Mise en Forme des Matériaux: 19.4%Géoazur: 10.0%Centre Procédés, Energies Renouvelables et Systèmes Energétiques: 6.6%1 other listed: 4.1%60%largest
Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Économie, Gestion2,762 · 59.9%Centre de Mise en Forme des Matériaux894 · 19.4%Géoazur461 · 10.0%Centre Procédés, Energies Renouvelables et Systèmes Energétiques306 · 6.6%1 other listed188 · 4.1%

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What is Sophia Antipolis strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Sophia Antipolis is most concentrated in Urban Studies and Geophysics (15.1× the world share in Urban Studies).

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 33.1 works15×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 32.5 works12×
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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 Sophia Antipolis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Economic Development, Social Innovation, Institutionalization, Cooperatives and Solidarity Economy.

▲ 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. Community Engagement56▲ 21×4 topics
  2. Territorial Governance54▲ 54×3 topics
  3. Local Development54▲ 59×2 topics
  4. Sustainability43▲ 2.2×51 topics
  5. Economic Development42▲ 6.5×21 topics
  6. Climate Change36▲ 1.69×55 topics
  7. Renewable Energy34▲ 3.0×34 topics
  8. Social Innovation33▲ 27×5 topics
  9. Institutionalization33▲ 44×2 topics
  10. Cooperatives32▲ 51×3 topics
  11. Solidarity Economy32▲ 65×2 topics
  12. Sustainable Development32▲ 2.5×31 topics
  13. Citizenship32▲ 33×1 topic
  14. Participative Evaluation32▲ 114×1 topic
  15. Public Policy29▲ 7.5×8 topics
  16. Social Justice25▲ 5.5×12 topics
  17. Citizen Participation22▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Environmental Participation22▲ 35×1 topic
  19. Proximity and Innovation22▲ 35×1 topic
  20. Social Determinants of Health22▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Innovation20▲ 2.4×29 topics
  22. Economic Growth20▲ 2.9×20 topics
  23. Healthcare Management16▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Primary Care16▲ 5.4×3 topics
  25. Digital Health16▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Healthcare Quality Indicators16▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Healthcare Policy16▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Inequalities16▲ 57×1 topic
  29. Subduction15▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Monetary Policy15▲ 7.8×11 topics
  31. Geodetic Measurements14▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Applications13▲ 6.1×6 topics
  33. Inequality13▲ 7.1×7 topics
  34. Smallholder Farmers13▲ 7.2×4 topics
  35. End-of-Life Care12▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Healthcare Legislation12▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Palliative Care12▲ 9.2×2 topics
  38. Patient Rights12▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Agricultural Development12▲ 8.9×2 topics
  40. Diversity11▲ 8.3×4 topics

What research is done in Sophia Antipolis?

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 32 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 22 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 16 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 12 works
  5. 5 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 10 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 10 works
  7. 7 Aerogels and thermal insulation Spectroscopy 8 works
  8. 8 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  10. 10 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 6 works

Research output over time

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