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Research in Strasbourg

Science Explorer records 29 research institutions in Strasbourg, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Strasbourg, Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg and Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Strasbourg.

Research institutions
29
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
71k
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6M
22.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Strasbourg

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 Strasbourg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de StrasbourgUniversity 34,443 #345
2Hôpital Civil, StrasbourgHospital / health system 2,627 #8,443
3Hôpital d'HautepierreHospital / health system 2,563 #12,417
4Institut de VirologieResearch facility 1,871 #12,407 all time
5European Science FoundationNonprofit 1,002 #11,017 all time
6Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de StrasbourgUniversity 712 #11,282
7Eurométropole de StrasbourgInstitution 606 #24,268 all time
8Institut de Recherche contre les Cancers de l’Appareil DigestifResearch facility 599 #7,706 all time
9Institut de Cancérologie StrasbourgHospital / health system 285 #14,329
10Observatoire Régional de la Santé d’AlsaceHospital / health system 277 #19,694 all time
11École nationale d'administrationUniversity 274 #23,704 all time
12Fondation Jean-Marie LehnInstitution 263 #18,762 all time
13Ecole Nationale du Génie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement de Strasbourg (ENGEES)University 219 #17,954 all time
14Institut de Chirurgie Guidée par l'ImageResearch facility 189 #19,411
15École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de StrasbourgUniversity 172 #28,555 all time
16International Human Frontier Science Program OrganizationInstitution 124 #30,791 all time
17Arab Center for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights EducationUniversity 60 not ranked
18Haute École des Arts du RhinUniversity 44 not ranked
19Domain Therapeutics (France)Company 43 not ranked
20Strasbourg Oncologie LibéraleHospital / health system 38 not ranked
21Protip Medical (France)Company 18 not ranked
22Musées de la Ville de StrasbourgArchive 15 not ranked
23EuroScienceNonprofit 5 not ranked
24European Materials Research SocietyInstitution 3 not ranked
25Manufacture d'Orgues Muhleisen (France)Company 2 not ranked
26Cancéropôle EstResearch facility 2 not ranked
27European Association for Local DemocracyNonprofit 1 not ranked
28European Tyre Recycling AssociationInstitution 1 not ranked
29Stanley Black & Decker (France)Company 0 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.

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 de Strasbourg: 74.1%Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg: 5.7%Hôpital d'Hautepierre: 5.5%Institut de Virologie: 4.0%24 others listed: 10.7%74%largest
Université de Strasbourg34k · 74.1%Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg2,627 · 5.7%Hôpital d'Hautepierre2,563 · 5.5%Institut de Virologie1,871 · 4.0%24 others listed4,954 · 10.7%

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

Which fields of science does Strasbourg work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Strasbourg is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (18%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,771 fractional works · 34.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,961 fractional works · 18.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 816 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 385 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAnthropology: 154 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 120 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 107 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 96 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 85 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,049 fractional works · 9.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 208 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory: 169 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 162 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 141 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 101 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 94 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 278 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 123 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 76 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 235 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 76 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 201 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 146 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3,030 fractional works · 27.9% of its workEngineering: 691 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 187 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 148 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 70 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 436 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 238 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 403 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 107 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 106 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 91 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 357 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 108 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 84 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 347 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 209 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 323 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEcology: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 187 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeophysics: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 178 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 70 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,768 fractional works · 25.5% of its workMedicine: 2,328 fractional works · 21.4% of its workSurgery: 399 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 206 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 157 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 132 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 109 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 107 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 106 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 100 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 194 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 361 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 290 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,305 fractional works · 12.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 673 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 412 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 98 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 239 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 80 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 233 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 121 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKStrasbourg11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences35%

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. Social Sciences3,77134.7%
    1. Social Sciences1,96118.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,0499.6%
    3. Psychology2782.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2352.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2011.9%
    6. Decision Sciences480.4%
    1. Engineering6916.4%
    2. Materials Science4364.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy4033.7%
    4. Computer Science3573.3%
    5. Chemistry3473.2%
    6. Environmental Science3233.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1871.7%
    8. Mathematics1781.6%
    9. Energy700.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering380.4%
  3. Health Sciences2,76825.5%
    1. Medicine2,32821.4%
    2. Health Professions3613.3%
    3. Dentistry570.5%
    4. Nursing170.2%
    5. Veterinary60.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,30512.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6736.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2392.2%
    3. Neuroscience2332.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1211.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics390.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Strasbourg strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Strasbourg is most concentrated in History and Philosophy of Science, Classics and Anthropology (6.0× the world share in History and Philosophy of Science).

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 90.8 works6.0×
  2. ClassicsSubfield · 34.0 works5.8×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 145.9 works5.3×
  4. HistorySubfield · 160.0 works5.1×
  5. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 55.3 works4.9×
  6. ArcheologySubfield · 132.0 works4.5×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 216 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 591 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 104 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 205 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 36 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 35 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.05× its world share, 316 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 318 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 153 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 62 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 619 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 281 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.13× its world share, 388 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.40× its world share, 162 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.66× its world share, 362 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.00× its world share, 48 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 334 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 2,035 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.50× its world share, 992 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 214 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 43 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 186 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 245 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 1,844 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.50×992 works
  2. Chemistry2.05×316 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.66×362 works
  4. Social Sciences1.49×1,844 works
  5. Mathematics1.40×162 works
  6. Neuroscience1.29×205 works
  7. Health Professions1.29×334 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.13×591 works
  9. Materials Science1.13×388 works
  10. Medicine1.08×2,035 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.05×104 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.04×36 works
  13. Chemical Engineering1.01×35 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.00×153 works
  15. Dentistry1.00×48 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.89×186 works
  17. Psychology0.82×245 works
  18. Energy0.68×62 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.68×214 works
  20. Environmental Science0.58×281 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×216 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.46×43 works
  23. Computer Science0.42×318 works
  24. Engineering0.42×619 works
  25. Nursing0.32×16 works
  26. Veterinary0.31×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Strasbourg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Gender, Public Policy, Social Justice, Gender Studies and Religion.

▲ 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. Epidemiology422◆ 0.97×132 topics
  2. Globalization372▲ 1.74×130 topics
  3. Gender313▲ 5.3×49 topics
  4. Community Engagement308▲ 8.7×15 topics
  5. Social Justice301▲ 4.6×38 topics
  6. Territorial Governance298▲ 24×4 topics
  7. Local Development291▲ 26×2 topics
  8. Public Policy286▲ 5.5×23 topics
  9. Identity278▲ 3.5×60 topics
  10. Religion252▲ 5.0×38 topics
  11. Colonialism238▲ 4.6×45 topics
  12. History214▲ 2.8×61 topics
  13. Migration207▲ 5.6×25 topics
  14. Gender Studies206▲ 12×14 topics
  15. Citizen Participation199▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Environmental Participation198▲ 26×1 topic
  17. Proximity and Innovation198▲ 26×1 topic
  18. Literature181▲ 3.0×54 topics
  19. Democracy165▲ 4.3×22 topics
  20. Cultural Studies162▲ 4.0×37 topics
  21. Nationalism161▲ 3.3×29 topics
  22. Social Determinants of Health141▲ 6.0×7 topics
  23. Palliative Care139▲ 8.4×6 topics
  24. Social Change127▲ 9.5×11 topics
  25. Ethnographic Research127▲ 23×3 topics
  26. Educational Policies125▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Professional Practices123▲ 32×1 topic
  28. Public Action123▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Sociolinguistics120▲ 6.0×8 topics
  30. Medical Ethics119▲ 8.8×7 topics
  31. End-of-Life Care115▲ 9.4×4 topics
  32. Psychological Trauma114▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Citizenship113▲ 8.6×10 topics
  34. North Africa112▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Patient Rights111▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Ethical Practices110▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Healthcare Legislation110▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Family Law107▲ 23×3 topics
  39. Institutionalization105▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Reform104▲ 15×3 topics

What research is done in Strasbourg?

French Urban and Social …195French Urban and Social Studies: 195 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 120 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…105Health, Medicine and Society: 105 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…102Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 102 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 90 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 88 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…67Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 67 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 62 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 61 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 51 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International RelationsUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 195 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 120 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 105 works
  4. 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 102 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 90 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 88 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 67 works
  8. 8 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 62 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 61 works
  10. 10 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 51 works

Research output over time

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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%Strasbourg13.5% 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 21.5% in 2009.

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