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Research in Tours

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Tours, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Tours, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours and School of Business and Management.

Research institutions
8
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
27k
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
327k
12.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Tours

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 Tours?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de ToursUniversity 11,728 #1,169
2Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de ToursHospital / health system 5,776 #2,540
3School of Business and ManagementUniversity 2,582 #6,234
4Thion Medical (France)Company 463 #13,463
5Groupe d'Oncologie Radiothérapie Tête et CouInstitution 148 #29,261 all time
6Vermon (France)Company 80 not ranked
7Centre d'Étude des Pathologies RespiratoiresResearch facility 58 not ranked
8Texinov (France)Company 5 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 Tours: 56.3%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours: 27.7%School of Business and Management: 12.4%Thion Medical (France): 2.2%4 others listed: 1.4%56%largest
Université de Tours12k · 56.3%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours5,776 · 27.7%School of Business and Management2,582 · 12.4%Thion Medical (France)463 · 2.2%4 others listed291 · 1.4%

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

Which fields of science does Tours work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Tours is in Social Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Social Sciences (20%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,108 fractional works · 43.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 961 fractional works · 19.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 358 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 190 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAnthropology: 91 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCultural Studies: 64 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 48 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 548 fractional works · 11.2% of its workHistory: 105 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArcheology: 92 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 82 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 57 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 55 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 47 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClassics: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMusic: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 262 fractional works · 5.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 77 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 187 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 71 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 98 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 71 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,499 fractional works · 30.7% of its workMedicine: 1,268 fractional works · 26.0% of its workSurgery: 172 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEpidemiology: 128 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 109 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 107 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 68 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 61 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 193 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 147 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 750 fractional works · 15.4% of its workEngineering: 230 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 54 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 171 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 99 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 74 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 59 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 57 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 527 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 201 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 95 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 57 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 153 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 103 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 55 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 58 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTours4,883fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences43%

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 Sciences2,10843.2%
    1. Social Sciences96119.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities54811.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2625.4%
    4. Psychology1873.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance982.0%
    6. Decision Sciences521.1%
  2. Health Sciences1,49930.7%
    1. Medicine1,26826.0%
    2. Health Professions1933.9%
    3. Nursing140.3%
    4. Dentistry130.3%
    5. Veterinary110.2%
    1. Engineering2304.7%
    2. Computer Science1713.5%
    3. Environmental Science992.0%
    4. Materials Science741.5%
    5. Mathematics591.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy571.2%
    7. Chemistry230.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences200.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering80.2%
    10. Energy80.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2014.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1533.1%
    3. Neuroscience1032.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology581.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Tours strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tours is most concentrated in Classics, History and Philosophy of Science and History (13.1× the world share in Classics).

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 34.1 works13×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 54.2 works8.0×
  3. HistorySubfield · 99.5 works7.0×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 84.0 works6.8×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 84.5 works6.4×
  6. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 21.8 works4.3×
← 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: 0.67× its world share, 140 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 180 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 52 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.27× its world share, 90 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 152 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 209 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 89 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 70 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.04× its world share, 54 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 51 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 176 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.33× its world share, 1,120 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.72× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.04× its world share, 513 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.65× its world share, 234 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 44 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 89 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 167 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 869 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.04×513 works
  2. Veterinary1.72×10 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.65×234 works
  4. Social Sciences1.56×869 works
  5. Health Professions1.52×176 works
  6. Medicine1.33×1,120 works
  7. Neuroscience1.27×90 works
  8. Psychology1.25×167 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.16×52 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.05×44 works
  11. Mathematics1.04×54 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.95×89 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×180 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.69×11 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.67×140 works
  16. Nursing0.61×13 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.53×8 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.52×51 works
  19. Dentistry0.46×10 works
  20. Computer Science0.45×152 works
  21. Materials Science0.45×70 works
  22. Environmental Science0.41×89 works
  23. Engineering0.32×209 works
  24. Chemistry0.30×21 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×17 works
  26. Energy0.19×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Tours?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology259▲ 1.33×128 topics
  2. Globalization170▲ 1.77×101 topics
  3. Sustainable Development151▲ 1.97×66 topics
  4. Community Engagement130▲ 8.2×12 topics
  5. Social Justice128▲ 4.4×22 topics
  6. Territorial Governance127▲ 23×4 topics
  7. Gender122▲ 4.7×41 topics
  8. Public Policy119▲ 5.2×14 topics
  9. Local Development119▲ 24×2 topics
  10. Mental Health118▲ 1.69×39 topics
  11. Colonialism109▲ 4.7×33 topics
  12. Identity106▲ 3.0×52 topics
  13. Innovation102▲ 2.0×47 topics
  14. Literature98▲ 3.7×42 topics
  15. Citizen Participation95▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Environmental Participation94▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Proximity and Innovation94▲ 27×1 topic
  18. Gender Studies91▲ 12×12 topics
  19. History90▲ 2.7×49 topics
  20. Culture85▲ 3.4×29 topics
  21. Religion82▲ 3.6×34 topics
  22. Cultural Studies72▲ 4.0×30 topics
  23. Palliative Care71▲ 9.5×6 topics
  24. Migration63▲ 3.8×23 topics
  25. Social Determinants of Health63▲ 6.0×6 topics
  26. Archaeology53▲ 8.4×10 topics
  27. Psychological Trauma52▲ 17×2 topics
  28. End-of-Life Care52▲ 9.4×2 topics
  29. Ethical Practices51▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Medical Ethics51▲ 8.3×4 topics
  31. Healthcare Legislation50▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Patient Rights50▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Historiography50▲ 8.4×11 topics
  34. Global Perspectives47▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Historical Narratives46▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Social Change44▲ 7.3×13 topics
  37. Cultural Impact43▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Rituals43▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Scientific History42▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Technological Development42▲ 22×1 topic

What research is done in Tours?

French Urban and Social …92French Urban and Social Studies: 92 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 48 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…42Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 42 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…38Healthcare Systems and Practices: 38 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 36 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 29 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …28Historical and Literary Studies: 28 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 25 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 24 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 24 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsHistory and Philosophy of ScienceCultural 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 92 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 48 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 42 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 38 works
  5. 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 36 works
  6. 6 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 29 works
  7. 7 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 28 works
  8. 8 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 25 works
  9. 9 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 24 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 24 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%Tours10.3% 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 15.8% in 2016.

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