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Research in Tours

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Tours. The largest by output are Val de Loire Recherche en Management, Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte UMR 7261 and Polytech Tours.

Research institutions
4
Research works
210
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
4.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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
1Val de Loire Recherche en ManagementResearch facility 125 #42,607 all time
2Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte UMR 7261Research facility 51 not ranked
3Polytech ToursUniversity 33 not ranked
4Da Vinci Labs (France)Company 1 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.

Val de Loire Recherche en Management: 59.5%Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte UMR 7261: 24.3%Polytech Tours: 15.7%Da Vinci Labs (France): 0.5%60%largest
Val de Loire Recherche en Management125 · 59.5%Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte UMR 726151 · 24.3%Polytech Tours33 · 15.7%Da Vinci Labs (France)1 · 0.5%

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

Which keywords describe research in Tours?

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

▲ 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. Territorial Governance6▲ 96×3 topics
  2. Community Engagement6▲ 36×2 topics
  3. Local Development6▲ 102×2 topics
  4. Economic Development5▲ 11×8 topics
  5. Globalization4▲ 4.3×20 topics
  6. Sustainability4▲ 3.5×14 topics
  7. Cooperatives4▲ 101×3 topics
  8. Solidarity Economy4▲ 123×2 topics
  9. Social Innovation4▲ 49×2 topics
  10. Institutionalization4▲ 79×1 topic
  11. Participative Evaluation4▲ 207×1 topic
  12. Social Justice4▲ 12×6 topics
  13. Public Policy3▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Climate Change3▲ 2.1×7 topics
  15. Sustainable Development3▲ 3.7×4 topics
  16. Professional Practices3▲ 131×1 topic
  17. Public Action3▲ 131×1 topic
  18. Agroecology3▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Innovation2▲ 4.5×14 topics
  21. Adaptation2▲ 16×1 topic
  22. Citizen Participation2▲ 36×1 topic
  23. Environmental Participation2▲ 56×1 topic
  24. Livestock Farming2▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Social Capital2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  26. Social Interaction2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  27. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 17×4 topics
  28. Corporate Governance2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  29. Cultural Diversity2▲ 15×5 topics
  30. Consumer Behavior2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  31. Entrepreneurship2▲ 8.1×7 topics
  32. Organizational Change1▲ 36×2 topics
  33. Corporate Responsibility1▲ 476×2 topics
  34. Institutional Theory1▲ 26×3 topics
  35. Palliative Care1▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Societal Change1▲ 275×2 topics
  37. Cultural Studies1▲ 6.4×5 topics
  38. Healthcare Legislation1▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Patient Rights1▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Social Movements1▲ 8.1×4 topics

What research is done in Tours?

Social Sciences and Gove…4Social Sciences and Governance: 4 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 3 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…2Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 2 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 1 fractional worksSociety, Economy, and Ethics Research: 1 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 1 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 1 fractional worksDiverse multidisciplinary academic research: 1 fractional works
Urban StudiesSociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 4 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  7. 7 Society, Economy, and Ethics Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
  9. 9 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  10. 10 Diverse multidisciplinary academic research Cultural Studies 1 works

Research output over time

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