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Research in Valenciennes

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Valenciennes, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6k
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
61k
10.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1958-2026
69 years on the record
Valenciennes

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 Valenciennes?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Centre Hospitalier de ValenciennesHospital / health system 566 #12,567
2CertiferInstitution 6 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.

Which fields of science does Valenciennes work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Valenciennes is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (25%), Social Sciences (18%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 623 fractional works · 45.2% of its workEngineering: 343 fractional works · 24.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 57 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 52 fractional works · 3.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 51 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 39 fractional works · 2.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 36 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 145 fractional works · 10.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 38 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 34 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 50 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 30 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 475 fractional works · 34.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 244 fractional works · 17.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 88 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 43 fractional works · 3.1% of its workUrban Studies: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 115 fractional works · 8.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 31 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhilosophy: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 45 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 44 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 231 fractional works · 16.8% of its workMedicine: 138 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 87 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 62 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 49 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNeuroscience: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKValenciennes1,378fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences34%

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. Engineering34324.9%
    2. Computer Science14510.5%
    3. Materials Science503.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy302.1%
    5. Mathematics221.6%
    6. Environmental Science110.8%
    7. Energy80.6%
    8. Chemistry70.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.2%
    1. Social Sciences24417.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities1158.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting453.2%
    4. Psychology443.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance191.4%
    6. Decision Sciences90.6%
    1. Medicine13810.0%
    2. Health Professions876.3%
    3. Dentistry30.2%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Neuroscience171.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology141.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences110.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Valenciennes strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Valenciennes is most concentrated in Urban Studies, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Literature and Literary Theory (6.3× the world share in Urban Studies).

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 22.2 works6.3×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 33.4 works5.1×
  3. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 28.6 works4.2×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 133 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.67× its world share, 318 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 45 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.24× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.51× its world share, 84 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 125 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.94× its world share, 108 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 231 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.94×108 works
  2. Health Professions2.51×84 works
  3. Engineering1.67×318 works
  4. Social Sciences1.43×231 works
  5. Computer Science1.35×133 works
  6. Mathematics1.24×18 works
  7. Materials Science1.02×45 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.98×28 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.98×40 works
  10. Psychology0.97×38 works
  11. Neuroscience0.72×15 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.63×17 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.61×8 works
  14. Energy0.60×7 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.56×2 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.55×2 works
  17. Medicine0.51×125 works
  18. Dentistry0.49×3 works
  19. Chemistry0.31×6 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.30×4 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×4 works
  22. Nursing0.22×1 works
  23. Veterinary0.22×0 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×13 works
  25. Environmental Science0.16×10 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×9 works

Which keywords describe research in Valenciennes?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Palliative Care, Medical Ethics, End-of-Life Care and Healthcare Legislation.

▲ 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. Community Engagement54▲ 12×5 topics
  2. Deep Learning54◆ 1.13×71 topics
  3. Territorial Governance51▲ 32×3 topics
  4. Local Development50▲ 35×2 topics
  5. Machine Learning49◆ 1.06×63 topics
  6. Public Policy44▲ 6.7×11 topics
  7. Sustainable Development42▲ 1.93×19 topics
  8. Globalization40▲ 1.48×50 topics
  9. Mental Health40▲ 2.0×13 topics
  10. Palliative Care36▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Social Justice36▲ 4.3×10 topics
  12. Gender34▲ 4.7×25 topics
  13. Identity34▲ 3.5×31 topics
  14. Medical Ethics31▲ 18×2 topics
  15. End-of-Life Care31▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Healthcare Legislation30▲ 40×1 topic
  17. Patient Rights30▲ 32×1 topic
  18. Citizen Participation29▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Environmental Participation29▲ 30×1 topic
  20. Proximity and Innovation29▲ 30×1 topic
  21. Social Determinants of Health28▲ 9.6×2 topics
  22. Cultural Heritage28▲ 3.9×21 topics
  23. Colonialism28▲ 4.3×29 topics
  24. Literature25▲ 3.3×33 topics
  25. Social Innovation23▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Citizenship22▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Cooperatives22▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Institutionalization22▲ 18×4 topics
  29. Solidarity Economy22▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Participative Evaluation21▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Primary Care21▲ 4.2×5 topics
  32. Feedback Control20▲ 8.9×8 topics
  33. Autonomous Vehicles20▲ 7.1×5 topics
  34. Gender Studies19▲ 9.1×8 topics
  35. Healthcare Management18▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Digital Health18▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Healthcare Quality Indicators18▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Policy18▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Inequalities18▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Digital Communication16▲ 17×2 topics

What research is done in Valenciennes?

Health, Medicine and Society: 30 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 28 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…21Social Sciences and Governance: 21 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…18Healthcare Systems and Practices: 18 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 14 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 11 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…11Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 11 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 10 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 10 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 10 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesComputer Networks and Communications2 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 30 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 21 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 18 works
  5. 5 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 14 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 11 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  8. 8 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  9. 9 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  10. 10 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 10 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%Valenciennes10.8% 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 17.5% in 2008.

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