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Research in Versailles

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Versailles, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles.

Research institutions
9
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
321k
22.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record

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 Versailles?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de VersaillesUniversity 763 #11,188
2Académie de VersaillesUniversity 283 #22,321 all time
3VeDeCoM InstituteResearch facility 199 #19,831 all time
4Nexter (France)Company 169 #28,413 all time
5Hôpital La Porte VerteHospital / health system 86 not ranked
6Viotech Communications (France)Company 45 not ranked
7École nationale supérieure de paysageUniversity 26 not ranked
8Eurodecision (France)Company 17 not ranked
9Souriau (France)Company 14 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.

École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles: 47.6%Académie de Versailles: 17.7%VeDeCoM Institute: 12.4%Nexter (France): 10.5%5 others listed: 11.7%48%largest
École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles763 · 47.6%Académie de Versailles283 · 17.7%VeDeCoM Institute199 · 12.4%Nexter (France)169 · 10.5%5 others listed188 · 11.7%

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

Which fields of science does Versailles work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Versailles is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (17%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 888 fractional works · 35.7% of its workEngineering: 232 fractional works · 9.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 69 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 157 fractional works · 6.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 52 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 43 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 142 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 60 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 91 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 62 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 86 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 53 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOceanography: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 62 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 53 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 46 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 810 fractional works · 32.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 443 fractional works · 17.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 208 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 61 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCultural Studies: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 31 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 222 fractional works · 8.9% of its workArcheology: 38 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 36 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 36 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 62 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 33 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 33 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 525 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMedicine: 425 fractional works · 17.1% of its workSurgery: 41 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 39 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 34 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 91 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 69 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 266 fractional works · 10.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 105 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 60 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 101 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 56 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVersailles2,488fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences33%

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. Engineering2329.3%
    2. Computer Science1576.3%
    3. Environmental Science1425.7%
    4. Materials Science913.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences863.4%
    6. Chemistry622.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy532.1%
    8. Mathematics461.9%
    9. Energy140.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.3%
    1. Social Sciences44317.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities2228.9%
    3. Psychology622.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting351.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance331.3%
    6. Decision Sciences140.6%
    1. Medicine42517.1%
    2. Health Professions913.7%
    3. Nursing50.2%
    4. Veterinary20.1%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1054.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1014.1%
    3. Neuroscience261.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology220.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics110.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Versailles strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Versailles is most concentrated in History and Philosophy of Science, Archeology and History (8.3× the world share in History and Philosophy of Science).

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 28.8 works8.3×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 36.2 works5.3×
  3. HistorySubfield · 33.6 works4.7×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 29.4 works4.6×
← 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: 0.87× its world share, 93 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 93 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.35× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.61× its world share, 57 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 138 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 69 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 216 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 119 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.06× its world share, 83 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.58× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 86 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 368 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.26× its world share, 212 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 55 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 422 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.26×212 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.94×69 works
  3. Chemistry1.61×57 works
  4. Mathematics1.58×42 works
  5. Social Sciences1.48×422 works
  6. Health Professions1.44×86 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.35×11 works
  8. Environmental Science1.06×119 works
  9. Materials Science1.06×83 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.92×46 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.87×93 works
  12. Medicine0.85×368 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.83×19 works
  14. Psychology0.80×55 works
  15. Computer Science0.79×138 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.78×6 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×93 works
  18. Engineering0.64×216 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.64×31 works
  20. Neuroscience0.63×23 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.60×13 works
  22. Energy0.59×12 works
  23. Veterinary0.52×2 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×33 works
  25. Nursing0.41×4 works
  26. Dentistry0.11×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Versailles?

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

▲ 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. Climate Change124▲ 1.84×92 topics
  2. Globalization102▲ 2.1×75 topics
  3. Social Justice101▲ 6.8×20 topics
  4. Community Engagement100▲ 12×10 topics
  5. Public Policy97▲ 8.2×14 topics
  6. Epidemiology97◆ 0.98×126 topics
  7. Territorial Governance94▲ 33×3 topics
  8. Local Development94▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Sustainable Development90▲ 2.3×37 topics
  10. Citizen Participation79▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Environmental Participation78▲ 44×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation78▲ 44×1 topic
  13. Colonialism63▲ 5.3×30 topics
  14. Identity62▲ 3.4×44 topics
  15. Gender58▲ 4.4×36 topics
  16. Cultural Heritage50▲ 3.8×26 topics
  17. Gender Studies47▲ 12×11 topics
  18. Culture45▲ 3.5×23 topics
  19. History42▲ 2.4×40 topics
  20. Migration41▲ 4.9×19 topics
  21. Nationalism40▲ 3.6×19 topics
  22. Cultural Studies37▲ 4.0×19 topics
  23. Politics36▲ 5.5×14 topics
  24. Social Determinants of Health35▲ 6.5×6 topics
  25. Memory33▲ 5.5×13 topics
  26. Tourism31▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Heritage29▲ 37×3 topics
  28. Educational Policies28▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Ethnographic Research28▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Professional Practices28▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Public Action28▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Global Perspectives28▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Historical Narratives27▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Cultural Impact27▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Scientific History26▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Technological Development26▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Palliative Care26▲ 6.8×6 topics
  38. Ethnology25▲ 51×2 topics
  39. Healthcare Quality Indicators24▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Satellite Observations23▲ 9.4×3 topics

What research is done in Versailles?

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 77 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 26 works
  4. 4 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 24 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 22 works
  6. 6 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 20 works
  7. 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 18 works
  8. 8 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 16 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 13 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Versailles15.6% 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 25.9% in 2009.

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