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Research in Villefranche-sur-Mer

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.5k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Villefranche-sur-Mer?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Laboratoire d’Océanographie de VillefrancheResearch facility 820 #13,944
2Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-MerResearch facility 633 #11,475 all time

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.

What is Villefranche-sur-Mer strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Villefranche-sur-Mer is most concentrated in Oceanography, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science (82.5× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 31.0 works82×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 39.5 works19×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 41.4 works6.2×
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Which keywords describe research in Villefranche-sur-Mer?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Harmful Algal Blooms, Eutrophication, Global Warming, Nutrient Limitation, Dissolved Organic Matter, Oceanic Carbon Cycle and Ocean Acidification.

▲ 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. Climate Change34▲ 9.4×41 topics
  2. Harmful Algal Blooms14▲ 138×3 topics
  3. Eutrophication13▲ 96×4 topics
  4. Global Warming12▲ 22×6 topics
  5. Nutrient Limitation12▲ 85×2 topics
  6. Dissolved Organic Matter12▲ 208×1 topic
  7. Oceanic Carbon Cycle12▲ 208×1 topic
  8. Ocean Acidification11▲ 117×3 topics
  9. Benthic Communities10▲ 130×2 topics
  10. Marine Biodiversity10▲ 130×2 topics
  11. Biogeography10▲ 28×7 topics
  12. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 39×5 topics
  13. Deep-Sea Ecology7▲ 163×1 topic
  14. Estuarine Quality7▲ 163×1 topic
  15. Biodiversity5▲ 5.2×8 topics
  16. Fisheries Sustainability5▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Marine Environment5▲ 26×3 topics
  18. Coastal Protection5▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Water Quality5▲ 8.6×7 topics
  20. Global Change4▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Marine Microbes4▲ 56×1 topic
  22. Microbial Biogeography4▲ 56×1 topic
  23. Ocean Circulation4▲ 25×3 topics
  24. Invasive Species4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 10×8 topics
  26. Ecosystem Management4▲ 51×1 topic
  27. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 58×2 topics
  28. Marine Fisheries4▲ 74×1 topic
  29. Bleaching4▲ 89×1 topic
  30. Climate Change Impacts4▲ 25×3 topics
  31. Coral Reefs4▲ 89×1 topic
  32. Microbial Diversity4▲ 51×2 topics
  33. CO2 Emissions4▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Data Assimilation4▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Marine Organisms4▲ 252×1 topic
  37. Oceanic Modeling4▲ 86×1 topic
  38. Tidal Analysis4▲ 86×1 topic
  39. Kelp Forests4▲ 96×1 topic
  40. Seagrasses4▲ 96×1 topic

What research is done in Villefranche-sur-Mer?

  1. 1 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 12 works
  2. 2 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 7 works
  3. 3 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  5. 5 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  6. 6 Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses Oceanography 4 works
  7. 7 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 4 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
  9. 9 Protist diversity and phylogeny Molecular Biology 4 works
  10. 10 History of Science and Natural History History and Philosophy of Science 3 works

Research output over time

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