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Académie de Montpellier

In research, Académie de Montpellier stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,492 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#28,025
of 28,054 · #40,807 all time
Rank in France
#1,414
of 1,422
Research works
257
▲ 104% vs 2013–17
Citations
745
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Académie de Montpellier known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #10,492 of 10,521 2.0%68 #15490

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Académie de Montpellier sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Académie de Montpellier specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 21.5 works7.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.50× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.17× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Académie de Montpellier?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Étienne, Brigitte Louichon and Éric Maleyrot lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Académie de Montpellier.

  1. 1 Richard Étienne France · #240,289 worldwide 10 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Brigitte Louichon France · #275,304 worldwide 6 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Éric Maleyrot France · #314,811 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Thérèse Perez‐Roux France · #317,517 worldwide 6 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Sandrine Bazile France · #401,438 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Jean-Charles Chabanne France · #409,086 worldwide 4 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Jacques Gleyse France · #507,691 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Godefroy Lansade France · #573,886 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Sylvie Faure Canat France · #728,199 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Muriel Guedj France · #748,639 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Académie de Montpellier

Which keywords describe research at Académie de Montpellier?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender Studies, Professional Practices, Public Action, Social Justice, Multilingualism, Intercultural Communication, Educational Technology and Cultural Diversity.

▲ 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 institution'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. Gender Studies15▲ 124×4 topics
  2. Professional Practices13▲ 442×1 topic
  3. Public Action13▲ 442×1 topic
  4. Social Justice13▲ 29×4 topics
  5. Multilingualism9▲ 73×3 topics
  6. Intercultural Communication9▲ 265×2 topics
  7. Educational Technology9▲ 10×5 topics
  8. Cultural Diversity9▲ 53×2 topics
  9. Pedagogy9▲ 24×3 topics
  10. Language Education8▲ 98×1 topic
  11. Migration and Integration8▲ 756×1 topic
  12. Sociolinguistics8▲ 52×3 topics
  13. Community Engagement7▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Public Policy7▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Local Development7▲ 81×2 topics
  16. Territorial Governance7▲ 74×2 topics
  17. Pragmatics7▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Argumentation6▲ 276×1 topic
  19. Discourse Analysis6▲ 34×1 topic
  20. Globalization6▲ 4.1×9 topics
  21. Education5▲ 4.1×10 topics
  22. Sustainable Development5▲ 4.0×3 topics
  23. Mental Health4▲ 3.6×2 topics
  24. Citizen Participation4▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Environmental Participation4▲ 65×1 topic
  26. Inclusive Education3▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Youth Development3▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Institutionalization3▲ 46×2 topics
  29. Economic Development3▲ 5.1×1 topic
  30. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Social Innovation3▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Healthcare Legislation3▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Patient Rights3▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Inequality3▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Family Support Policies2▲ 211×1 topic
  36. Urban Segregation2▲ 211×1 topic
  37. Professional Identity2▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Social Pedagogy2▲ 216×1 topic
  39. Digital Labour Theory2▲ 349×1 topic
  40. Innovative Pedagogies2▲ 349×1 topic

Which research topics does Académie de Montpellier publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, sociology, and vocational training, French Language Learning Methods, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis and French Urban and Social Studies.

Education, sociology, an…13Education, sociology, and vocational training: 13 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 8 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 6 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …4French Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…3Social Sciences and Governance: 3 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…3Health, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 2 fractional worksEducational Practices and Policies: 2 fractional worksContemporary art, education, critique: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLinguistics and LanguagePhilosophyUrban Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  2. 2 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 8 works
  3. 3 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 6 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 3 works
  6. 6 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Educational Practices and Policies Education 2 works
  9. 9 Contemporary art, education, critique Cultural Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.7%domestic only96.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Académie de Montpellier's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 104% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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