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Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes

In research, Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,504 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,979 of 1,998 worldwide) and Archeology (#138 of 139 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology and Arts and Humanities — Archeology is 161.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,992
of 28,054 · #22,433 all time
Rank in France
#1,086
of 1,422
Research works
1k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes 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 #7,504 of 10,521 4.0%114 #5210
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,979 of 1,998 4.0%77 #1988
ArcheologySubfield #138 of 139 4.5%63 #257

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#5,210 #7,504
  2. Arts and Humanities#1,988 #1,979
  3. Archeology#257 #138
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 161.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 63.4 works161×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 76.7 works20×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.74× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 20.41× its world share, 77 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 20.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes?

Ranked on the composite score, Olivier Lemercier, Jean‐Luc Fiches and Michel Feugère lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes.

  1. 1 Olivier Lemercier France · #110,455 worldwide 95 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Jean‐Luc Fiches France · #145,278 worldwide 41 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Michel Feugère France · #161,732 worldwide 46 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Michel Py France · #258,480 worldwide 26 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Philippe Gruat France · #307,544 worldwide 4 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Sébastien Barberan France · #326,584 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Corinne Sanchez France · #346,099 worldwide 16 citations · 64 works
  8. 8 Jean-Claude Bessac France · #350,453 worldwide 22 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Marie-Pierre Jézégou France · #365,977 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Xavier Gutherz France · #401,348 worldwide 19 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes

Which keywords describe research at Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Bronze Age, Iberian Peninsula, Social Organization, Cultural Exchange, Mediterranean, Linguistics and Settlement Patterns.

▲ 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. Archaeology30▲ 173×9 topics
  2. Bronze Age22▲ 388×3 topics
  3. Iberian Peninsula20▲ 492×3 topics
  4. Social Organization16▲ 593×2 topics
  5. Cultural Exchange14▲ 82×5 topics
  6. Mediterranean13▲ 110×5 topics
  7. Linguistics11▲ 52×3 topics
  8. Settlement Patterns11▲ 427×2 topics
  9. Colonialism11▲ 18×10 topics
  10. Roman Economy11▲ 197×2 topics
  11. Medieval Architecture10▲ 400×2 topics
  12. Religion9▲ 14×7 topics
  13. Early Medieval Churches9▲ 612×1 topic
  14. Rural Landscapes9▲ 612×1 topic
  15. Urbanization8▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Cyprus8▲ 323×1 topic
  17. Pottery Production8▲ 323×1 topic
  18. Rituals8▲ 66×3 topics
  19. Ancient Egypt7▲ 571×1 topic
  20. Coptic Language7▲ 571×1 topic
  21. Artifacts7▲ 674×1 topic
  22. Neolithic7▲ 674×1 topic
  23. Cultural Studies6▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Archaeological Finds6▲ 325×1 topic
  25. Corded Ware Culture6▲ 325×1 topic
  26. Ethnography6▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Gender Studies6▲ 28×3 topics
  28. Urban Development6▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Holocene6▲ 37×3 topics
  30. Memory Studies6▲ 67×2 topics
  31. Landscape Change5▲ 291×1 topic
  32. Megalithic Monuments5▲ 291×1 topic
  33. Semitic Languages5▲ 95×2 topics
  34. Late Antiquity5▲ 73×3 topics
  35. Archaeological Evidence5▲ 77×2 topics
  36. Cultural Heritage5▲ 7.0×13 topics
  37. Arabia5▲ 124×1 topic
  38. Byzantine5▲ 124×1 topic
  39. Cultural History5▲ 29×4 topics
  40. Religious Practices5▲ 81×2 topics

Which research topics does Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Medieval Architecture and Archaeology, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, Ancient Egypt and Archaeology and Archaeological and Geological Studies.

Medieval Architecture an…9Medieval Architecture and Archaeology: 9 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Ar…8Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 8 fractional worksAncient Egypt and Archae…7Ancient Egypt and Archaeology: 7 fractional worksArchaeological and Geolo…7Archaeological and Geological Studies: 7 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 6 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 5 fractional worksArchaeology and Historic…5Archaeology and Historical Studies: 5 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins…4Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 4 fractional worksArchaeological and Histo…4Archaeological and Historical Studies: 4 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…4Classical Antiquity Studies: 4 fractional works
ArcheologyCultural StudiesAnthropology

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

  1. 1 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 9 works
  2. 2 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 8 works
  3. 3 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 7 works
  4. 4 Archaeological and Geological Studies Archeology 7 works
  5. 5 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 6 works
  6. 6 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 5 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 5 works
  8. 8 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 4 works
  9. 9 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 4 works
  10. 10 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 4 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 available27.3%not open72.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower 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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