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Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité

In research, Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,819 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,743 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,468 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Anthropology and Arts and Humanities — Archeology is 104.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,007
of 28,054 · #8,163 all time
Rank in France
#423
of 1,422
Research works
3k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité 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 #2,819 of 10,521 11.2%298 #1412
Social SciencesField #1,743 of 6,365 11.9%121 #698
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,468 of 1,998 10.5%171 #1179
ArcheologySubfield #104 of 139 10.0%112 #141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité 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#1,412 #2,819
  2. Social Sciences#698 #1,743
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,179 #1,468
  4. Archeology#141 #104
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 Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 104.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 111.5 works104×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 54.2 works54×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 171.5 works17×
← 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: 0.57× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.72× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 16.72× its world share, 172 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.69× its world share, 121 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 16.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité?

Ranked on the composite score, Sylvain Soriano, Françoise Audouze and Claude Pouzadoux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité.

  1. 1 Sylvain Soriano France · #105,507 worldwide 83 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Françoise Audouze France · #198,019 worldwide 73 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Claude Pouzadoux France · #202,584 worldwide 5 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Pierre Rouillard France · #235,802 worldwide 22 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Éric Boëda France · #252,334 worldwide 109 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Pierre Bodu France · #256,267 worldwide 96 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Pierre de Miroschedji France · #268,802 worldwide 32 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Jean‐Jacques Glassner France · #320,362 worldwide 6 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Anne-Marie Guimier-Sorbets France · #320,568 worldwide 3 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Brigitte Lion France · #326,539 worldwide 12 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité

Which keywords describe research at Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Bronze Age, Cultural Exchange, Mediterranean, Roman Economy, Rituals, Colonialism and Late Antiquity.

▲ 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. Archaeology51▲ 107×11 topics
  2. Bronze Age33▲ 216×3 topics
  3. Cultural Exchange31▲ 67×11 topics
  4. Mediterranean29▲ 90×6 topics
  5. Roman Economy26▲ 176×2 topics
  6. Rituals25▲ 83×4 topics
  7. Colonialism25▲ 15×20 topics
  8. Late Antiquity25▲ 132×3 topics
  9. Cultural Studies21▲ 15×14 topics
  10. Urbanization21▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Religion20▲ 12×17 topics
  12. Cyprus20▲ 283×1 topic
  13. Pottery Production20▲ 283×1 topic
  14. Social Organization20▲ 275×2 topics
  15. Cultural Heritage19▲ 9.8×21 topics
  16. Demography19▲ 113×2 topics
  17. Ancient Rome19▲ 158×1 topic
  18. Greek Literature19▲ 158×1 topic
  19. Iberian Peninsula17▲ 153×3 topics
  20. Linguistics16▲ 28×5 topics
  21. Urban Development16▲ 13×7 topics
  22. Gender Studies16▲ 29×5 topics
  23. Identity15▲ 5.8×23 topics
  24. Memory Studies14▲ 60×2 topics
  25. Ethnography14▲ 22×4 topics
  26. Global South14▲ 63×2 topics
  27. Cultural Transmission13▲ 48×5 topics
  28. Landscape Change13▲ 261×1 topic
  29. Megalithic Monuments13▲ 261×1 topic
  30. Archaeological Evidence13▲ 73×2 topics
  31. Medieval Architecture12▲ 170×2 topics
  32. Alchemy12▲ 94×2 topics
  33. Agricultural Origins12▲ 99×1 topic
  34. Ancient Magic12▲ 208×1 topic
  35. Gnosticism12▲ 208×1 topic
  36. Radiocarbon Dating12▲ 99×1 topic
  37. Holocene11▲ 28×3 topics
  38. Semitic Languages11▲ 72×2 topics
  39. Hominin Genetics11▲ 140×1 topic
  40. Paleolithic Archaeology11▲ 140×1 topic

Which research topics does Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, Classical Antiquity Studies, Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies.

Ancient Mediterranean Ar…20Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 20 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…19Classical Antiquity Studies: 19 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 13 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 12 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 12 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 11 fractional worksAncient Near East History10Ancient Near East History: 10 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 10 fractional worksAncient Egypt and Archaeology: 10 fractional worksMedieval Architecture an…10Medieval Architecture and Archaeology: 10 fractional works
ArcheologyAnthropologyCultural StudiesPaleontology

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

  1. 1 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 20 works
  2. 2 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 19 works
  3. 3 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 13 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 12 works
  5. 5 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 12 works
  6. 6 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 11 works
  7. 7 Ancient Near East History Archeology 10 works
  8. 8 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 10 works
  9. 9 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 10 works
  10. 10 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 10 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 available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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