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Center for Social Studies on African, American and Asian Worlds

In research, Center for Social Studies on African, American and Asian Worlds stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,575 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,886 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,132
of 28,054 · #38,317 all time
Rank in France
#1,331
of 1,422
Research works
388
▲ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
974
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Center for Social Studies on African, American and Asian Worlds 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 #9,575 of 10,521 7.9%93 #12373
Social SciencesField #5,886 of 6,365 8.1%75 #7621

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for Social Studies on African, American and Asian Worlds 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 Center for Social Studies on African, American and Asian Worlds specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 34.7 works8.3×
← 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: 1.29× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.56× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.06× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.07× its world share, 75 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center for Social Studies on African, American and Asian Worlds?

Ranked on the composite score, Monique Bertrand, Isabelle Guérin and Isabelle Hillenkamp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Social Studies on African, American and Asian Worlds.

  1. 1 Monique Bertrand France · #161,719 worldwide 50 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Isabelle Guérin France · #296,133 worldwide 109 citations · 97 works
  3. 3 Isabelle Hillenkamp France · #338,119 worldwide 9 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Monique Sélim France · #345,691 worldwide 22 citations · 87 works
  5. 5 Sylvie Fanchette France · #428,078 worldwide 3 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Pascale Absi France · #479,954 worldwide 6 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Marie‐Hélène Zérah France · #609,343 worldwide 38 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Véronique Dupont France · #646,359 worldwide 61 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Brigitte Dumortier France · #780,554 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Amandine Spire France · #816,189 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Social Studies on African, American and Asian Worlds

Which keywords describe research at Center for Social Studies on African, American and Asian Worlds?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Territorial Governance, Community Engagement, Local Development, Social Justice, Public Policy, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development19▲ 10×17 topics
  2. Territorial Governance17▲ 113×4 topics
  3. Community Engagement16▲ 42×4 topics
  4. Local Development16▲ 120×2 topics
  5. Social Justice16▲ 23×10 topics
  6. Public Policy16▲ 27×6 topics
  7. Citizen Participation14▲ 99×2 topics
  8. Environmental Participation14▲ 150×1 topic
  9. Proximity and Innovation14▲ 150×1 topic
  10. Globalization14▲ 6.0×42 topics
  11. Colonialism14▲ 24×17 topics
  12. Migration12▲ 31×11 topics
  13. Sustainability10▲ 3.3×23 topics
  14. Gender9▲ 14×10 topics
  15. Religion9▲ 16×7 topics
  16. Identity8▲ 9.8×14 topics
  17. Nationalism8▲ 15×11 topics
  18. Islam8▲ 33×3 topics
  19. North Africa8▲ 168×2 topics
  20. Ethnicity7▲ 16×8 topics
  21. Social Movements7▲ 20×12 topics
  22. Agroecology7▲ 39×4 topics
  23. Cultural Studies6▲ 15×6 topics
  24. Cultural Exchange6▲ 42×7 topics
  25. Democracy6▲ 15×6 topics
  26. Healthcare Access6▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Politics6▲ 18×7 topics
  28. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Adaptation6▲ 17×5 topics
  30. History6▲ 6.8×10 topics
  31. Culture5▲ 8.0×4 topics
  32. Agricultural Development5▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Multifunctionality5▲ 80×2 topics
  34. Reform5▲ 62×2 topics
  35. Refugees5▲ 31×4 topics
  36. Social Change5▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Livestock Farming5▲ 64×1 topic
  38. Work Organization5▲ 93×1 topic
  39. Family Law4▲ 83×1 topic
  40. Political Islam4▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does Center for Social Studies on African, American and Asian Worlds publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender and African history and culture studies.

French Urban and Social …14French Urban and Social Studies: 14 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…5Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 5 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…4Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 4 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 4 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Geopolitics: 3 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…3Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 3 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 2 fractional worksPolitical and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Scientific Studies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPolitical Science and International RelationsAnthropology1 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  3. 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 African history and culture studies Anthropology 4 works
  5. 5 African Studies and Geopolitics Anthropology 3 works
  6. 6 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Historical and Scientific Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 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 available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center for Social Studies on African, American and Asian Worlds's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% higher than in 2013–2017.

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