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Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique

In research, Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,466 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 19.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,322
of 28,054 · #40,700 all time
Rank in France
#1,341
of 1,422
Research works
533
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
260
0.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique 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 #9,466 of 10,521 11.1%76 #13278

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique 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 Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 19.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 44.7 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 19.68× its world share, 45 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.95× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 19.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean-François Simon, Fañch Postic and Aurélie Épron lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique.

  1. 1 Jean-François Simon France · #160,173 worldwide 80 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Fañch Postic France · #252,809 worldwide 0 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Aurélie Épron France · #265,782 worldwide 2 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Hélène Bouget France · #319,999 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Julien Bachelier France · #327,296 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Nelly Blanchard France · #337,114 worldwide 1 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Patrick Galliou France · #346,090 worldwide 10 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Valérie Huet France · #361,749 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Philippe Jarnoux France · #366,795 worldwide 3 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Christian Bougeard France · #371,609 worldwide 1 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique

Which keywords describe research at Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Globalization, Colonialism, Medieval Society, Innovation, Historical Narratives, Scientific History and Technological Development.

▲ 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. Identity11▲ 19×17 topics
  2. Globalization10▲ 6.8×16 topics
  3. Colonialism10▲ 26×10 topics
  4. Medieval Society8▲ 666×2 topics
  5. Innovation8▲ 9.6×3 topics
  6. Historical Narratives8▲ 171×2 topics
  7. Scientific History8▲ 221×1 topic
  8. Technological Development8▲ 221×1 topic
  9. Legal History7▲ 334×2 topics
  10. Nationalism7▲ 20×6 topics
  11. Judicial Systems7▲ 1325×1 topic
  12. Social Control7▲ 371×1 topic
  13. History7▲ 13×12 topics
  14. Culture7▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Historiography7▲ 69×5 topics
  16. Literature6▲ 15×10 topics
  17. Memory5▲ 27×4 topics
  18. Gender5▲ 12×12 topics
  19. Politics5▲ 23×4 topics
  20. Tourism5▲ 66×2 topics
  21. Ethnology5▲ 305×2 topics
  22. Language Studies5▲ 411×2 topics
  23. Linguistics5▲ 36×3 topics
  24. Medieval Europe5▲ 285×2 topics
  25. Cultural History4▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Heritage4▲ 176×1 topic
  27. Medieval Literature4▲ 292×1 topic
  28. Occitan4▲ 660×1 topic
  29. Social Justice4▲ 9.5×8 topics
  30. Cultural Identity4▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Social Movements4▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Cultural Studies4▲ 12×9 topics
  33. Sociopolitical3▲ 128×3 topics
  34. Religion3▲ 9.0×12 topics
  35. French Revolution3▲ 259×1 topic
  36. Napoleonic Wars3▲ 259×1 topic
  37. Gender Studies3▲ 25×4 topics
  38. Public Policy3▲ 7.6×3 topics
  39. Ethnography3▲ 21×4 topics
  40. Migration3▲ 11×7 topics

Which research topics does Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Medieval and Early Modern Justice, Cultural Identity and Heritage and Medieval European Literature and History.

Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 8 fractional worksMedieval and Early Modern Justice: 7 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 4 fractional worksMedieval European Literature and History: 4 fractional worksEuropean Political History Analysis: 3 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …3French Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical Art and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Analyses: 2 fractional works
History and Philosophy of SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsArcheologyLanguage and Linguistics6 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 8 works
  2. 2 Medieval and Early Modern Justice Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  3. 3 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 4 works
  4. 4 Medieval European Literature and History Language and Linguistics 4 works
  5. 5 European Political History Analysis History 3 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  8. 8 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 2 works
  9. 9 Medieval Literature and History Classics 2 works
  10. 10 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.8%domestic only98.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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