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Centre de Recherche en Éducation de Nantes

In research, Centre de Recherche en Éducation de Nantes stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,936 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,330 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,335 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language and Sociology and Political Science — Linguistics and Language is 68.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,222
of 28,054 · #33,631 all time
Rank in France
#982
of 1,422
Research works
848
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
1.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Centre de Recherche en Éducation de Nantes 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 #7,936 of 10,521 5.1%262 #12201
Social SciencesField #5,330 of 6,365 4.0%193 #7540
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,335 of 2,578 4.8%90 #3557

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre de Recherche en Éducation de Nantes 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#12,201 #7,936
  2. Social Sciences#7,540 #5,330
  3. Sociology and Political Science#3,557 #2,335
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 Centre de Recherche en Éducation de Nantes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 68.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 25.0 works69×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 90.2 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: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.90× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.14× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.97× its world share, 45 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.82× its world share, 193 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre de Recherche en Éducation de Nantes?

Ranked on the composite score, Michel Candelier, Omar Zanna and Florent Carlier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre de Recherche en Éducation de Nantes.

  1. 1 Michel Candelier France · #291,891 worldwide 21 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Omar Zanna France · #385,168 worldwide 11 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Florent Carlier France · #1,151,222 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Valérie Renault France · #1,422,676 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Centre de Recherche en Éducation de Nantes

Which keywords describe research at Centre de Recherche en Éducation de Nantes?

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

▲ 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 Studies51▲ 104×6 topics
  2. Educational Policies48▲ 132×3 topics
  3. Ethnographic Research48▲ 282×2 topics
  4. Professional Practices48▲ 385×1 topic
  5. Public Action48▲ 385×1 topic
  6. Social Justice32▲ 18×12 topics
  7. Cultural Diversity28▲ 39×7 topics
  8. Globalization27▲ 4.4×43 topics
  9. Intercultural Communication27▲ 184×3 topics
  10. Multilingualism26▲ 49×4 topics
  11. Educational Technology24▲ 6.3×11 topics
  12. Education23▲ 4.3×36 topics
  13. Pedagogy22▲ 14×11 topics
  14. Community Engagement22▲ 21×6 topics
  15. Local Development22▲ 59×2 topics
  16. Territorial Governance22▲ 54×2 topics
  17. Public Policy20▲ 13×6 topics
  18. Didactics19▲ 61×2 topics
  19. Language Education19▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Learning Strategies19▲ 411×1 topic
  21. Migration and Integration19▲ 411×1 topic
  22. Sociolinguistics16▲ 27×6 topics
  23. Mental Health16▲ 3.4×13 topics
  24. Youth Development14▲ 49×4 topics
  25. Citizenship14▲ 36×7 topics
  26. Social Determinants of Health14▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Institutionalization13▲ 45×4 topics
  28. Economic Development12▲ 4.8×4 topics
  29. Cooperatives12▲ 48×3 topics
  30. Solidarity Economy12▲ 61×2 topics
  31. Participative Evaluation12▲ 107×1 topic
  32. Social Innovation12▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Healthcare Access10▲ 12×5 topics
  34. Migration10▲ 9.7×10 topics
  35. Gender10▲ 5.6×18 topics
  36. Citizen Participation10▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Environmental Participation10▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Religion10▲ 6.3×11 topics
  39. Pragmatics8▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Gender Equality8▲ 9.6×4 topics

Which research topics does Centre de Recherche en Éducation de Nantes publish most on?

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

Education, sociology, an…48Education, sociology, and vocational training: 48 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 19 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 12 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 10 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 8 fractional worksPhilosophy, Sociology, Political Theory: 8 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 8 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 6 fractional worksEducational Practices and Policies: 6 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLinguistics and LanguageUrban StudiesPhilosophy2 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 48 works
  2. 2 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 19 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 12 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 8 works
  6. 6 Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  7. 7 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 6 works
  9. 9 Educational Practices and Policies Education 6 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 6 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 available20.2%not open79.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre de Recherche en Éducation de Nantes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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