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Centre d’Etudes Politiques Et sociaLes

In research, Centre d’Etudes Politiques Et sociaLes stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,276 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,089 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science — Political Science and International Relations is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,762
of 28,054 · #26,470 all time
Rank in France
#910
of 1,422
Research works
788
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Centre d’Etudes Politiques Et sociaLes 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 #9,276 of 10,521 3.8%144 #8682
Social SciencesField #6,089 of 6,365 3.6%108 #6166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre d’Etudes Politiques Et sociaLes 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 d’Etudes Politiques Et sociaLes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 28.3 works9.7×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 22.5 works8.4×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 45.1 works6.4×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.12× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.50× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.36× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.89× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.38× its world share, 108 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre d’Etudes Politiques Et sociaLes?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicolas Lebourg, Bernard Jouve and Jean Joana lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre d’Etudes Politiques Et sociaLes.

  1. 1 Nicolas Lebourg France · #157,502 worldwide 19 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Bernard Jouve France · #197,203 worldwide 62 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Jean Joana France · #206,798 worldwide 15 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Anne Pélissier France · #251,071 worldwide 14 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 William Genieys France · #294,792 worldwide 17 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Emmanuel Négrier France · #343,835 worldwide 46 citations · 159 works
  7. 7 Laurent Visier France · #350,064 worldwide 9 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Olivier Poinsot France · #362,942 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Laura Michel France · #366,508 worldwide 12 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Emmanuelle Reungoat France · #386,762 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Centre d’Etudes Politiques Et sociaLes

Which keywords describe research at Centre d’Etudes Politiques Et sociaLes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Public Policy, Sustainable Development, Social Justice, 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. Community Engagement33▲ 51×4 topics
  2. Local Development33▲ 145×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance33▲ 133×2 topics
  4. Public Policy25▲ 26×7 topics
  5. Sustainable Development23▲ 7.3×7 topics
  6. Social Justice21▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Citizen Participation20▲ 82×1 topic
  8. Environmental Participation20▲ 126×1 topic
  9. Economic Development14▲ 9.1×6 topics
  10. Institutionalization14▲ 79×2 topics
  11. Globalization14▲ 3.6×28 topics
  12. Family Law13▲ 146×2 topics
  13. Citizenship13▲ 56×3 topics
  14. Social Determinants of Health13▲ 30×3 topics
  15. Social Innovation13▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Cooperatives13▲ 83×1 topic
  17. Solidarity Economy13▲ 107×1 topic
  18. Gender13▲ 12×8 topics
  19. Democracy12▲ 18×7 topics
  20. Religion11▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Social Change11▲ 47×4 topics
  22. Migration11▲ 17×7 topics
  23. Human Rights11▲ 5.3×13 topics
  24. Medical Ethics10▲ 39×2 topics
  25. Patient Rights10▲ 70×2 topics
  26. Digital Health10▲ 45×2 topics
  27. Islam10▲ 24×2 topics
  28. North Africa10▲ 131×2 topics
  29. Palliative Care10▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Public Health Policy10▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Ethical Practices10▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Healthcare Legislation10▲ 82×1 topic
  33. European Union10▲ 22×10 topics
  34. Healthcare Policy10▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Inequalities10▲ 140×1 topic
  36. Primary Care10▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Political Islam10▲ 81×1 topic
  38. Reform10▲ 75×1 topic
  39. Legal Transplants9▲ 182×2 topics
  40. Gender Studies9▲ 30×3 topics

Which research topics does Centre d’Etudes Politiques Et sociaLes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Social Sciences and Governance, Health, Medicine and Society and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

French Urban and Social …20French Urban and Social Studies: 20 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 13 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…10Health, Medicine and Society: 10 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…10Healthcare Systems and Practices: 10 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…10Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 10 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…8Education, sociology, and vocational training: 8 fractional worksEuropean and International Contract Law: 6 fractional worksConflict of Laws and Jurisdiction: 4 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Law: 4 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 13 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 10 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 10 works
  5. 5 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  6. 6 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  7. 7 European and International Contract Law Law 6 works
  8. 8 Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  9. 9 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 4 works
  10. 10 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available26.0%not open74.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre d’Etudes Politiques Et sociaLes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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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