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Centre d’histoire de Sciences Po

In research, Centre d’histoire de Sciences Po stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,907 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,124 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,772 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, History and Anthropology — History and Philosophy of Science is 55.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,385
of 28,054 · #24,972 all time
Rank in France
#1,050
of 1,422
Research works
2.4k
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Centre d’histoire de Sciences Po 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 #6,907 of 10,521 4.0%476 #6338
Social SciencesField #5,124 of 6,365 3.3%264 #4678
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,772 of 1,998 4.9%191 #1930
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,434 of 2,578 2.6%112 #2892
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,145 of 1,201 4.4%87 #1571
HistorySubfield #200 of 204 4.6%85 #415

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre d’histoire de Sciences Po 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#6,338 #6,907
  2. Social Sciences#4,678 #5,124
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,930 #1,772
  4. Sociology and Political Science#2,892 #2,434
  5. Political Science and International Relations#1,571 #1,145
  6. History#415 #200
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 d’histoire de Sciences Po specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 55.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 44.3 works56×
  2. HistorySubfield · 85.0 works51×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 29.3 works20×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 190.9 works13×
  5. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 87.4 works11×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 12.81× its world share, 191 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.04× its world share, 264 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre d’histoire de Sciences Po?

Ranked on the composite score, Sylvie Thénault, Pascale Goetschel and Claire Andrieu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre d’histoire de Sciences Po.

  1. 1 Sylvie Thénault France · #105,216 worldwide 37 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Pascale Goetschel France · #203,992 worldwide 5 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Claire Andrieu France · #208,622 worldwide 11 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Christophe Granger France · #229,418 worldwide 4 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Marc Bélissa France · #254,584 worldwide 7 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Pierre Milza France · #275,538 worldwide 11 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 André Chervel France · #277,563 worldwide 12 citations · 88 works
  8. 8 Philippe Braud France · #280,461 worldwide 4 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Bénédicte Sère France · #289,652 worldwide 1 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Guillaume Piketty France · #291,983 worldwide 3 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Centre d’histoire de Sciences Po

Which keywords describe research at Centre d’histoire de Sciences Po?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, History, Colonialism, Religion, Social Movements, Nationalism, Identity and Innovation.

▲ 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. Gender96▲ 34×26 topics
  2. History69▲ 19×34 topics
  3. Colonialism62▲ 25×26 topics
  4. Religion52▲ 21×20 topics
  5. Social Movements50▲ 32×13 topics
  6. Nationalism48▲ 20×23 topics
  7. Identity47▲ 13×34 topics
  8. Globalization46▲ 4.6×43 topics
  9. Innovation45▲ 8.3×10 topics
  10. Occupation42▲ 125×3 topics
  11. Global Perspectives42▲ 179×2 topics
  12. Historical Narratives42▲ 139×2 topics
  13. Scientific History41▲ 183×1 topic
  14. Technological Development41▲ 183×1 topic
  15. Public Policy40▲ 16×9 topics
  16. Sociopolitical39▲ 225×3 topics
  17. Eugenics38▲ 270×3 topics
  18. Social Justice37▲ 12×13 topics
  19. France36▲ 395×1 topic
  20. Resistance36▲ 68×1 topic
  21. Community Engagement36▲ 21×6 topics
  22. Local Development35▲ 59×2 topics
  23. Territorial Governance35▲ 54×2 topics
  24. Migration35▲ 20×16 topics
  25. Sustainable Development33▲ 4.0×8 topics
  26. Citizen Participation31▲ 49×1 topic
  27. Environmental Participation31▲ 76×1 topic
  28. Democracy28▲ 15×8 topics
  29. Culture27▲ 9.9×17 topics
  30. Cultural Studies26▲ 13×12 topics
  31. Social Change26▲ 41×8 topics
  32. Islam25▲ 23×4 topics
  33. Politics25▲ 18×13 topics
  34. North Africa25▲ 124×2 topics
  35. Reform24▲ 71×2 topics
  36. Memory24▲ 19×9 topics
  37. Decolonization23▲ 54×6 topics
  38. Family Law22▲ 93×2 topics
  39. Political Islam22▲ 72×2 topics
  40. Political Economy22▲ 16×5 topics

Which research topics does Centre d’histoire de Sciences Po publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, French Historical and Cultural Studies, French Urban and Social Studies and Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender.

Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 41 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 36 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 31 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 22 fractional worksPolitical and Social Issues: 18 fractional worksEuropean Political Histo…16European Political History Analysis: 16 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 11 fractional worksCommunism, Protests, Social Movements: 10 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 9 fractional worksNorth African History and Literature: 9 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceHistorySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations1 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 41 works
  2. 2 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 36 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 31 works
  4. 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 22 works
  5. 5 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  6. 6 European Political History Analysis History 16 works
  7. 7 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 11 works
  8. 8 Communism, Protests, Social Movements Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  9. 9 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  10. 10 North African History and Literature History 9 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre d’histoire de Sciences Po's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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