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Centre Georg Simmel

In research, Centre Georg Simmel stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,728 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,537
of 28,054 · #41,930 all time
Rank in France
#1,292
of 1,422
Research works
194
▲ 193% vs 2013–17
Citations
168
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Centre Georg Simmel 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 #8,728 of 10,521 12.2%69 #14649

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Georg Simmel 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 Georg Simmel specialise in?

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

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 26.5 works9.7×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.79× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.73× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Georg Simmel?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Werner, Emmanuelle Olivier and Jean Lassègue lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Georg Simmel.

  1. 1 Michael Werner France · #84,912 worldwide 152 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Emmanuelle Olivier France · #215,657 worldwide 20 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Jean Lassègue France · #404,131 worldwide 5 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Gregor Fitzi France · #994,187 worldwide 5 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Georg Simmel

Which keywords describe research at Centre Georg Simmel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Social Justice, Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, 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. Globalization17▲ 11×26 topics
  2. Social Justice9▲ 21×6 topics
  3. Community Engagement9▲ 36×4 topics
  4. Local Development9▲ 99×2 topics
  5. Territorial Governance9▲ 90×2 topics
  6. Public Policy8▲ 22×4 topics
  7. Sustainable Development7▲ 6.0×3 topics
  8. Citizen Participation7▲ 73×1 topic
  9. Environmental Participation7▲ 114×1 topic
  10. Colonialism6▲ 16×8 topics
  11. Identity5▲ 9.7×8 topics
  12. Gender Studies5▲ 45×5 topics
  13. Nationalism5▲ 15×7 topics
  14. Culture5▲ 13×7 topics
  15. Politics4▲ 22×4 topics
  16. Power4▲ 67×3 topics
  17. Professional Practices3▲ 113×1 topic
  18. Public Action3▲ 113×1 topic
  19. Aesthetics3▲ 59×3 topics
  20. Heritage3▲ 127×1 topic
  21. Reflexivity3▲ 146×2 topics
  22. Social Movements3▲ 14×5 topics
  23. Tourism3▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Sociology3▲ 29×5 topics
  25. Cultural Studies3▲ 10×7 topics
  26. Cooperatives3▲ 47×3 topics
  27. Critical Realism3▲ 275×1 topic
  28. Cultural Diplomacy3▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Economic Development3▲ 4.6×3 topics
  30. Ethnography3▲ 22×4 topics
  31. Social Structure3▲ 94×1 topic
  32. Cultural Heritage3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  33. Neoliberalism3▲ 10×6 topics
  34. Rural Development3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  35. Solidarity Economy2▲ 53×2 topics
  36. Language Teaching2▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Political Economy2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Cultural History2▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Democracy2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  40. Income Inequality2▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does Centre Georg Simmel publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Cultural Identity and Heritage and Critical Realism in Sociology.

French Urban and Social …7French Urban and Social Studies: 7 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…3Education, sociology, and vocational training: 3 fractional worksCultural Identity and He…3Cultural Identity and Heritage: 3 fractional worksCritical Realism in Sociology: 3 fractional worksWalter Benjamin Studies Compilation: 2 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture2Law in Society and Culture: 2 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 2 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceArcheologyPhilosophyLaw3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 3 works
  4. 4 Critical Realism in Sociology Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Walter Benjamin Studies Compilation Philosophy 2 works
  6. 6 Law in Society and Culture Law 2 works
  7. 7 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 2 works
  9. 9 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 1 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-authors5.2%domestic only94.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre Georg Simmel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 193% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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