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Centre Lucien Febvre

In research, Centre Lucien Febvre stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,093 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Arts and Humanities — History is 70.0× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#27,693
of 28,054 · #42,705 all time
Rank in France
#1,365
of 1,422
Research works
203
▲ 130% vs 2013–17
Citations
31
0.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Centre Lucien Febvre 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 #10,093 of 10,521 3.4%97 #16430

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 70.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 23.5 works70×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 51.9 works17×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 17.18× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.23× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 17.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Lucien Febvre?

Ranked on the composite score, Fabien Knittel, Pierre Verschueren and Maxime Kaçi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Lucien Febvre.

  1. 1 Fabien Knittel France · #292,247 worldwide 1 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Pierre Verschueren France · #498,224 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Maxime Kaçi France · #561,158 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Corinne Marchal France · #650,855 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Laurence Delobette France · #707,411 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Émilie Rosenblieh France · #813,433 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Paul Dietschy France · #862,954 worldwide 4 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Lucien Febvre

Which keywords describe research at Centre Lucien Febvre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Globalization, Social Movements, History, Innovation, Scientific History, Technological Development and French Revolution.

▲ 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. Gender16▲ 29×12 topics
  2. Globalization15▲ 7.2×10 topics
  3. Social Movements11▲ 36×5 topics
  4. History11▲ 15×9 topics
  5. Innovation10▲ 9.1×3 topics
  6. Scientific History10▲ 212×1 topic
  7. Technological Development10▲ 212×1 topic
  8. French Revolution9▲ 530×1 topic
  9. Napoleonic Wars9▲ 530×1 topic
  10. Sustainable Development8▲ 5.0×3 topics
  11. Identity8▲ 9.9×7 topics
  12. Colonialism7▲ 15×8 topics
  13. Eugenics7▲ 240×2 topics
  14. Occupation7▲ 99×2 topics
  15. Resistance7▲ 63×2 topics
  16. France6▲ 344×1 topic
  17. Sociopolitical6▲ 182×1 topic
  18. Gender Studies6▲ 38×3 topics
  19. Historiography6▲ 43×5 topics
  20. Medieval Society6▲ 341×2 topics
  21. Legal History6▲ 189×3 topics
  22. Community Engagement5▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Public Policy5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  24. Community Development5▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Social History5▲ 54×4 topics
  26. Cultural Identity5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  27. Judicial Systems4▲ 613×1 topic
  28. Social Control4▲ 172×1 topic
  29. Social Justice4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  30. Local Development4▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Territorial Governance4▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Literature4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  33. Mega Events4▲ 114×1 topic
  34. Sport Tourism4▲ 114×1 topic
  35. Artistic Exchange4▲ 337×1 topic
  36. Cultural Transfer4▲ 337×1 topic
  37. International Relations4▲ 16×6 topics
  38. Cultural Studies4▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Memory Studies4▲ 59×2 topics
  40. Medieval Europe4▲ 181×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre Lucien Febvre publish most on?

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 10 works
  2. 2 European Political History Analysis History 9 works
  3. 3 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 6 works
  4. 4 Medieval and Early Modern Justice Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  5. 5 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 4 works
  7. 7 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 3 works
  9. 9 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 3 works
  10. 10 Education, sociology, and vocational training 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 available12.7%not open87.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors0.9%domestic only99.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre Lucien Febvre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 130% 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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