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Centre Maurice-Halbwachs

In research, Centre Maurice-Halbwachs stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,358 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,715 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,200 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,712
of 28,054 · #32,616 all time
Rank in France
#1,194
of 1,422
Research works
1.1k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Centre Maurice-Halbwachs 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 #7,358 of 10,521 11.1%165 #7220
Social SciencesField #4,715 of 6,365 11.6%119 #4853
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,200 of 2,578 10.3%66 #2080

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Maurice-Halbwachs 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#7,220 #7,358
  2. Social Sciences#4,853 #4,715
  3. Sociology and Political Science#2,080 #2,200
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 Maurice-Halbwachs specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 66.4 works9.1×
← 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: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.19× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.85× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.62× its world share, 119 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Maurice-Halbwachs?

Ranked on the composite score, Michel Forsé, François‐Xavier Schweyer and Florence Weber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Maurice-Halbwachs.

  1. 1 Michel Forsé France · #17,620 worldwide 209 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 François‐Xavier Schweyer France · #78,670 worldwide 42 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Florence Weber France · #138,002 worldwide 36 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Sophie Pochic France · #152,433 worldwide 49 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Alexandra Bidet France · #166,929 worldwide 21 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Laure Bereni France · #177,940 worldwide 51 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Emmanuel Didier France · #198,298 worldwide 33 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Serge Paugam France · #209,912 worldwide 33 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Catherine Marry France · #234,452 worldwide 54 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Cécile Guillaume France · #260,181 worldwide 34 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Maurice-Halbwachs

Which keywords describe research at Centre Maurice-Halbwachs?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Public Policy, Social Justice, Citizen Participation, Environmental Participation and Religion.

▲ 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 Engagement28▲ 42×3 topics
  2. Local Development28▲ 121×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance28▲ 111×2 topics
  4. Public Policy28▲ 28×7 topics
  5. Social Justice24▲ 20×13 topics
  6. Sustainable Development20▲ 6.3×2 topics
  7. Citizen Participation20▲ 81×1 topic
  8. Environmental Participation20▲ 126×1 topic
  9. Globalization19▲ 4.7×35 topics
  10. Religion19▲ 19×10 topics
  11. Gender Studies18▲ 57×7 topics
  12. Gender16▲ 14×13 topics
  13. Professional Practices15▲ 190×1 topic
  14. Public Action15▲ 190×1 topic
  15. Mental Health15▲ 5.0×12 topics
  16. Migration14▲ 21×6 topics
  17. Democracy14▲ 19×10 topics
  18. Identity13▲ 8.6×18 topics
  19. Social Determinants of Health12▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Islam12▲ 27×4 topics
  21. North Africa11▲ 141×2 topics
  22. Social Change11▲ 43×3 topics
  23. Family Law11▲ 114×1 topic
  24. Reform11▲ 82×1 topic
  25. Citizenship10▲ 42×6 topics
  26. Community Development10▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Healthcare Access9▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Economic Development8▲ 5.1×4 topics
  29. Institutionalization8▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Social Innovation8▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Solidarity Economy8▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Inequality8▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Colonialism8▲ 8.2×16 topics
  34. Gender Equality8▲ 14×5 topics
  35. Scientific History8▲ 87×1 topic
  36. Technological Development8▲ 87×1 topic
  37. Clinical Practice7▲ 23×4 topics
  38. Social Movements7▲ 12×8 topics
  39. Nationalism7▲ 7.4×12 topics
  40. Developmental Trauma7▲ 137×1 topic

Which research topics does Centre Maurice-Halbwachs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender and Social Sciences and Governance.

French Urban and Social …20French Urban and Social Studies: 20 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 15 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 11 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 8 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 8 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…7Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 7 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 6 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 5 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsUrban StudiesHistory and Philosophy of Science3 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 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  3. 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 8 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 8 works
  6. 6 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 7 works
  7. 7 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 5 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 5 works
  10. 10 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 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 available38.8%not open61.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre Maurice-Halbwachs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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