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Centre Max Weber

In research, Centre Max Weber stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,356 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,932 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,202 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions — Urban Studies is 18.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,441
of 28,054 · #29,319 all time
Rank in France
#1,112
of 1,422
Research works
2.6k
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Centre Max Weber 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 #7,356 of 10,521 4.8%325 #6932
Social SciencesField #4,932 of 6,365 4.7%249 #4290
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,202 of 2,578 3.8%142 #2172

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Max Weber 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#6,932 #7,356
  2. Social Sciences#4,290 #4,932
  3. Sociology and Political Science#2,172 #2,202
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 Max Weber specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 18.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 21.3 works19×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 142.1 works9.5×
  3. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 49.7 works8.7×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.38× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.74× its world share, 52 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.61× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.73× its world share, 249 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Max Weber?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean-Hugues Déchaux, Pierre Vidal‐Naquet and Lilian Mathieu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Max Weber.

  1. 1 Jean-Hugues Déchaux France · #61,633 worldwide 65 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Pierre Vidal‐Naquet France · #73,598 worldwide 58 citations · 93 works
  3. 3 Lilian Mathieu France · #81,579 worldwide 57 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Bertrand Ravon France · #169,817 worldwide 16 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Corinne Rostaing France · #218,137 worldwide 23 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Benoît Eyraud France · #224,657 worldwide 8 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Ahmed Boubeker France · #237,433 worldwide 10 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Sylvie Monchatre France · #239,869 worldwide 7 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Julien Bertrand France · #270,053 worldwide 33 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Isabelle Mallon France · #276,078 worldwide 9 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Max Weber

Which keywords describe research at Centre Max Weber?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Social Justice, Gender Studies, Sustainable Development and Citizen 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 Engagement61▲ 44×6 topics
  2. Territorial Governance60▲ 114×3 topics
  3. Local Development60▲ 124×2 topics
  4. Public Policy58▲ 28×10 topics
  5. Social Justice46▲ 19×10 topics
  6. Sustainable Development44▲ 6.6×9 topics
  7. Gender Studies43▲ 66×8 topics
  8. Citizen Participation40▲ 78×1 topic
  9. Environmental Participation40▲ 121×1 topic
  10. Gender40▲ 18×22 topics
  11. Sociological Analysis36▲ 146×2 topics
  12. Ethnographic Research36▲ 158×2 topics
  13. Educational Policies35▲ 74×2 topics
  14. Professional Practices35▲ 216×1 topic
  15. Public Action35▲ 216×1 topic
  16. Migration34▲ 24×12 topics
  17. Mental Health34▲ 5.5×11 topics
  18. Globalization30▲ 3.7×61 topics
  19. Social Determinants of Health27▲ 29×3 topics
  20. Religion27▲ 14×15 topics
  21. Democracy26▲ 18×12 topics
  22. Social Change24▲ 47×9 topics
  23. Islam24▲ 28×4 topics
  24. Healthcare Access23▲ 20×6 topics
  25. North Africa23▲ 142×2 topics
  26. Economic Development22▲ 6.4×8 topics
  27. Reform22▲ 81×2 topics
  28. Citizenship21▲ 42×7 topics
  29. Family Law21▲ 110×1 topic
  30. Political Islam21▲ 85×1 topic
  31. Colonialism20▲ 10.0×25 topics
  32. Cooperatives20▲ 59×2 topics
  33. Solidarity Economy20▲ 76×2 topics
  34. Social Innovation20▲ 30×3 topics
  35. Institutionalization19▲ 50×2 topics
  36. Participative Evaluation19▲ 131×1 topic
  37. Palliative Care19▲ 28×4 topics
  38. Community Development18▲ 23×4 topics
  39. Psychological Trauma18▲ 64×2 topics
  40. Medical Ethics18▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre Max Weber 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 …40French Urban and Social Studies: 40 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 35 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 21 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 19 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 17 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family15Social Policies and Family: 15 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 14 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 12 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 11 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsUrban StudiesGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 40 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 35 works
  3. 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 21 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 19 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 17 works
  6. 6 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  7. 7 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 14 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 12 works
  9. 9 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 11 works
  10. 10 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 8 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.3%domestic only94.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre Max Weber's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% lower 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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