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Centre Paul Albert-Février

In research, Centre Paul Albert-Février stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,372 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 11.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,285
of 28,054 · #29,336 all time
Rank in France
#988
of 1,422
Research works
419
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Centre Paul Albert-Février 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 #6,372 of 10,521 14.0%69 #8645

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Paul Albert-Février 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 Paul Albert-Février specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 11.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 31.4 works12×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 11.71× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.74× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Paul Albert-Février?

Ranked on the composite score, Katell Berthelot, Élodie Attia and Jean-Louis Charlet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Paul Albert-Février.

  1. 1 Katell Berthelot France · #85,107 worldwide 61 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Élodie Attia France · #395,492 worldwide 2 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Jean-Louis Charlet France · #414,723 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Gilles Dorival France · #704,077 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Gaëlle Herbert de la Portbarré-Viard France · #809,588 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Mathieu Engerbeaud France · #821,593 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Paul Albert-Février

Which keywords describe research at Centre Paul Albert-Février?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Late Antiquity, Cultural Transmission, Ancient Rome, Greek Literature, Urban Development, Theology, Biblical Monotheism and Jewish Society.

▲ 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. Late Antiquity9▲ 182×3 topics
  2. Cultural Transmission8▲ 110×3 topics
  3. Ancient Rome6▲ 199×1 topic
  4. Greek Literature6▲ 199×1 topic
  5. Urban Development5▲ 15×2 topics
  6. Globalization5▲ 2.8×15 topics
  7. Theology5▲ 54×3 topics
  8. Biblical Monotheism4▲ 183×1 topic
  9. Jewish Society4▲ 183×1 topic
  10. Christian-Muslim Relations4▲ 169×2 topics
  11. Palestine4▲ 81×2 topics
  12. Semitic Languages4▲ 109×2 topics
  13. Religion4▲ 9.6×9 topics
  14. Arabia4▲ 146×1 topic
  15. Byzantine4▲ 146×1 topic
  16. Early Christian Apologetics4▲ 187×1 topic
  17. Gospel Translation4▲ 187×1 topic
  18. Rituals4▲ 51×2 topics
  19. Ancient Magic4▲ 263×1 topic
  20. Gnosticism4▲ 263×1 topic
  21. Colonialism3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  22. Customer Relationship Management3▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Digital Transformation3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  24. Information Technology3▲ 7.0×1 topic
  25. Value Chains3▲ 185×1 topic
  26. Identity3▲ 4.4×7 topics
  27. Archaeology3▲ 23×4 topics
  28. Leadership3▲ 6.0×2 topics
  29. Organizational Change3▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Gender3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  31. Migration2▲ 8.1×7 topics
  32. Social Change2▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Cultural Exchange2▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Islam2▲ 11×2 topics
  35. North Africa2▲ 61×2 topics
  36. Linguistics2▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Roman Economy2▲ 49×2 topics
  38. Family Law2▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Pompeii2▲ 90×1 topic
  40. Urban Workshops2▲ 90×1 topic

Which research topics does Centre Paul Albert-Février publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Classical Antiquity Studies, Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Archaeology and Historical Studies and Historical and Linguistic Studies.

Classical Antiquity Studies: 6 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 4 fractional worksArchaeology and Historic…4Archaeology and Historical Studies: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Linguisti…4Historical and Linguistic Studies: 4 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 4 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 3 fractional worksClassical Studies and Le…2Classical Studies and Legal History: 2 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 2 fractional works
AnthropologyReligious studiesArcheologySociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 6 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 4 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 4 works
  4. 4 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 4 works
  6. 6 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  7. 7 Classical Studies and Legal History History 2 works
  8. 8 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 2 works
  10. 10 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 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 available38.7%not open61.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre Paul Albert-Février's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower 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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