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CItés, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés

In research, CItés, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,174 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,846 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology — Archeology is 43.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,448
of 28,054 · #25,359 all time
Rank in France
#720
of 1,422
Research works
1.7k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is CItés, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés 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 SciencesField #2,174 of 6,365 6.2%104 #2886
Social SciencesDomain #3,846 of 10,521 8.4%167 #5528

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where CItés, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés 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 CItés, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 43.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 29.9 works44×
← 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: 1.86× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.41× its world share, 55 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.64× its world share, 104 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at CItés, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés?

Ranked on the composite score, François Bertrand, Corinne Larrue and Héloïse Nez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CItés, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés.

  1. 1 François Bertrand France · #188,636 worldwide 43 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Corinne Larrue France · #203,030 worldwide 60 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Héloïse Nez France · #227,883 worldwide 5 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Henri Galinié France · #232,573 worldwide 23 citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Patrice Melé France · #274,803 worldwide 12 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Mercédès Volait France · #306,438 worldwide 10 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Amélie Robert France · #306,692 worldwide 48 citations · 70 works
  8. 8 Gülçin Erdi Lelandais France · #329,943 worldwide 29 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Élisabeth Lorans France · #337,008 worldwide 5 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 Matthieu Gaultier France · #390,288 worldwide 1 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at CItés, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés

Which keywords describe research at CItés, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés?

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, Sustainable Development, 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. Community Engagement33▲ 45×4 topics
  2. Local Development32▲ 125×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance32▲ 114×2 topics
  4. Public Policy30▲ 27×7 topics
  5. Social Justice30▲ 22×6 topics
  6. Sustainable Development30▲ 8.2×12 topics
  7. Citizen Participation27▲ 96×2 topics
  8. Environmental Participation27▲ 149×1 topic
  9. Proximity and Innovation27▲ 149×1 topic
  10. Climate Change18▲ 2.9×37 topics
  11. Colonialism16▲ 15×11 topics
  12. Sustainability16▲ 2.9×22 topics
  13. Globalization16▲ 3.5×30 topics
  14. Gender Studies15▲ 42×4 topics
  15. Medieval Architecture12▲ 268×2 topics
  16. Gender11▲ 9.1×12 topics
  17. Iberian Peninsula11▲ 156×3 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage11▲ 8.7×8 topics
  19. Identity11▲ 6.6×12 topics
  20. Smallholder Farmers11▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Early Medieval Churches10▲ 403×1 topic
  22. Politics10▲ 16×7 topics
  23. Rural Landscapes10▲ 403×1 topic
  24. Migration10▲ 13×8 topics
  25. Adaptation10▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Agricultural Development9▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Agroecology9▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Diversity9▲ 22×4 topics
  29. Livestock Farming8▲ 60×1 topic
  30. Religion8▲ 7.9×14 topics
  31. Work Organization8▲ 87×1 topic
  32. Nationalism8▲ 7.8×9 topics
  33. Professional Practices8▲ 89×1 topic
  34. Public Action8▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Archaeology8▲ 26×9 topics
  36. Cultural Studies8▲ 9.1×7 topics
  37. Islam8▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Late Antiquity7▲ 61×3 topics
  39. North Africa7▲ 81×2 topics
  40. Memory Studies7▲ 48×2 topics

Which research topics does CItés, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Medieval Architecture and Archaeology, Agriculture and Rural Development Research and Education, sociology, and vocational training.

French Urban and Social …27French Urban and Social Studies: 27 fractional worksMedieval Architecture an…10Medieval Architecture and Archaeology: 10 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…8Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 8 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 8 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 6 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 6 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 6 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 6 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 5 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceArcheologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsCultural Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 27 works
  2. 2 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 10 works
  3. 3 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 6 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  7. 7 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 6 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 6 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 5 works
  10. 10 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 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 available35.7%not open64.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has CItés, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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