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Collège de France

In research, Collège de France stands highest in Social Sciences (#797 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,220 of 10,670 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#267 of 1,896 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology, Archeology and History (Anthropology is 20.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,018
of 22,385 · #679 all time
Rank in France
#35
of 517
Research works
8.9k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
333k
37.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.29×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Collège de France

What is Collège de France known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #797 of 9,585 6.7%483 #587
Physical SciencesDomain #1,220 of 10,670 11.9%204 #563
Arts and HumanitiesField #267 of 1,896 7.5%163 #238
Life SciencesDomain #955 of 6,403 11.8%70 #791
Social SciencesField #979 of 5,988 5.8%274 #645
Physics and AstronomyField #341 of 1,417 14.9%64 #188
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #765 of 2,526 5.3%94 #419
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #424 of 1,187 5.3%73 #410

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Collège de France 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#587 #797
  2. Physical Sciences#563 #1,220
  3. Arts and Humanities#238 #267
  4. Life Sciences#791 #955
  5. Social Sciences#645 #979
  6. Physics and Astronomy#188 #341
  7. Sociology and Political Science#419 #765
  8. Political Science and International Relations#410 #424
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Collège de France work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Collège de France is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (33%), Arts and Humanities (20%), Physics and Astronomy (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 495 fractional works · 58.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 280 fractional works · 33.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 95 fractional works · 11.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 74 fractional works · 8.7% of its workAnthropology: 49 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCultural Studies: 28 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 167 fractional works · 19.6% of its workArcheology: 43 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhilosophy: 24 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHistory: 24 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 23 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 19 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workReligious studies: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClassics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 21 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 218 fractional works · 25.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 69 fractional works · 8.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 29 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 30 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 27 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 22 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 78 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 38 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 23 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 58 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMedicine: 33 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 23 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 21 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCollège de France848fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences58%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences28033.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities16719.6%
    3. Psychology212.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance131.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting131.5%
    6. Decision Sciences10.1%
    1. Physics and Astronomy698.2%
    2. Engineering303.5%
    3. Computer Science273.2%
    4. Mathematics222.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences202.3%
    6. Environmental Science172.0%
    7. Materials Science161.8%
    8. Chemistry91.1%
    9. Energy60.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology384.5%
    2. Neuroscience232.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences121.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Medicine333.9%
    2. Health Professions232.7%
    3. Nursing10.1%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Collège de France specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 20.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 49.0 works21×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 43.5 works17×
  3. HistorySubfield · 23.6 works8.7×
  4. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 28.3 works8.2×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.17× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.67× its world share, 69 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.80× its world share, 166 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.61× its world share, 280 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities6.80×166 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy3.67×69 works
  3. Social Sciences2.61×280 works
  4. Mathematics2.17×22 works
  5. Neuroscience1.64×23 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.50×20 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.04×3 works
  8. Health Professions1.04×23 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×38 works
  10. Energy0.82×6 works
  11. Psychology0.82×21 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×13 works
  13. Chemistry0.68×9 works
  14. Materials Science0.52×16 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.47×4 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×13 works
  17. Computer Science0.41×27 works
  18. Environmental Science0.40×17 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×12 works
  20. Nursing0.30×1 works
  21. Engineering0.24×30 works
  22. Medicine0.20×33 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.17×0 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.10×1 works
  25. Veterinary0.06×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Collège de France?

Ranked on the quality score, Pierre Gilles de Gennes, C. Renault and Philippe Aghion lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Collège de France.

  1. 1 Pierre Gilles de Gennes France · #4,442 worldwide 97k citations · 424 works
  2. 2 C. Renault France · #8,861 worldwide 27k citations · 174 works
  3. 3 Philippe Aghion France · #8,909 worldwide 83k citations · 680 works
  4. 4 Pierre Bourdıeu France · #14,698 worldwide 268k citations · 1,047 works
  5. 5 S. Clesse France · #17,999 worldwide 9.3k citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Yannick Giraud-Héraud France · #20,914 worldwide 62k citations · 328 works
  7. 7 Nicole M. Le Douarin France · #21,272 worldwide 28k citations · 252 works
  8. 8 Alexis Grimaud France · #22,066 worldwide 25k citations · 224 works
  9. 9 J. Delabrouille France · #23,881 worldwide 20k citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Marco Schirò France · #39,030 worldwide 3.9k citations · 187 works
All ranked researchers at Collège de France

What are the most cited papers from Collège de France?

The most cited paper from Collège de France is "Measurements of Ω and Λ from 42 High‐Redshift Supernovae" (S. Perlmutter et al., 1999), with 18,225 citations. Next come "Electrical Energy Storage for the Grid: A Battery of Choices" (15,086) and "The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55 cal kBP)" (7,945).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Measurements of Ω and Λ from 42 High‐Redshift Supernovae S. Perlmutter et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access Jun 1999 18,225
2 Electrical Energy Storage for the Grid: A Battery of Choices Bruce Dunn, Haresh Kamath, Jean‐Marie Tarascon · Science 17 Nov 2011 15,086
3 The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55 cal kBP) Paula J. Reimer et al. · Radiocarbon Open access Aug 2020 7,945
4 Towards greener and more sustainable batteries for electrical energy storage Dominique Larcher, J. M. Tarascon · Nature Chemistry 17 Nov 2014 7,903
5 A Model of Growth Through Creative Destruction Philippe Aghion, Peter W. Howitt · Econometrica Mar 1992 7,561
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Collège de France?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Colonialism, History, Gender, Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance and Public Policy.

▲ 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-now 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. Religion50▲ 13×20 topics
  2. History46▲ 7.8×30 topics
  3. Colonialism46▲ 11×29 topics
  4. Globalization41▲ 2.5×63 topics
  5. Gender37▲ 8.1×18 topics
  6. Community Engagement37▲ 13×5 topics
  7. Sustainable Development36▲ 2.7×17 topics
  8. Local Development36▲ 40×2 topics
  9. Public Policy36▲ 8.8×10 topics
  10. Territorial Governance36▲ 36×2 topics
  11. Social Justice35▲ 7.0×15 topics
  12. Philosophy35▲ 9.2×23 topics
  13. Nationalism32▲ 8.5×17 topics
  14. Identity31▲ 5.1×31 topics
  15. Culture30▲ 6.9×17 topics
  16. Citizen Participation30▲ 31×1 topic
  17. Environmental Participation30▲ 50×1 topic
  18. Human Rights29▲ 3.4×22 topics
  19. Migration28▲ 9.6×16 topics
  20. Politics25▲ 11×12 topics
  21. Archaeology23▲ 21×10 topics
  22. Literature22▲ 4.8×24 topics
  23. Late Antiquity21▲ 48×3 topics
  24. Global Governance21▲ 10×10 topics
  25. Cultural Identity20▲ 4.7×18 topics
  26. Security Council20▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Cultural Studies19▲ 6.2×18 topics
  28. Society19▲ 12×12 topics
  29. Gender Studies19▲ 15×8 topics
  30. Sovereignty19▲ 25×7 topics
  31. International Law19▲ 7.0×12 topics
  32. Democracy19▲ 6.3×13 topics
  33. Social Movements19▲ 7.4×10 topics
  34. Rituals18▲ 27×4 topics
  35. China18▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Cultural Exchange18▲ 16×10 topics
  37. Christianity17▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Confucianism17▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Islam16▲ 9.2×4 topics
  40. Ancient Rome16▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does Collège de France publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: French Urban and Social Studies, Chinese history and philosophy, Classical Antiquity Studies and International Law and Human Rights.

French Urban and Social …30French Urban and Social Studies: 30 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 17 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…16Classical Antiquity Studies: 16 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…14International Law and Human Rights: 14 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 14 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 13 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and His…12Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 12 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 10 fractional worksPolitical and Social Issues: 10 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAnthropologyPolitical Science and International RelationsHistory and Philosophy of Science2 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 30 works
  2. 2 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  3. 3 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 16 works
  4. 4 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 14 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  7. 7 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 12 works
  8. 8 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 10 works
  9. 9 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  10. 10 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 9 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Collège de France's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Collège de France as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0032% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Collège de France0.0029% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Collège de France over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Collège de France7.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.4% in 2007.

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