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Département de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale

In research, Département de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,356 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,028 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,173 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science — Urban Studies is 27.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,648
of 28,054 · #31,974 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#141
of 220
Research works
2k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
2.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Département de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale 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 #5,356 of 10,521 7.0%230 #8420
Social SciencesField #5,028 of 6,365 7.3%173 #5662
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,173 of 2,578 7.2%99 #2506
Health SciencesDomain #10,439 of 11,982 6.1%83 #15302

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Département de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale 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#8,420 #5,356
  2. Social Sciences#5,662 #5,028
  3. Sociology and Political Science#2,506 #2,173
  4. Health Sciences#15,302 #10,439
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 Département de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 27.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 25.5 works27×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 55.9 works12×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 98.5 works8.2×
  4. Health ProfessionsField · 60.0 works6.8×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 6.79× its world share, 60 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.28× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.37× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.07× its world share, 172 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Département de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean-René Loubat, Pierre-Brice Lebrun and Jean-Pierre Tabin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Département de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale.

  1. 1 Jean-René Loubat Switzerland · #318,434 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Pierre-Brice Lebrun Switzerland · #370,091 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Jean-Pierre Tabin Switzerland · #466,053 worldwide 2 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Nadia Lamamra Switzerland · #488,081 worldwide 9 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Monique Eckmann Switzerland · #595,447 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Pascal Moulette Switzerland · #676,838 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Marianne Modak Switzerland · #682,888 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Philippe Chavaroche Switzerland · #796,486 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Magdalena Rosende Switzerland · #805,785 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Natalie Benelli Switzerland · #833,432 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Département de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale

Which keywords describe research at Département de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale?

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 Determinants of Health, Mental Health, Gender Studies and Social Justice.

▲ 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 Engagement53▲ 48×6 topics
  2. Territorial Governance53▲ 125×3 topics
  3. Local Development53▲ 137×2 topics
  4. Public Policy49▲ 30×10 topics
  5. Mental Health36▲ 7.4×18 topics
  6. Social Determinants of Health36▲ 47×6 topics
  7. Gender Studies32▲ 62×6 topics
  8. Social Justice32▲ 16×10 topics
  9. Sustainable Development31▲ 5.8×7 topics
  10. Citizen Participation29▲ 70×1 topic
  11. Environmental Participation29▲ 108×1 topic
  12. Educational Policies29▲ 74×3 topics
  13. Sociological Analysis28▲ 146×2 topics
  14. Professional Practices28▲ 214×1 topic
  15. Public Action28▲ 214×1 topic
  16. Citizenship25▲ 61×4 topics
  17. Economic Development25▲ 9.0×5 topics
  18. Cooperatives24▲ 91×2 topics
  19. Solidarity Economy24▲ 117×2 topics
  20. Institutionalization24▲ 78×3 topics
  21. Social Innovation24▲ 46×2 topics
  22. Participative Evaluation24▲ 201×1 topic
  23. Public Health22▲ 4.6×20 topics
  24. Healthcare Access22▲ 23×6 topics
  25. Palliative Care21▲ 39×4 topics
  26. Community Development19▲ 31×4 topics
  27. Public Health Policy19▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Healthcare Legislation19▲ 92×1 topic
  29. Patient Rights19▲ 75×1 topic
  30. Gender Equality19▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Inequality18▲ 24×4 topics
  32. Family Support Policies18▲ 341×1 topic
  33. Urban Segregation18▲ 341×1 topic
  34. Primary Care17▲ 14×7 topics
  35. Digital Health16▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Healthcare Policy16▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Inequalities16▲ 134×1 topic
  38. Social Support15▲ 7.9×10 topics
  39. Elderly13▲ 15×5 topics
  40. Resilience13▲ 7.9×5 topics

Which research topics does Département de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Social Sciences and Governance and Health, Medicine and Society.

French Urban and Social Studies: 29 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 28 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…24Social Sciences and Governance: 24 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…19Health, Medicine and Society: 19 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 18 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 16 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and S…12Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 12 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 11 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 8 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 29 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 24 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 19 works
  5. 5 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 16 works
  7. 7 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 12 works
  8. 8 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 11 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  10. 10 Cultural Identity and Heritage 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.0%domestic only66.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Département de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% higher 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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