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Département sciences pour l'action, les transitions, les territoires

In research, Département sciences pour l'action, les transitions, les territoires stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,078 of 16,945 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,810 of 6,031 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,580 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Sociology and Political Science — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 47.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,172
of 28,054 · #25,645 all time
Rank in France
#1,216
of 1,422
Research works
447
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Département sciences pour l'action, les transitions, les territoires known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #9,078 of 16,945 15.8%203
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,810 of 6,031 17.4%155
Social SciencesField #8,580 of 10,206 14.4%144
Life SciencesDomain #13,108 of 14,347 17.3%159

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Département sciences pour l'action, les transitions, les territoires 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 Département sciences pour l'action, les transitions, les territoires specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 47.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 30.5 works47×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 54.0 works8.3×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 26.4 works5.3×
← 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: 8.26× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.00× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Département sciences pour l'action, les transitions, les territoires?

Ranked on the composite score, Catherine Laurent, Élisabeth Rémy and Benoît Dedieu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Département sciences pour l'action, les transitions, les territoires.

  1. 1 Catherine Laurent France · #74,692 worldwide 61 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Élisabeth Rémy France · #100,588 worldwide 164 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Benoît Dedieu France · #120,310 worldwide 133 citations · 100 works
  4. 4 Marianne Le Bail France · #137,378 worldwide 82 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Elsa Berthet France · #143,501 worldwide 37 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Jean-Marc Meynard France · #195,125 worldwide 152 citations · 63 works
  7. 7 François Léger France · #222,624 worldwide 32 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Emmanuel Raynaud France · #228,466 worldwide 41 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Christine Aubry France · #232,864 worldwide 99 citations · 84 works
  10. 10 André Torre France · #279,638 worldwide 273 citations · 198 works
All ranked researchers at Département sciences pour l'action, les transitions, les territoires

Which keywords describe research at Département sciences pour l'action, les transitions, les territoires?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Smallholder Farmers, Agroecology, Adaptation, Livestock Farming, Multifunctionality and Agricultural Development.

▲ 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. Sustainability43▲ 13×37 topics
  2. Climate Change37▲ 10×32 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers34▲ 112×4 topics
  4. Agroecology31▲ 157×5 topics
  5. Adaptation31▲ 78×4 topics
  6. Livestock Farming30▲ 356×2 topics
  7. Multifunctionality30▲ 427×2 topics
  8. Agricultural Development30▲ 131×3 topics
  9. Diversity29▲ 122×1 topic
  10. Work Organization29▲ 496×1 topic
  11. Community Engagement24▲ 52×4 topics
  12. Territorial Governance23▲ 134×3 topics
  13. Local Development23▲ 145×2 topics
  14. Sustainable Development23▲ 10×19 topics
  15. Public Policy20▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Social Justice20▲ 24×5 topics
  17. Citizen Participation19▲ 110×2 topics
  18. Environmental Participation19▲ 171×1 topic
  19. Proximity and Innovation19▲ 171×1 topic
  20. Environmental Impact9▲ 3.8×15 topics
  21. Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 17×9 topics
  22. Rural Development7▲ 15×9 topics
  23. Globalization7▲ 2.5×20 topics
  24. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 13×10 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services6▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Cooperatives6▲ 57×3 topics
  27. Social Innovation6▲ 27×4 topics
  28. Biodiversity5▲ 5.2×11 topics
  29. Economic Development5▲ 4.6×4 topics
  30. Solidarity Economy5▲ 58×2 topics
  31. Food Security5▲ 6.2×9 topics
  32. Social Capital5▲ 6.5×6 topics
  33. Consumer Behavior4▲ 5.2×4 topics
  34. Institutionalization4▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Participative Evaluation4▲ 89×1 topic
  36. Health Promotion4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  37. Circular Economy4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  38. Community Gardens3▲ 103×1 topic
  39. Urban Agriculture3▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Gender Studies3▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does Département sciences pour l'action, les transitions, les territoires publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, French Urban and Social Studies, Social Sciences and Governance and Urban Agriculture and Sustainability.

Agriculture and Rural De…29Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 29 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …19French Urban and Social Studies: 19 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 4 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 3 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 3 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 3 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 2 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 2 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesPlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 29 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 4 works
  4. 4 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 3 works
  6. 6 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  8. 8 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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 available41.0%not open59.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Département sciences pour l'action, les transitions, les territoires's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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