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Droit et changement social

In research, Droit et changement social stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,939 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,808 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,501 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Law and General Health Professions — Urban Studies is 22.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,039
of 28,054 · #35,768 all time
Rank in France
#1,210
of 1,422
Research works
1.6k
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
0.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Droit et changement social 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 #8,939 of 10,521 2.2%273 #9691
Social SciencesField #5,808 of 6,365 2.3%205 #7024
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,501 of 2,578 3.1%84 #3489
Health SciencesDomain #11,977 of 11,982 0.4%72 #19411
Health ProfessionsField #1,928 of 1,928 0.3%61 #3749

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Droit et changement social 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#9,691 #8,939
  2. Social Sciences#7,024 #5,808
  3. Sociology and Political Science#3,489 #2,501
  4. Health Sciences#19,411 #11,977
  5. Health Professions#3,749 #1,928
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 Droit et changement social specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 22.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 23.2 works22×
  2. LawSubfield · 25.5 works12×
  3. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 59.2 works11×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 53.7 works9.5×
← 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: 0.67× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.06× its world share, 61 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 10 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.80× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.63× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.32× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.26× its world share, 206 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Droit et changement social?

Ranked on the composite score, Grégoire Duchange, Margo Bernelin and Nicole Maggi-Germain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Droit et changement social.

  1. 1 Grégoire Duchange France · #128,032 worldwide 0 citations · 124 works
  2. 2 Margo Bernelin France · #283,912 worldwide 0 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Nicole Maggi-Germain France · #288,157 worldwide 3 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Jean-Pierre Le Crom France · #335,209 worldwide 2 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Virginie Renaux-Personnic France · #385,014 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Sophie Sereno France · #398,764 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Joël Colonna France · #438,738 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Alexis Bugada France · #443,131 worldwide 0 citations · 81 works
  9. 9 Delphine Ronet-Yague France · #503,399 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Julie Traullé France · #525,246 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Droit et changement social

Which keywords describe research at Droit et changement social?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Social Determinants of Health, Public Policy, Social Justice, Human Rights and Public Health.

▲ 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 Engagement52▲ 41×4 topics
  2. Local Development51▲ 116×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance51▲ 106×2 topics
  4. Social Determinants of Health47▲ 55×3 topics
  5. Public Policy45▲ 24×6 topics
  6. Social Justice40▲ 18×12 topics
  7. Human Rights38▲ 9.8×30 topics
  8. Sustainable Development36▲ 6.0×15 topics
  9. Public Health36▲ 6.5×13 topics
  10. Globalization30▲ 4.0×32 topics
  11. Primary Care30▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Healthcare Policy30▲ 82×1 topic
  13. Inequalities30▲ 224×1 topic
  14. Citizen Participation28▲ 59×1 topic
  15. Environmental Participation28▲ 92×1 topic
  16. Economic Development27▲ 8.6×8 topics
  17. Mental Health27▲ 4.8×8 topics
  18. Gender Equality25▲ 24×6 topics
  19. Institutionalization25▲ 70×2 topics
  20. Palliative Care24▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Social Innovation24▲ 40×3 topics
  22. Cooperatives23▲ 77×2 topics
  23. Solidarity Economy23▲ 99×2 topics
  24. Participative Evaluation23▲ 172×1 topic
  25. Medical Ethics23▲ 45×2 topics
  26. Healthcare Legislation22▲ 96×1 topic
  27. Patient Rights22▲ 78×1 topic
  28. Healthcare Access20▲ 19×5 topics
  29. European Union18▲ 21×13 topics
  30. Social Change18▲ 38×5 topics
  31. International Law17▲ 14×15 topics
  32. Community Development16▲ 23×4 topics
  33. Welfare Systems16▲ 227×2 topics
  34. Inequality16▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Colonialism16▲ 8.9×17 topics
  36. Family Support Policies16▲ 264×1 topic
  37. Gender16▲ 7.7×14 topics
  38. Urban Segregation16▲ 264×1 topic
  39. Democracy16▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Migration14▲ 11×7 topics

Which research topics does Droit et changement social publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Practices, French Urban and Social Studies, Social Sciences and Governance and Health, Medicine and Society.

Healthcare Systems and Practices: 30 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 28 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 23 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 22 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 16 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…9Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 9 fractional worksLegal and Social Philosophy: 8 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 8 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Law: 7 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 7 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 30 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 23 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 22 works
  5. 5 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  7. 7 Legal and Social Philosophy Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  9. 9 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 7 works
  10. 10 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 7 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 available22.5%not open77.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.1%domestic only95.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Droit et changement social's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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