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École des hautes études en sciences sociales

In research, École des hautes études en sciences sociales stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,607 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,215 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#492 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, Anthropology and History — History and Philosophy of Science is 32.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,024
of 28,054 · #5,960 all time
Rank in France
#255
of 1,422
Research works
14k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
83k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is École des hautes études en sciences sociales 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 #1,607 of 10,521 8.6%2,075 #957
Social SciencesField #1,215 of 6,365 7.5%1,316 #939
Arts and HumanitiesField #492 of 1,998 9.4%572 #475
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #861 of 2,578 6.3%587 #500
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #485 of 1,201 7.7%278 #452
AnthropologySubfield #83 of 153 11.6%145 #187
HistorySubfield #127 of 204 10.4%127 #137
Physical SciencesDomain #8,534 of 12,888 9.0%157 #7411
History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield #38 of 54 9.4%122 #90
PsychologyField #1,673 of 2,181 12.6%77 #1026

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where École des hautes études en sciences sociales 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#957 #1,607
  2. Social Sciences#939 #1,215
  3. Arts and Humanities#475 #492
  4. Sociology and Political Science#500 #861
  5. Political Science and International Relations#452 #485
  6. Anthropology#187 #83
  7. History#137 #127
  8. Physical Sciences#7,411 #8,534
  9. History and Philosophy of Science#90 #38
  10. Psychology#1,026 #1,673
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 École des hautes études en sciences sociales specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 32.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 121.9 works32×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 144.5 works21×
  3. HistorySubfield · 127.0 works16×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 69.6 works10×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 64.2 works8.7×
  6. Arts and HumanitiesField · 571.9 works8.0×
  7. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 78.8 works7.8×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 65 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 90 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 8.04× its world share, 572 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 76 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 77 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.22× its world share, 1,316 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at École des hautes études en sciences sociales?

Ranked on the composite score, Alain Touraine, Ève Chiapello and Didier Fassin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is École des hautes études en sciences sociales.

  1. 1 Alain Touraine France · #7,721 worldwide 363 citations · 149 works
  2. 2 Ève Chiapello France · #7,865 worldwide 610 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Didier Fassin France · #14,429 worldwide 447 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Jean Andreau France · #19,283 worldwide 146 citations · 78 works
  5. 5 François Dubet France · #23,300 worldwide 131 citations · 120 works
  6. 6 Gérard Noiriel France · #27,682 worldwide 106 citations · 93 works
  7. 7 Jean‐Pierre Olivier de Sardan France · #28,345 worldwide 130 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Christiane Klapisch‐Zuber France · #30,747 worldwide 96 citations · 66 works
  9. 9 Laurent Thévenot France · #31,172 worldwide 170 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Marcel Gauchet France · #42,623 worldwide 74 citations · 69 works
All ranked researchers at École des hautes études en sciences sociales

Which keywords describe research at École des hautes études en sciences sociales?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Public Policy, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Gender, Local Development, Colonialism 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. Globalization269▲ 5.6×125 topics
  2. Public Policy221▲ 18×25 topics
  3. Community Engagement221▲ 27×13 topics
  4. Territorial Governance213▲ 69×3 topics
  5. Gender212▲ 16×46 topics
  6. Local Development212▲ 75×2 topics
  7. Colonialism208▲ 18×42 topics
  8. Social Justice202▲ 14×33 topics
  9. Sustainable Development192▲ 4.9×35 topics
  10. Religion185▲ 16×30 topics
  11. Identity172▲ 9.6×65 topics
  12. History169▲ 9.8×58 topics
  13. Citizen Participation165▲ 54×2 topics
  14. Environmental Participation164▲ 84×1 topic
  15. Proximity and Innovation164▲ 84×1 topic
  16. Migration164▲ 20×29 topics
  17. Nationalism147▲ 13×31 topics
  18. Social Movements122▲ 16×26 topics
  19. Democracy122▲ 14×24 topics
  20. Innovation122▲ 4.7×31 topics
  21. Politics116▲ 17×20 topics
  22. Culture113▲ 8.7×33 topics
  23. Islam112▲ 22×5 topics
  24. Gender Studies110▲ 29×12 topics
  25. North Africa104▲ 108×2 topics
  26. Historical Narratives102▲ 71×3 topics
  27. Cultural Impact100▲ 73×3 topics
  28. Global Perspectives99▲ 89×2 topics
  29. Social Change98▲ 32×14 topics
  30. Scientific History98▲ 92×1 topic
  31. Technological Development98▲ 92×1 topic
  32. Cultural Studies95▲ 10×28 topics
  33. Political Islam95▲ 64×2 topics
  34. Reform89▲ 56×2 topics
  35. Family Law87▲ 76×1 topic
  36. Memory74▲ 12×21 topics
  37. Philosophy73▲ 6.7×33 topics
  38. Ethnicity69▲ 7.4×17 topics
  39. Ethnographic Research65▲ 49×3 topics
  40. Educational Policies62▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does École des hautes études en sciences sociales publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender and Education, sociology, and vocational training.

French Urban and Social …164French Urban and Social Studies: 164 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 98 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 87 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 60 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 48 fractional worksCultural Identity and He…40Cultural Identity and Heritage: 40 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 38 fractional worksPolitical and Social Issues: 35 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 33 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 33 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 164 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 98 works
  3. 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 87 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 60 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 48 works
  6. 6 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 40 works
  7. 7 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 38 works
  8. 8 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 35 works
  9. 9 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 33 works
  10. 10 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 33 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has École des hautes études en sciences sociales's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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