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École Française de Rome

In research, École Française de Rome stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,067 of 9,585 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#868 of 1,896 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,748 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History, Archeology and Anthropology (History is 49.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,970
of 22,385 · #15,670 all time
Rank in Italy
#329
of 475
Research works
690
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
919
1.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
École Française de Rome

What is École Française de Rome 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 #4,067 of 9,585 4.6%167 #4451
Arts and HumanitiesField #868 of 1,896 3.3%90 #1377
Social SciencesField #4,748 of 5,988 6.2%71 #4806

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where École Française de Rome 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#4,451 #4,067
  2. Arts and Humanities#1,377 #868
  3. Social Sciences#4,806 #4,748
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 École Française de Rome work in?

In 2022-now, 95% of research at École Française de Rome is in Social Sciences, 3% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (51%), Social Sciences (41%), Psychology (2%). It does 3.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 174 fractional works · 95.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 94 fractional works · 51.5% of its workHistory: 29 fractional works · 15.7% of its workArcheology: 27 fractional works · 14.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 11 fractional works · 6.0% of its workClassics: 10 fractional works · 5.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 74 fractional works · 40.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 27 fractional works · 15.0% of its workAnthropology: 21 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 16 fractional works · 8.7% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKÉcole Françaisede Rome183fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences95%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities9451.5%
    2. Social Sciences7440.5%
    3. Psychology31.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Computer Science21.0%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.9%
    3. Engineering10.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    5. Chemistry00.1%
    6. Environmental Science00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.3%
    1. Health Professions10.3%
    2. Medicine00.3%
    3. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does École Française de Rome specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 49.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 28.8 works49×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 26.9 works49×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 21.3 works41×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 94.2 works18×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 17.83× its world share, 94 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.20× its world share, 74 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 17.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities17.83×94 works
  2. Social Sciences3.20×74 works
  3. Psychology0.59×3 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×2 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×2 works
  6. Nursing0.28×0 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.28×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×2 works
  9. Computer Science0.13×2 works
  10. Health Professions0.12×1 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.06×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  14. Engineering0.04×1 works
  15. Medicine0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at École Française de Rome?

Ranked on the quality score, Viva Sacco, Guilhem Chapelin and Mathieu Jacotot lead among researchers whose main affiliation is École Française de Rome.

  1. 1 Viva Sacco Italy · #2,291,537 worldwide 99 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Guilhem Chapelin Italy · #2,309,500 worldwide 190 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Mathieu Jacotot Italy · #2,595,271 worldwide 96 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Pierre Chambert-Protat Italy · #2,651,461 worldwide 19 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Charles Davoine Italy · #2,905,348 worldwide 16 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Guillaume de Méritens de Villeneuve Italy · #3,064,993 worldwide 4 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Bertrand Augier Italy · #3,598,041 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Paola Pelagatti Italy · #3,772,386 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Flavio Enei Italy · #3,792,841 worldwide 176 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Séverin Duc Italy · #3,812,625 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at École Française de Rome

What are the most cited papers from École Française de Rome?

The most cited paper from École Française de Rome is "The origin of early Acheulean expansion in Europe 700 ka ago: new findings at Notarchirico (Italy)" (Marie‐Hélène Moncel et al., 2020), with 250 citations. Next come "Earliest known hominin activity in the Philippines by 709 thousand years ago" (155) and "The earliest securely dated hominin fossil in Italy and evidence of Acheulian occupation during glacial MIS 16 at Notarchirico (Venosa, Basilicata, Italy)" (101).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The origin of early Acheulean expansion in Europe 700 ka ago: new findings at Notarchirico (Italy) Marie‐Hélène Moncel et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 14 Aug 2020 250
2 Earliest known hominin activity in the Philippines by 709 thousand years ago Thomas Ingicco et al. · Nature Open access May 2018 155
3 The earliest securely dated hominin fossil in Italy and evidence of Acheulian occupation during glacial MIS 16 at Notarchirico (Venosa, Basilicata, Italy) Alison Pereira, Sébastien Nomade, Pierre Voinchet et al. · Journal of Quaternary Science Oct 2015 101
4 First integrated tephrochronological record for the last ∼190 kyr from the Fucino Quaternary lacustrine succession, central Italy Biagio Giaccio, Elizabeth M. Niespolo, Alison Pereira et al. · Quaternary Science Reviews Open access 19 Jan 2017 96
5 Evidence for a large-magnitude eruption from Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy) at 29 ka Paul G. Albert, Biagio Giaccio, Roberto Isaia et al. · Geology Open access 25 Apr 2019 95
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at École Française de Rome?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Archaeology, Cultural Exchange, Late Antiquity, Roman Economy, Mediterranean, History and Bronze Age.

▲ 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. Religion20▲ 23×14 topics
  2. Archaeology19▲ 80×8 topics
  3. Cultural Exchange16▲ 71×8 topics
  4. Late Antiquity16▲ 172×3 topics
  5. Roman Economy16▲ 224×2 topics
  6. Mediterranean15▲ 94×4 topics
  7. History15▲ 12×18 topics
  8. Bronze Age14▲ 193×2 topics
  9. Gender14▲ 14×12 topics
  10. Colonialism13▲ 15×11 topics
  11. Globalization12▲ 3.4×19 topics
  12. Innovation12▲ 6.3×5 topics
  13. Urbanization11▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Cyprus11▲ 325×1 topic
  15. Pottery Production11▲ 325×1 topic
  16. Historical Narratives11▲ 107×2 topics
  17. Literature11▲ 11×11 topics
  18. Scientific History10▲ 145×1 topic
  19. Technological Development10▲ 145×1 topic
  20. Society10▲ 28×10 topics
  21. Identity10▲ 7.2×16 topics
  22. Culture9▲ 9.8×9 topics
  23. Philosophy9▲ 12×10 topics
  24. Rituals9▲ 62×4 topics
  25. Demography9▲ 109×2 topics
  26. Church History9▲ 112×3 topics
  27. Ancient Rome9▲ 150×1 topic
  28. Cultural Identity9▲ 9.6×9 topics
  29. Greek Literature9▲ 150×1 topic
  30. Social Movements8▲ 15×6 topics
  31. Urban Development8▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Migration8▲ 13×7 topics
  33. Cultural Transmission8▲ 57×3 topics
  34. Cultural Studies7▲ 11×6 topics
  35. Social Justice7▲ 6.6×7 topics
  36. Historiography7▲ 31×7 topics
  37. Legal History7▲ 133×3 topics
  38. Nationalism7▲ 8.1×7 topics
  39. Memory Studies6▲ 55×2 topics
  40. Christian-Muslim Relations6▲ 127×2 topics

Which research topics does École Française de Rome publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Classical Antiquity Studies and European Political History Analysis.

Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 11 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 10 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…9Classical Antiquity Studies: 9 fractional worksEuropean Political Histo…6European Political History Analysis: 6 fractional worksMedieval and Early Modern Justice: 5 fractional worksHistorical and Religious Studies of Rome: 5 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …5Historical and Literary Studies: 5 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 4 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 4 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 4 fractional works
ArcheologyHistory and Philosophy of ScienceAnthropologyHistory3 others

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

  1. 1 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 11 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 10 works
  3. 3 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 9 works
  4. 4 European Political History Analysis History 6 works
  5. 5 Medieval and Early Modern Justice Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  6. 6 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 5 works
  7. 7 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 5 works
  8. 8 Medieval Literature and History Classics 4 works
  9. 9 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 4 works
  10. 10 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.4%domestic only67.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has École Française de Rome's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 École Française de Rome as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%École Française de Rome0.00048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of École Française de Rome 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 2025École Française de Rome6.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 2014.

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