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École Française de Rome

In research, École Française de Rome stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,740 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#954 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,146 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, History and Anthropology — Archeology is 50.3× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#19,220
of 28,054 · #27,184 all time
Rank in Italy
#513
of 618
Research works
690
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
919
1.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is École Française de Rome 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 #4,740 of 10,521 5.7%167 #7187
Arts and HumanitiesField #954 of 1,998 7.1%90 #1815
Social SciencesField #6,146 of 6,365 3.8%71 #8067

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 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#7,187 #4,740
  2. Arts and Humanities#1,815 #954
  3. Social Sciences#8,067 #6,146
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 Française de Rome specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 50.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 26.6 works50×
  2. HistorySubfield · 27.2 works48×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 20.8 works42×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 90.2 works18×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.28× 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: 0.52× its world share, 1 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: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 17.82× its world share, 90 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.20× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at École Française de Rome?

Ranked on the composite score, Hugo Vermeren, Annick Fenet and Camille Rouxpetel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is École Française de Rome.

  1. 1 Hugo Vermeren Italy · #343,558 worldwide 0 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Annick Fenet Italy · #392,819 worldwide 2 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Camille Rouxpetel Italy · #434,093 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Nicolas Laubry Italy · #607,500 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Évelyne Bukowiecki Italy · #640,418 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Audrey Bertrand Italy · #690,276 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Carole Mabboux Italy · #741,485 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Bruno D’andrea Italy · #809,392 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at École Française de Rome

Which keywords describe research at École Française de Rome?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Religion, Cultural Exchange, Roman Economy, Late Antiquity, 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 2022–2025 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. Archaeology19▲ 80×8 topics
  2. Religion18▲ 22×14 topics
  3. Cultural Exchange16▲ 72×8 topics
  4. Roman Economy16▲ 214×2 topics
  5. Late Antiquity16▲ 168×3 topics
  6. Mediterranean15▲ 91×4 topics
  7. History14▲ 12×18 topics
  8. Bronze Age14▲ 188×2 topics
  9. Gender13▲ 14×12 topics
  10. Colonialism13▲ 15×11 topics
  11. Innovation12▲ 6.4×5 topics
  12. Globalization12▲ 3.3×18 topics
  13. Urbanization11▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Cyprus11▲ 316×1 topic
  15. Pottery Production11▲ 316×1 topic
  16. Historical Narratives11▲ 104×2 topics
  17. Scientific History10▲ 136×1 topic
  18. Technological Development10▲ 136×1 topic
  19. Literature10▲ 10×11 topics
  20. Identity9▲ 7.3×16 topics
  21. Society9▲ 27×10 topics
  22. Rituals9▲ 60×4 topics
  23. Demography9▲ 110×2 topics
  24. Culture9▲ 9.6×9 topics
  25. Ancient Rome9▲ 149×1 topic
  26. Greek Literature9▲ 149×1 topic
  27. Cultural Identity8▲ 9.4×9 topics
  28. Philosophy8▲ 11×9 topics
  29. Church History8▲ 106×2 topics
  30. Migration8▲ 14×7 topics
  31. Social Movements8▲ 15×6 topics
  32. Urban Development8▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Cultural Transmission8▲ 55×3 topics
  34. Cultural Studies7▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Historiography7▲ 31×7 topics
  36. Social Justice7▲ 6.7×6 topics
  37. Nationalism6▲ 8.1×7 topics
  38. Memory Studies6▲ 55×2 topics
  39. Legal History6▲ 125×3 topics
  40. French Revolution6▲ 203×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Classical Antiquity Studies and European Political History Analysis.

  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 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 5 works
  6. 6 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 4 works
  7. 7 Medieval and Early Modern Justice Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 4 works
  9. 9 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 4 works
  10. 10 Medieval Literature and History Classics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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