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École Française d'Extrême-Orient

In research, École Française d'Extrême-Orient stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,795 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,039 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,157
of 22,385 · #13,750 all time
Rank in France
#440
of 517
Research works
1k
▼ 60% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.9k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
École Française d'Extrême-Orient

What is École Française d'Extrême-Orient 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 #6,795 of 9,585 5.2%91 #4293
Social SciencesField #5,039 of 5,988 5.2%61 #1818

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where École Française d'Extrême-Orient 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 fields of science does École Française d'Extrême-Orient work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at École Française d'Extrême-Orient is in Social Sciences, 10% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (53%), Arts and Humanities (26%), Environmental Science (3%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 113 fractional works · 83.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 72 fractional works · 53.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 31 fractional works · 22.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 18 fractional works · 13.0% of its workAnthropology: 12 fractional works · 8.6% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 36 fractional works · 26.3% of its workReligious studies: 8 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 10.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKÉcole Françaised'Extrême-Orient136fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences83%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences7253.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities3626.3%
    3. Psychology21.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Environmental Science53.5%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences42.8%
    3. Computer Science32.1%
    4. Engineering10.9%
    5. Materials Science00.4%
    6. Chemistry00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Medicine32.1%
    2. Dentistry10.8%
    3. Health Professions10.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 9.12× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.20× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities9.12×36 works
  2. Social Sciences4.20×72 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.81×4 works
  4. Dentistry1.71×1 works
  5. Environmental Science0.70×5 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×2 works
  7. Psychology0.59×2 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×2 works
  10. Health Professions0.30×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.27×3 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×2 works
  13. Chemistry0.14×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.14×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.13×1 works
  16. Medicine0.11×3 works
  17. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  19. Engineering0.06×1 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at École Française d'Extrême-Orient?

Ranked on the quality score, Damian H. Evans, Andrew J. Hardy and Christophe Pottier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is École Française d'Extrême-Orient.

  1. 1 Damian H. Evans France · #277,262 worldwide 2.7k citations · 82 works
  2. 2 Andrew J. Hardy France · #722,767 worldwide 2.9k citations · 135 works
  3. 3 Christophe Pottier France · #1,413,432 worldwide 1.7k citations · 114 works
  4. 4 Pierre‐Yves Manguin France · #1,696,290 worldwide 1.1k citations · 101 works
  5. 5 Jean‐Baptiste Chevance France · #1,893,574 worldwide 807 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Henri Parmentier France · #2,148,884 worldwide 250 citations · 97 works
  7. 7 Gérard Diffloth France · #2,536,348 worldwide 371 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Félicien Challaye France · #2,539,849 worldwide 34 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Franciscus Verellen France · #2,613,119 worldwide 415 citations · 94 works
  10. 10 Georges Maspéro France · #2,636,440 worldwide 71 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at École Française d'Extrême-Orient

What are the most cited papers from École Française d'Extrême-Orient?

The most cited paper from École Française d'Extrême-Orient is "The prehistoric peopling of Southeast Asia" (Hugh McColl et al., 2018), with 539 citations. Next come "Uncovering archaeological landscapes at Angkor using lidar" (360) and "Planned Resettlement, Unexpected Migrations and Cultural Trauma in Laos" (222).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The prehistoric peopling of Southeast Asia Hugh McColl et al. · Science Open access 5 Jul 2018 539
2 Uncovering archaeological landscapes at Angkor using lidar Damian H. Evans, Roland J. Fletcher, Christophe Pottier et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 11 Jul 2013 360
3 Planned Resettlement, Unexpected Migrations and Cultural Trauma in Laos Olivier Évrard, Yves Goudineau · Development and Change Nov 2004 222
4 French fetal biometry: reference equations and comparison with other charts L. J. Salomon, Michel Duyme, Joël Créquat et al. · Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology Open access 28 Mar 2006 175
5 The deep human prehistory of global tropical forests and its relevance for modern conservation Patrick Roberts, Chris O. Hunt, Manuel Arroyo‐Kalin et al. · Nature Plants Open access 3 Aug 2017 174
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at École Française d'Extrême-Orient?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Religion, Culture, Philosophy, Colonialism, Identity, Nationalism and Gender.

▲ 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. History30▲ 31×17 topics
  2. Religion26▲ 41×16 topics
  3. Culture21▲ 30×13 topics
  4. Philosophy19▲ 32×10 topics
  5. Colonialism18▲ 28×19 topics
  6. Identity14▲ 14×16 topics
  7. Nationalism13▲ 21×11 topics
  8. Gender12▲ 17×9 topics
  9. Human Rights12▲ 9.0×6 topics
  10. Modernization11▲ 45×2 topics
  11. Society11▲ 41×5 topics
  12. Political Transition10▲ 151×3 topics
  13. Politics10▲ 29×6 topics
  14. Civil Society9▲ 58×3 topics
  15. Literature8▲ 11×11 topics
  16. Economic Development8▲ 7.5×4 topics
  17. Buddhism8▲ 307×1 topic
  18. South Asia8▲ 307×1 topic
  19. China8▲ 61×3 topics
  20. Ethnicity7▲ 15×7 topics
  21. Cultural Identity7▲ 11×9 topics
  22. Confucianism7▲ 135×1 topic
  23. Regulation7▲ 10×1 topic
  24. Conflict7▲ 31×4 topics
  25. Democracy7▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Central Asia7▲ 69×2 topics
  27. Memory6▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Demography6▲ 102×2 topics
  29. Eurasian Exchange6▲ 217×1 topic
  30. Silk Roads6▲ 217×1 topic
  31. Cambodia6▲ 619×1 topic
  32. Genocide6▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Ethnic Identity6▲ 36×3 topics
  34. Economy5▲ 52×2 topics
  35. Ethnography5▲ 22×4 topics
  36. Laos5▲ 268×1 topic
  37. Thailand5▲ 268×1 topic
  38. Refugees5▲ 29×4 topics
  39. Vietnam5▲ 91×1 topic
  40. Myanmar4▲ 219×1 topic

Which research topics does École Française d'Extrême-Orient publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Indian and Buddhist Studies, Chinese history and philosophy, Eurasian Exchange Networks and Cambodian History and Society.

Indian and Buddhist Stud…8Indian and Buddhist Studies: 8 fractional worksChinese history and phil…7Chinese history and philosophy: 7 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks6Eurasian Exchange Networks: 6 fractional worksCambodian History and So…6Cambodian History and Society: 6 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 5 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 5 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Et…4Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 4 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 4 fractional worksAsian Studies and History: 3 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceAnthropologyPolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 8 works
  2. 2 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 6 works
  4. 4 Cambodian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  6. 6 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 4 works
  9. 9 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has École Française d'Extrême-Orient's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 60% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is École Française d'Extrême-Orient as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00036% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%École Française d'Extrême-Orient0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of École Française d'Extrême-Orient 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 d'Extrême-Orient6.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.8% in 2008.

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