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Espaces et Sociétés

In research, Espaces et Sociétés stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,128 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,140 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,388 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,388
of 28,054 · #34,874 all time
Rank in ??
#504
of 692
Research works
945
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Espaces et Sociétés 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 #7,128 of 10,521 7.5%160 #9433
Social SciencesField #5,140 of 6,365 5.9%129 #6357
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,388 of 2,578 4.8%72 #2986

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Espaces et Sociétés 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#9,433 #7,128
  2. Social Sciences#6,357 #5,140
  3. Sociology and Political Science#2,986 #2,388
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 Espaces et Sociétés specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 71.7 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: 1.83× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.19× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.59× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.83× its world share, 129 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Espaces et Sociétés?

Ranked on the composite score, Cyria Emelianoff, Hervé Davodeau and Jean‐Eudes Beuret lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Espaces et Sociétés.

  1. 1 Cyria Emelianoff ?? · #278,634 worldwide 11 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Hervé Davodeau ?? · #284,587 worldwide 1 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Jean‐Eudes Beuret ?? · #336,265 worldwide 43 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Élise Geisler ?? · #415,729 worldwide 2 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Yvon Le ?? · #456,243 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Sébastien Caillault ?? · #460,182 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 David Lessault ?? · #473,909 worldwide 5 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Sandrine Depeau ?? · #600,543 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Guy Baudelle ?? · #971,717 worldwide 17 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Alain Legendre ?? · #1,538,506 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Espaces et Sociétés

Which keywords describe research at Espaces et Sociétés?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Social Justice, Public Policy, Sustainable Development, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.

▲ 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 Engagement50▲ 72×6 topics
  2. Territorial Governance50▲ 188×3 topics
  3. Local Development49▲ 203×2 topics
  4. Social Justice48▲ 39×10 topics
  5. Public Policy46▲ 44×7 topics
  6. Sustainable Development44▲ 13×16 topics
  7. Citizen Participation41▲ 159×2 topics
  8. Environmental Participation41▲ 245×1 topic
  9. Proximity and Innovation41▲ 245×1 topic
  10. Globalization26▲ 6.4×49 topics
  11. Sustainability22▲ 4.3×39 topics
  12. Identity18▲ 12×17 topics
  13. Climate Change16▲ 2.8×32 topics
  14. Colonialism14▲ 14×13 topics
  15. Gender Studies12▲ 36×5 topics
  16. Adaptation11▲ 18×5 topics
  17. Smallholder Farmers11▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Nationalism11▲ 11×7 topics
  19. Tourism11▲ 54×6 topics
  20. Culture10▲ 9.5×8 topics
  21. Agroecology10▲ 34×3 topics
  22. Heritage10▲ 149×2 topics
  23. Agricultural Development10▲ 29×2 topics
  24. Diversity10▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Politics10▲ 17×5 topics
  26. Livestock Farming10▲ 75×1 topic
  27. Work Organization10▲ 109×1 topic
  28. Memory9▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Migration9▲ 13×9 topics
  30. Ethnology9▲ 220×1 topic
  31. Ethnographic Research9▲ 81×2 topics
  32. Professional Practices9▲ 110×1 topic
  33. Public Action9▲ 110×1 topic
  34. Economic Development9▲ 5.2×5 topics
  35. Social Innovation9▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Institutionalization9▲ 45×3 topics
  37. Citizenship9▲ 34×5 topics
  38. Healthcare9▲ 3.6×5 topics
  39. Cooperatives8▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Solidarity Economy8▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Espaces et Sociétés publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Cultural Identity and Heritage and Education, sociology, and vocational training.

French Urban and Social …41French Urban and Social Studies: 41 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 10 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 9 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 9 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…8Social Sciences and Governance: 8 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 6 fractional worksMigration and Exile Studies: 3 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 3 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsArcheologyUrban Studies1 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 41 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 10 works
  3. 3 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 9 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 8 works
  6. 6 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 6 works
  7. 7 Migration and Exile Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 3 works
  9. 9 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 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 available22.7%not open77.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Espaces et Sociétés's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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