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Fondation de France

In research, Fondation de France stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,068 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology and Sociology and Political Science — Psychology is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,268
of 28,054 · #31,108 all time
Rank in France
#1,221
of 1,422
Research works
812
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Fondation de France 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 #10,068 of 10,521 4.6%92 #12034

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fondation de France 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).

What does Fondation de France specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 23.3 works5.4×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 25.2 works4.9×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.83× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.70× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.36× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.48× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fondation de France?

Ranked on the composite score, Thierry Lentz, Geneviève Laroque and Paul Paillat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fondation de France.

  1. 1 Thierry Lentz France · #290,209 worldwide 2 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Geneviève Laroque France · #321,281 worldwide 6 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Paul Paillat France · #402,406 worldwide 3 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Paul Airiau France · #609,355 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Frédéric Atger France · #841,924 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Georges Lochak France · #871,038 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Peter Hicks France · #888,106 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Fondation de France

Which keywords describe research at Fondation de France?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Public Policy, Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Resilience, Clinical Practice 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. Mental Health21▲ 9.8×18 topics
  2. Public Policy12▲ 17×4 topics
  3. Community Engagement12▲ 24×5 topics
  4. Local Development11▲ 68×2 topics
  5. Territorial Governance11▲ 62×2 topics
  6. Resilience11▲ 16×6 topics
  7. Clinical Practice11▲ 50×2 topics
  8. Social Justice11▲ 13×9 topics
  9. Group Therapy10▲ 196×2 topics
  10. Childhood Trauma10▲ 115×2 topics
  11. Sustainable Development10▲ 4.5×4 topics
  12. Attachment10▲ 81×2 topics
  13. Developmental Trauma10▲ 301×1 topic
  14. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy10▲ 301×1 topic
  15. Citizen Participation9▲ 53×1 topic
  16. Environmental Participation9▲ 82×1 topic
  17. Gender9▲ 11×11 topics
  18. Public Health9▲ 4.2×16 topics
  19. Palliative Care8▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 22×4 topics
  21. Healthcare Legislation7▲ 81×1 topic
  22. Patient Rights7▲ 66×1 topic
  23. Identity6▲ 5.7×14 topics
  24. Primary Care6▲ 10×6 topics
  25. Digital Health5▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Colonialism5▲ 7.3×12 topics
  27. Healthcare Policy5▲ 37×1 topic
  28. Healthcare Quality Indicators5▲ 59×2 topics
  29. Inequalities5▲ 100×1 topic
  30. Social Movements5▲ 12×4 topics
  31. History5▲ 4.7×8 topics
  32. Migration5▲ 9.5×4 topics
  33. Religion5▲ 6.8×7 topics
  34. Adolescents4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  35. Sociopolitical4▲ 80×3 topics
  36. Occupation4▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Social Change4▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Memory4▲ 10×8 topics
  39. Resistance4▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Youth Development4▲ 26×4 topics

Which research topics does Fondation de France publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, French Urban and Social Studies, Health, Medicine and Society and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

Psychoanalysis and Psych…10Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 10 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 9 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 7 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 5 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 3 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…3Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 3 fractional worksPolitical and Social Issues: 3 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 3 fractional worksPhilosophy, Sociology, Political Theory: 3 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsHistory2 others

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

  1. 1 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 10 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 7 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 5 works
  5. 5 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 3 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  7. 7 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fondation de France's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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