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French Institute of Pondicherry

In research, French Institute of Pondicherry stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,476 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,404
of 28,054 · #23,282 all time
Rank in India
#1,182
of 1,840
Research works
589
▲ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is French Institute of Pondicherry 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 #7,476 of 10,521 7.8%70 #7232

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where French Institute of Pondicherry 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).

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: 2.53× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.75× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.00× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.72× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at French Institute of Pondicherry?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean‐Pierre Pascal, Narayanan Ayyappan and V.M. Meher-Homji lead among researchers whose main affiliation is French Institute of Pondicherry.

  1. 1 Jean‐Pierre Pascal India · #143,047 worldwide 168 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Narayanan Ayyappan India · #161,214 worldwide 271 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 V.M. Meher-Homji India · #244,276 worldwide 38 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Natesan Balachandran India · #263,238 worldwide 251 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Jean Deloche India · #431,602 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 T. Ganesan India · #532,300 worldwide 8 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 M. Vinoth India · #532,562 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Deviprasad Mishra India · #542,864 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Marc Roesch India · #578,461 worldwide 15 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Bruno Dagens India · #721,069 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at French Institute of Pondicherry

Which keywords describe research at French Institute of Pondicherry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Philosophy, Religion, History, Culture, Buddhism, South Asia and Human Rights.

▲ 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. Climate Change21▲ 6.0×43 topics
  2. Philosophy15▲ 25×5 topics
  3. Religion14▲ 22×9 topics
  4. History12▲ 13×6 topics
  5. Culture12▲ 17×6 topics
  6. Buddhism11▲ 550×1 topic
  7. South Asia11▲ 550×1 topic
  8. Human Rights9▲ 6.4×9 topics
  9. Sustainability8▲ 2.4×23 topics
  10. Conflict7▲ 32×4 topics
  11. Globalization7▲ 2.6×30 topics
  12. Ethnicity7▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Biodiversity6▲ 6.2×12 topics
  14. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.9×13 topics
  15. Colonialism5▲ 8.7×9 topics
  16. Social Justice5▲ 7.0×10 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 9.1×8 topics
  18. Political Transition4▲ 63×3 topics
  19. Eurasian Exchange4▲ 157×1 topic
  20. Refugees4▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Silk Roads4▲ 157×1 topic
  22. Biogeography4▲ 12×8 topics
  23. Invasive Species4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  24. Global Change4▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Adaptation4▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Conservation4▲ 6.8×9 topics
  28. Myanmar4▲ 200×1 topic
  29. state building4▲ 200×1 topic
  30. Land Use Change4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  31. Medicinal Plants4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  32. Ecosystem Services3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  33. Agroecology3▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Ethnography3▲ 14×5 topics
  35. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Community Engagement3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  37. Local Development3▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Territorial Governance3▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Diversity3▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Livestock Farming3▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does French Institute of Pondicherry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indian and Buddhist Studies, Eurasian Exchange Networks, Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography and Agriculture and Rural Development Research.

Indian and Buddhist Stud…11Indian and Buddhist Studies: 11 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks4Eurasian Exchange Networks: 4 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Et…4Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 4 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 2 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 2 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 2 fractional worksAnthropological Studies and Insights: 2 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 2 fractional works
Religious studiesAnthropologyPolitical Science and International RelationsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 11 works
  2. 2 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 4 works
  3. 3 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 2 works
  7. 7 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 2 works
  9. 9 Anthropological Studies and Insights Anthropology 2 works
  10. 10 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant 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 available20.7%not open79.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.2%domestic only66.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has French Institute of Pondicherry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% 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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