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French School at Athens

In research, French School at Athens stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,566 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,929 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Anthropology and Arts and Humanities — Archeology is 79.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,624
of 28,054 · #34,571 all time
Rank in Greece
#103
of 124
Research works
579
▲ 116% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is French School at Athens 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 #8,566 of 10,521 9.9%132 #10010
Social SciencesField #5,929 of 6,365 8.5%65 #8035

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where French School at Athens 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 French School at Athens specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 79.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 36.8 works80×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 20.4 works47×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 55.6 works13×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 12.53× its world share, 56 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.17× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.33× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at French School at Athens?

Ranked on the composite score, Arthur Müller, Dominique Mulliez and Guillaume Biard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is French School at Athens.

  1. 1 Arthur Müller Greece · #250,129 worldwide 2 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Dominique Mulliez Greece · #338,617 worldwide 8 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Guillaume Biard Greece · #412,270 worldwide 0 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 François Salviat Greece · #451,432 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Robert Stuart Merrillees Greece · #473,080 worldwide 15 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Lionel Fadin Greece · #497,960 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Johanna Akujärvi Greece · #510,565 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Nicolas Kyriakidis Greece · #514,250 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Alexandre Farnoux Greece · #526,698 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Jerker Blomqvist Greece · #545,995 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at French School at Athens

Which keywords describe research at French School at Athens?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mediterranean, Archaeology, Cultural Exchange, Roman Economy, Identity, Late Antiquity, Bronze Age and Urbanization.

▲ 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. Mediterranean22▲ 152×4 topics
  2. Archaeology21▲ 100×7 topics
  3. Cultural Exchange20▲ 100×6 topics
  4. Roman Economy18▲ 274×2 topics
  5. Identity16▲ 15×13 topics
  6. Late Antiquity16▲ 198×3 topics
  7. Bronze Age16▲ 237×3 topics
  8. Urbanization15▲ 23×2 topics
  9. Cyprus14▲ 471×1 topic
  10. Pottery Production14▲ 471×1 topic
  11. Nationalism14▲ 20×8 topics
  12. Memory14▲ 36×4 topics
  13. Religion13▲ 18×9 topics
  14. Ancient Rome13▲ 255×1 topic
  15. Greek Literature13▲ 255×1 topic
  16. Colonialism12▲ 16×10 topics
  17. Ethnicity11▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Conflict9▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Rituals9▲ 70×4 topics
  20. Eastern Europe9▲ 105×2 topics
  21. Balkans9▲ 242×1 topic
  22. Urban Development9▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Yugoslavia9▲ 505×1 topic
  24. Ethnography7▲ 26×4 topics
  25. Memory Studies7▲ 67×3 topics
  26. Archaeological Evidence6▲ 85×2 topics
  27. Social Justice6▲ 7.0×5 topics
  28. Global South6▲ 65×2 topics
  29. Semitic Languages6▲ 92×2 topics
  30. Culture6▲ 7.3×6 topics
  31. Arabia6▲ 129×1 topic
  32. Byzantine6▲ 129×1 topic
  33. Cultural Studies6▲ 9.8×4 topics
  34. Gender Studies6▲ 24×3 topics
  35. Holocene6▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Public Policy6▲ 7.4×5 topics
  37. Maritime Archaeology6▲ 189×1 topic
  38. Sea-Level Change6▲ 189×1 topic
  39. Politics5▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Migration5▲ 10×8 topics

Which research topics does French School at Athens publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, Classical Antiquity Studies, Balkans: History, Politics, Society and Archaeology and Historical Studies.

Ancient Mediterranean Ar…14Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 14 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 13 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politics, Society: 9 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 6 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 6 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and His…5Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 5 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 4 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 4 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 3 fractional works
ArcheologyAnthropologyCultural StudiesClassics1 others

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

  1. 1 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 14 works
  2. 2 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 13 works
  3. 3 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 9 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 6 works
  5. 5 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 6 works
  6. 6 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 5 works
  7. 7 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 4 works
  8. 8 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 4 works
  9. 9 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 3 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 available39.3%not open60.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.3%domestic only65.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has French School at Athens's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 116% 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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