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Institut de France

In research, Institut de France stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,561 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,226
of 28,054 · #21,568 all time
Rank in France
#883
of 1,422
Research works
859
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Institut 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 #8,561 of 10,521 9.7%73 #9551

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut 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 Institut de France specialise in?

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

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 21.4 works5.4×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.10× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.54× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.94× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.43× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.08× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Institut de France?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert-Henri Bautier, Jean Baechler and Jean-Baptiste Duroselle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de France.

  1. 1 Robert-Henri Bautier France · #48,543 worldwide 108 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Jean Baechler France · #66,092 worldwide 63 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Jean-Baptiste Duroselle France · #151,911 worldwide 28 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 André Laronde France · #293,768 worldwide 13 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Jean Tulard France · #331,215 worldwide 4 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Michel de M’Uzan France · #361,566 worldwide 10 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Jean-Pierre Babelon France · #397,064 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat France · #408,511 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Raymond Lebègue France · #448,243 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Charles Samaran France · #458,605 worldwide 12 citations · 110 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de France

Which keywords describe research at Institut de France?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Efficiency, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Semiconductors, Institutionalization, Light-Emitting Diodes, Photovoltaics and Crystal Growth.

▲ 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. Efficiency12▲ 29×4 topics
  2. Community Engagement10▲ 23×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance10▲ 59×2 topics
  4. Semiconductors8▲ 18×4 topics
  5. Institutionalization8▲ 59×2 topics
  6. Light-Emitting Diodes7▲ 34×3 topics
  7. Crystal Growth7▲ 19×4 topics
  8. Economic Development7▲ 6.3×2 topics
  9. Photovoltaics7▲ 32×4 topics
  10. Citizenship7▲ 42×2 topics
  11. Stability7▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Gender7▲ 9.1×6 topics
  13. Organometal Halide Perovskites7▲ 44×1 topic
  14. Perovskite Solar Cells7▲ 44×1 topic
  15. Social Innovation7▲ 32×1 topic
  16. Solidarity Economy7▲ 80×1 topic
  17. Public Health6▲ 3.0×13 topics
  18. Mental Health6▲ 2.8×5 topics
  19. Religion6▲ 8.7×7 topics
  20. Nanocrystals5▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Solar Cells5▲ 19×7 topics
  22. Migration5▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Social Change5▲ 30×4 topics
  24. Democracy5▲ 9.7×2 topics
  25. Primary Care5▲ 9.0×4 topics
  26. Islam5▲ 16×2 topics
  27. North Africa5▲ 86×2 topics
  28. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Healthcare Policy4▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Inequalities4▲ 93×1 topic
  31. Cultural Exchange4▲ 23×6 topics
  32. Family Law4▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Reform4▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Semiconductor4▲ 9.1×6 topics
  35. Archaeology4▲ 22×6 topics
  36. Clinical Practice4▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Gender Studies4▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Solar Cell Efficiency4▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Citizen Participation3▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Environmental Participation3▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de France publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Governance, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Healthcare Systems and Practices and Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender.

Social Sciences and Governance: 7 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 7 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…4Healthcare Systems and Practices: 4 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…4Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 4 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 3 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…3Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 2 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 2 fractional works
Urban StudiesElectrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 7 works
  2. 2 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 2 works
  9. 9 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de France's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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