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Institut de France

In research, Institut de France stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,581 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 5.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,982
of 22,385 · #7,552 all time
Rank in France
#249
of 517
Research works
859
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.4k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Institut de France

What is Institut de France known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,581 of 9,585 7.0%73 #5444

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Institut de France work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Institut de France is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Engineering (17%), Arts and Humanities (15%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 75 fractional works · 51.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 41 fractional works · 27.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 7.3% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 14.9% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 5.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 44 fractional works · 30.1% of its workEngineering: 24 fractional works · 16.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 11.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 14.7% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitut deFrance147fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences51%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4127.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities2214.9%
    3. Psychology95.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Engineering2416.6%
    2. Materials Science85.5%
    3. Computer Science42.5%
    4. Environmental Science32.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy21.6%
    6. Energy10.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    8. Chemistry10.4%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Health Professions117.3%
    2. Medicine107.1%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Neuroscience21.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Institut de France specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 21.9 works5.2×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.11× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.59× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.78× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.16× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.16×22 works
  2. Health Professions2.78×11 works
  3. Social Sciences2.20×41 works
  4. Psychology1.93×9 works
  5. Veterinary1.75×0 works
  6. Materials Science1.59×8 works
  7. Engineering1.11×24 works
  8. Energy0.81×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.78×2 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.70×2 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.61×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.42×3 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×2 works
  15. Medicine0.37×10 works
  16. Computer Science0.32×4 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.28×1 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.27×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×2 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×2 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.20×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.14×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institut de France?

Ranked on the quality score, Jean Choay, Isabelle Sarfati and Robert-Henri Bautier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de France.

  1. 1 Jean Choay France · #330,860 worldwide 8.1k citations · 166 works
  2. 2 Isabelle Sarfati France · #1,434,172 worldwide 1.9k citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Robert-Henri Bautier France · #1,497,089 worldwide 469 citations · 132 works
  4. 4 William Scoresby France · #2,068,319 worldwide 414 citations · 138 works
  5. 5 Alfred Lacroix France · #2,080,256 worldwide 502 citations · 290 works
  6. 6 Marcel Brillouin France · #2,141,290 worldwide 86 citations · 65 works
  7. 7 Maxwell Tylden Masters France · #2,196,683 worldwide 347 citations · 86 works
  8. 8 Augustin Fliche France · #2,302,345 worldwide 65 citations · 98 works
  9. 9 François Thureau-Dangin France · #2,358,263 worldwide 347 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Pierre Bovet France · #2,438,879 worldwide 7 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de France

What are the most cited papers from Institut de France?

The most cited paper from Institut de France is "A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants" (Lars G. Fritsche et al., 2015), with 1,645 citations. Next come "Delivery of crop pollination services is an insufficient argument for wild pollinator conservation" (994) and "Structure-activity relationship in heparin: A synthetic pentasaccharide with high affinity for antithrombin III and eliciting high anti-factor Xa activity" (652).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants Lars G. Fritsche et al. · Nature Genetics Open access162 authors 21 Dec 2015 1,645
2 Delivery of crop pollination services is an insufficient argument for wild pollinator conservation David Kleijn et al. · Nature Communications Open access 16 Jun 2015 994
3 Structure-activity relationship in heparin: A synthetic pentasaccharide with high affinity for antithrombin III and eliciting high anti-factor Xa activity Jean Choay, Maurice Petitou, Jean Claude Lormeau et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Oct 1983 652
4 Halide Perovskites: Is It All about the Interfaces? Philip Schulz, David Cahen, Antoine Kahn · Chemical Reviews Review Mar 2019 552
5 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine R. M. Bateman et al. · Critical Care Open access2,440 authors Apr 2016 531
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institut de France?

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

▲ 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-now 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. Efficiency13▲ 29×4 topics
  2. Community Engagement10▲ 21×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance10▲ 60×2 topics
  4. Semiconductors8▲ 19×4 topics
  5. Light-Emitting Diodes8▲ 35×3 topics
  6. Crystal Growth8▲ 19×4 topics
  7. Institutionalization8▲ 56×2 topics
  8. Stability7▲ 23×2 topics
  9. Organometal Halide Perovskites7▲ 46×1 topic
  10. Perovskite Solar Cells7▲ 46×1 topic
  11. Photovoltaics7▲ 32×4 topics
  12. Economic Development7▲ 6.0×2 topics
  13. Citizenship7▲ 39×2 topics
  14. Social Innovation7▲ 30×2 topics
  15. Cooperatives7▲ 63×1 topic
  16. Gender7▲ 8.6×6 topics
  17. Solidarity Economy7▲ 82×1 topic
  18. Public Health6▲ 2.8×14 topics
  19. Solar Cells6▲ 20×7 topics
  20. Religion6▲ 8.3×7 topics
  21. Nanocrystals5▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Migration5▲ 10×6 topics
  23. Social Change5▲ 28×4 topics
  24. Democracy5▲ 9.2×2 topics
  25. Primary Care5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  26. Islam5▲ 15×2 topics
  27. North Africa5▲ 87×2 topics
  28. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Healthcare Policy4▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Inequalities4▲ 94×1 topic
  31. Cultural Exchange4▲ 23×6 topics
  32. Family Law4▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Reform4▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Semiconductor4▲ 8.8×6 topics
  35. Archaeology4▲ 22×6 topics
  36. Clinical Practice4▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Gender Studies4▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Solar Cell Efficiency4▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Citizen Participation3▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Environmental Participation3▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de France publish most on?

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

Perovskite Materials and Applications: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 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 worksSilicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 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 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institut de France's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institut de France as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00057% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Institut de France0.00055% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institut de France over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Institut de France8.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.1% in 2021.

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