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Institut de Paléontologie Humaine

In research, Institut de Paléontologie Humaine stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,437 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology, Archeology and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Anthropology is 64.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,584
of 28,054 · #8,726 all time
Rank in France
#275
of 1,422
Research works
660
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Institut de Paléontologie Humaine 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 #2,437 of 10,521 20.4%69 #2640

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 64.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 22.5 works65×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 22.4 works60×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 34.6 works18×
← 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: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.79× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.65× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.44× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Paléontologie Humaine?

Ranked on the composite score, Henry de Lumley, Pascal Tassy and Colette Roubet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Paléontologie Humaine.

  1. 1 Henry de Lumley France · #167,810 worldwide 168 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Pascal Tassy France · #413,641 worldwide 80 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Colette Roubet France · #518,050 worldwide 27 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Valéry Zeitoun France · #519,037 worldwide 30 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Samir Khatib France · #538,880 worldwide 61 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Françoise Debrenne France · #789,568 worldwide 112 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 P Puech France · #934,648 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Josette Renault–Miskovsky France · #971,423 worldwide 25 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Donald E. Russell France · #1,109,508 worldwide 27 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Stéphane Petrognani France · #1,117,329 worldwide 4 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Paléontologie Humaine

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Paléontologie Humaine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hominin Genetics, Paleolithic Archaeology, Archaeology, Iberian Peninsula, Bronze Age, Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating and Biogeography.

▲ 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. Hominin Genetics21▲ 802×1 topic
  2. Paleolithic Archaeology21▲ 802×1 topic
  3. Archaeology13▲ 77×11 topics
  4. Iberian Peninsula10▲ 251×3 topics
  5. Climate Change9▲ 2.7×28 topics
  6. Bronze Age9▲ 169×3 topics
  7. Agricultural Origins9▲ 214×1 topic
  8. Radiocarbon Dating9▲ 214×1 topic
  9. Biogeography8▲ 24×7 topics
  10. Holocene8▲ 53×3 topics
  11. Settlement Patterns8▲ 307×2 topics
  12. Molecular Phylogeny7▲ 39×5 topics
  13. Artifacts7▲ 763×1 topic
  14. Neolithic7▲ 763×1 topic
  15. Mammal Evolution7▲ 273×1 topic
  16. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis7▲ 273×1 topic
  17. Evolution6▲ 19×6 topics
  18. Sea Level6▲ 50×2 topics
  19. Paleoclimatology5▲ 52×2 topics
  20. Glacial Cycles5▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Monsoon Dynamics5▲ 64×1 topic
  22. Age Estimation5▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Sex Determination5▲ 107×1 topic
  24. Mediterranean5▲ 43×5 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage4▲ 6.7×9 topics
  26. Intelligence4▲ 73×1 topic
  27. Primates4▲ 158×1 topic
  28. Social Behavior4▲ 51×2 topics
  29. Colonialism3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  30. Social Justice3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  31. Community Engagement3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  32. Conservation3▲ 5.3×10 topics
  33. Environmental Participation3▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Tectonic Evolution3▲ 106×3 topics
  35. Territorial Governance3▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 7.3×5 topics
  37. Cultural Landscape2▲ 61×3 topics
  38. Subduction2▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Gender Studies2▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Iron Age2▲ 103×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Paléontologie Humaine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Archaeological and Geological Studies and Evolution and Paleontology Studies.

Pleistocene-Era Hominins…21Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 21 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …9Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 9 fractional worksArchaeological and Geolo…7Archaeological and Geological Studies: 7 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 7 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 5 fractional worksForensic Anthropology an…5Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 5 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 4 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and Rock Art Studies: 2 fractional works
AnthropologyPaleontologyArcheologyAtmospheric Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 21 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 9 works
  3. 3 Archaeological and Geological Studies Archeology 7 works
  4. 4 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 7 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  6. 6 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 5 works
  7. 7 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  10. 10 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 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 available23.7%not open76.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.3%domestic only72.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Paléontologie Humaine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% 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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