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Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales

In research, Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,073 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,646 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,028 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies and Sociology and Political Science — Urban Studies is 35.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,243
of 28,054 · #29,874 all time
Rank in France
#1,099
of 1,422
Research works
1.2k
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales 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 #7,073 of 10,521 6.7%276 #8190
Social SciencesField #4,646 of 6,365 8.3%190 #5628
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,028 of 2,578 8.8%92 #2370

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#8,190 #7,073
  2. Social Sciences#5,628 #4,646
  3. Sociology and Political Science#2,370 #2,028
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 35.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 33.2 works36×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 91.5 works7.6×
← 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: 0.90× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.51× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.33× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.68× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.96× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.48× its world share, 190 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales?

Ranked on the composite score, Dominique Méda, Catherine Achin and Éric Agrikoliansky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales.

  1. 1 Dominique Méda France · #141,792 worldwide 42 citations · 119 works
  2. 2 Catherine Achin France · #207,895 worldwide 13 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Éric Agrikoliansky France · #228,609 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Sophie Bernard France · #234,021 worldwide 29 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Corinne Bléry France · #267,110 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Jean-Yves Boulin France · #281,856 worldwide 17 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Choukri Hmed France · #288,153 worldwide 9 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Alban Jacquemart France · #305,367 worldwide 31 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Sabine Rozier France · #318,334 worldwide 6 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Benjamin Lemoine France · #330,914 worldwide 11 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Public Policy, Economic Development, Cooperatives, Citizenship and Solidarity Economy.

▲ 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. Community Engagement62▲ 56×6 topics
  2. Local Development59▲ 152×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance59▲ 139×2 topics
  4. Public Policy45▲ 27×10 topics
  5. Economic Development38▲ 14×17 topics
  6. Cooperatives33▲ 122×3 topics
  7. Citizenship32▲ 80×5 topics
  8. Solidarity Economy32▲ 155×2 topics
  9. Social Innovation32▲ 61×3 topics
  10. Institutionalization31▲ 101×1 topic
  11. Participative Evaluation31▲ 263×1 topic
  12. Social Justice31▲ 16×10 topics
  13. Sustainable Development31▲ 5.8×14 topics
  14. Globalization28▲ 4.2×60 topics
  15. Citizen Participation28▲ 67×2 topics
  16. Environmental Participation28▲ 103×1 topic
  17. Proximity and Innovation28▲ 103×1 topic
  18. Gender24▲ 14×22 topics
  19. Social Determinants of Health23▲ 30×3 topics
  20. Inequality22▲ 28×8 topics
  21. Gender Equality18▲ 20×8 topics
  22. Gender Studies17▲ 32×5 topics
  23. Religion16▲ 10×10 topics
  24. Ethnographic Research16▲ 89×3 topics
  25. Healthcare Access16▲ 17×5 topics
  26. Educational Policies16▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Professional Practices16▲ 118×1 topic
  28. Public Action16▲ 118×1 topic
  29. Migration15▲ 14×10 topics
  30. History15▲ 6.5×23 topics
  31. Community Development15▲ 24×4 topics
  32. Family Support Policies13▲ 252×1 topic
  33. Urban Segregation13▲ 252×1 topic
  34. Neoliberalism13▲ 11×15 topics
  35. Democracy13▲ 11×8 topics
  36. Social Change13▲ 31×3 topics
  37. Islam13▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Family Law12▲ 79×2 topics
  39. North Africa12▲ 92×2 topics
  40. Political Islam12▲ 60×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Governance, French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training and Social Policies and Family.

Social Sciences and Gove…31Social Sciences and Governance: 31 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …28French Urban and Social Studies: 28 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 16 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 13 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 12 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…10Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 10 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 8 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 6 fractional worksPolitical and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 5 fractional works
Urban StudiesSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 31 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  4. 4 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  5. 5 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 10 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 8 works
  8. 8 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 6 works
  9. 9 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 5 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 available20.2%not open79.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.1%domestic only96.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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