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Institut de Recherche sur les ArchéoMATériaux

In research, Institut de Recherche sur les ArchéoMATériaux stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,840 of 10,521 worldwide), Archeology (#128 of 139 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,913 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology and Anthropology — Archeology is 108.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,570
of 28,054 · #6,540 all time
Rank in France
#330
of 1,422
Research works
833
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Institut de Recherche sur les ArchéoMATériaux 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 #2,840 of 10,521 7.6%140 #1575
ArcheologySubfield #128 of 139 7.9%60 #220
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,913 of 1,998 8.3%78 #1957

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Recherche sur les ArchéoMATériaux 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#1,575 #2,840
  2. Archeology#220 #128
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,957 #1,913
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 sur les ArchéoMATériaux specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 108.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 60.2 works108×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 23.4 works45×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.27× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 14.64× its world share, 78 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 59 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Recherche sur les ArchéoMATériaux?

Ranked on the composite score, Chantal Tribolo, Jean Vezin and Norbert Mercier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Recherche sur les ArchéoMATériaux.

  1. 1 Chantal Tribolo France · #27,115 worldwide 240 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Jean Vezin France · #112,338 worldwide 65 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Norbert Mercier France · #135,326 worldwide 367 citations · 91 works
  4. 4 Gérard Poupeau France · #307,872 worldwide 99 citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Christian Gensbeitel France · #421,176 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Xavier Morvan France · #425,783 worldwide 30 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Arnaud Suspène France · #427,875 worldwide 3 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Paul Merluzzo France · #476,698 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Guillaume Sarah France · #502,345 worldwide 21 citations · 80 works
  10. 10 Jérôme Jambu France · #510,134 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Recherche sur les ArchéoMATériaux

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Recherche sur les ArchéoMATériaux?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Bronze Age, Cultural Exchange, Mediterranean, Archaeological Analysis, Iron Production and Raman Spectroscopy.

▲ 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. Archaeology24▲ 98×11 topics
  2. Cultural Heritage24▲ 24×12 topics
  3. Bronze Age24▲ 300×3 topics
  4. Cultural Exchange18▲ 74×8 topics
  5. Mediterranean17▲ 99×6 topics
  6. Archaeological Analysis15▲ 872×1 topic
  7. Iron Production15▲ 872×1 topic
  8. Raman Spectroscopy14▲ 39×3 topics
  9. Roman Economy14▲ 177×2 topics
  10. Hyperspectral Imaging12▲ 22×1 topic
  11. X-Ray Fluorescence12▲ 299×1 topic
  12. Urbanization12▲ 15×2 topics
  13. Cyprus12▲ 312×1 topic
  14. Pottery Production12▲ 312×1 topic
  15. Iberian Peninsula10▲ 183×3 topics
  16. Archaeological Finds10▲ 376×1 topic
  17. Corded Ware Culture10▲ 376×1 topic
  18. Rituals10▲ 63×4 topics
  19. Medieval Architecture8▲ 221×2 topics
  20. Late Antiquity8▲ 83×2 topics
  21. Agricultural Origins8▲ 127×1 topic
  22. Cultural Interaction8▲ 167×2 topics
  23. Radiocarbon Dating8▲ 127×1 topic
  24. Social Organization8▲ 202×2 topics
  25. Early Medieval Churches7▲ 354×1 topic
  26. Rural Landscapes7▲ 354×1 topic
  27. Eurasian Exchange7▲ 181×1 topic
  28. Silk Roads7▲ 181×1 topic
  29. Demography7▲ 78×2 topics
  30. Ancient Rome6▲ 104×1 topic
  31. Greek Literature6▲ 104×1 topic
  32. Medieval Society6▲ 210×2 topics
  33. Legal History6▲ 115×2 topics
  34. Colonialism5▲ 6.0×7 topics
  35. Judicial Systems5▲ 407×1 topic
  36. Social Control5▲ 114×1 topic
  37. Holocene4▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Trade4▲ 29×3 topics
  39. Cultural Transmission4▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Ancient Magic4▲ 135×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de Recherche sur les ArchéoMATériaux publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts, Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History and Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies.

Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts: 15 fractional worksCultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 12 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Ar…12Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 12 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Arc…10Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 10 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 8 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 7 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks7Eurasian Exchange Networks: 7 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 6 fractional worksMedieval and Early Modern Justice: 5 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 4 fractional works
ArcheologyPaleontologyAnthropologyPolitical Science and International Relations

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

  1. 1 Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts Archeology 15 works
  2. 2 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 12 works
  3. 3 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 12 works
  4. 4 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 10 works
  5. 5 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 8 works
  6. 6 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 7 works
  7. 7 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 7 works
  8. 8 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 6 works
  9. 9 Medieval and Early Modern Justice Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 4 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Recherche sur les ArchéoMATériaux's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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