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Institut de recherches économiques et sociales

In research, Institut de recherches économiques et sociales stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,832 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,292
of 28,054 · #32,752 all time
Rank in France
#1,339
of 1,422
Research works
637
▲ 155% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
3.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Institut de recherches économiques et 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 #9,832 of 10,521 10.0%73 #11682

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de recherches économiques et 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).

What does Institut de recherches économiques et sociales specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 20.4 works5.7×
← 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: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 6.38× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.86× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.23× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.14× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de recherches économiques et sociales?

Ranked on the composite score, Michel Husson, Antoine Math and Catherine Sauviat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de recherches économiques et sociales.

  1. 1 Michel Husson France · #259,482 worldwide 13 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Antoine Math France · #317,459 worldwide 32 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Catherine Sauviat France · #514,282 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Udo Rehfeldt France · #526,326 worldwide 20 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Odile Join-Lambert France · #534,490 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Anne Fretel France · #608,136 worldwide 5 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 G. de Fontguyon France · #843,590 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Jean Ruffier France · #845,092 worldwide 1 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Pascal Mainsant France · #856,421 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Laurent Cappelletti France · #959,836 worldwide 20 citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de recherches économiques et sociales

Which keywords describe research at Institut de recherches économiques et sociales?

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

▲ 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 Engagement24▲ 72×2 topics
  2. Territorial Governance24▲ 189×2 topics
  3. Economic Development20▲ 25×6 topics
  4. Cooperatives18▲ 232×3 topics
  5. Solidarity Economy18▲ 292×2 topics
  6. Citizenship18▲ 147×2 topics
  7. Social Innovation18▲ 114×2 topics
  8. Institutionalization18▲ 191×1 topic
  9. Participative Evaluation18▲ 499×1 topic
  10. Public Policy17▲ 34×4 topics
  11. Social Determinants of Health14▲ 65×3 topics
  12. Globalization12▲ 6.0×23 topics
  13. Sustainable Development9▲ 5.7×10 topics
  14. Healthcare8▲ 6.8×6 topics
  15. Primary Care8▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Healthcare Access7▲ 27×3 topics
  17. Inequality7▲ 32×6 topics
  18. Community Development7▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Gender Equality7▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Retirement7▲ 99×2 topics
  21. Labor Market7▲ 23×5 topics
  22. Public Health7▲ 4.5×2 topics
  23. Family Support Policies6▲ 415×1 topic
  24. Urban Segregation6▲ 415×1 topic
  25. Social Justice6▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Citizen Participation6▲ 51×2 topics
  27. Healthcare Policy6▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Inequalities6▲ 179×1 topic
  29. Environmental Participation6▲ 77×1 topic
  30. Proximity and Innovation6▲ 77×1 topic
  31. Aging6▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Elderly6▲ 24×1 topic
  33. European Union5▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Gender4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  35. Democracy4▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Islam4▲ 20×2 topics
  37. North Africa4▲ 108×2 topics
  38. Migration4▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Financial Crisis4▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Iceland4▲ 897×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de recherches économiques et sociales publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Governance, Social Policies and Family, Healthcare Systems and Practices and French Urban and Social Studies.

Social Sciences and Gove…18Social Sciences and Governance: 18 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family6Social Policies and Family: 6 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…6Healthcare Systems and Practices: 6 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 6 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 6 fractional worksEuropean Socioeconomic a…4European Socioeconomic and Political Studies: 4 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 3 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 3 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 2 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional works
Urban StudiesSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 18 works
  2. 2 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 6 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 6 works
  6. 6 European Socioeconomic and Political Studies Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  10. 10 Employment and Welfare Studies 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 available36.8%not open63.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de recherches économiques et sociales's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 155% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.