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Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion

In research, Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,714 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,968 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,337 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, History and Anthropology — History and Philosophy of Science is 81.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,762
of 28,054 · #37,885 all time
Rank in France
#1,306
of 1,422
Research works
1.3k
▲ 81% vs 2013–17
Citations
761
0.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion 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 #9,714 of 10,521 1.1%293 #11005
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,968 of 1,998 1.8%157 #2865
Social SciencesField #6,337 of 6,365 0.1%126 #8766

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion 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#11,005 #9,714
  2. Arts and Humanities#2,865 #1,968
  3. Social Sciences#8,766 #6,337
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 Recherches Historiques du Septentrion specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 81.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 39.7 works82×
  2. HistorySubfield · 49.3 works49×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 23.9 works27×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 157.3 works17×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 17.31× its world share, 157 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.17× its world share, 126 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 17.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion?

Ranked on the composite score, Stéphane Lebecq, Jean‐François Chanet and Michèle Gaillard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion.

  1. 1 Stéphane Lebecq France · #84,709 worldwide 46 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Jean‐François Chanet France · #205,335 worldwide 9 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Michèle Gaillard France · #229,518 worldwide 2 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Élodie Lecuppre-Desjardin France · #229,547 worldwide 1 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Marie‐Laure Legay France · #272,287 worldwide 1 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Bertrand Schnerb France · #272,893 worldwide 1 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Sylvain Lesage France · #276,160 worldwide 33 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Gabriel Galvez-Behar France · #287,939 worldwide 9 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Esther Dehoux France · #310,959 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Émilien Ruiz France · #316,415 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Historical Narratives, Innovation, History, Global Perspectives, Scientific History, Technological Development, Gender and Globalization.

▲ 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. Historical Narratives41▲ 223×2 topics
  2. Innovation41▲ 12×4 topics
  3. History40▲ 18×23 topics
  4. Global Perspectives40▲ 278×2 topics
  5. Scientific History39▲ 287×1 topic
  6. Technological Development39▲ 287×1 topic
  7. Globalization32▲ 5.2×17 topics
  8. Gender30▲ 18×17 topics
  9. Public Policy25▲ 16×6 topics
  10. Social Movements24▲ 26×8 topics
  11. Community Engagement24▲ 23×4 topics
  12. Territorial Governance24▲ 60×3 topics
  13. Local Development24▲ 66×2 topics
  14. Sustainable Development22▲ 4.4×4 topics
  15. Social Justice21▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Citizen Participation21▲ 53×1 topic
  17. Environmental Participation21▲ 82×1 topic
  18. Identity20▲ 8.9×20 topics
  19. Medieval Society19▲ 379×2 topics
  20. Colonialism19▲ 13×15 topics
  21. Literature18▲ 11×19 topics
  22. Culture17▲ 10×11 topics
  23. Gender Studies17▲ 35×7 topics
  24. Occupation17▲ 80×2 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage16▲ 9.3×10 topics
  26. Resistance16▲ 49×3 topics
  27. Sociopolitical16▲ 147×3 topics
  28. France15▲ 269×1 topic
  29. Vichy Regime15▲ 269×1 topic
  30. Legal History15▲ 172×3 topics
  31. Religion15▲ 10×8 topics
  32. Ethical Considerations14▲ 14×3 topics
  33. French Revolution14▲ 284×1 topic
  34. Napoleonic Wars14▲ 284×1 topic
  35. Cultural Practices14▲ 34×3 topics
  36. Judicial Systems14▲ 641×1 topic
  37. Social Control14▲ 179×1 topic
  38. Historiography13▲ 34×6 topics
  39. Nationalism13▲ 9.1×8 topics
  40. Cultural Studies13▲ 11×10 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, French Urban and Social Studies, French Historical and Cultural Studies and European Political History Analysis.

Historical Studies and S…39Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 39 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …21French Urban and Social Studies: 21 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cu…15French Historical and Cultural Studies: 15 fractional worksEuropean Political History Analysis: 14 fractional worksMedieval and Early Modern Justice: 14 fractional worksDeath, Funerary Practice…11Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning: 11 fractional worksHistorical Art and Culture Studies: 9 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 8 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 8 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 7 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceSociology and Political ScienceHistoryPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 39 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  3. 3 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 15 works
  4. 4 European Political History Analysis History 14 works
  5. 5 Medieval and Early Modern Justice Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  6. 6 Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning Anthropology 11 works
  7. 7 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 9 works
  8. 8 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  9. 9 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 8 works
  10. 10 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 7 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 available19.0%not open81.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.8%domestic only98.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% 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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