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Institut des Sciences Cognitives

In research, Institut des Sciences Cognitives stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,498 of 16,945 worldwide), Life Sciences (#8,365 of 14,347 worldwide) and Psychology (#2,356 of 3,744 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroscience — Cognitive Neuroscience is 38.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,347
of 28,054 · #13,063 all time
Rank in France
#509
of 1,422
Research works
511
▲ 92% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
45.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Institut des Sciences Cognitives known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #3,498 of 16,945 29.3%228
Life SciencesDomain #8,365 of 14,347 25.6%173
PsychologyField #2,356 of 3,744 29.9%140
Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield #797 of 1,237 25.5%133
NeuroscienceField #2,349 of 2,675 25.7%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut des Sciences Cognitives 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 des Sciences Cognitives specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 38.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 24.3 works39×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 31.5 works23×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 22.53× its world share, 32 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.28× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 22.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut des Sciences Cognitives?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean‐Claude Dreher, Angela Sirigu and Irène Cristofori lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut des Sciences Cognitives.

  1. 1 Jean‐Claude Dreher · #429,761 worldwide 121 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Angela Sirigu · #693,903 worldwide 77 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Irène Cristofori · #992,148 worldwide 60 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Anne Reboul · #1,107,181 worldwide 26 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Guy Tiberghien · #1,148,860 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Nathalie Richard · #1,235,518 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Institut des Sciences Cognitives

Which keywords describe research at Institut des Sciences Cognitives?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Cognition, Neural Mechanisms, Prefrontal Cortex, Neurobiology, Neurological Disorders, Neural Circuits, Embodiment and Emotion Regulation.

▲ 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. Social Cognition9▲ 63×8 topics
  2. Neural Mechanisms9▲ 114×4 topics
  3. Neurobiology6▲ 26×6 topics
  4. Prefrontal Cortex6▲ 83×3 topics
  5. Neurological Disorders5▲ 11×10 topics
  6. Neural Circuits5▲ 64×3 topics
  7. Embodiment5▲ 31×4 topics
  8. Emotion Regulation4▲ 17×6 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 3.4×6 topics
  10. Neuronal Oscillations4▲ 61×2 topics
  11. Social Behavior4▲ 79×3 topics
  12. Altruism4▲ 51×3 topics
  13. Cognition4▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Cooperation4▲ 68×3 topics
  15. Evolution4▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Hippocampus4▲ 67×2 topics
  17. Neuroscience4▲ 14×9 topics
  18. Executive Functions4▲ 71×2 topics
  19. Neural Processing4▲ 67×2 topics
  20. Neuroimaging Studies4▲ 79×2 topics
  21. Decision Making3▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Working Memory3▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Action Observation3▲ 198×1 topic
  24. Adolescent Brain Development3▲ 108×1 topic
  25. Attentional Networks3▲ 108×1 topic
  26. Cognitive Control3▲ 66×2 topics
  27. Mirror Neuron System3▲ 198×1 topic
  28. Cortical Networks3▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Synchronization3▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Cortical Connectivity3▲ 87×2 topics
  31. Parkinson's Disease3▲ 14×7 topics
  32. Intelligence3▲ 84×1 topic
  33. Primates3▲ 182×1 topic
  34. Stress3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  35. Adaptation3▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Emotion Recognition3▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Executive Function3▲ 60×2 topics
  38. Functional Connectivity3▲ 23×3 topics
  39. Language Development2▲ 24×5 topics
  40. Perceptual Learning2▲ 60×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut des Sciences Cognitives publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Action Observation and Synchronization, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Neural dynamics and brain function and Primate Behavior and Ecology.

Action Observation and S…3Action Observation and Synchronization: 3 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Ps…3Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 3 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…3Neural dynamics and brain function: 3 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Eco…3Primate Behavior and Ecology: 3 fractional worksVisual perception and processing mechanisms: 2 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 2 fractional worksFace Recognition and Per…2Face Recognition and Perception: 2 fractional worksStress Responses and Cortisol: 2 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 2 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechan…2Memory and Neural Mechanisms: 2 fractional works
Social PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceBehavioral Neuroscience

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

  1. 1 Action Observation and Synchronization Social Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  3. 3 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  4. 4 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Face Recognition and Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Stress Responses and Cortisol Behavioral Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.4%domestic only68.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut des Sciences Cognitives's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 92% 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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