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Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales

In research, Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,723 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,166 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,657 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,242
of 28,054 · #22,972 all time
Rank in France
#704
of 1,422
Research works
2.9k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Institut des Sciences Humaines 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 #4,723 of 10,521 6.5%261 #5121
Social SciencesField #3,166 of 6,365 6.3%173 #4415
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,657 of 1,998 8.4%65 #2010
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,345 of 2,578 4.9%87 #2637

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut des Sciences Humaines 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).

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#5,121 #4,723
  2. Social Sciences#4,415 #3,166
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,010 #1,657
  4. Sociology and Political Science#2,637 #2,345
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.

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: 0.55× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.17× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.71× its world share, 65 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.08× its world share, 173 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean-François Dortier, Jean-Paul Resweber and Michel Legros lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales.

  1. 1 Jean-François Dortier France · #219,190 worldwide 2 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Jean-Paul Resweber France · #397,945 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Michel Legros France · #473,079 worldwide 31 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Jean-François Dortier France · #577,933 worldwide 12 citations · 181 works
  5. 5 Philippe Amiel France · #789,793 worldwide 6 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Yann Bisiou France · #959,243 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales

Which keywords describe research at Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Social Justice, Globalization, Public Policy, Colonialism and Identity.

▲ 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 Engagement37▲ 33×8 topics
  2. Globalization37▲ 5.7×60 topics
  3. Territorial Governance35▲ 84×3 topics
  4. Local Development35▲ 91×2 topics
  5. Social Justice33▲ 17×18 topics
  6. Public Policy30▲ 18×8 topics
  7. Colonialism27▲ 17×23 topics
  8. Sustainable Development27▲ 5.0×15 topics
  9. Identity24▲ 9.9×28 topics
  10. Gender Studies22▲ 42×7 topics
  11. Citizen Participation21▲ 50×1 topic
  12. Environmental Participation21▲ 77×1 topic
  13. Social Movements19▲ 19×11 topics
  14. Gender19▲ 10×16 topics
  15. Public Health19▲ 3.9×19 topics
  16. Migration17▲ 15×10 topics
  17. Social Determinants of Health17▲ 23×4 topics
  18. Economic Development17▲ 6.1×8 topics
  19. History16▲ 6.7×25 topics
  20. Sociopolitical16▲ 137×4 topics
  21. Citizenship15▲ 38×7 topics
  22. Institutionalization15▲ 49×4 topics
  23. Social Innovation15▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Cooperatives15▲ 56×3 topics
  25. Solidarity Economy15▲ 70×2 topics
  26. Participative Evaluation14▲ 122×1 topic
  27. Ethics13▲ 8.3×17 topics
  28. Cultural Studies13▲ 10×13 topics
  29. Ethnicity13▲ 10×7 topics
  30. Sociolinguistics13▲ 21×7 topics
  31. Literature13▲ 7.1×15 topics
  32. Healthcare Access12▲ 13×7 topics
  33. Primary Care12▲ 9.4×8 topics
  34. Religion12▲ 7.4×18 topics
  35. Cultural Diversity12▲ 16×12 topics
  36. Professional Practices12▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Public Action12▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Healthcare Quality Indicators11▲ 57×2 topics
  39. Digital Health11▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Healthcare Policy11▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales publish most on?

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

French Urban and Social Studies: 21 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 14 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…12Education, sociology, and vocational training: 12 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…11Healthcare Systems and Practices: 11 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 9 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 8 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethn…8African Studies and Ethnography: 8 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 7 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 7 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsComputer Networks and Communications2 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 14 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 11 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 9 works
  6. 6 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 8 works
  7. 7 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 7 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  10. 10 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 6 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 available31.7%not open68.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.5%domestic only66.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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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