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Institut des Sciences Sociales du Politique

In research, Institut des Sciences Sociales du Politique stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,234 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,947 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,252 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science — History is 22.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,710
of 28,054 · #23,621 all time
Rank in France
#1,193
of 1,422
Research works
2.4k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Institut des Sciences Sociales du Politique 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 #7,234 of 10,521 7.0%255 #4133
Social SciencesField #4,947 of 6,365 6.9%187 #3132
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,252 of 2,578 6.8%87 #1646

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut des Sciences Sociales du Politique 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#4,133 #7,234
  2. Social Sciences#3,132 #4,947
  3. Sociology and Political Science#1,646 #2,252
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 des Sciences Sociales du Politique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 22.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 20.9 works22×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 49.4 works11×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 87.1 works8.2×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 53.5 works6.3×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.69× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.28× its world share, 54 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.01× its world share, 187 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut des Sciences Sociales du Politique?

Ranked on the composite score, Mirjana Morokvašić, Marie‐Claire Lavabre and Pascale Laborier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut des Sciences Sociales du Politique.

  1. 1 Mirjana Morokvašić France · #49,155 worldwide 194 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Marie‐Claire Lavabre France · #119,258 worldwide 32 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Pascale Laborier France · #129,650 worldwide 22 citations · 69 works
  4. 4 Abdellali Hajjat France · #133,435 worldwide 13 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Olivier Wieviorka France · #197,144 worldwide 14 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Anne Wyvekens France · #199,779 worldwide 12 citations · 60 works
  7. 7 Jacques Donzelot France · #216,898 worldwide 10 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Renaud Epstein France · #226,110 worldwide 16 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Georges Mink France · #230,540 worldwide 9 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Thomas Kirszbaum France · #235,329 worldwide 7 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Institut des Sciences Sociales du Politique

Which keywords describe research at Institut des Sciences Sociales du Politique?

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

▲ 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. Gender43▲ 27×20 topics
  2. Migration41▲ 42×13 topics
  3. Community Engagement39▲ 40×5 topics
  4. Local Development39▲ 115×2 topics
  5. Territorial Governance39▲ 105×2 topics
  6. Public Policy35▲ 24×14 topics
  7. Sustainable Development34▲ 7.2×11 topics
  8. Religion32▲ 23×12 topics
  9. Social Justice32▲ 19×14 topics
  10. Islam31▲ 50×4 topics
  11. Globalization31▲ 5.3×48 topics
  12. North Africa31▲ 267×2 topics
  13. Democracy30▲ 29×13 topics
  14. Social Change29▲ 79×6 topics
  15. Citizen Participation28▲ 76×2 topics
  16. Environmental Participation27▲ 117×1 topic
  17. Proximity and Innovation27▲ 117×1 topic
  18. Family Law27▲ 195×1 topic
  19. Reform27▲ 140×1 topic
  20. Identity23▲ 11×27 topics
  21. Colonialism21▲ 15×22 topics
  22. Gender Studies20▲ 43×6 topics
  23. Social Movements16▲ 18×12 topics
  24. Ethnographic Research15▲ 95×3 topics
  25. History15▲ 7.3×18 topics
  26. Educational Policies15▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Professional Practices15▲ 127×1 topic
  28. Public Action15▲ 127×1 topic
  29. Nationalism14▲ 10×14 topics
  30. Politics14▲ 17×12 topics
  31. Citizenship13▲ 37×7 topics
  32. Economic Development13▲ 5.3×6 topics
  33. Social Innovation12▲ 26×4 topics
  34. Institutionalization12▲ 43×4 topics
  35. Cooperatives12▲ 50×2 topics
  36. Solidarity Economy12▲ 64×2 topics
  37. Ethnicity12▲ 10×12 topics
  38. Participative Evaluation12▲ 111×1 topic
  39. Healthcare Access11▲ 14×5 topics
  40. Memory11▲ 15×9 topics

Which research topics does Institut des Sciences Sociales du Politique publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender, Education, sociology, and vocational training and Social Sciences and Governance.

French Urban and Social …27French Urban and Social Studies: 27 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…27Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 27 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 15 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 12 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 10 fractional worksCultural Identity and He…8Cultural Identity and Heritage: 8 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 8 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 7 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 7 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsUrban StudiesHistory and Philosophy of Science3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 27 works
  2. 2 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 27 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 12 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 10 works
  6. 6 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 8 works
  7. 7 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 8 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 7 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 7 works
  10. 10 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 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 available28.4%not open71.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut des Sciences Sociales du Politique's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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