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Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale

In research, Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,078 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,854 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,348 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Arts and Humanities and Political Science and International Relations — Archeology is 83.2× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#26,632
of 28,054 · #37,152 all time
Rank in Egypt
#121
of 123
Research works
387
▲ 245% vs 2013–17
Citations
552
1.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale 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 #9,078 of 10,521 3.7%140 #12064
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,854 of 1,998 6.4%64 #3398
Social SciencesField #6,348 of 6,365 1.3%73 #8105

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale 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#12,064 #9,078
  2. Arts and Humanities#3,398 #1,854
  3. Social Sciences#8,105 #6,348
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 Français d'Archéologie Orientale specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 83.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 36.8 works83×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 64.5 works15×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 27.2 works12×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 15.22× its world share, 64 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.94× its world share, 73 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 15.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale?

Ranked on the composite score, Sylvie Marchand, Jean Leclant and Florence Albert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale.

  1. 1 Sylvie Marchand Egypt · #391,269 worldwide 19 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Jean Leclant Egypt · #395,905 worldwide 9 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Florence Albert Egypt · #1,387,390 worldwide 0 citations · 100 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale

Which keywords describe research at Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Semitic Languages, Archaeological Evidence, Urban Development, Religion, Palestine, Arabia, Byzantine and Archaeology.

▲ 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. Semitic Languages20▲ 315×2 topics
  2. Archaeological Evidence20▲ 273×2 topics
  3. Urban Development19▲ 36×5 topics
  4. Religion19▲ 27×10 topics
  5. Palestine18▲ 208×2 topics
  6. Arabia16▲ 374×1 topic
  7. Byzantine16▲ 374×1 topic
  8. Archaeology14▲ 71×7 topics
  9. Cultural Transmission14▲ 116×2 topics
  10. Ottoman Empire13▲ 122×3 topics
  11. Cultural Exchange13▲ 68×7 topics
  12. Middle East12▲ 128×2 topics
  13. Gender Equality12▲ 29×2 topics
  14. Christian-Muslim Relations12▲ 281×2 topics
  15. Empire11▲ 92×2 topics
  16. Feminism11▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Islamic reform11▲ 177×1 topic
  18. Islam11▲ 36×5 topics
  19. Migration10▲ 21×3 topics
  20. History10▲ 9.2×9 topics
  21. Early Christian Apologetics9▲ 273×1 topic
  22. Gospel Translation9▲ 273×1 topic
  23. Culture9▲ 12×8 topics
  24. Rituals9▲ 70×4 topics
  25. Politics8▲ 20×6 topics
  26. North Africa8▲ 132×2 topics
  27. Nationalism7▲ 11×10 topics
  28. Colonialism7▲ 10×9 topics
  29. Conflict7▲ 28×4 topics
  30. Social Organization7▲ 219×2 topics
  31. Linguistics6▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Society6▲ 22×5 topics
  33. Ancient Egypt6▲ 430×1 topic
  34. Coptic Language6▲ 430×1 topic
  35. Eritrea6▲ 279×1 topic
  36. Ethiopia6▲ 279×1 topic
  37. Gender6▲ 7.2×8 topics
  38. Historical Narratives6▲ 68×2 topics
  39. Scientific History6▲ 89×1 topic
  40. Technological Development6▲ 89×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and Historical Studies, Islamic Studies and History, Historical and Linguistic Studies and Ancient Egypt and Archaeology.

  1. 1 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 16 works
  2. 2 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  3. 3 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  4. 4 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 6 works
  5. 5 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 4 works
  9. 9 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 4 works
  10. 10 Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis Language and Linguistics 4 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 available61.5%not open38.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.7%domestic only70.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 245% 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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