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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Social Sciences#12,064 #9,078
- Arts and Humanities#3,398 #1,854
- Social Sciences#8,105 #6,348
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.
- ArcheologySubfield · 36.8 works83×
- Arts and HumanitiesField · 64.5 works15×
- Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 27.2 works12×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 15.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Arts and Humanities 15.2×
- Social Sciences 3.9×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.9×
- Psychology 0.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Medicine 0.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.0×
- Computer Science 0.0×
- Engineering 0.0×
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 Sylvie Marchand Egypt · #391,269 worldwide 19 citations · 23 works
- 2 Jean Leclant Egypt · #395,905 worldwide 9 citations · 63 works
- 3 Florence Albert Egypt · #1,387,390 worldwide 0 citations · 100 works
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.
- Technological Development
- Historical Narratives
- Ethiopia
- Coptic Language
- Society
- Social Organization
- Colonialism
- North Africa
- Rituals
- Gospel Translation
- History
- Islam
- Feminism
- Christian-Muslim Relations
- Middle East
- Ottoman Empire
- Archaeology
- Arabia
- Religion
- Archaeological Evidence
- Semitic Languages
- Urban Development
- Palestine
- Byzantine
- Cultural Transmission
- Cultural Exchange
- Gender Equality
- Empire
- Islamic reform
- Migration
- Early Christian Apologetics
- Culture
- Politics
- Nationalism
- Conflict
- Linguistics
- Ancient Egypt
- Eritrea
- Gender
- Scientific History
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
- Semitic Languages20▲ 315×2 topics
- Archaeological Evidence20▲ 273×2 topics
- Urban Development19▲ 36×5 topics
- Religion19▲ 27×10 topics
- Palestine18▲ 208×2 topics
- Arabia16▲ 374×1 topic
- Byzantine16▲ 374×1 topic
- Archaeology14▲ 71×7 topics
- Cultural Transmission14▲ 116×2 topics
- Ottoman Empire13▲ 122×3 topics
- Cultural Exchange13▲ 68×7 topics
- Middle East12▲ 128×2 topics
- Gender Equality12▲ 29×2 topics
- Christian-Muslim Relations12▲ 281×2 topics
- Empire11▲ 92×2 topics
- Feminism11▲ 27×1 topic
- Islamic reform11▲ 177×1 topic
- Islam11▲ 36×5 topics
- Migration10▲ 21×3 topics
- History10▲ 9.2×9 topics
- Early Christian Apologetics9▲ 273×1 topic
- Gospel Translation9▲ 273×1 topic
- Culture9▲ 12×8 topics
- Rituals9▲ 70×4 topics
- Politics8▲ 20×6 topics
- North Africa8▲ 132×2 topics
- Nationalism7▲ 11×10 topics
- Colonialism7▲ 10×9 topics
- Conflict7▲ 28×4 topics
- Social Organization7▲ 219×2 topics
- Linguistics6▲ 26×2 topics
- Society6▲ 22×5 topics
- Ancient Egypt6▲ 430×1 topic
- Coptic Language6▲ 430×1 topic
- Eritrea6▲ 279×1 topic
- Ethiopia6▲ 279×1 topic
- Gender6▲ 7.2×8 topics
- Historical Narratives6▲ 68×2 topics
- Scientific History6▲ 89×1 topic
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 16 works
- 2 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 11 works
- 3 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
- 4 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 6 works
- 5 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 6 works
- 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
- 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 4 works
- 8 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 4 works
- 9 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 4 works
- 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
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.
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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- Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute
- British University in Egypt
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.