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Institut Français des Relations Internationales

In research, Institut Français des Relations Internationales stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,037 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 22.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,509
of 28,054 · #23,677 all time
Rank in France
#1,290
of 1,422
Research works
444
▲ 75% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Institut Français des Relations Internationales 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 #10,037 of 10,521 10.7%61 #12488

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 22.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 23.0 works22×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 3.61× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.34× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.10× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.11× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Français des Relations Internationales?

Ranked on the composite score, Rémy Leveau, Khadija Mohsen-Finan and Thomas Gomart lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Français des Relations Internationales.

  1. 1 Rémy Leveau France · #244,149 worldwide 8 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Khadija Mohsen-Finan France · #395,039 worldwide 4 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Thomas Gomart France · #414,492 worldwide 2 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Dominique Moïsi France · #416,238 worldwide 2 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Julien Nocetti France · #417,900 worldwide 9 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Françoise Nicolas France · #449,796 worldwide 22 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Marc Hecker France · #455,051 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Dorothée Schmid France · #632,529 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Serge Sur France · #661,247 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Laurence Nardon France · #838,226 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Français des Relations Internationales

Which keywords describe research at Institut Français des Relations Internationales?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Migration, Social Movements, European Union, Political Economy, Public Policy, Geopolitics and Gender.

▲ 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. Globalization10▲ 6.9×14 topics
  2. Migration7▲ 28×6 topics
  3. Social Movements7▲ 32×5 topics
  4. Climate Change7▲ 3.5×12 topics
  5. European Union6▲ 40×6 topics
  6. Political Economy6▲ 34×3 topics
  7. Public Policy6▲ 17×4 topics
  8. Geopolitics5▲ 46×5 topics
  9. Gender5▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Rural Development5▲ 20×2 topics
  11. Global Development Goals5▲ 503×1 topic
  12. Tunisian Revolution5▲ 503×1 topic
  13. Security5▲ 10.0×5 topics
  14. International Relations4▲ 26×6 topics
  15. Democracy4▲ 16×3 topics
  16. Governance4▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Institutionalization4▲ 61×2 topics
  18. Community Engagement4▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Religion4▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Territorial Governance4▲ 43×3 topics
  21. Islam4▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Local Development4▲ 45×2 topics
  23. North Africa4▲ 134×2 topics
  24. Russia4▲ 116×3 topics
  25. International Law3▲ 16×5 topics
  26. Economic Development3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  27. Financial Crisis3▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Industrial Policy3▲ 42×2 topics
  29. Politics3▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Socioeconomic Inequality3▲ 504×2 topics
  31. Sovereignty3▲ 47×2 topics
  32. Family Law3▲ 92×1 topic
  33. Identity3▲ 5.8×8 topics
  34. Reform3▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Colonialism3▲ 8.8×7 topics
  36. Iceland3▲ 944×1 topic
  37. Labor Market3▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Global Governance3▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Social Innovation2▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Solidarity Economy2▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Français des Relations Internationales publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political and Social Issues, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender, European Socioeconomic and Political Studies and Social Sciences and Governance.

Political and Social Iss…5Political and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 3 fractional worksEuropean Socioeconomic a…3European Socioeconomic and Political Studies: 3 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…2Social Sciences and Governance: 2 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 2 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 2 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy an…2European Union Policy and Governance: 2 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsUrban StudiesSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 European Socioeconomic and Political Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 2 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  10. 10 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 1 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 available29.4%not open70.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Français des Relations Internationales's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 75% higher 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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