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Institut français du Proche-Orient

In research, Institut français du Proche-Orient stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,887 of 10,206 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,865 of 16,945 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#3,453 of 4,340 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,269
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#579
of 1,041
Research works
618
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
906
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Institut français du Proche-Orient known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #3,887 of 10,206 9.6%416
Social SciencesDomain #6,865 of 16,945 9.3%585
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #3,453 of 4,340 8.5%214
Arts and HumanitiesField #3,531 of 3,836 8.2%161
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #2,192 of 2,376 9.0%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut français du Proche-Orient 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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Physics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 10.39× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.63× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut français du Proche-Orient?

Ranked on the composite score, Myriam Catusse, Thierry Buquet and Mohamed Kamel Doraï lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut français du Proche-Orient.

  1. 1 Myriam Catusse ?? · #208,493 worldwide 32 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Thierry Buquet ?? · #281,512 worldwide 2 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Mohamed Kamel Doraï ?? · #374,104 worldwide 34 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Géraldine Chatelard ?? · #385,853 worldwide 11 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Thierry Boissière ?? · #478,265 worldwide 3 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Myriam Ababsa ?? · #731,938 worldwide 2 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Nicolas Dot‐Pouillard ?? · #810,317 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Françoise De Bel-Air ?? · #896,373 worldwide 18 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Kamel Doraï ?? · #1,265,586 worldwide 2 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Institut français du Proche-Orient

Which keywords describe research at Institut français du Proche-Orient?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Migration, Politics, Middle East, Islam, North Africa, Culture and Palestine.

▲ 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Religion5▲ 44×7 topics
  2. Migration5▲ 56×5 topics
  3. Politics4▲ 61×6 topics
  4. Middle East3▲ 195×2 topics
  5. Culture3▲ 21×3 topics
  6. Islam3▲ 53×2 topics
  7. North Africa3▲ 286×2 topics
  8. History3▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Palestine3▲ 185×2 topics
  10. Secularism3▲ 102×3 topics
  11. Semitic Languages2▲ 232×2 topics
  12. Society2▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Urban Development2▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Arabia2▲ 320×1 topic
  15. Byzantine2▲ 320×1 topic
  16. Democracy2▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Hermeneutics2▲ 117×2 topics
  18. Islamic reform2▲ 214×1 topic
  19. Ottoman Empire2▲ 127×1 topic
  20. Archaeology2▲ 67×5 topics
  21. Refugees2▲ 68×3 topics
  22. Family Law2▲ 181×1 topic
  23. Reform2▲ 130×1 topic
  24. Cultural Exchange2▲ 57×4 topics
  25. Identity2▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Eritrea2▲ 443×1 topic
  27. Ethiopia2▲ 443×1 topic
  28. Civil War1▲ 177×2 topics
  29. Lebanon1▲ 466×1 topic
  30. Sectarianism1▲ 466×1 topic
  31. Sociolinguistics1▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Public Health1▲ 3.3×2 topics
  33. Mediterranean1▲ 50×2 topics
  34. Philosophy1▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Christian-Muslim Relations1▲ 152×2 topics
  36. Ethnicity1▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Literature1▲ 7.6×1 topic
  38. Medieval1▲ 111×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut français du Proche-Orient publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Studies and History, Archaeology and Historical Studies, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender and African history and culture analysis.

Islamic Studies and History: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 2 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…2Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 2 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…2African history and culture analysis: 2 fractional worksMiddle East Politics and Society: 1 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 1 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Ar…1Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 1 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 1 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsArcheologySociology and Political ScienceClassics

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

  1. 1 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 2 works
  3. 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Middle East Politics and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Medieval Literature and History Classics 1 works
  7. 7 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 1 works
  8. 8 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available51.1%not open48.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.4%domestic only96.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut français du Proche-Orient's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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