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Institut Français

In research, Institut Français stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,308 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,428 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,947 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology, History and Political Science and International Relations — Anthropology is 17.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,076
of 28,054 · #4,078 all time
Rank in France
#830
of 1,422
Research works
5.4k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
109k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Institut Français 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 #6,308 of 10,521 4.4%358 #5471
Social SciencesField #4,428 of 6,365 3.5%230 #4092
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,947 of 1,998 4.9%85 #2168
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,184 of 1,201 2.7%87 #1659
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,543 of 2,578 1.6%78 #2747

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Français 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#5,471 #6,308
  2. Social Sciences#4,092 #4,428
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,168 #1,947
  4. Political Science and International Relations#1,659 #1,184
  5. Sociology and Political Science#2,747 #2,543
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 specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 17.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 21.9 works17×
  2. HistorySubfield · 20.5 works14×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 86.7 works13×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.53× its world share, 85 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.29× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.04× its world share, 230 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Français?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Lenormand, Jacques Julliard and Emmanuelle Saada lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Français.

  1. 1 R. Lenormand France · #49,588 worldwide 437 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Jacques Julliard France · #117,773 worldwide 29 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Emmanuelle Saada France · #137,506 worldwide 186 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 S. Kasztelan France · #168,415 worldwide 231 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Priscilla Munzi France · #204,794 worldwide 10 citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Jean Antoine Gili France · #207,192 worldwide 4 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 B. Zinszner France · #248,499 worldwide 240 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Xu Jun France · #256,573 worldwide 0 citations · 70 works
  9. 9 Olivier Henry France · #266,306 worldwide 39 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Marcella Leone France · #267,911 worldwide 2 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Français

Which keywords describe research at Institut Français?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Territorial Governance, Gender, Public Policy, Community Engagement, Local Development, Nationalism 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. Globalization52▲ 5.9×55 topics
  2. Territorial Governance30▲ 53×3 topics
  3. Gender30▲ 12×20 topics
  4. Public Policy28▲ 13×10 topics
  5. Sustainable Development27▲ 3.8×14 topics
  6. Community Engagement27▲ 18×4 topics
  7. Local Development26▲ 50×2 topics
  8. Nationalism25▲ 12×18 topics
  9. Social Justice25▲ 9.4×9 topics
  10. Climate Change24▲ 2.0×42 topics
  11. Identity24▲ 7.4×28 topics
  12. Migration24▲ 16×16 topics
  13. History22▲ 7.0×24 topics
  14. Economic Development22▲ 6.0×15 topics
  15. Colonialism22▲ 10×24 topics
  16. Religion22▲ 10×13 topics
  17. International Law20▲ 15×12 topics
  18. Innovation20▲ 4.2×10 topics
  19. Political Economy20▲ 17×9 topics
  20. Islam20▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Citizen Participation19▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Environmental Participation19▲ 54×1 topic
  23. Social Movements19▲ 14×13 topics
  24. Geopolitics18▲ 26×8 topics
  25. Human Rights18▲ 3.8×27 topics
  26. Democracy17▲ 11×13 topics
  27. Information Warfare17▲ 119×2 topics
  28. Politics17▲ 14×11 topics
  29. Sociolinguistics16▲ 19×6 topics
  30. Security16▲ 5.3×9 topics
  31. Rural Development15▲ 9.7×4 topics
  32. North Africa15▲ 86×2 topics
  33. International Relations15▲ 14×11 topics
  34. Refugees14▲ 25×8 topics
  35. Digital Sovereignty13▲ 67×2 topics
  36. Occupation12▲ 42×3 topics
  37. Gender Studies12▲ 18×4 topics
  38. Pragmatics12▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Archaeology12▲ 20×9 topics
  40. Governance12▲ 7.9×8 topics

Which research topics does Institut Français publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis and Political and Social Issues.

French Urban and Social …19French Urban and Social Studies: 19 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…11Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 11 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 11 fractional worksPolitical and Social Iss…11Political and Social Issues: 11 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber …11Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 11 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 11 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 10 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…8Education, sociology, and vocational training: 8 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 7 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of SciencePhilosophyPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 11 works
  3. 3 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 11 works
  4. 4 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  5. 5 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  7. 7 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 10 works
  8. 8 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 7 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 7 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Français's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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