Question 1

What is Institut Français known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Institut Français stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,356 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,211 of 5,988 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,051 of 1,896 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology, History and Political Science and International Relations (Anthropology is 16.7× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Institut Français rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Institut Français ranks #4,978 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#3,064 all time), and #135 of 517 in France.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Institut Français?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, John Patrick Lynch, Hubert Mimoun and Olivier Clause lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Français.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Institut Français?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Institut Français is "Ecological responses to recent climate change" (Gian-Reto Walther, Eric Post, Peter Convey et al., 2002), with 10,060 citations. Next come "AK-MCS: An active learning reliability method combining Kriging and Monte Carlo Simulation" (2,038) and "Méthode rapide de caractérisation des roches mètres, de leur potentiel pétrolier et de leur degré d'évolution" (1,454).

Question 5

Which research topics does Institut Français publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Institut Français?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Gender, Territorial Governance, Public Policy, Community Engagement, Social Justice, Local Development and Nationalism.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Institut Français work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Institut Français is in Social Sciences, 12% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (51%), Arts and Humanities (19%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (5%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Institut Français's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.