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Instituts Français de Recherche à L'Étranger

In research, Instituts Français de Recherche à L'Étranger stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,716 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,998 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,052
of 28,054 · #32,215 all time
Rank in France
#1,268
of 1,422
Research works
1.1k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Instituts Français de Recherche à L'Étranger 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 #8,716 of 10,521 7.6%130 #8695
Social SciencesField #5,998 of 6,365 7.4%73 #6637

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituts Français de Recherche à L'Étranger 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 Instituts Français de Recherche à L'Étranger specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 45.5 works9.7×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 9.66× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.55× its world share, 73 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituts Français de Recherche à L'Étranger?

Ranked on the composite score, Marc Sagnol, J Bonnot and J Samanos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituts Français de Recherche à L'Étranger.

  1. 1 Marc Sagnol France · #428,272 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 J Bonnot France · #1,039,027 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 J Samanos France · #1,320,699 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 P Bense France · #1,556,282 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Instituts Français de Recherche à L'Étranger

Which keywords describe research at Instituts Français de Recherche à L'Étranger?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Identity, Social Justice, History, Community Engagement, Globalization, Colonialism and Local Development.

▲ 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. Gender16▲ 19×16 topics
  2. Globalization15▲ 4.6×35 topics
  3. Identity14▲ 12×26 topics
  4. Social Justice12▲ 13×8 topics
  5. History12▲ 10×16 topics
  6. Community Engagement12▲ 22×5 topics
  7. Colonialism12▲ 15×14 topics
  8. Local Development11▲ 59×2 topics
  9. Public Policy11▲ 14×7 topics
  10. Territorial Governance11▲ 54×2 topics
  11. Migration10▲ 18×11 topics
  12. Sustainable Development10▲ 3.8×8 topics
  13. Gender Studies10▲ 38×6 topics
  14. Politics8▲ 19×8 topics
  15. Nationalism8▲ 11×13 topics
  16. Religion8▲ 11×12 topics
  17. Citizen Participation8▲ 40×2 topics
  18. Environmental Participation8▲ 61×1 topic
  19. Innovation8▲ 4.6×11 topics
  20. Proximity and Innovation8▲ 61×1 topic
  21. Sociolinguistics7▲ 24×5 topics
  22. Culture7▲ 8.3×8 topics
  23. Cultural Diversity7▲ 19×9 topics
  24. Occupation7▲ 63×2 topics
  25. Sociopolitical7▲ 123×3 topics
  26. Philosophy6▲ 9.0×12 topics
  27. Cultural Studies6▲ 10×9 topics
  28. Islam6▲ 18×3 topics
  29. North Africa6▲ 94×2 topics
  30. Resistance6▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Social Change6▲ 29×3 topics
  32. France6▲ 197×1 topic
  33. Vichy Regime6▲ 197×1 topic
  34. Artistic Expression6▲ 108×2 topics
  35. Democracy6▲ 9.7×4 topics
  36. Family Law6▲ 74×2 topics
  37. Global Perspectives6▲ 75×2 topics
  38. Memory6▲ 14×6 topics
  39. Multilingualism6▲ 20×4 topics
  40. Scientific History6▲ 77×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituts Français de Recherche à L'Étranger publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, French Historical and Cultural Studies, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender.

French Urban and Social …8French Urban and Social Studies: 8 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cu…6French Historical and Cultural Studies: 6 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…6Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 6 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…5Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 5 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …4Historical and Literary Analyses: 4 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…4Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…3Social Sciences and Governance: 3 fractional worksFrench Language Learning…3French Language Learning Methods: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHistoryHistory and Philosophy of SciencePolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  2. 2 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 6 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  4. 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  5. 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 4 works
  7. 7 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 4 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 3 works
  10. 10 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 3 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 available53.1%not open46.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituts Français de Recherche à L'Étranger's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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