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Laboratoire Caribéen de Sciences Sociales

In research, Laboratoire Caribéen de Sciences Sociales stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,179 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,176 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,850
of 28,054 · #41,998 all time
Rank in Martinique
#2
of 2
Research works
216
▲ 108% vs 2013–17
Citations
195
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire Caribéen de Sciences Sociales 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 #8,179 of 10,521 6.0%94 #14933
Social SciencesField #6,176 of 6,365 5.5%67 #9892

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire Caribéen de Sciences Sociales 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemical Engineering: 2.59× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.94× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.81× its world share, 67 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire Caribéen de Sciences Sociales?

Ranked on the composite score, Christine Chivallon, Myriam Cottias and Carine David lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire Caribéen de Sciences Sociales.

  1. 1 Christine Chivallon Martinique · #105,598 worldwide 36 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Myriam Cottias Martinique · #237,601 worldwide 6 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Carine David Martinique · #305,875 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Christelle Lozère Martinique · #431,446 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Olivier Pulvar Martinique · #775,430 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Karine Galy Martinique · #822,599 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Lise Tupiassú Martinique · #1,299,996 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Jean-Raphaël Gros-Désormeaux Martinique · #1,456,844 worldwide 2 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire Caribéen de Sciences Sociales

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire Caribéen de Sciences Sociales?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Globalization, Colonialism, Migration, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Sustainable Development 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. Identity20▲ 25×12 topics
  2. Globalization18▲ 8.5×22 topics
  3. Colonialism18▲ 34×7 topics
  4. Migration14▲ 39×6 topics
  5. Sustainable Development13▲ 7.7×7 topics
  6. Community Engagement13▲ 36×3 topics
  7. Territorial Governance13▲ 96×3 topics
  8. Local Development13▲ 102×2 topics
  9. Ethnicity13▲ 30×3 topics
  10. Public Policy12▲ 23×4 topics
  11. Social Justice12▲ 19×4 topics
  12. Cultural Diversity12▲ 50×6 topics
  13. Public Health12▲ 7.6×3 topics
  14. Healthcare Access11▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Nationalism11▲ 22×3 topics
  16. Sociolinguistics11▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Citizen Participation11▲ 80×1 topic
  18. Environmental Participation11▲ 123×1 topic
  19. Discrimination10▲ 48×1 topic
  20. French Territories10▲ 934×1 topic
  21. Postcolonialism10▲ 74×3 topics
  22. Culture10▲ 17×6 topics
  23. Caribbean10▲ 553×3 topics
  24. Race10▲ 80×3 topics
  25. Politics9▲ 31×4 topics
  26. Literature8▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Sociopolitical8▲ 208×3 topics
  28. Governance8▲ 21×4 topics
  29. Sustainability8▲ 2.9×8 topics
  30. Memory7▲ 27×4 topics
  31. Diaspora7▲ 119×2 topics
  32. Gender7▲ 12×6 topics
  33. Haiti7▲ 883×1 topic
  34. Vodou7▲ 883×1 topic
  35. Tourism7▲ 62×2 topics
  36. Economic Development6▲ 6.6×3 topics
  37. Ethnology6▲ 267×1 topic
  38. Heritage6▲ 164×1 topic
  39. Decolonization5▲ 54×3 topics
  40. Resilience5▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire Caribéen de Sciences Sociales publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Migration, Identity, and Health, Caribbean and African Literature and Culture and Cultural Identity and Heritage.

French Urban and Social …11French Urban and Social Studies: 11 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 10 fractional worksCaribbean and African Literature and Culture: 7 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 6 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 4 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacif…4Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 4 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 3 fractional worksCaribbean history, culture, and politics: 3 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 2 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesArcheologyAnthropology3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  2. 2 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Caribbean and African Literature and Culture Religious studies 7 works
  4. 4 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 6 works
  5. 5 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 4 works
  6. 6 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 4 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 3 works
  9. 9 African history and culture studies Anthropology 2 works
  10. 10 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available15.2%not open84.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire Caribéen de Sciences Sociales's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 108% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.