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Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale

In research, Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,591 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,277 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,036 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology and Sociology and Political Science — Anthropology is 18.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,859
of 28,054 · #17,016 all time
Rank in France
#958
of 1,422
Research works
3.7k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale 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 #5,591 of 10,521 7.0%339 #3044
Social SciencesField #4,277 of 6,365 6.9%247 #2800
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,036 of 2,578 5.3%137 #1462
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,639 of 1,998 7.8%74 #866

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale 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#3,044 #5,591
  2. Social Sciences#2,800 #4,277
  3. Sociology and Political Science#1,462 #2,036
  4. Arts and Humanities#866 #1,639
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 Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 18.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 23.1 works19×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 137.3 works8.8×
← 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: 1.06× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.84× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.46× its world share, 247 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale?

Ranked on the composite score, Alain Boureau, Gérard Lenclud and Sylvain Piron lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale.

  1. 1 Alain Boureau France · #76,691 worldwide 37 citations · 93 works
  2. 2 Gérard Lenclud France · #97,775 worldwide 59 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Sylvain Piron France · #119,766 worldwide 29 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Éric Crubézy France · #186,428 worldwide 128 citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Françoise Zonabend France · #213,998 worldwide 14 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Emmanuel Renault France · #228,879 worldwide 62 citations · 86 works
  7. 7 Christophe Voilliot France · #245,555 worldwide 5 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Carlo Severi France · #250,244 worldwide 24 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Julien Bonhomme France · #283,415 worldwide 8 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Barbara Glowczewski France · #289,805 worldwide 22 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Public Policy, Social Justice, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Sustainable Development, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.

▲ 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. Community Engagement62▲ 43×7 topics
  2. Public Policy62▲ 29×9 topics
  3. Social Justice61▲ 24×14 topics
  4. Territorial Governance59▲ 108×3 topics
  5. Local Development59▲ 118×2 topics
  6. Sustainable Development56▲ 8.1×10 topics
  7. Citizen Participation51▲ 95×1 topic
  8. Environmental Participation51▲ 147×1 topic
  9. Colonialism34▲ 17×25 topics
  10. Migration34▲ 23×17 topics
  11. Globalization34▲ 4.0×47 topics
  12. Gender32▲ 13×24 topics
  13. Identity28▲ 9.0×31 topics
  14. Gender Studies26▲ 39×9 topics
  15. Religion26▲ 13×21 topics
  16. Islam22▲ 23×2 topics
  17. North Africa22▲ 127×2 topics
  18. Ethnicity21▲ 13×12 topics
  19. Healthcare20▲ 4.2×9 topics
  20. Healthcare Access20▲ 16×6 topics
  21. Cultural Studies20▲ 12×19 topics
  22. Sociolinguistics20▲ 24×6 topics
  23. Democracy19▲ 12×10 topics
  24. Nationalism19▲ 9.5×16 topics
  25. Culture18▲ 7.8×18 topics
  26. Politics18▲ 15×14 topics
  27. History17▲ 5.7×27 topics
  28. Adaptation17▲ 14×6 topics
  29. Social Change17▲ 31×2 topics
  30. Reform16▲ 58×2 topics
  31. Family Law16▲ 80×1 topic
  32. Political Islam16▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Ethnographic Research16▲ 67×3 topics
  34. Ethnography16▲ 20×10 topics
  35. Smallholder Farmers15▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Social Movements15▲ 12×8 topics
  37. Agroecology15▲ 24×4 topics
  38. Diversity14▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Professional Practices14▲ 81×1 topic
  40. Public Action14▲ 81×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender, Education, sociology, and vocational training and Agriculture and Rural Development Research.

French Urban and Social …51French Urban and Social Studies: 51 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 16 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 14 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 14 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 11 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 9 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 9 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 9 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 9 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsCultural Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 51 works
  2. 2 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  4. 4 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 14 works
  5. 5 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 11 works
  6. 6 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 9 works
  7. 7 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  8. 8 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 9 works
  9. 9 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 8 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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