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Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive

In research, Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,159 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,525
of 28,054 · #25,549 all time
Rank in France
#852
of 1,422
Research works
680
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive 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 #7,159 of 10,521 13.0%97 #6980

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive 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 Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 37.5 works8.3×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.46× its world share, 11 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.18× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.18× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.53× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.32× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive?

Ranked on the composite score, Paula M. Niedenthal, Michel Fayol and Françoise Bernard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive.

  1. 1 Paula M. Niedenthal France · #62,676 worldwide 449 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Michel Fayol France · #119,550 worldwide 202 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Françoise Bernard France · #231,975 worldwide 22 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Michel Streith France · #283,613 worldwide 3 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Martial Mermillod France · #322,660 worldwide 110 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Patrick Bonin France · #330,348 worldwide 168 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Jean‐Claude Croizet France · #497,585 worldwide 196 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Armelle Nugier France · #499,474 worldwide 32 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Pascal Huguet France · #520,231 worldwide 128 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Alain Méot France · #530,785 worldwide 79 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Justice, Gender Studies, Resilience, Professional Practices, Public Action, Community Engagement and Public Policy.

▲ 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. Mental Health16▲ 7.3×26 topics
  2. Social Justice8▲ 9.4×7 topics
  3. Gender Studies8▲ 33×2 topics
  4. Resilience7▲ 10×8 topics
  5. Professional Practices7▲ 123×1 topic
  6. Public Action7▲ 123×1 topic
  7. Community Engagement7▲ 14×4 topics
  8. Globalization7▲ 2.3×14 topics
  9. Local Development7▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Public Policy7▲ 9.2×3 topics
  11. Territorial Governance7▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.5×5 topics
  13. Well-being5▲ 9.1×11 topics
  14. Citizen Participation5▲ 27×1 topic
  15. Environmental Participation5▲ 43×1 topic
  16. Neural Mechanisms5▲ 36×4 topics
  17. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Attachment5▲ 36×4 topics
  19. Emotion Regulation4▲ 9.8×9 topics
  20. Palliative Care4▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Social Interaction4▲ 6.7×7 topics
  22. Neural Correlates4▲ 28×5 topics
  23. Clinical Practice4▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Group Therapy4▲ 69×2 topics
  25. Social Cognition4▲ 15×6 topics
  26. Childhood Trauma4▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Language Development4▲ 21×5 topics
  28. Developmental Trauma4▲ 101×1 topic
  29. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy4▲ 101×1 topic
  30. Social Identity4▲ 26×4 topics
  31. Environmental Attitudes3▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Implicit Bias3▲ 50×2 topics
  33. Intergroup Contact3▲ 87×1 topic
  34. Self-Regulation3▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Stereotype Threat3▲ 87×1 topic
  36. End-of-Life Care3▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Emotion3▲ 10×6 topics
  38. Neuroscience3▲ 7.1×7 topics
  39. Healthcare Quality Indicators3▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Sociolinguistics3▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, sociology, and vocational training, French Urban and Social Studies, Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research and Social and Intergroup Psychology.

Education, sociology, an…7Education, sociology, and vocational training: 7 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…4Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 4 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Ps…3Social and Intergroup Psychology: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 3 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional worksPsychological Well-being…2Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 2 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  9. 9 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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