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Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes

In research, Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,293 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,832 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,598 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science and History — History and Philosophy of Science is 53.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,645
of 28,054 · #25,761 all time
Rank in France
#860
of 1,422
Research works
1.7k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes 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 #4,293 of 10,521 9.2%284 #7029
Social SciencesField #2,832 of 6,365 9.1%140 #5320
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,598 of 1,998 9.5%134 #2176
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,307 of 2,578 9.2%63 #3423

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes 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#7,029 #4,293
  2. Social Sciences#5,320 #2,832
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,176 #1,598
  4. Sociology and Political Science#3,423 #2,307
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 de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 53.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 25.9 works53×
  2. HistorySubfield · 47.6 works47×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 14.71× its world share, 134 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.52× its world share, 140 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes?

Ranked on the composite score, Évelyne Cohen, Serge Chassagne and Sylvie Schweitzer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes.

  1. 1 Évelyne Cohen France · #96,321 worldwide 44 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Serge Chassagne France · #170,749 worldwide 20 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Sylvie Schweitzer France · #186,878 worldwide 20 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Guy Brunet France · #221,187 worldwide 21 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Laurent Douzou France · #244,971 worldwide 9 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Anne-Marie Sohn France · #270,308 worldwide 4 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Bruno Dumons France · #288,737 worldwide 3 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Paul Chopelin France · #296,700 worldwide 1 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Dominique Dessertine France · #317,392 worldwide 2 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Éric Baratay France · #322,568 worldwide 3 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Public Policy, Globalization, History, Social Justice, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance 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. Gender41▲ 24×23 topics
  2. Globalization38▲ 6.2×33 topics
  3. Public Policy36▲ 23×7 topics
  4. History32▲ 14×33 topics
  5. Social Justice31▲ 17×10 topics
  6. Community Engagement31▲ 29×4 topics
  7. Territorial Governance30▲ 77×3 topics
  8. Local Development30▲ 84×2 topics
  9. Colonialism30▲ 20×22 topics
  10. Sustainable Development29▲ 5.8×6 topics
  11. Citizen Participation28▲ 71×1 topic
  12. Environmental Participation28▲ 110×1 topic
  13. Religion26▲ 18×19 topics
  14. Innovation26▲ 7.9×9 topics
  15. Identity25▲ 11×28 topics
  16. Historical Narratives24▲ 132×2 topics
  17. Global Perspectives24▲ 168×2 topics
  18. Scientific History24▲ 174×1 topic
  19. Technological Development24▲ 174×1 topic
  20. Nationalism22▲ 15×18 topics
  21. Social Movements20▲ 21×9 topics
  22. Culture19▲ 11×17 topics
  23. Migration18▲ 17×11 topics
  24. Sociopolitical17▲ 162×2 topics
  25. Politics17▲ 20×11 topics
  26. Occupation17▲ 82×3 topics
  27. Gender Studies17▲ 34×5 topics
  28. Eugenics16▲ 191×2 topics
  29. Resistance16▲ 50×2 topics
  30. Cultural Studies16▲ 14×12 topics
  31. France16▲ 281×1 topic
  32. Vichy Regime16▲ 281×1 topic
  33. Democracy14▲ 13×6 topics
  34. Memory14▲ 18×6 topics
  35. Islam13▲ 20×5 topics
  36. Social Change13▲ 33×5 topics
  37. French Revolution13▲ 254×1 topic
  38. Napoleonic Wars13▲ 254×1 topic
  39. Historiography12▲ 31×9 topics
  40. North Africa12▲ 100×2 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, French Historical and Cultural Studies and European Political History Analysis.

French Urban and Social …28French Urban and Social Studies: 28 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 24 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 16 fractional worksEuropean Political History Analysis: 13 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 12 fractional worksCultural Identity and He…12Cultural Identity and Heritage: 12 fractional worksHistorical Art and Culture Studies: 9 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 8 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 6 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Analyses: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceHistoryPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 24 works
  3. 3 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 16 works
  4. 4 European Political History Analysis History 13 works
  5. 5 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  6. 6 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 12 works
  7. 7 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 9 works
  8. 8 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 8 works
  9. 9 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  10. 10 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 6 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 available40.8%not open59.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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