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Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches Appliquées en Sciences Sociales

In research, Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches Appliquées en Sciences Sociales stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,356 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,344 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications — Computer Networks and Communications is 13.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,805
of 28,054 · #40,973 all time
Rank in France
#1,378
of 1,422
Research works
508
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
604
1.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches Appliquées en 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 #10,356 of 10,521 1.2%123 #13659
Social SciencesField #6,344 of 6,365 1.2%79 #8951

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches Appliquées en 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).

What does Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches Appliquées en Sciences Sociales specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 13.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 21.7 works13×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.74× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 4.02× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.99× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.41× its world share, 79 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches Appliquées en Sciences Sociales?

Ranked on the composite score, Gérard Régimbeau, Viviane Couzinet and Pascal Marchand lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches Appliquées en Sciences Sociales.

  1. 1 Gérard Régimbeau France · #216,109 worldwide 4 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Viviane Couzinet France · #239,991 worldwide 5 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Pascal Marchand France · #365,758 worldwide 16 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Brigitte Sebbah France · #388,450 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Nathalie Spanghero-Gaillard France · #421,906 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Claire Chatelet France · #493,999 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Denis Benoît France · #498,308 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Valérie Bonnet France · #529,730 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Thomas Poméon France · #615,378 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Valérie Méliani France · #621,502 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches Appliquées en Sciences Sociales

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches Appliquées en Sciences Sociales?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Cultural Heritage, Digital Communication, New Media, Documentary Practices, Digital Literature, Information Studies and Gender Studies.

▲ 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. Social Media27▲ 10×14 topics
  2. Cultural Heritage22▲ 22×4 topics
  3. Digital Communication22▲ 168×3 topics
  4. New Media22▲ 297×2 topics
  5. Documentary Practices21▲ 434×2 topics
  6. Digital Literature21▲ 552×1 topic
  7. Information Studies21▲ 552×1 topic
  8. Gender Studies19▲ 67×4 topics
  9. Social Justice19▲ 18×8 topics
  10. Community Engagement16▲ 27×4 topics
  11. Local Development16▲ 76×2 topics
  12. Territorial Governance16▲ 70×2 topics
  13. Public Policy16▲ 18×7 topics
  14. Sustainable Development15▲ 5.1×5 topics
  15. Globalization14▲ 3.8×21 topics
  16. Professional Practices14▲ 190×1 topic
  17. Public Action14▲ 190×1 topic
  18. Citizen Participation12▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Environmental Participation12▲ 85×1 topic
  20. Mental Health11▲ 4.2×6 topics
  21. Colonialism11▲ 13×8 topics
  22. Palliative Care11▲ 36×3 topics
  23. Gender10▲ 10×10 topics
  24. Sociolinguistics10▲ 29×3 topics
  25. Healthcare Legislation9▲ 83×1 topic
  26. Patient Rights9▲ 67×1 topic
  27. Pragmatics9▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Cultural Diversity9▲ 21×4 topics
  29. Discourse Analysis9▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Rhetoric8▲ 43×2 topics
  31. Argumentation8▲ 149×1 topic
  32. Ethos8▲ 149×1 topic
  33. Cultural Studies8▲ 12×12 topics
  34. Identity7▲ 5.5×9 topics
  35. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Multilingualism6▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Healthcare Policy6▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Global South6▲ 51×2 topics
  39. Ethnography6▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Intercultural Communication5▲ 65×2 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches Appliquées en Sciences Sociales publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts, Education, sociology, and vocational training, French Urban and Social Studies and Health, Medicine and Society.

Cultural Insights and Di…21Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 21 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 14 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 12 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 9 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 8 fractional worksFrench Language Learning…5French Language Learning Methods: 5 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 5 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 5 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 4 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 21 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 9 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 8 works
  6. 6 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 5 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 5 works
  8. 8 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 5 works
  9. 9 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 4 works
  10. 10 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 4 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.4%domestic only96.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches Appliquées en Sciences Sociales's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% higher than in 2013–2017.

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