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Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Préhistoire Europe Afrique

In research, Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Préhistoire Europe Afrique stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,768 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,164 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,726 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Anthropology and History — Archeology is 41.2× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#16,179
of 28,054 · #14,137 all time
Rank in France
#699
of 1,422
Research works
1.4k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.4k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Préhistoire Europe Afrique 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 #4,768 of 10,521 7.1%266 #5409
Social SciencesField #3,164 of 6,365 7.1%144 #3753
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,726 of 1,998 7.0%111 #2094

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Préhistoire Europe Afrique 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#5,409 #4,768
  2. Social Sciences#3,753 #3,164
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,094 #1,726
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 Méditerranéen de Préhistoire Europe Afrique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 41.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 41.4 works41×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 31.0 works33×
  3. HistorySubfield · 27.6 works26×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 110.6 works11×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.68× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 11.49× its world share, 111 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.41× its world share, 144 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Préhistoire Europe Afrique?

Ranked on the composite score, Christiane Raynaud, Laurent Schneider and François Dumasy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Préhistoire Europe Afrique.

  1. 1 Christiane Raynaud France · #341,337 worldwide 1 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Laurent Schneider France · #346,414 worldwide 4 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 François Dumasy France · #386,230 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 François Otchakovsky-Laurens France · #400,177 worldwide 3 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Jean‐Philip Brugal France · #463,142 worldwide 178 citations · 70 works
  6. 6 Yves Giraud France · #465,411 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Jacques Élie Brochier France · #479,588 worldwide 25 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Sylvie Daviet France · #486,572 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Gabrielle Démians d'Archimbaud France · #564,485 worldwide 2 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Lisa Anteby-Yemini France · #597,536 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Préhistoire Europe Afrique

Which keywords describe research at Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Préhistoire Europe Afrique?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Social Justice, Globalization, 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. Globalization29▲ 4.4×33 topics
  2. Public Policy27▲ 16×10 topics
  3. Community Engagement26▲ 24×5 topics
  4. Territorial Governance25▲ 60×3 topics
  5. Local Development25▲ 65×2 topics
  6. Social Justice24▲ 12×5 topics
  7. Sustainable Development22▲ 4.2×9 topics
  8. Citizen Participation21▲ 50×2 topics
  9. Environmental Participation21▲ 77×1 topic
  10. Proximity and Innovation21▲ 77×1 topic
  11. Colonialism20▲ 13×18 topics
  12. Gender20▲ 11×18 topics
  13. Identity19▲ 8.0×19 topics
  14. Historical Narratives18▲ 92×3 topics
  15. Migration18▲ 16×14 topics
  16. Archaeology17▲ 39×10 topics
  17. Innovation17▲ 5.0×3 topics
  18. Scientific History17▲ 119×1 topic
  19. Technological Development17▲ 119×1 topic
  20. Nationalism16▲ 10×13 topics
  21. Culture14▲ 8.1×11 topics
  22. Religion14▲ 8.8×15 topics
  23. Politics14▲ 15×11 topics
  24. Social Movements13▲ 13×10 topics
  25. Gender Studies13▲ 25×5 topics
  26. Mediterranean13▲ 43×6 topics
  27. Cultural Exchange13▲ 30×8 topics
  28. History12▲ 5.1×20 topics
  29. Islam12▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Tourism12▲ 37×4 topics
  31. Memory12▲ 14×6 topics
  32. Hominin Genetics12▲ 160×1 topic
  33. Paleolithic Archaeology12▲ 160×1 topic
  34. Heritage11▲ 105×2 topics
  35. North Africa11▲ 87×2 topics
  36. Ethnology10▲ 156×2 topics
  37. Historiography10▲ 23×8 topics
  38. Iberian Peninsula10▲ 93×3 topics
  39. Holocene10▲ 25×3 topics
  40. Bronze Age9▲ 64×3 topics

Which research topics does Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Préhistoire Europe Afrique publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Cultural Identity and Heritage.

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 17 works
  3. 3 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 12 works
  4. 4 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 10 works
  5. 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  7. 7 Medieval and Early Modern Justice Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  8. 8 European Political History Analysis History 7 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 7 works
  10. 10 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Préhistoire Europe Afrique's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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