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In research, Louvre stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,769 of 10,521 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,829 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology — Archeology is 73.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,152
of 28,054 · #6,677 all time
Rank in France
#696
of 1,422
Research works
654
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Louvre 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 #7,769 of 10,521 10.3%123 #3915
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,829 of 1,998 12.5%74 #1536

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Louvre 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 Louvre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 73.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 33.8 works73×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 5.62× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 16.81× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 16.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Louvre?

Ranked on the composite score, Detlef Liebs, Annie Caubet and Pierre-Yves Le Pogam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Louvre.

  1. 1 Detlef Liebs France · #141,678 worldwide 39 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Annie Caubet France · #325,963 worldwide 7 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Pierre-Yves Le Pogam France · #364,123 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Geneviève Bresc-Bautier France · #538,602 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Lilyana Yordanova France · #564,417 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Rocco Rante France · #1,303,140 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Louvre

Which keywords describe research at Louvre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Colonialism, Cultural Heritage, Identity, Cultural Exchange, Roman Economy, Palliative Care and Religion.

▲ 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. Archaeology20▲ 97×9 topics
  2. Colonialism14▲ 20×9 topics
  3. Cultural Heritage13▲ 16×15 topics
  4. Identity12▲ 11×14 topics
  5. Cultural Exchange12▲ 61×6 topics
  6. Roman Economy11▲ 175×2 topics
  7. Globalization10▲ 3.5×9 topics
  8. Palliative Care10▲ 39×2 topics
  9. Religion9▲ 13×7 topics
  10. Bronze Age9▲ 133×3 topics
  11. Politics8▲ 20×6 topics
  12. Cultural Practices8▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Mediterranean8▲ 58×2 topics
  14. Cultural Studies8▲ 14×6 topics
  15. Ethical Considerations8▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Death Studies8▲ 945×1 topic
  17. Memory8▲ 21×5 topics
  18. Mourning Rituals8▲ 945×1 topic
  19. Psychological Impact8▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Nationalism8▲ 11×6 topics
  21. Urban Development8▲ 13×5 topics
  22. Cyprus7▲ 242×1 topic
  23. Pottery Production7▲ 242×1 topic
  24. Rituals7▲ 55×3 topics
  25. Culture7▲ 8.5×4 topics
  26. Historical Narratives7▲ 75×2 topics
  27. Ethnology7▲ 214×2 topics
  28. Linguistics6▲ 25×4 topics
  29. Gender Studies6▲ 26×4 topics
  30. Scientific History6▲ 90×1 topic
  31. Technological Development6▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Tourism6▲ 41×2 topics
  33. Heritage6▲ 117×1 topic
  34. Ethnography6▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Social Organization6▲ 184×2 topics
  36. Landscape Change5▲ 243×1 topic
  37. Late Antiquity5▲ 65×3 topics
  38. Megalithic Monuments5▲ 243×1 topic
  39. Memory Studies5▲ 54×2 topics
  40. Ancient Egypt5▲ 360×1 topic

Which research topics does Louvre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and Cultural Identity and Heritage.

Death, Funerary Practice…8Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning: 8 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Ar…7Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 7 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…6Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 6 fractional worksCultural Identity and He…6Cultural Identity and Heritage: 6 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 5 fractional worksAncient Egypt and Archaeology: 5 fractional worksArchaeology and Historic…4Archaeology and Historical Studies: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …4Historical and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksHistorical Art and Cultu…4Historical Art and Culture Studies: 4 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 4 fractional works
AnthropologyArcheologyHistory and Philosophy of ScienceCultural Studies1 others

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

  1. 1 Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning Anthropology 8 works
  2. 2 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 7 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  4. 4 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 6 works
  5. 5 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 5 works
  6. 6 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 5 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 4 works
  8. 8 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 4 works
  9. 9 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 4 works
  10. 10 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 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 available44.9%not open55.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Louvre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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