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Maison des Sciences de l'Homme

In research, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,774 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,060 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,957 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, History and History and Philosophy of Science — Linguistics and Language is 31.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,589
of 28,054 · #16,234 all time
Rank in France
#566
of 1,422
Research works
3.7k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
4.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Maison des Sciences de l'Homme 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 #3,774 of 10,521 4.6%712 #4674
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,060 of 1,998 4.4%269 #1704
Social SciencesField #3,957 of 6,365 4.3%368 #4119
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,151 of 2,578 4.1%151 #2326
Physical SciencesDomain #11,559 of 12,888 6.0%82 #12125
Health SciencesDomain #10,893 of 11,982 5.9%73 #16058
Literature and Literary TheorySubfield #385 of 390 4.4%64 #887

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Maison des Sciences de l'Homme 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#4,674 #3,774
  2. Arts and Humanities#1,704 #1,060
  3. Social Sciences#4,119 #3,957
  4. Sociology and Political Science#2,326 #2,151
  5. Physical Sciences#12,125 #11,559
  6. Health Sciences#16,058 #10,893
  7. Literature and Literary Theory#887 #385
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 Maison des Sciences de l'Homme specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 31.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 32.1 works31×
  2. HistorySubfield · 51.7 works18×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 23.0 works17×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 36.3 works14×
  5. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 63.7 works13×
  6. ArcheologySubfield · 34.3 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: 0.56× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 10.33× its world share, 269 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.22× its world share, 368 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Maison des Sciences de l'Homme?

Ranked on the composite score, Francis Jauréguiberry, Hélène Breda and Stéphane Gomis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Maison des Sciences de l'Homme.

  1. 1 Francis Jauréguiberry France · #163,147 worldwide 39 citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Hélène Breda France · #170,848 worldwide 10 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Stéphane Gomis France · #242,137 worldwide 1 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Laurent Lamoine France · #253,375 worldwide 19 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Gabriel-André Pérouse France · #267,225 worldwide 1 citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Anne-Cécile Guilbard France · #269,796 worldwide 1 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Ludovic Viallet France · #280,459 worldwide 1 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Roger Establet France · #283,761 worldwide 19 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Liliane Louvel France · #284,906 worldwide 7 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Pierre Mœglin France · #309,801 worldwide 9 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Maison des Sciences de l'Homme

Which keywords describe research at Maison des Sciences de l'Homme?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Justice, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Identity, Gender and Citizen 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. Social Justice89▲ 17×16 topics
  2. Community Engagement81▲ 27×10 topics
  3. Territorial Governance79▲ 70×4 topics
  4. Local Development78▲ 75×2 topics
  5. Public Policy72▲ 16×11 topics
  6. Globalization70▲ 3.9×79 topics
  7. Sustainable Development66▲ 4.6×26 topics
  8. Identity61▲ 9.3×57 topics
  9. Gender60▲ 12×39 topics
  10. Citizen Participation59▲ 54×2 topics
  11. Environmental Participation59▲ 83×1 topic
  12. Proximity and Innovation59▲ 83×1 topic
  13. Colonialism52▲ 12×34 topics
  14. History48▲ 7.6×42 topics
  15. Mental Health46▲ 3.5×29 topics
  16. Gender Studies44▲ 31×11 topics
  17. Sociolinguistics42▲ 25×7 topics
  18. Literature40▲ 8.2×40 topics
  19. Cultural Heritage40▲ 8.0×27 topics
  20. Cultural Studies37▲ 11×26 topics
  21. Religion36▲ 8.3×28 topics
  22. Cultural Diversity33▲ 17×12 topics
  23. Multilingualism33▲ 22×5 topics
  24. Migration32▲ 11×18 topics
  25. Nationalism32▲ 7.6×23 topics
  26. Memory30▲ 14×17 topics
  27. Culture30▲ 6.2×27 topics
  28. Pragmatics29▲ 20×5 topics
  29. Social Movements29▲ 11×19 topics
  30. Intercultural Communication28▲ 68×2 topics
  31. Historiography28▲ 24×11 topics
  32. Discourse Analysis27▲ 12×6 topics
  33. Artistic Expression26▲ 89×3 topics
  34. Group Therapy26▲ 76×2 topics
  35. Rhetoric26▲ 26×4 topics
  36. Politics26▲ 10×14 topics
  37. Attachment25▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Childhood Trauma25▲ 44×2 topics
  39. Clinical Practice25▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Developmental Trauma25▲ 117×1 topic

Which research topics does Maison des Sciences de l'Homme publish most on?

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

French Urban and Social …59French Urban and Social Studies: 59 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 25 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 23 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 22 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 21 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 20 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…20Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 20 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…19Social Sciences and Governance: 19 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …17Historical and Literary Analyses: 17 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…15Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 15 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyPhilosophyLinguistics and Language5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 59 works
  2. 2 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 25 works
  3. 3 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 23 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 22 works
  5. 5 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 21 works
  6. 6 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 20 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 20 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 19 works
  9. 9 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 17 works
  10. 10 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 15 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Maison des Sciences de l'Homme's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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