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Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Mondes

In research, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Mondes stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,097 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,605 of 10,521 worldwide) and Archeology (#130 of 139 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Anthropology and Arts and Humanities — Archeology is 93.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,275
of 28,054 · #22,277 all time
Rank in France
#607
of 1,422
Research works
465
▲ 97% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Mondes 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 SciencesField #2,097 of 6,365 6.8%92 #2677
Social SciencesDomain #3,605 of 10,521 7.3%188 #5333
ArcheologySubfield #130 of 139 7.5%65 #458
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,887 of 1,998 7.9%94 #3308

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Mondes 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#2,677 #2,097
  2. Social Sciences#5,333 #3,605
  3. Archeology#458 #130
  4. Arts and Humanities#3,308 #1,887
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 Mondes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 93.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 64.6 works93×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 34.6 works53×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 93.6 works14×
← 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: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.64× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 14.06× its world share, 94 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.15× its world share, 92 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Ludovic Mevel, Emmanuel Baudouin and Olivier Bignon‐Lau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Mondes.

  1. 1 Ludovic Mevel France · #474,428 worldwide 2 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Emmanuel Baudouin France · #664,880 worldwide 12 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Olivier Bignon‐Lau France · #723,051 worldwide 30 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Guillaume Gernez France · #876,489 worldwide 2 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Solène Denis France · #1,460,165 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Mondes

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Colonialism, Bronze Age, Mediterranean, Cultural Exchange, Roman Economy, Iberian Peninsula and Identity.

▲ 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. Archaeology33▲ 105×11 topics
  2. Colonialism24▲ 22×20 topics
  3. Bronze Age22▲ 226×3 topics
  4. Mediterranean19▲ 89×6 topics
  5. Cultural Exchange18▲ 60×9 topics
  6. Globalization16▲ 3.4×27 topics
  7. Roman Economy14▲ 145×2 topics
  8. Iberian Peninsula13▲ 185×3 topics
  9. Identity13▲ 7.9×24 topics
  10. Rituals13▲ 66×3 topics
  11. Cultural Studies13▲ 14×12 topics
  12. Gender Studies11▲ 32×5 topics
  13. Urbanization11▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Cyprus11▲ 241×1 topic
  15. Pottery Production11▲ 241×1 topic
  16. Agricultural Origins11▲ 145×1 topic
  17. Ethnography11▲ 28×5 topics
  18. Late Antiquity11▲ 90×3 topics
  19. Memory Studies11▲ 74×2 topics
  20. Radiocarbon Dating11▲ 145×1 topic
  21. Cultural Heritage11▲ 8.6×21 topics
  22. Global South11▲ 76×2 topics
  23. Hominin Genetics11▲ 216×1 topic
  24. Paleolithic Archaeology11▲ 216×1 topic
  25. Culture10▲ 8.6×11 topics
  26. Landscape Change10▲ 303×1 topic
  27. Megalithic Monuments10▲ 303×1 topic
  28. Politics10▲ 15×8 topics
  29. Religion9▲ 8.2×14 topics
  30. Demography9▲ 81×2 topics
  31. Social Organization9▲ 188×2 topics
  32. Ancient Rome9▲ 112×1 topic
  33. Greek Literature9▲ 112×1 topic
  34. Migration9▲ 11×13 topics
  35. Urban Development9▲ 10×8 topics
  36. Holocene8▲ 32×3 topics
  37. Settlement Patterns8▲ 182×2 topics
  38. Archaeological Evidence8▲ 72×2 topics
  39. Nationalism8▲ 7.7×12 topics
  40. Linguistics8▲ 20×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies.

Ancient Mediterranean Ar…11Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 11 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …11Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 11 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins…11Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 11 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and His…10Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 10 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 9 fractional worksArchaeological and Geological Studies: 7 fractional worksCultural Identity and He…6Cultural Identity and Heritage: 6 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 6 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 6 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Arc…6Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 6 fractional works
ArcheologyPaleontologyAnthropologyCultural Studies1 others

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

  1. 1 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 11 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 11 works
  3. 3 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 11 works
  4. 4 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 10 works
  5. 5 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 9 works
  6. 6 Archaeological and Geological Studies Archeology 7 works
  7. 7 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 6 works
  8. 8 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 6 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 available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 97% 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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