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Ministère de l'Intérieur

In research, Ministère de l'Intérieur stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,254 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,796 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,519 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions — Political Science and International Relations is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,111
of 28,054 · #29,866 all time
Rank in France
#1,212
of 1,422
Research works
1.9k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
1.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Ministère de l'Intérieur 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 #8,254 of 10,521 4.9%217 #7691
Social SciencesField #5,796 of 6,365 3.7%150 #5528
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,519 of 2,578 3.6%69 #2861

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministère de l'Intérieur 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#7,691 #8,254
  2. Social Sciences#5,528 #5,796
  3. Sociology and Political Science#2,861 #2,519
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 Ministère de l'Intérieur specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 33.8 works8.2×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 69.3 works6.9×
  3. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 25.4 works6.6×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.81× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.26× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.23× its world share, 150 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministère de l'Intérieur?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean-Luc Marchal, François Chobeaux and Sergio Pasquale Labate lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministère de l'Intérieur.

  1. 1 Jean-Luc Marchal France · #434,094 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 François Chobeaux France · #437,922 worldwide 2 citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Sergio Pasquale Labate France · #615,031 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Jacques Ricot France · #652,134 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Henri Santiago-Sanz France · #798,069 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Armand Fallières France · #946,924 worldwide 0 citations · 121 works
All ranked researchers at Ministère de l'Intérieur

Which keywords describe research at Ministère de l'Intérieur?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Public Policy, Social Justice, Citizen Participation, Environmental Participation and Proximity and Innovation.

▲ 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. Community Engagement42▲ 46×5 topics
  2. Local Development41▲ 129×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance41▲ 118×2 topics
  4. Public Policy37▲ 27×5 topics
  5. Social Justice33▲ 20×7 topics
  6. Sustainable Development30▲ 6.7×8 topics
  7. Citizen Participation29▲ 83×3 topics
  8. Environmental Participation28▲ 128×1 topic
  9. Proximity and Innovation28▲ 128×1 topic
  10. Globalization22▲ 3.9×27 topics
  11. Migration21▲ 22×13 topics
  12. Gender20▲ 13×14 topics
  13. Social Determinants of Health19▲ 31×3 topics
  14. Gender Studies18▲ 43×3 topics
  15. Public Health18▲ 4.3×15 topics
  16. Religion17▲ 13×14 topics
  17. Democracy15▲ 15×7 topics
  18. Economic Development15▲ 6.5×11 topics
  19. Educational Policies15▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Professional Practices15▲ 134×1 topic
  21. Public Action15▲ 134×1 topic
  22. Islam14▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Primary Care14▲ 13×5 topics
  24. Institutionalization13▲ 51×2 topics
  25. North Africa13▲ 122×2 topics
  26. Colonialism13▲ 10.0×14 topics
  27. Cooperatives13▲ 59×2 topics
  28. Solidarity Economy13▲ 76×2 topics
  29. Healthcare Policy13▲ 49×1 topic
  30. Healthcare Quality Indicators13▲ 77×2 topics
  31. Inequalities13▲ 132×1 topic
  32. Participative Evaluation13▲ 131×1 topic
  33. Social Innovation13▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Social Change13▲ 37×5 topics
  35. Political Islam12▲ 75×2 topics
  36. History12▲ 6.3×27 topics
  37. Reform12▲ 68×2 topics
  38. Family Law12▲ 94×1 topic
  39. Identity12▲ 5.7×22 topics
  40. Healthcare Access10▲ 13×5 topics

Which research topics does Ministère de l'Intérieur publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Social Sciences and Governance and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

French Urban and Social …28French Urban and Social Studies: 28 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…15Education, sociology, and vocational training: 15 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…13Social Sciences and Governance: 13 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 13 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 12 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…6Health, Medicine and Society: 6 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 6 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 5 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 13 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 13 works
  5. 5 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  6. 6 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 6 works
  7. 7 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 5 works
  9. 9 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 5 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 available38.2%not open61.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministère de l'Intérieur's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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