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Passages

In research, Passages stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,171 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,755
of 28,054 · #42,665 all time
Rank in France
#1,372
of 1,422
Research works
171
▲ 138% vs 2013–17
Citations
202
1.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Passages 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 #10,171 of 10,521 5.2%72 #16393

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 28.3 works8.9×
← 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: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.17× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.83× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Passages?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Territorial Governance, Community Engagement, Social Justice, Local Development, Public Policy, Sustainable Development, 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. Territorial Governance16▲ 145×3 topics
  2. Community Engagement16▲ 55×6 topics
  3. Social Justice16▲ 30×10 topics
  4. Local Development16▲ 152×2 topics
  5. Public Policy15▲ 35×5 topics
  6. Sustainable Development15▲ 10×7 topics
  7. Citizen Participation14▲ 126×1 topic
  8. Environmental Participation14▲ 196×1 topic
  9. Globalization13▲ 7.5×31 topics
  10. Colonialism9▲ 21×12 topics
  11. Sustainability8▲ 3.9×17 topics
  12. Identity8▲ 12×13 topics
  13. Climate Change7▲ 2.9×11 topics
  14. Culture6▲ 12×9 topics
  15. Politics6▲ 23×8 topics
  16. Ethnicity5▲ 15×7 topics
  17. Adaptation5▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Diversity5▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Smallholder Farmers5▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Agricultural Development5▲ 33×1 topic
  21. Livestock Farming5▲ 87×1 topic
  22. Migration5▲ 16×7 topics
  23. Nationalism5▲ 11×7 topics
  24. Healthcare4▲ 4.4×3 topics
  25. Gender4▲ 8.9×12 topics
  26. Tourism4▲ 50×4 topics
  27. Heritage4▲ 137×2 topics
  28. Memory4▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Ethnology4▲ 205×1 topic
  30. Social Movements4▲ 13×8 topics
  31. Religion3▲ 8.1×11 topics
  32. Citizenship3▲ 30×3 topics
  33. Ethics3▲ 7.5×8 topics
  34. Ethnography3▲ 21×5 topics
  35. Gender Studies3▲ 22×4 topics
  36. History3▲ 4.8×12 topics
  37. Cultural Studies3▲ 8.5×7 topics
  38. Neoliberalism3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  39. Political Transition3▲ 56×4 topics
  40. Governance2▲ 8.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Passages publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Cultural Identity and Heritage and African Studies and Ethnography.

French Urban and Social …14French Urban and Social Studies: 14 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 5 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 4 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 2 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and S…2Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 2 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 1 fractional worksDiaspora, migration, transnational identity: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsArcheologyGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  3. 3 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 4 works
  4. 4 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 2 works
  8. 8 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Diaspora, migration, transnational identity Demography 1 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Passages's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 138% 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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