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Sciences Po Bordeaux

In research, Sciences Po Bordeaux stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,974 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,221 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,112 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science — Urban Studies is 21.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,702
of 28,054 · #19,134 all time
Rank in France
#745
of 1,422
Research works
1.8k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.7k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Sciences Po Bordeaux 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 #3,974 of 10,521 10.4%263 #4031
Social SciencesField #4,221 of 6,365 8.8%207 #3463
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,112 of 2,578 6.6%104 #1689

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sciences Po Bordeaux 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#4,031 #3,974
  2. Social Sciences#3,463 #4,221
  3. Sociology and Political Science#1,689 #2,112
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 Sciences Po Bordeaux specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 21.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 21.0 works22×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 44.0 works8.4×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 103.6 works8.2×
← 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: 0.96× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.75× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.28× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.03× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.64× its world share, 207 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sciences Po Bordeaux?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacques Faget, Éric Kerrouche and Vincent Hoffmann‐Martinot lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sciences Po Bordeaux.

  1. 1 Jacques Faget France · #188,887 worldwide 20 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Éric Kerrouche France · #264,936 worldwide 13 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Vincent Hoffmann‐Martinot France · #291,850 worldwide 19 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Jacques Palard France · #294,990 worldwide 1 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Joël Zaffran France · #325,490 worldwide 7 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Daniel Bach France · #330,730 worldwide 26 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 François Fejtö France · #428,748 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Pascal Jan France · #558,011 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Jean-Paul Chagnollaud France · #561,359 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Chantal Blayo France · #579,689 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Sciences Po Bordeaux

Which keywords describe research at Sciences Po Bordeaux?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Social Justice, 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. Community Engagement61▲ 52×11 topics
  2. Territorial Governance59▲ 133×4 topics
  3. Local Development58▲ 144×2 topics
  4. Public Policy47▲ 27×9 topics
  5. Social Justice45▲ 22×16 topics
  6. Sustainable Development44▲ 7.8×22 topics
  7. Citizen Participation38▲ 88×2 topics
  8. Environmental Participation38▲ 136×1 topic
  9. Proximity and Innovation38▲ 136×1 topic
  10. Globalization37▲ 5.4×62 topics
  11. Economic Development25▲ 8.8×16 topics
  12. Citizenship23▲ 53×7 topics
  13. Institutionalization21▲ 66×3 topics
  14. Social Innovation21▲ 39×5 topics
  15. Cooperatives21▲ 73×3 topics
  16. Gender20▲ 11×12 topics
  17. Solidarity Economy20▲ 93×2 topics
  18. Migration20▲ 17×9 topics
  19. Participative Evaluation20▲ 161×1 topic
  20. Sustainability20▲ 2.3×35 topics
  21. Democracy19▲ 15×9 topics
  22. Religion19▲ 11×12 topics
  23. Islam18▲ 24×2 topics
  24. North Africa18▲ 130×2 topics
  25. Social Determinants of Health16▲ 21×3 topics
  26. Gender Studies16▲ 29×8 topics
  27. Social Change15▲ 34×4 topics
  28. Colonialism14▲ 8.5×25 topics
  29. Reform14▲ 61×2 topics
  30. Professional Practices14▲ 100×1 topic
  31. Public Action14▲ 100×1 topic
  32. Social Movements14▲ 13×12 topics
  33. Family Law14▲ 84×1 topic
  34. Political Islam14▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Nationalism12▲ 7.2×14 topics
  36. Politics11▲ 11×11 topics
  37. Primary Care10▲ 7.8×6 topics
  38. Healthcare Quality Indicators10▲ 48×2 topics
  39. Healthcare Policy10▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Inequalities10▲ 81×1 topic

Which research topics does Sciences Po Bordeaux publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Social Sciences and Governance, Education, sociology, and vocational training and Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender.

French Urban and Social …38French Urban and Social Studies: 38 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…20Social Sciences and Governance: 20 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…14Education, sociology, and vocational training: 14 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 14 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 10 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…8Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 8 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 6 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 6 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 5 fractional worksPolitical and Social Issues: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesPolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral Health Professions1 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 38 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 20 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  4. 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 10 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  7. 7 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 6 works
  8. 8 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 5 works
  10. 10 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sciences Po Bordeaux's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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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