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Sciences Po Lyon

In research, Sciences Po Lyon stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,873 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,720 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations — Sociology and Political Science is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,360
of 28,054 · #31,820 all time
Rank in France
#1,282
of 1,422
Research works
651
▲ 115% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Sciences Po Lyon 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 #8,873 of 10,521 6.9%166 #7461
Social SciencesField #5,720 of 6,365 5.9%119 #6977

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 57.7 works8.3×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 22.3 works7.7×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.69× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.71× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.85× its world share, 119 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sciences Po Lyon?

Ranked on the composite score, Bruno Benoît, Jean‐Pierre Gaudin and Alexis Le Quinio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sciences Po Lyon.

  1. 1 Bruno Benoît France · #313,909 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Jean‐Pierre Gaudin France · #417,040 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Alexis Le Quinio France · #428,792 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Bernard Lamizet France · #524,506 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Stéphane Corcuff France · #600,736 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Jean-Luc Pissaloux France · #622,689 worldwide 0 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Grégory Dufaud France · #847,525 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Antoine Parent France · #1,378,288 worldwide 8 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Sciences Po Lyon

Which keywords describe research at Sciences Po Lyon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender Studies, Educational Policies, Professional Practices, Public Action, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Gender Studies24▲ 79×5 topics
  2. Educational Policies22▲ 100×2 topics
  3. Professional Practices22▲ 293×1 topic
  4. Public Action22▲ 293×1 topic
  5. Community Engagement18▲ 28×5 topics
  6. Territorial Governance18▲ 72×3 topics
  7. Local Development18▲ 79×2 topics
  8. Social Justice16▲ 14×10 topics
  9. Public Policy16▲ 16×7 topics
  10. Religion15▲ 16×11 topics
  11. Globalization15▲ 3.9×35 topics
  12. Gender13▲ 13×13 topics
  13. Islam12▲ 29×5 topics
  14. Migration11▲ 17×8 topics
  15. Sustainable Development11▲ 3.6×6 topics
  16. Education11▲ 3.3×28 topics
  17. Economic Development11▲ 6.8×7 topics
  18. Democracy10▲ 15×8 topics
  19. Citizen Participation10▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Environmental Participation10▲ 65×1 topic
  21. Proximity and Innovation10▲ 65×1 topic
  22. North Africa9▲ 123×2 topics
  23. Political Islam9▲ 77×2 topics
  24. Social Innovation9▲ 29×3 topics
  25. Social Change9▲ 36×4 topics
  26. Citizenship8▲ 36×4 topics
  27. Institutionalization8▲ 47×4 topics
  28. Cooperatives8▲ 53×3 topics
  29. History8▲ 6.0×19 topics
  30. Family Law8▲ 89×1 topic
  31. Reform8▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Solidarity Economy8▲ 67×2 topics
  33. Colonialism8▲ 8.4×14 topics
  34. Participative Evaluation8▲ 111×1 topic
  35. Gender Equality7▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Intercultural Communication7▲ 79×2 topics
  37. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 15×5 topics
  38. Community Development7▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Cultural Diversity6▲ 15×8 topics
  40. Social Movements6▲ 11×12 topics

Which research topics does Sciences Po Lyon publish most on?

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

Education, sociology, an…22Education, sociology, and vocational training: 22 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …10French Urban and Social Studies: 10 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…8Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 8 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 8 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 6 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family4Social Policies and Family: 4 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 4 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 4 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 4 fractional worksPhilosophy, Sociology, Political Theory: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsUrban StudiesComputer Networks and Communications3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 22 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 8 works
  5. 5 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  6. 6 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 4 works
  8. 8 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 4 works
  10. 10 Philosophy, Sociology, Political Theory Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available38.8%not open61.2%

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 Lyon's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 115% 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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