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Sciences Po Toulouse

In research, Sciences Po Toulouse stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,945 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,575
of 28,054 · #41,827 all time
Rank in France
#1,355
of 1,422
Research works
206
▲ 101% vs 2013–17
Citations
457
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Sciences Po Toulouse 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 #9,945 of 10,521 10.4%64 #14822

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 25.5 works9.7×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.01× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.86× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.37× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sciences Po Toulouse?

Ranked on the composite score, Jérôme Montes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sciences Po Toulouse.

  1. 1 Jérôme Montes France · #948,427 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Sciences Po Toulouse

Which keywords describe research at Sciences Po Toulouse?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Sustainable Development, Public Policy, Social Justice, 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 Engagement13▲ 55×5 topics
  2. Local Development13▲ 150×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance13▲ 137×2 topics
  4. Sustainable Development12▲ 11×4 topics
  5. Public Policy11▲ 30×4 topics
  6. Social Justice10▲ 23×4 topics
  7. Citizen Participation10▲ 105×1 topic
  8. Environmental Participation10▲ 162×1 topic
  9. Globalization8▲ 5.4×21 topics
  10. Gender6▲ 14×7 topics
  11. Gender Studies5▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Human Rights5▲ 7.1×9 topics
  13. Migration5▲ 21×6 topics
  14. Social Movements5▲ 23×4 topics
  15. Colonialism5▲ 14×13 topics
  16. Democracy5▲ 18×5 topics
  17. Islam4▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Economic Development4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  19. Professional Practices4▲ 147×1 topic
  20. Public Action4▲ 147×1 topic
  21. Social Change4▲ 47×5 topics
  22. North Africa4▲ 142×2 topics
  23. Religion4▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Institutionalization4▲ 53×2 topics
  25. Identity3▲ 6.3×10 topics
  26. Citizenship3▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Cooperatives3▲ 56×3 topics
  28. History3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  29. Family Law3▲ 95×1 topic
  30. Governance3▲ 13×5 topics
  31. Participative Evaluation3▲ 122×1 topic
  32. Political Economy3▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Reform3▲ 68×1 topic
  34. Social Innovation3▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Solidarity Economy3▲ 71×2 topics
  36. Ethnicity3▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Global Governance3▲ 15×5 topics
  38. Nationalism3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  39. Environmental Law2▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Rural Development2▲ 9.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Sciences Po Toulouse publish most on?

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

French Urban and Social …10French Urban and Social Studies: 10 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…4Education, sociology, and vocational training: 4 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…3Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 3 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental law and policy: 2 fractional worksPolitical and Social Iss…2Political and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 2 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 2 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsUrban StudiesLaw3 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 3 works
  5. 5 Environmental law and policy Law 2 works
  6. 6 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  9. 9 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 1 works
  10. 10 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.0%domestic only91.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sciences Po Toulouse's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 101% 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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