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Sorbonne Paris Cité

In research, Sorbonne Paris Cité stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,304 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,151 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,437 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Language and Linguistics — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,047
of 28,054 · #1,494 all time
Rank in France
#38
of 1,422
Research works
6.5k
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
174k
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Sorbonne Paris Cité 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,304 of 11,982 20.6%545 #1028
MedicineField #1,151 of 10,443 22.1%450 #854
Life SciencesDomain #1,437 of 7,800 22.8%194 #945
Physical SciencesDomain #2,542 of 12,888 18.7%346 #1930
Social SciencesDomain #2,678 of 10,521 12.3%493 #3446
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,640 of 3,579 22.7%103 #1124
PsychologyField #1,019 of 2,181 15.3%93 #1946
Social SciencesField #3,433 of 6,365 10.5%250 #4438
Computer ScienceField #3,155 of 4,667 13.2%92 #3171
Physics and AstronomyField #1,134 of 1,646 30.3%70 #1217

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sorbonne Paris Cité 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. Health Sciences#1,028 #1,304
  2. Medicine#854 #1,151
  3. Life Sciences#945 #1,437
  4. Physical Sciences#1,930 #2,542
  5. Social Sciences#3,446 #2,678
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,124 #1,640
  7. Psychology#1,946 #1,019
  8. Social Sciences#4,438 #3,433
  9. Computer Science#3,171 #3,155
  10. Physics and Astronomy#1,217 #1,134
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 Sorbonne Paris Cité specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 33.2 works4.0×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 25.9 works3.8×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 103 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.86× its world share, 30 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.45× its world share, 37 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 92 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.49× its world share, 46 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.99× its world share, 70 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.50× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 76 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.48× its world share, 450 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.37× its world share, 108 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 93 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 250 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sorbonne Paris Cité?

Ranked on the composite score, Bertrand Saint-Sernin and Agathe Seguin‐Givelet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sorbonne Paris Cité.

  1. 1 Bertrand Saint-Sernin France · #430,072 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Agathe Seguin‐Givelet France · #1,344,722 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Sorbonne Paris Cité

Which keywords describe research at Sorbonne Paris Cité?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Gender Studies, Social Justice and Clinical Practice.

▲ 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. Epidemiology95▲ 1.52×129 topics
  2. Mental Health65▲ 2.8×37 topics
  3. Inflammation52▲ 1.59×78 topics
  4. Public Health42▲ 1.85×54 topics
  5. Social Justice41▲ 4.5×24 topics
  6. Globalization40▲ 1.29×93 topics
  7. Community Engagement40▲ 7.6×12 topics
  8. Territorial Governance36▲ 18×3 topics
  9. Local Development36▲ 20×2 topics
  10. Public Policy35▲ 4.5×12 topics
  11. Gender Studies34▲ 14×6 topics
  12. Resilience31▲ 4.1×13 topics
  13. Gender29▲ 3.4×38 topics
  14. Clinical Practice28▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Ethnographic Research28▲ 33×4 topics
  16. Educational Policies28▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Sociolinguistics28▲ 9.2×7 topics
  18. Professional Practices27▲ 44×1 topic
  19. Public Action27▲ 44×1 topic
  20. Attachment27▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Childhood Trauma26▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Group Therapy26▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Developmental Trauma25▲ 67×1 topic
  24. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy25▲ 67×1 topic
  25. Pragmatics25▲ 9.7×6 topics
  26. Social Determinants of Health24▲ 6.7×6 topics
  27. Citizen Participation23▲ 12×1 topic
  28. Environmental Participation23▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Palliative Care20▲ 8.0×4 topics
  30. Cultural Diversity20▲ 5.6×14 topics
  31. Medical Ethics19▲ 9.2×5 topics
  32. End-of-Life Care19▲ 9.9×3 topics
  33. Healthcare Legislation19▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Patient Rights19▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Rhetoric17▲ 9.9×6 topics
  36. Argumentation16▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Ethos16▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Intercultural Communication16▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Digital Health16▲ 8.8×3 topics
  40. Healthcare Quality Indicators15▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Sorbonne Paris Cité publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, sociology, and vocational training, Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, French Urban and Social Studies and Health, Medicine and Society.

Education, sociology, and vocational training: 27 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 25 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …23French Urban and Social Studies: 23 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…19Health, Medicine and Society: 19 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 16 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 14 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…13Social Sciences and Governance: 13 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 10 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 8 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophy3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 27 works
  2. 2 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 25 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 19 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 16 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 14 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 13 works
  8. 8 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 10 works
  9. 9 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  10. 10 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 8 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 available53.8%not open46.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.7%domestic only63.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sorbonne Paris Cité's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% lower 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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