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Terre des Hommes

In research, Terre des Hommes stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,012 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,171 of 9,330 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,938 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,851
of 22,385 · #11,934 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#126
of 186
Research works
536
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
Terre des Hommes

What is Terre des Hommes known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #7,012 of 14,833 7.3%298
Social SciencesField #5,171 of 9,330 7.4%180
Physical SciencesDomain #11,938 of 17,446 7.2%133

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Terre des Hommes 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Terre des Hommes work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Terre des Hommes is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Arts and Humanities (11%), Medicine (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 52 fractional works · 54.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 30 fractional works · 31.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 12.1% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 11.3% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 24.9% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 8.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 14.3% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTerre des Hommes96fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences54%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3031.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities1111.3%
    3. Psychology65.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting33.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Engineering88.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences77.3%
    3. Environmental Science43.9%
    4. Materials Science11.3%
    5. Chemistry11.2%
    6. Computer Science11.0%
    7. Energy10.9%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    9. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Medicine99.3%
    2. Health Professions33.5%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Dentistry10.7%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences54.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.8%
    3. Neuroscience10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.67× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.91× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.89× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.45× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.67×7 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.91×11 works
  3. Social Sciences2.45×30 works
  4. Psychology1.89×6 works
  5. Nursing1.52×1 works
  6. Dentistry1.43×1 works
  7. Health Professions1.34×3 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.09×2 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.02×5 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.01×3 works
  11. Energy0.95×1 works
  12. Veterinary0.85×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.78×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.78×4 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.66×1 works
  16. Engineering0.55×8 works
  17. Medicine0.48×9 works
  18. Neuroscience0.41×1 works
  19. Materials Science0.37×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.36×1 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.15×1 works
  22. Mathematics0.15×0 works
  23. Computer Science0.13×1 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.11×0 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Terre des Hommes?

Ranked on the quality score, Michael Wörrle, Pedro Prieto Martín and Édouard Chevreux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Terre des Hommes.

  1. 1 Michael Wörrle Switzerland · #778,417 worldwide 734 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Pedro Prieto Martín Switzerland · #2,424,741 worldwide 230 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Édouard Chevreux Switzerland · #2,524,775 worldwide 102 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 John E. Sankey Switzerland · #3,017,273 worldwide 160 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Regina Woods Switzerland · #3,037,264 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Chantal T. Spitz Switzerland · #3,634,104 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Maria Shéhérazade Giudici Switzerland · #3,676,517 worldwide 44 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Alain Vernhet Switzerland · #4,116,042 worldwide 109 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Marie-Hélène Corbiau Switzerland · #4,125,606 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Claude Louis-Combet Switzerland · #4,141,631 worldwide 35 citations · 103 works
All ranked researchers at Terre des Hommes

What are the most cited papers from Terre des Hommes?

The most cited paper from Terre des Hommes is "The lower crust of the Dharwar Craton, Southern India: Patchwork of Archean granulitic domains" (Jean-Jacques Peucat, Mudlappa Jayananda, Dominique Chardon et al., 2012), with 297 citations. Next come "A quest for polycarbonates provided via sustainable epoxide/CO 2 copolymerization processes" (263) and "Carbon isotope stratigraphy and carbonate production during the Early–Middle Jurassic: examples from the Umbria–Marche–Sabina Apennines (central Italy)" (130).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The lower crust of the Dharwar Craton, Southern India: Patchwork of Archean granulitic domains Jean-Jacques Peucat, Mudlappa Jayananda, Dominique Chardon et al. · Precambrian Research 13 Jul 2012 297
2 A quest for polycarbonates provided via sustainable epoxide/CO 2 copolymerization processes Stephanie J. Poland, Donald J. Darensbourg · Green Chemistry 2017 263
3 Carbon isotope stratigraphy and carbonate production during the Early–Middle Jurassic: examples from the Umbria–Marche–Sabina Apennines (central Italy) Elena Morettini, Massimo Santantonio, Annachiara Bartolini et al. · Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology Aug 2002 130
4 Use of Two-Dimensional Grid Patterns to Limit Hazardous Ambulation in Demented Patients Richard A. Hussian, D. C. Brown · Journal of Gerontology Sep 1987 121
5 Extremely elevated methyl mercury levels in water, sediment and organisms in a Romanian reservoir affected by release of mercury from a chlor-alkali plant Andrea Garcia Bravo, Claudia Cosio, David Amouroux et al. · Water Research 19 Oct 2013 114
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Terre des Hommes?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Gender, Mental Health, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Economic Development and Sustainability.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization8▲ 4.0×19 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 2.6×13 topics
  3. Mental Health6▲ 4.3×18 topics
  4. Gender5▲ 9.3×10 topics
  5. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.0×8 topics
  6. Climate Change4▲ 1.60×19 topics
  7. Economic Development4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  8. Community Engagement4▲ 13×7 topics
  9. Territorial Governance4▲ 36×3 topics
  10. Human Rights4▲ 3.8×11 topics
  11. Social Justice4▲ 6.5×7 topics
  12. History4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  13. Local Development4▲ 36×2 topics
  14. Colonialism3▲ 6.9×10 topics
  15. Public Policy3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  16. Religion3▲ 6.4×9 topics
  17. Healthcare Access3▲ 10×8 topics
  18. Identity2▲ 3.6×9 topics
  19. Citizen Participation2▲ 22×1 topic
  20. Culture2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  21. Environmental Participation2▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Migration2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  23. Cultural Identity2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  24. Politics2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  25. Social Determinants2▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Literature2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  27. Entrepreneurship2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  28. Citizenship2▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Clinical Practice2▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Rituals2▲ 24×3 topics
  31. Language Teaching2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  32. Social Innovation2▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Subduction2▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Digital Education2▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Industrial Enterprises2▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Innovation Economics2▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Student Competencies2▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Gender Studies2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Social Inequality2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  40. Psychopathology1▲ 8.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Terre des Hommes publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Economic and Industrial Development and Psychology and Mental Health.

French Urban and Social …2French Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…2Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 2 fractional worksPsychology and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …1earthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Analyses: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationEconomics and EconometricsClinical Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 1 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 1 works
  8. 8 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 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 available57.7%not open42.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.4%domestic only51.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Terre des Hommes's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Terre des Hommes as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Terre des Hommes0.00038% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Terre des Hommes over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Terre des Hommes7.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.0% in 2020.

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