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Terre des Hommes

In research, Terre des Hommes stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,467 of 21,541 worldwide), Social Sciences (#14,881 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,334 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,048
of 28,054 · #27,999 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#193
of 220
Research works
536
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

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
Physical SciencesDomain #18,467 of 21,541 8.4%133
Social SciencesDomain #14,881 of 16,945 5.8%298
Social SciencesField #9,334 of 10,206 6.2%180

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.84× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.21× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Terre des Hommes?

Ranked on the composite score, Maria Colombo Timelli, Olivier Maurault and France-Marie Renard-Casevitz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Terre des Hommes.

  1. 1 Maria Colombo Timelli Switzerland · #136,522 worldwide 0 citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Olivier Maurault Switzerland · #338,517 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 France-Marie Renard-Casevitz Switzerland · #435,180 worldwide 21 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 François Borel Switzerland · #479,411 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Manlio Graziano Switzerland · #786,732 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 James Bopp Switzerland · #969,592 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 David Waskow Switzerland · #1,220,516 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Terre des Hommes

Which keywords describe research at Terre des Hommes?

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

▲ 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. Globalization6▲ 3.7×18 topics
  2. Mental Health5▲ 4.3×16 topics
  3. Gender5▲ 10×10 topics
  4. Sustainability5▲ 2.3×12 topics
  5. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.3×8 topics
  6. Climate Change4▲ 1.76×18 topics
  7. Community Engagement4▲ 14×7 topics
  8. Social Justice4▲ 7.3×7 topics
  9. History4▲ 6.0×8 topics
  10. Local Development4▲ 36×2 topics
  11. Territorial Governance4▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Human Rights3▲ 3.9×10 topics
  13. Colonialism3▲ 7.7×10 topics
  14. Economic Development3▲ 4.1×3 topics
  15. Public Policy3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  16. Religion3▲ 6.9×9 topics
  17. Healthcare Access3▲ 11×8 topics
  18. Identity2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  19. Citizen Participation2▲ 23×1 topic
  20. Culture2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  21. Environmental Participation2▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Migration2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  23. Cultural Identity2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  24. Politics2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  25. Social Determinants2▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Literature2▲ 4.6×8 topics
  27. Citizenship2▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Clinical Practice2▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Cultural Heritage2▲ 4.0×10 topics
  30. Rituals2▲ 26×3 topics
  31. Social Innovation2▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Nationalism2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  33. Subduction2▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Gender Studies2▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Diagnostic Labels1▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Institutionalization1▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Psychoanalysis1▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Psychopathology1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  39. Youth Development1▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Sociopolitical1▲ 45×2 topics

Which research topics does Terre des Hommes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Psychology and Mental Health, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and French Historical and Cultural Studies.

French Urban and Social …2French Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksPsychology and Mental He…1Psychology and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …1earthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 1 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …1Historical and Literary Analyses: 1 fractional worksChildren's Rights and Participation: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyHistory and Philosophy of ScienceHistory5 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 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  4. 4 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 1 works
  5. 5 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  9. 9 Children's Rights and Participation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Terre des Hommes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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