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Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés

In research, Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,169 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,010 of 10,521 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,209 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Archeology and Anthropology — Archeology is 263.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,262
of 28,054 · #8,966 all time
Rank in France
#318
of 1,422
Research works
1.8k
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.8k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés 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 SciencesField #1,169 of 6,365 5.4%210 #845
Social SciencesDomain #2,010 of 10,521 4.9%477 #1622
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,209 of 1,998 4.6%257 #1507
Physical SciencesDomain #9,379 of 12,888 12.4%73 #8363
ArcheologySubfield #102 of 139 6.3%160 #217
AnthropologySubfield #126 of 153 9.0%66 #240

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés 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. Social Sciences#845 #1,169
  2. Social Sciences#1,622 #2,010
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,507 #1,209
  4. Physical Sciences#8,363 #9,379
  5. Archeology#217 #102
  6. Anthropology#240 #126
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 Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 263.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 23.4 works264×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 159.6 works91×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 66.2 works40×
  4. PaleontologySubfield · 23.5 works34×
  5. HistorySubfield · 31.5 works17×
  6. Arts and HumanitiesField · 256.7 works15×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.00× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 15.29× its world share, 257 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 210 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 15.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés?

Ranked on the composite score, Philippe Fossé, Luc Robbiola and Pierre Marty lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés.

  1. 1 Philippe Fossé France · #85,094 worldwide 166 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Luc Robbiola France · #141,255 worldwide 89 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Pierre Marty France · #156,298 worldwide 46 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Jean Clottes France · #189,047 worldwide 86 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Nicolas Teyssandier France · #195,636 worldwide 75 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Claude Domergue France · #222,273 worldwide 35 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Émile Cartailhac France · #257,850 worldwide 7 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Esther López-Montalvo France · #271,061 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 François Bon France · #322,537 worldwide 71 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Henri Bégouën France · #330,521 worldwide 1 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés

Which keywords describe research at Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Iberian Peninsula, Bronze Age, Colonialism, Cultural Exchange, Settlement Patterns, Cultural Heritage and Identity.

▲ 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. Archaeology87▲ 112×11 topics
  2. Iberian Peninsula69▲ 383×3 topics
  3. Bronze Age63▲ 255×3 topics
  4. Colonialism53▲ 19×28 topics
  5. Cultural Exchange46▲ 61×10 topics
  6. Settlement Patterns44▲ 379×2 topics
  7. Globalization38▲ 3.3×42 topics
  8. Cultural Heritage36▲ 11×23 topics
  9. Identity35▲ 8.3×32 topics
  10. Hominin Genetics34▲ 270×1 topic
  11. Paleolithic Archaeology34▲ 270×1 topic
  12. Artifacts32▲ 721×1 topic
  13. Neolithic32▲ 721×1 topic
  14. Medieval Architecture32▲ 275×2 topics
  15. Culture31▲ 10.0×14 topics
  16. Mediterranean31▲ 57×6 topics
  17. Social Organization30▲ 256×2 topics
  18. Gender Studies29▲ 32×9 topics
  19. Cultural Studies26▲ 12×18 topics
  20. Rituals26▲ 51×4 topics
  21. History25▲ 6.1×25 topics
  22. Early Medieval Churches25▲ 390×1 topic
  23. Rural Landscapes25▲ 390×1 topic
  24. Politics24▲ 15×10 topics
  25. Religion24▲ 8.6×12 topics
  26. Ethnology22▲ 189×2 topics
  27. Memory Studies22▲ 59×4 topics
  28. Nationalism22▲ 8.2×13 topics
  29. Gender21▲ 6.8×24 topics
  30. Migration21▲ 11×12 topics
  31. Community Engagement21▲ 11×6 topics
  32. Ethnography21▲ 21×4 topics
  33. Global South20▲ 57×2 topics
  34. Memory20▲ 14×11 topics
  35. Landscape Change20▲ 242×1 topic
  36. Megalithic Monuments20▲ 242×1 topic
  37. Local Development20▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Territorial Governance20▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Iron Age20▲ 185×2 topics
  40. Agricultural Origins19▲ 100×1 topic

Which research topics does Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeological and Geological Studies, Medieval Architecture and Archaeology and Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies.

Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 34 fractional worksArchaeological and Geological Studies: 32 fractional worksMedieval Architecture an…25Medieval Architecture and Archaeology: 25 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and His…20Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 20 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 19 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 17 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …16French Urban and Social Studies: 16 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 16 fractional worksMetallurgy and Cultural Artifacts: 16 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Arc…15Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 15 fractional works
AnthropologyArcheologyCultural StudiesPaleontology1 others

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

  1. 1 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 34 works
  2. 2 Archaeological and Geological Studies Archeology 32 works
  3. 3 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 25 works
  4. 4 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 20 works
  5. 5 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 19 works
  6. 6 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 17 works
  7. 7 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  8. 8 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 16 works
  9. 9 Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts Archeology 16 works
  10. 10 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 15 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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