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UMR Géographie-cités

In research, UMR Géographie-cités stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,142 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,649 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,658
of 28,054 · #30,422 all time
Rank in France
#1,298
of 1,422
Research works
1.3k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is UMR Géographie-cités 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 #9,142 of 10,521 12.6%88 #7238
Social SciencesField #5,649 of 6,365 12.3%69 #4795

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where UMR Géographie-cités 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 UMR Géographie-cités specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 32.6 works8.6×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.00× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.66× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.16× its world share, 70 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at UMR Géographie-cités?

Ranked on the composite score, Marie‐Claire Robic, Thérèse Saint-Julien and Jean Debrie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is UMR Géographie-cités.

  1. 1 Marie‐Claire Robic France · #193,750 worldwide 15 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Thérèse Saint-Julien France · #199,086 worldwide 21 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Jean Debrie France · #214,679 worldwide 54 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Jean‐Marc Besse France · #226,453 worldwide 6 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Federico Ferretti France · #258,244 worldwide 39 citations · 67 works
  6. 6 Hélène Mathian France · #259,359 worldwide 50 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Gabriel Dupuy France · #261,074 worldwide 30 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Sylvie Fol France · #298,066 worldwide 71 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Léna Sanders France · #311,250 worldwide 32 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Julie Vallée France · #314,066 worldwide 41 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at UMR Géographie-cités

Which keywords describe research at UMR Géographie-cités?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Sustainable Development, Territorial Governance, Community Engagement, Local Development, 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. Public Policy22▲ 42×8 topics
  2. Sustainable Development21▲ 13×13 topics
  3. Territorial Governance21▲ 157×3 topics
  4. Community Engagement21▲ 59×4 topics
  5. Local Development21▲ 169×2 topics
  6. Social Justice20▲ 32×8 topics
  7. Citizen Participation18▲ 138×1 topic
  8. Environmental Participation18▲ 214×1 topic
  9. Globalization14▲ 6.7×32 topics
  10. Migration9▲ 24×11 topics
  11. Identity8▲ 9.9×17 topics
  12. Politics6▲ 22×7 topics
  13. Sustainability6▲ 2.4×22 topics
  14. Colonialism5▲ 10×11 topics
  15. Culture5▲ 8.6×7 topics
  16. Citizenship5▲ 36×5 topics
  17. Religion4▲ 9.0×7 topics
  18. Nationalism4▲ 9.1×9 topics
  19. Ethnicity4▲ 10×8 topics
  20. Economic Development4▲ 4.7×9 topics
  21. Gender4▲ 6.9×11 topics
  22. Refugees4▲ 29×5 topics
  23. Gender Studies4▲ 22×5 topics
  24. Social Support4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  25. Healthcare Access4▲ 12×3 topics
  26. History4▲ 4.7×8 topics
  27. Immigration4▲ 29×3 topics
  28. Cultural Heritage3▲ 5.7×7 topics
  29. Neoliberalism3▲ 8.6×5 topics
  30. Cultural Studies3▲ 7.9×7 topics
  31. Shrinking Cities3▲ 151×1 topic
  32. Social Innovation3▲ 19×4 topics
  33. Urban Decline3▲ 151×1 topic
  34. Caregiving3▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Elderly3▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Adaptation3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  37. Transportation3▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Open Access3▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Institutionalization3▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Islam3▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does UMR Géographie-cités publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Urbanization and City Planning, Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues and Social Sciences and Governance.

French Urban and Social …18French Urban and Social Studies: 18 fractional worksUrbanization and City Planning: 3 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 3 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 3 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 2 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 2 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 2 fractional worksHistorical Geography and Geographical Thought: 2 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 2 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsTransportation4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  2. 2 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 3 works
  3. 3 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 3 works
  5. 5 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 2 works
  6. 6 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 2 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Historical Geography and Geographical Thought Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  9. 9 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  10. 10 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 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-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has UMR Géographie-cités's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower 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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