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Université Paris 8

In research, Université Paris 8 stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,583 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,666 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#830 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, History and Philosophy of Science and Anthropology — Linguistics and Language is 14.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,836
of 28,054 · #4,458 all time
Rank in France
#180
of 1,422
Research works
13k
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
65k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Université Paris 8 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 #1,583 of 10,521 7.2%1,977 #1339
Social SciencesField #1,666 of 6,365 6.4%1,051 #1431
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #830 of 2,578 5.9%482 #912
Arts and HumanitiesField #734 of 1,998 7.5%583 #702
Physical SciencesDomain #6,135 of 12,888 8.4%303 #3376
PsychologyField #1,280 of 2,181 6.3%197 #1181
Language and LinguisticsSubfield #193 of 303 13.2%83 #352
Computer ScienceField #3,094 of 4,667 5.8%193 #1918
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #802 of 1,201 6.8%168 #755
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,312 of 1,775 15.1%78 #1346

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Paris 8 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#1,339 #1,583
  2. Social Sciences#1,431 #1,666
  3. Sociology and Political Science#912 #830
  4. Arts and Humanities#702 #734
  5. Physical Sciences#3,376 #6,135
  6. Psychology#1,181 #1,280
  7. Language and Linguistics#352 #193
  8. Computer Science#1,918 #3,094
  9. Political Science and International Relations#755 #802
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,346 #1,312
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 Université Paris 8 specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 14.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 42.0 works15×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 51.7 works13×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 85.5 works12×
  4. HistorySubfield · 90.3 works11×
  5. PhilosophySubfield · 105.2 works9.8×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 193 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 59 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 112 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 8.04× its world share, 583 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 53 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 78 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.57× its world share, 197 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.30× its world share, 1,051 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Paris 8?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacques Rancière, Hélène Cixous and Jacques-Alain Miller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Paris 8.

  1. 1 Jacques Rancière · #2,445 worldwide 459 citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Hélène Cixous · #3,652 worldwide 679 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Jacques-Alain Miller · #30,017 worldwide 105 citations · 127 works
  4. 4 Armand Mattelart · #52,187 worldwide 73 citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Jean-François Lyotard · #54,593 worldwide 96 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Patrice Pavis · #57,012 worldwide 60 citations · 60 works
  7. 7 Denis Bertrand · #63,185 worldwide 377 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Claude Carlet · #92,550 worldwide 609 citations · 108 works
  9. 9 Danielle Tartakowsky · #103,736 worldwide 49 citations · 76 works
  10. 10 Maxime Cervulle · #126,862 worldwide 14 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Université Paris 8

Which keywords describe research at Université Paris 8?

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

▲ 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. Globalization219▲ 4.4×118 topics
  2. Community Engagement184▲ 22×14 topics
  3. Social Justice178▲ 12×32 topics
  4. Public Policy178▲ 14×26 topics
  5. Territorial Governance174▲ 55×3 topics
  6. Local Development174▲ 60×2 topics
  7. Identity167▲ 9.1×64 topics
  8. Gender162▲ 12×51 topics
  9. Colonialism162▲ 14×45 topics
  10. Sustainable Development146▲ 3.6×33 topics
  11. Gender Studies141▲ 36×16 topics
  12. Citizen Participation129▲ 42×2 topics
  13. Environmental Participation128▲ 64×1 topic
  14. Proximity and Innovation128▲ 64×1 topic
  15. Mental Health127▲ 3.5×36 topics
  16. History123▲ 7.0×56 topics
  17. Nationalism105▲ 9.0×29 topics
  18. Cultural Studies104▲ 11×34 topics
  19. Cultural Heritage101▲ 7.4×29 topics
  20. Sociolinguistics97▲ 20×9 topics
  21. Educational Policies92▲ 32×3 topics
  22. Ethnographic Research91▲ 67×3 topics
  23. Culture90▲ 6.8×31 topics
  24. Sociological Analysis90▲ 62×2 topics
  25. Professional Practices90▲ 91×1 topic
  26. Public Action90▲ 91×1 topic
  27. Pragmatics89▲ 22×6 topics
  28. Literature87▲ 6.4×54 topics
  29. Religion87▲ 7.3×35 topics
  30. Migration86▲ 10×23 topics
  31. Social Movements84▲ 11×30 topics
  32. Memory78▲ 13×21 topics
  33. Discourse Analysis73▲ 11×10 topics
  34. Digital Communication72▲ 40×4 topics
  35. Documentary Practices71▲ 104×2 topics
  36. Open Access70▲ 28×3 topics
  37. New Media70▲ 69×2 topics
  38. Politics70▲ 10×20 topics
  39. Digital Literature69▲ 131×1 topic
  40. Information Studies69▲ 131×1 topic

Which research topics does Université Paris 8 publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis.

French Urban and Social …128French Urban and Social Studies: 128 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 90 fractional worksCultural Insights and Di…69Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 69 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…64Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 64 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 55 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 46 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…41Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 41 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 40 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 39 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 36 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceComputer Networks and CommunicationsPhilosophyClinical Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social StudiesSociology and Political Science 128 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSociology and Political Science 90 works
  3. 3 Cultural Insights and Digital ImpactsComputer Networks and Communications 69 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisPhilosophy 64 works
  5. 5 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchClinical Psychology 55 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and GovernanceUrban Studies 46 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderPolitical Science and International Relations 41 works
  8. 8 French Historical and Cultural StudiesHistory 40 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisHistory and Philosophy of Science 39 works
  10. 10 Health, Medicine and SocietyGeneral Health Professions 36 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 available28.4%not open71.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Paris 8's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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