Question 1

What is Université Paris 8 known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Université Paris 8 stands highest in Social Sciences (#742 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#848 of 5,988 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#414 of 2,526 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, History and Philosophy of Science and Anthropology (Linguistics and Language is 14.7× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Université Paris 8 rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Université Paris 8 ranks #1,655 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#2,306 all time), and #62 of 517 in France.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Université Paris 8?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Julien Chevallier, Jamel Saadaoui and Jacques Rancière lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Paris 8.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Université Paris 8?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Université Paris 8 is "P-SV wave propagation in heterogeneous media; velocity-stress finite-difference method" (Jean Virieux, 1986), with 2,834 citations. Next come "Simultaneous analysis of Lasso and Dantzig selector" (2,560) and "A mixed finite element method for 2-nd order elliptic problems" (2,224).

Question 5

Which research topics does Université Paris 8 publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Université Paris 8?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Université Paris 8 work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Université Paris 8 is in Social Sciences, 12% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (42%), Arts and Humanities (23%), Psychology (8%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Université Paris 8's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.