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Université Sorbonne Nouvelle

In research, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,801 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#396 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,633 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, Literature and Literary Theory and History and Philosophy of Science — Linguistics and Language is 43.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,999
of 28,054 · #9,122 all time
Rank in France
#142
of 1,422
Research works
12k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Université Sorbonne Nouvelle 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 #1,801 of 10,521 7.4%2,108 #1666
Arts and HumanitiesField #396 of 1,998 8.3%956 #418
Social SciencesField #1,633 of 6,365 6.6%980 #1858
Literature and Literary TheorySubfield #159 of 390 8.0%245 #331
Language and LinguisticsSubfield #137 of 303 9.9%158 #169
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,186 of 2,578 5.3%343 #1158
Linguistics and LanguageSubfield #14 of 29 5.7%123 #103
Life SciencesDomain #4,335 of 7,800 19.6%62 #7123
MedicineField #5,921 of 10,443 14.1%67 #8556
Health SciencesDomain #6,868 of 11,982 8.7%133 #9993

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Sorbonne Nouvelle 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#1,666 #1,801
  2. Arts and Humanities#418 #396
  3. Social Sciences#1,858 #1,633
  4. Literature and Literary Theory#331 #159
  5. Language and Linguistics#169 #137
  6. Sociology and Political Science#1,158 #1,186
  7. Linguistics and Language#103 #14
  8. Life Sciences#7,123 #4,335
  9. Medicine#8,556 #5,921
  10. Health Sciences#9,993 #6,868
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 Sorbonne Nouvelle specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 43.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 122.6 works43×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 244.8 works18×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 68.5 works18×
  4. PhilosophySubfield · 184.9 works17×
  5. AnthropologySubfield · 113.6 works16×
  6. ClassicsSubfield · 23.2 works16×
  7. HistorySubfield · 119.0 works15×
  8. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 158.1 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: 0.15× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 110 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 65 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 13.33× its world share, 956 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.45× its world share, 110 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.12× its world share, 980 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle?

Ranked on the composite score, Pierre Sorlin, Josette Féral and Sonia Branca-Rosoff lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Sorbonne Nouvelle.

  1. 1 Pierre Sorlin France · #85,001 worldwide 53 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Josette Féral France · #144,081 worldwide 20 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Sonia Branca-Rosoff France · #182,113 worldwide 24 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Robert Turcan France · #184,236 worldwide 43 citations · 102 works
  5. 5 François Jost France · #196,196 worldwide 18 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Pierre Civil France · #217,298 worldwide 8 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Jean-Louis Georget France · #221,921 worldwide 2 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Henri Scepi France · #230,605 worldwide 0 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Bernard Lavallé France · #240,828 worldwide 2 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Jean-Pierre Jardin France · #241,658 worldwide 8 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle

Which keywords describe research at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Sociolinguistics, Gender, Globalization, Social Justice, Colonialism, History and Pragmatics.

▲ 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. Globalization237▲ 4.9×106 topics
  2. Identity228▲ 13×68 topics
  3. Sociolinguistics206▲ 44×9 topics
  4. Gender204▲ 15×51 topics
  5. Social Justice183▲ 13×29 topics
  6. Colonialism175▲ 15×48 topics
  7. History170▲ 9.7×58 topics
  8. Pragmatics167▲ 41×6 topics
  9. Literature163▲ 12×58 topics
  10. Discourse Analysis153▲ 24×10 topics
  11. Rhetoric147▲ 54×6 topics
  12. Public Policy139▲ 11×20 topics
  13. Argumentation130▲ 167×1 topic
  14. Ethos130▲ 167×1 topic
  15. Cultural Studies126▲ 13×36 topics
  16. Multilingualism122▲ 29×6 topics
  17. Gender Studies120▲ 31×14 topics
  18. Community Engagement120▲ 15×13 topics
  19. Culture118▲ 9.0×37 topics
  20. Cultural Heritage112▲ 8.2×33 topics
  21. Nationalism108▲ 9.4×33 topics
  22. Territorial Governance106▲ 34×4 topics
  23. Local Development104▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Historiography96▲ 31×15 topics
  25. Religion94▲ 8.0×37 topics
  26. Cultural Diversity93▲ 17×15 topics
  27. Citizen Participation93▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Environmental Participation92▲ 47×1 topic
  29. Proximity and Innovation92▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Philosophy91▲ 8.3×40 topics
  31. Cultural Identity90▲ 7.0×33 topics
  32. Memory88▲ 15×21 topics
  33. Social Movements83▲ 11×28 topics
  34. Artistic Expression80▲ 100×4 topics
  35. Migration77▲ 9.2×25 topics
  36. Politics72▲ 11×20 topics
  37. Intercultural Communication69▲ 60×3 topics
  38. Language Education68▲ 25×3 topics
  39. Archaeology67▲ 20×11 topics
  40. Ethnography67▲ 16×10 topics

Which research topics does Université Sorbonne Nouvelle publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, French Urban and Social Studies, French Language Learning Methods and Historical and Literary Studies.

Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 130 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 92 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 59 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 59 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 59 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Analyses: 58 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…58Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 58 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…51Education, sociology, and vocational training: 51 fractional worksLinguistic and Sociocult…43Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies: 43 fractional worksHistorical Linguistics a…43Historical Linguistics and Language Studies: 43 fractional works
PhilosophySociology and Political ScienceLinguistics and LanguageAnthropology4 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 130 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 92 works
  3. 3 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 59 works
  4. 4 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 59 works
  5. 5 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 59 works
  6. 6 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 58 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 58 works
  8. 8 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 51 works
  9. 9 Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies Linguistics and Language 43 works
  10. 10 Historical Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 43 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 available49.0%not open51.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Sorbonne Nouvelle's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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