Philippe Descola
Philippe Descola publishes mostly in Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, on topics such as French Urban and Social Studies, African Studies and Ethnography and Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues.
- World rank
- #25,573 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in France
- #1,424 of 96,116
- Works
- 80
- Citations
- 129
- Citations per work
- 1.6
What does Philippe Descola research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Sociology and Political Science46% of their works
- 2Anthropology6% of their works
- 3Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law5% of their works
- 4General Health Professions5% of their works
- 5Cultural Studies5% of their works
- 6Clinical Psychology3% of their works
Research topics
Which keywords describe Philippe Descola's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Environmental Participation, Sustainable Development, Healthcare, Africa, Colonialism and Governance.
- Sustainability
- Societal Change
- Haiti
- Ethnography
- Economic Development
- Caribbean
- Governance
- Africa
- Sustainable Development
- Territorial Governance
- Community Engagement
- Environmental Participation
- Healthcare
- Colonialism
- Aging
- Cultural Studies
- Elderly
- Family Dynamics
- Social Innovation
- Livestock Farming
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 20 words, with their numbers
- Community Engagement172 topics
- Territorial Governance172 topics
- Environmental Participation151 topic
- Sustainable Development151 topic
- Healthcare62 topics
- Africa41 topic
- Colonialism42 topics
- Governance41 topic
- Aging21 topic
- Caribbean21 topic
- Cultural Studies21 topic
- Economic Development21 topic
- Elderly21 topic
- Ethnography21 topic
- Family Dynamics21 topic
- Haiti21 topic
- Social Innovation21 topic
- Societal Change21 topic
- Livestock Farming11 topic
- Sustainability11 topic
Where does Philippe Descola work?
Philippe Descola's main affiliation in the publication record is Collège de France, France.
How many publications and citations does Philippe Descola have?
Science Explorer counts 80 works and 129 citations for Philippe Descola, ranking #25,573 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.
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