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French Literature and Poetry

French Literature and Poetry is a research topic within Literature and Literary Theory. Science Explorer counts 7.5k research works in it since 1950. 6.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to French literature and culture studies, with a focus on the 19th century. It includes discussions on Baudelaire, soundscapes of Paris, French salons, cultural heritage, refugee experiences, ethnic discrimination, and indigenous peoples. Additionally, it explores the challenges of literary translation and the impact of political events on French literature.

  • Baudelaire
  • French literature
  • 19th century
  • Salons
  • Cultural heritage
  • Refugees
  • Ethnic discrimination
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Soundscapes
  • Literary translation
Research works
7.5k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
501
per year above
Top-10% rate
6.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+1%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead French Literature and Poetry research?

By volume, France and the United States publish the most (441 and 111 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 France 441 works
  2. 2 United States 111 works
  3. 3 Brazil 76 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 61 works
  5. 5 Canada 46 works
  6. 6 Italy 37 works
  7. 7 Belgium 31 works
  8. 8 ?? 30 works
  9. 9 Spain 26 works
  10. 10 Germany 21 works

How concentrated that is

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France: 50.0%United States: 12.6%Brazil: 8.6%United Kingdom: 6.9%6 others listed: 21.8%50%largest
France441 · 50.0%United States111 · 12.6%Brazil76 · 8.6%United Kingdom61 · 6.9%6 others listed192 · 21.8%

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Which institutions lead French Literature and Poetry research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Université Rennes 2 publishes the most French Literature and Poetry research, followed by Université Sorbonne Nouvelle and Sorbonne Université.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Université Rennes 2 France 22 works
  2. 2 Université Sorbonne Nouvelle France 15 works
  3. 3 Sorbonne Université France 14 works
  4. 4 Université Paris Nanterre France 13 works
  5. 5 Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès France 12 works
  6. 6 Université Paris 8 France 10 works
  7. 7 Aix-Marseille Université France 10 works
  8. 8 Université Bordeaux Montaigne France 10 works
  9. 9 École Normale Supérieure de Lyon France 9 works
  10. 10 Directorate-General for Interpretation Belgium 9 works

Where is French Literature and Poetry research done?

The largest centres of French Literature and Poetry research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Lyon (France), Rennes (France) and São Paulo (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Rennes and Lyon.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 135 works
  2. 2 Lyon France 32 works
  3. 3 Rennes France 26 works
  4. 4 São Paulo Brazil 21 works
  5. 5 Toulouse France 21 works
  6. 6 Nanterre France 16 works
  7. 7 Brussels Belgium 16 works
  8. 8 Nantes France 14 works
  9. 9 Montreal Canada 13 works
  10. 10 Strasbourg France 12 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. RennesFR · 25.7 works39×
  2. LyonFR · 32.4 works33×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in French Literature and Poetry than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study French Literature and Poetry?

Among universities, judged by research, Université Rennes 2, Sorbonne Université and Université Bordeaux Montaigne score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%5%10%15%mean 6.23%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Université Rennes 2: 22, 12.1%Sorbonne Université: 14, 6.0%Université Bordeaux Montaigne: 10, 11.0%Université Sorbonne Nouvelle: 15, 7.6%Aix-Marseille Université: 10, 9.9%École Normale Supérieure de Lyon: 9, 7.4%Université Paris 8: 10, 4.3%Université Clermont Auvergne: 8, 0.0%Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès: 12, 2.8%Université Paris Nanterre: 13, 1.2%Université Rennes 2Université Bordeaux …Université Sorbonne …Sorbonne Université
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Université Rennes 2 France 75.512.1%242.6×22 -39.0%
2Sorbonne Université France 64.36.0%27.5×14 +48.9%
3Université Bordeaux Montaigne France 62.511.0%148.8×10 +57.6%
4Université Sorbonne Nouvelle France 62.07.6%121.7×15 +27.0%
5Aix-Marseille Université France 59.69.9%32.7×10 -34.9%
6École Normale Supérieure de Lyon France 59.07.4%107.9×9 +82.2%
7Université Paris 8 France 51.14.3%81.5×10 +87.6%
8Université Clermont Auvergne France 45.00.0%67.9×8 +200.0%
9Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès France 43.42.8%88.4×12 +1.1%
10Université Paris Nanterre France 40.81.2%62.4×13 -6.4%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is French Literature and Poetry research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are French Literature and Poetry.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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