French Urban and Social Studies
French Urban and Social Studies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 101k research works in it since 1950. 6.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of territorial governance, environmental participation, and sustainable development. It delves into topics such as citizen participation, local development, social justice, and community engagement in the context of rural territories. The papers also discuss the role of proximity and innovation in shaping public policy for sustainable and inclusive development.
- Territorial Governance
- Environmental Participation
- Sustainable Development
- Citizen Participation
- Local Development
- Proximity and Innovation
- Rural Territories
- Public Policy
- Social Justice
- Community Engagement
- Research works
- 101k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead French Urban and Social Studies research?
By volume, France and Canada publish the most (11k and 916 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 France 11k works
- 2 Canada 916 works
- 3 United States 699 works
- 4 ?? 575 works
- 5 Switzerland 335 works
- 6 Belgium 314 works
- 7 United Kingdom 306 works
- 8 Germany 210 works
- 9 Italy 198 works
- 10 Algeria 188 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead French Urban and Social Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most French Urban and Social Studies research, followed by Université Paris Nanterre and Université de Lille.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 343 works
- 2 Université Paris NanterreFrance 236 works
- 3 Université de LilleFrance 191 works
- 4 Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance 169 works
- 5 École des hautes études en sciences socialesFrance 164 works
- 6 Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFrance 155 works
- 7 Aix-Marseille UniversitéFrance 150 works
- 8 Université du Québec à MontréalCanada 148 works
- 9 Université Grenoble AlpesFrance 142 works
- 10 TerritoiresFrance 138 works
Who are the leading researchers in French Urban and Social Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on French Urban and Social Studies include Pierre Bourdıeu, Henri Guitton and Michel Foucault.
- 1 Pierre Bourdıeu France 10k citations
- 2 Henri Guitton United States 6.9k citations
- 3 Michel Foucault Poland 4.6k citations
- 4 Félix Guattari India 4k citations
- 5 Charles Tilly United States 3.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is French Urban and Social Studies research done?
The largest centres of French Urban and Social Studies research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Lyon (France), Toulouse (France) and Montreal (Canada). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Rennes, Thiais and Le Barp.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Rennes46.0 works226×
- ThiaisFR · 33.7 works119×
- Le BarpFR · 28.5 works111×
- SceauxFR · 29.1 works103×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in French Urban and Social Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study French Urban and Social Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Lomé, Marien Ngouabi University and Université Grenoble Alpes 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of LoméTogo | 67.4 | 10.5% | 17.2× | 16 | +249.6% |
| 2 | Marien Ngouabi UniversityRepublic of the Congo | 67.1 | 13.0% | 14.2× | 10 | +217.5% |
| 3 | Université Grenoble AlpesFrance | 64.9 | 3.1% | 26.7× | 142 | +275.5% |
| 4 | École Normale SupérieureBurundi | 63.1 | 11.1% | 42.8× | 29 | +12.5% |
| 5 | Université Paris-SaclayFrance | 62.1 | 3.4% | 10.0× | 63 | +349.8% |
| 6 | Sorbonne UniversitéFrance | 60.8 | 3.1% | 15.0× | 119 | +132.8% |
| 7 | École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'ÉtatFrance | 58.5 | 14.6% | 47.6× | 10 | -14.5% |
| 8 | Université Gustave EiffelFrance | 58.2 | 4.8% | 53.1× | 116 | +66.4% |
| 9 | University of LausanneSwitzerland | 57.2 | 5.6% | 10.1× | 56 | +69.6% |
| 10 | UCLouvain Saint-Louis BrusselsBelgium | 56.9 | 7.1% | 17.7× | 12 | +173.8% |
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 Urban and Social Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are French Urban and Social Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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