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The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences ranked 30th in France, 889th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 89 research topics. The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,161 academic publications and 216,873 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 147 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#889 of 14,131 In the World
#360 of 2,785 In Europe
#30 of 224 In France
#12 of 65 In Ile-de-France
#7 of 27 In Paris
#138 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#248 of 2,195 For Art History
#268 of 7,088 For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
#300 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#937 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 86 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 268th in the World with 22,486 publications made and 183,052 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 135 In France
#105 of 1,502 In Europe
#268 of 7,088 In the World

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 104 227
1994 81 252
1995 93 356
1996 126 383
1997 120 447
1998 146 544
1999 152 646
2000 246 819
2001 278 854
2002 335 1144
2003 360 1344
2004 352 1577
2005 416 1796
2006 480 2286
2007 545 2634
2008 630 3267
2009 658 3619
2010 699 4013
2011 792 4691
2012 832 5328
2013 913 6129
2014 930 6952
2015 980 7337
2016 1133 7892
2017 1336 8831
2018 1273 10525
2019 1336 11959
2020 1377 13373
2021 1479 15081
2022 1370 14965
2023 1140 14599
2024 790 11975
2025 434 9818

The following table provides academic rankings for The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 4 47 138
Art History 9 102 248
Political Science 7 110 271
Classics and Ancient History 5 135 339
Broadcast Journalism 2 131 398
Genealogy 8 161 414
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 165 431
Political Economy 3 190 448
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 199 494
Sociology 7 188 516
Gender Studies 3 181 539
History 14 217 543
Aesthetics 12 226 546
Media Studies 4 212 565
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 9 193 571
Linguistics 13 235 591
Anthropology 5 228 602
Urban and Regional planning 7 301 624
Criminology and Criminal Justice 5 217 678
Human Rights Law 9 270 681
Military science 5 220 707
Law 13 272 715
Publishing 16 305 798
International Law 12 335 837
International Relations and Diplomacy 11 308 880
Archaeology 19 344 897
Public Policy / Administration 12 351 965
Library and Information science 30 368 977
Journalism and Digital Media 16 393 1143
Demography 34 408 1243
Communications and Public Relations 28 550 1607
Education Majors 25 514 1737

Environmental Science rankings

The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences ranked 40th for Environmental Science in France and 1318th in the World with 5,687 publications made and 63,564 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#40 of 135 In France
#440 of 1,464 In Europe
#1318 of 6,888 In the World

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 26 69
1994 18 78
1995 25 113
1996 37 97
1997 22 120
1998 28 185
1999 32 218
2000 53 313
2001 44 310
2002 69 314
2003 70 474
2004 73 515
2005 94 670
2006 81 804
2007 112 943
2008 136 1186
2009 145 1281
2010 122 1368
2011 156 1689
2012 212 1865
2013 230 2250
2014 225 2610
2015 233 2700
2016 289 2981
2017 340 3420
2018 339 4150
2019 353 4983
2020 382 5710
2021 447 6436
2022 419 6192
2023 331 6258
2024 282 5082
2025 163 4271

The following table provides academic rankings for The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 7 301 624
Geography and Cartography 24 325 864
Geology 58 511 1593
Forestry 52 465 1682
Ecology 58 571 1945
Paleontology 63 583 1983
Oceanography 75 637 2219
Environmental Management 63 635 2251
Agricultural Science 59 570 2334
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 64 634 2677
Earth science and Geophysics 92 712 2742
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 88 752 2768

Computer Science rankings

The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences ranked 46th for Computer Science in France and 1449th in the World with 3,798 publications made and 104,455 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Machine Learning, Computational Linguistics.

Computer Science ranking Location
#46 of 138 In France
#481 of 1,470 In Europe
#1449 of 6,855 In the World

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 24 217
1994 18 226
1995 30 288
1996 28 323
1997 24 331
1998 37 411
1999 31 440
2000 31 630
2001 31 607
2002 49 782
2003 45 898
2004 41 1000
2005 48 1109
2006 47 1390
2007 63 1499
2008 74 1835
2009 86 2025
2010 85 2270
2011 98 2606
2012 116 2839
2013 174 3149
2014 164 3663
2015 166 3801
2016 169 4124
2017 193 4528
2018 209 5557
2019 235 6719
2020 279 7613
2021 310 8101
2022 269 8555
2023 240 8039
2024 171 6406
2025 95 4993

The following table provides academic rankings for The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Linguistics 12 166 436
Cognitive Science 15 241 641
Library and Information science 30 368 977
Neuroscience 28 362 1042
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 47 454 1338
Data Science 45 542 1497
Computer Networking 50 492 1548
Computer Vision 58 497 1566
Cyber Security 47 519 1626
Human-Computer Interaction 58 591 1729
Telecommunications 73 598 2002
Machine Learning 72 643 2332
Management Information Systems 72 822 2507
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 70 681 2717

Biology rankings

The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences ranked 64th for Biology in France and 2183rd in the World with 3,358 publications made and 85,597 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Neuroscience, Genetics, Biochemistry, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#64 of 135 In France
#587 of 1,449 In Europe
#2183 of 6,841 In the World

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 21 151
1994 12 163
1995 15 242
1996 18 236
1997 17 266
1998 27 374
1999 22 371
2000 22 509
2001 36 502
2002 25 637
2003 42 748
2004 47 783
2005 40 934
2006 59 1086
2007 60 1252
2008 78 1497
2009 74 1603
2010 76 1744
2011 86 2060
2012 105 2284
2013 138 2463
2014 148 2837
2015 132 3014
2016 159 3252
2017 194 3566
2018 196 4468
2019 222 5105
2020 234 6099
2021 258 6812
2022 248 7013
2023 199 6642
2024 156 5286
2025 100 4150

The following table provides academic rankings for The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 18 310 869
Neuroscience 28 362 1042
Evolutionary Biology 39 409 1156
Molecular Biology 51 459 1617
Forestry 52 465 1682
Paleontology 63 583 1983
Virology 50 518 2047
Agricultural Science 59 570 2334
Zoology 66 633 2538
Botany 68 642 2634
Horticulture 57 592 2655
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 64 634 2677
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 70 681 2717
Immunology 66 675 2896
Genetics 79 712 2948
Nanotechnology 85 768 3099
Pharmacology 63 720 3268
Biochemistry 88 800 3475
Nutrition and Food Science 74 780 3550

Psychology rankings

The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences ranked 30th for Psychology in France and 1303rd in the World with 2,549 publications made and 81,252 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#30 of 128 In France
#424 of 1,424 In Europe
#1303 of 6,663 In the World

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 17 161
1994 10 171
1995 14 241
1996 12 254
1997 14 285
1998 17 358
1999 18 368
2000 16 518
2001 19 511
2002 26 626
2003 27 707
2004 32 825
2005 38 902
2006 40 1100
2007 45 1232
2008 53 1480
2009 59 1715
2010 55 1773
2011 71 2113
2012 71 2338
2013 93 2571
2014 127 2848
2015 121 3012
2016 124 3168
2017 123 3411
2018 140 4216
2019 156 4747
2020 187 5854
2021 214 6401
2022 184 6627
2023 164 6480
2024 123 5362
2025 86 4534

The following table provides academic rankings for The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 199 494
Cognitive Science 15 241 641
Sexology 7 265 865
Social Psychology 18 346 943
Neuroscience 28 362 1042
Child Psychology 23 399 1184
Psychiatry 30 414 1342
Education Majors 25 514 1737
Clinical Psychology 34 577 2072

Art & Design rankings

The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences ranked 17th for Art & Design in France and 617th in the World with 2,484 publications made and 29,357 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Art History, Aesthetics, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#17 of 127 In France
#257 of 1,385 In Europe
#617 of 6,010 In the World

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 9 34
1994 8 36
1995 15 62
1996 14 55
1997 9 82
1998 16 109
1999 19 130
2000 16 164
2001 35 143
2002 34 188
2003 25 217
2004 28 219
2005 41 301
2006 33 299
2007 47 385
2008 57 527
2009 54 599
2010 68 635
2011 72 839
2012 89 835
2013 118 1054
2014 91 1093
2015 105 1239
2016 126 1193
2017 141 1304
2018 137 1576
2019 160 1931
2020 173 2463
2021 183 2600
2022 164 2527
2023 133 2489
2024 104 1880
2025 61 1403

The following table provides academic rankings for The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Illustration and Concept Art 2 85 167
Painting and Drawing 2 84 169
Sculpture 2 84 169
Art History 9 102 248
Photography 3 149 372
Cinematography 12 174 402
Music 13 159 411
Aesthetics 12 226 546
Entertainment Industry Business 10 210 548
Literature 20 236 556
Creative Writing 10 241 596
Fashion Design 16 267 645
Singing and Vocal Performance 17 295 799
Performing arts 22 337 806

Economics rankings

The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences ranked 22nd for Economics in France and 987th in the World with 2,321 publications made and 47,185 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#22 of 128 In France
#379 of 1,391 In Europe
#987 of 6,188 In the World

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 14 64
1994 11 75
1995 12 84
1996 11 97
1997 9 105
1998 16 145
1999 8 161
2000 12 230
2001 19 280
2002 32 337
2003 30 406
2004 31 533
2005 34 572
2006 48 680
2007 45 872
2008 48 1051
2009 57 1065
2010 55 1212
2011 55 1354
2012 80 1545
2013 134 1717
2014 133 1980
2015 144 2165
2016 135 2229
2017 138 2491
2018 157 2870
2019 132 3187
2020 140 3626
2021 143 4019
2022 119 3973
2023 115 3876
2024 87 2945
2025 56 2410

The following table provides academic rankings for The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 3 190 448
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 23 276 689
Actuarial Science 19 265 699
International Economics 22 443 756
International Trade 18 424 766
International Relations and Diplomacy 11 308 880
Development Studies 17 354 1023
Finance 29 413 1025
Investment Banking and Stock trading 29 379 1056

Business rankings

The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences ranked 37th for Business in France and 1396th in the World with 1,976 publications made and 41,718 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#37 of 137 In France
#512 of 1,436 In Europe
#1396 of 6,366 In the World

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 15 54
1994 8 72
1995 14 91
1996 9 89
1997 13 111
1998 10 141
1999 8 154
2000 18 236
2001 19 242
2002 30 318
2003 24 341
2004 22 454
2005 28 567
2006 36 566
2007 44 702
2008 43 946
2009 40 921
2010 47 1026
2011 40 1240
2012 68 1262
2013 113 1499
2014 98 1724
2015 112 1837
2016 103 1906
2017 107 2087
2018 127 2500
2019 124 2823
2020 130 3246
2021 128 3667
2022 127 3613
2023 102 3533
2024 64 2513
2025 53 1936

The following table provides academic rankings for The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in various areas of Business.

Business subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Tax Law 5 131 374
Entertainment Industry Business 10 210 548
Real Estate 5 194 596
Actuarial Science 19 265 699
International Trade 18 424 766
International Business 18 419 776
Risk Management 25 334 778
Public Policy / Administration 12 351 965
Finance 29 413 1025
Investment Banking and Stock trading 29 379 1056
Advertising 26 415 1127
Accounting 25 422 1142
Management 59 572 1742
Management Information Systems 72 822 2507
Marketing 73 751 2512

Mathematics rankings

The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences ranked 61st for Mathematics in France and 1800th in the World with 1,811 publications made and 45,971 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#61 of 133 In France
#568 of 1,406 In Europe
#1800 of 6,434 In the World

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 11 87
1994 10 82
1995 9 65
1996 12 106
1997 13 129
1998 16 156
1999 13 163
2000 14 206
2001 19 234
2002 26 313
2003 24 364
2004 26 459
2005 34 467
2006 30 562
2007 36 766
2008 31 866
2009 40 890
2010 46 1035
2011 47 1187
2012 51 1310
2013 86 1437
2014 90 1810
2015 91 1924
2016 94 2043
2017 92 2205
2018 112 2553
2019 86 3154
2020 138 3517
2021 137 3897
2022 103 4005
2023 109 3854
2024 59 2672
2025 50 2256

The following table provides academic rankings for The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 23 276 689
Actuarial Science 19 265 699
Math Teachers 22 462 1603
Applied Mathematics 76 580 1814
Statistics 63 600 1944

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Audiology 17 233 617
Ophthalmology 31 377 1152
Acoustical Engineering 51 446 1278
Systems Engineering 43 501 1315
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 40 456 1450
Theoretical Physics 64 509 1550
Civil Engineering 46 513 1561
Public Health 40 472 1596
Gerontology 31 504 1653
Family medicine 36 435 1676
Healthcare Management (MHA) 26 509 1703
Nursing 30 513 1729
Astrophysics and Astronomy 75 605 1926
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 35 532 1945
Mechanical Engineering 71 632 2020
Medicine 49 580 2074
Sports Medicine 52 630 2137
Engineering 82 654 2247
Physics 82 660 2295
Quantum and Particle physics 80 660 2311
Structural Engineering 80 689 2345
Electrical Engineering 83 672 2413
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 68 696 2470
Optical Engineering 86 697 2511
Pathology 59 655 2547
Aerospace Engineering 82 727 2592
Anatomy and Physiology 70 713 2699
Physical Therapy 68 757 2925
Surgery 63 755 2958
Health Science 41 726 3038
Materials Science 91 805 3112
Physical chemistry 87 810 3308
Chemistry 99 866 3550
Metallurgical Engineering 105 991 4155
Organic Chemistry 97 972 4253