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African Studies Centre

In research, African Studies Centre stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,305 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,201 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,663
of 28,054 · #10,203 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#195
of 237
Research works
1.3k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
17.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is African Studies Centre 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 #5,305 of 10,521 19.4%111 #1536
Social SciencesField #4,201 of 6,365 21.6%75 #1065

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where African Studies Centre 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).

What does African Studies Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 25.6 works5.2×
← 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: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.87× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.33× its world share, 75 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at African Studies Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Jon Abbink, Piet Konings and Klaas van Walraven lead among researchers whose main affiliation is African Studies Centre.

  1. 1 Jon Abbink Netherlands · #133,334 worldwide 99 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Piet Konings Netherlands · #158,040 worldwide 79 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Klaas van Walraven Netherlands · #183,461 worldwide 29 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 J.C. Hoorweg Netherlands · #195,042 worldwide 59 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 W.M.J. van Binsbergen Netherlands · #318,301 worldwide 45 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Wim van Binsbergen Netherlands · #346,365 worldwide 60 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Benjamin F. Soares Netherlands · #387,856 worldwide 38 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Marleen Dekker Netherlands · #394,599 worldwide 36 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Ineke van Kessel Netherlands · #463,457 worldwide 59 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Robert Buijtenhuijs Netherlands · #773,367 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at African Studies Centre

Which keywords describe research at African Studies Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Colonialism, Nationalism, Human Rights, Social Impact, Governance, Imperialism and NGOs.

▲ 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. Globalization22▲ 8.2×51 topics
  2. Colonialism18▲ 27×19 topics
  3. Nationalism17▲ 26×14 topics
  4. Human Rights14▲ 10×29 topics
  5. Social Impact9▲ 17×5 topics
  6. Governance9▲ 20×7 topics
  7. Imperialism9▲ 79×2 topics
  8. NGOs9▲ 63×3 topics
  9. Cultural Studies8▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Religion8▲ 12×15 topics
  11. Economic Growth8▲ 6.8×10 topics
  12. African History8▲ 232×1 topic
  13. Post-Colonial Africa8▲ 232×1 topic
  14. Sustainability8▲ 2.3×18 topics
  15. Identity7▲ 7.2×14 topics
  16. China-Africa Relations6▲ 112×2 topics
  17. Poverty Reduction6▲ 34×4 topics
  18. Feminism6▲ 15×7 topics
  19. Postcolonialism6▲ 33×5 topics
  20. Cultural Exchange6▲ 31×4 topics
  21. History5▲ 5.7×9 topics
  22. Development Policies5▲ 108×1 topic
  23. Foreign Aid5▲ 108×1 topic
  24. Gender5▲ 7.2×14 topics
  25. Social Justice5▲ 6.5×16 topics
  26. Literature5▲ 6.9×8 topics
  27. Political Economy5▲ 14×10 topics
  28. Politics5▲ 14×8 topics
  29. Democracy5▲ 9.4×15 topics
  30. Migration4▲ 9.6×10 topics
  31. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 28×3 topics
  32. Development4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  33. Neoliberalism4▲ 7.9×11 topics
  34. African Studies4▲ 199×1 topic
  35. Archaeological Evidence4▲ 54×2 topics
  36. Cultural Theory4▲ 110×1 topic
  37. Race4▲ 24×7 topics
  38. Adaptation4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  39. Humanitarianism3▲ 39×2 topics
  40. International Aid3▲ 49×2 topics

Which research topics does African Studies Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African history and culture studies, International Development and Aid, Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies and Global Maritime and Colonial Histories.

African history and cult…8African history and culture studies: 8 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 5 fractional worksPostcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 3 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Geopolitics: 2 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 2 fractional worksAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues: 2 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksSouth African History and Culture: 2 fractional works
AnthropologyDevelopmentLiterature and Literary TheorySociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 African history and culture studies Anthropology 8 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 5 works
  3. 3 Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  4. 4 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 3 works
  5. 5 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 African Studies and Geopolitics Anthropology 2 works
  7. 7 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  8. 8 African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.2%domestic only67.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has African Studies Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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