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Asser Institute

In research, Asser Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,973 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,313 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 19.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,101
of 28,054 · #31,181 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#217
of 237
Research works
545
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Asser Institute 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 #6,973 of 10,521 28.5%83 #8113
Social SciencesField #4,313 of 6,365 31.1%64 #4800

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Asser Institute 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 Asser Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 19.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 31.1 works20×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.38× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.78× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Asser Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert C.R. Siekmann, Uładzisłaŭ Bełavusaŭ and Ian Blackshaw lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asser Institute.

  1. 1 Robert C.R. Siekmann Netherlands · #355,517 worldwide 17 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Uładzisłaŭ Bełavusaŭ Netherlands · #361,716 worldwide 20 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Ian Blackshaw Netherlands · #382,207 worldwide 22 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Avril McDonald Netherlands · #477,044 worldwide 21 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Antoine Duval Netherlands · #621,522 worldwide 22 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 H. Duintjer Tebbens Netherlands · #825,349 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Christophe Paulussen Netherlands · #831,263 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 P.C. Tange Netherlands · #865,408 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 L.A.N.M. Barnhoorn Netherlands · #1,114,964 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Leonardo Massai Netherlands · #1,154,505 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Asser Institute

Which keywords describe research at Asser Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Security Council, International Law, Global Governance, Sovereignty, Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and War Crimes.

▲ 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. Human Rights31▲ 29×21 topics
  2. Machine Learning13▲ 3.8×8 topics
  3. Security Council12▲ 223×2 topics
  4. International Law12▲ 38×12 topics
  5. Global Governance11▲ 46×7 topics
  6. Sovereignty11▲ 109×5 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 7.2×9 topics
  8. Ethics10▲ 20×6 topics
  9. War Crimes10▲ 213×2 topics
  10. Accountability9▲ 82×3 topics
  11. Big Data9▲ 9.4×4 topics
  12. International Criminal Law9▲ 359×1 topic
  13. International Humanitarian Law9▲ 359×1 topic
  14. European Union8▲ 35×7 topics
  15. Algorithmic Bias7▲ 97×1 topic
  16. Fairness7▲ 76×1 topic
  17. State Sovereignty7▲ 136×2 topics
  18. Judicial Review6▲ 66×3 topics
  19. Democracy6▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Security6▲ 8.2×8 topics
  21. Constitutionalism6▲ 54×1 topic
  22. European Legal Systems6▲ 134×1 topic
  23. Genocide4▲ 71×2 topics
  24. Legal System4▲ 39×2 topics
  25. Fundamental Rights4▲ 187×2 topics
  26. Humanitarian Intervention4▲ 94×1 topic
  27. Responsibility to Protect4▲ 118×1 topic
  28. Adversarial Examples4▲ 70×1 topic
  29. Arbitration4▲ 122×2 topics
  30. Doping4▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Performance-Enhancing Drugs4▲ 495×1 topic
  32. Robustness4▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Criminal Law3▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Mutual Recognition3▲ 205×1 topic
  35. Bilateral Investment Treaties3▲ 164×1 topic
  36. Foreign Direct Investment3▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Colonialism3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  38. Transnational Corporations3▲ 115×2 topics
  39. Liability3▲ 93×2 topics
  40. Decolonization2▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Asser Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Law and Human Rights, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, European and International Law Studies and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

International Law and Human Rights: 9 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 7 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…6European and International Law Studies: 6 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…4Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 4 fractional worksDoping in Sports: 4 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justic…3European Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 3 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 3 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 2 fractional worksTorture, Ethics, and Law: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSafety ResearchArtificial IntelligenceSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  2. 2 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 7 works
  3. 3 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  5. 5 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  6. 6 Doping in Sports Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 3 works
  9. 9 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Torture, Ethics, and Law 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 available43.7%not open56.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Asser Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower 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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