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Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

In research, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,533 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#11,017 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 19.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,585
of 28,054 · #20,031 all time
Rank in Spain
#610
of 658
Research works
311
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
26.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Barcelona Centre for International Affairs known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #6,533 of 10,206 26.3%157
Social SciencesDomain #11,017 of 16,945 27.6%178

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Barcelona Centre for International Affairs 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 Barcelona Centre for International Affairs specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 19.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 20.1 works20×
  2. Social SciencesField · 48.2 works5.5×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.18× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.50× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Barcelona Centre for International Affairs?

Ranked on the composite score, Anna Ayuso Pozo and Eduard Soler i Lecha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Barcelona Centre for International Affairs.

  1. 1 Anna Ayuso Pozo Spain · #463,767 worldwide 3 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Eduard Soler i Lecha Spain · #573,252 worldwide 7 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Barcelona Centre for International Affairs

Which keywords describe research at Barcelona Centre for International Affairs?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Immigration, European Union, Governance, Human Rights, Geopolitics, Migration and Latin America.

▲ 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. Globalization11▲ 8.4×19 topics
  2. Immigration7▲ 93×3 topics
  3. European Union7▲ 44×6 topics
  4. Governance7▲ 30×7 topics
  5. Human Rights6▲ 8.5×12 topics
  6. Geopolitics6▲ 56×5 topics
  7. Latin America6▲ 41×8 topics
  8. Migration6▲ 24×10 topics
  9. Refugees5▲ 58×5 topics
  10. Climate Change5▲ 2.8×20 topics
  11. Labor Market5▲ 25×3 topics
  12. Politics5▲ 25×4 topics
  13. Foreign Policy5▲ 163×3 topics
  14. Social Networks5▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Citizenship4▲ 51×4 topics
  16. Ethnicity4▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Multiculturalism4▲ 31×5 topics
  18. European Integration4▲ 99×2 topics
  19. Identity4▲ 7.4×6 topics
  20. Institutionalization4▲ 55×2 topics
  21. Network Effects4▲ 77×1 topic
  22. Political Dynamics4▲ 188×2 topics
  23. Remittances4▲ 126×1 topic
  24. Economic Integration4▲ 182×1 topic
  25. Regionalism4▲ 276×1 topic
  26. multi-level3▲ 255×1 topic
  27. normative power3▲ 255×1 topic
  28. Nationalism3▲ 9.9×6 topics
  29. Cosmopolitanism3▲ 40×2 topics
  30. National Identity3▲ 38×3 topics
  31. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 36×3 topics
  32. Welfare State3▲ 49×2 topics
  33. Neoliberalism3▲ 11×7 topics
  34. Security3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  35. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 34×3 topics
  36. Social Boundaries3▲ 135×1 topic
  37. Societal Attitudes3▲ 135×1 topic
  38. Sovereignty3▲ 40×4 topics
  39. International Law2▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Religion2▲ 7.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Barcelona Centre for International Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Migration and Labor Dynamics, International Relations in Latin America, European Union Policy and Governance and Migration, Refugees, and Integration.

Migration and Labor Dynamics: 4 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 4 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy an…3European Union Policy and Governance: 3 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…3Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 3 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 2 fractional worksPeacebuilding and Intern…2Peacebuilding and International Security: 2 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 1 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEarth-Surface ProcessesCommunication2 others

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

  1. 1 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  7. 7 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Media Studies and Communication Communication 1 works
  9. 9 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 International Development and Aid Development 1 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 available65.3%not open34.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.5%domestic only66.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Barcelona Centre for International Affairs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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