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BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies

In research, BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,739 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 18.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,259
of 28,054 · #33,101 all time
Rank in Germany
#718
of 1,178
Research works
202
▲ 71% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
44.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies 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 #5,739 of 10,521 44.1%66 #10313

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies 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 BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 18.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 21.0 works19×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 28.8 works11×
  3. Social SciencesField · 55.4 works5.7×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.51× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.73× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.73× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Katja Mielke, Michael Ashkenazi and Andreas Heinemann‐Grüder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies.

  1. 1 Katja Mielke Germany · #174,044 worldwide 59 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Michael Ashkenazi Germany · #519,917 worldwide 32 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Andreas Heinemann‐Grüder Germany · #726,758 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Zeynep Şahin Mencütek Germany · #1,304,607 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies

Which keywords describe research at BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Ethnicity, Conflict, Refugees, Human Rights, Immigration, Politics and Security.

▲ 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. Globalization12▲ 7.9×17 topics
  2. Ethnicity11▲ 37×7 topics
  3. Conflict10▲ 81×7 topics
  4. Refugees10▲ 99×5 topics
  5. Human Rights9▲ 11×13 topics
  6. Immigration9▲ 102×2 topics
  7. Politics9▲ 42×5 topics
  8. Security8▲ 15×6 topics
  9. Citizenship7▲ 74×3 topics
  10. Multiculturalism6▲ 42×3 topics
  11. National Identity6▲ 69×2 topics
  12. Cosmopolitanism6▲ 72×2 topics
  13. Global Governance6▲ 33×6 topics
  14. Social Boundaries6▲ 265×1 topic
  15. Societal Attitudes6▲ 265×1 topic
  16. International Relations6▲ 31×5 topics
  17. International Law5▲ 21×5 topics
  18. Neoliberalism5▲ 18×5 topics
  19. Authoritarianism5▲ 67×4 topics
  20. Geopolitics4▲ 38×3 topics
  21. Social Networks4▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Governance4▲ 17×8 topics
  23. Russia4▲ 125×2 topics
  24. Ukraine4▲ 158×2 topics
  25. Peacebuilding4▲ 83×3 topics
  26. Human Capital4▲ 33×4 topics
  27. Genocide4▲ 89×3 topics
  28. Hybrid Warfare4▲ 296×1 topic
  29. Military Strategy4▲ 296×1 topic
  30. Migration4▲ 14×9 topics
  31. Labor Market3▲ 15×3 topics
  32. National Security3▲ 75×4 topics
  33. Civil War3▲ 132×2 topics
  34. Ethnic Conflict3▲ 92×3 topics
  35. Political Transition3▲ 78×3 topics
  36. Democracy3▲ 11×6 topics
  37. Network Effects3▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Remittances3▲ 94×1 topic
  39. Power3▲ 55×2 topics
  40. Nationalism3▲ 8.1×6 topics

Which research topics does BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Migration, Refugees, and Integration, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, Migration and Labor Dynamics and Peacebuilding and International Security.

Migration, Refugees, and…6Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 6 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 4 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…3Migration and Labor Dynamics: 3 fractional worksPeacebuilding and Intern…3Peacebuilding and International Security: 3 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 3 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and Governance: 2 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Et…2Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 2 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and Society: 2 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsDevelopment

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

  1. 1 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 International Development and Aid Development 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 available46.0%not open54.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has BICC - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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