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Center for Strategic and International Studies

In research, Center for Strategic and International Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,076 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,347 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 18.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,328
of 28,054 · #15,868 all time
Rank in United States
#3,145
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Center for Strategic and International 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 #6,076 of 10,521 20.2%115 #3609
Social SciencesField #4,347 of 6,365 21.9%86 #2179

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for Strategic and International 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 Center for Strategic and International Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 18.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 47.6 works19×
  2. Social SciencesField · 85.6 works4.0×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.62× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.97× its world share, 86 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center for Strategic and International Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Edward Ν. Luttwak, Sidney Weintraub and Walter Laqueur lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Strategic and International Studies.

  1. 1 Edward Ν. Luttwak United States · #24,745 worldwide 173 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Sidney Weintraub United States · #51,515 worldwide 178 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Walter Laqueur United States · #100,894 worldwide 114 citations · 113 works
  4. 4 Robert E. Hunter United States · #139,271 worldwide 80 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 J. S. Morrison United States · #221,825 worldwide 44 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Ian O. Lesser United States · #387,248 worldwide 25 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Simon Serfaty United States · #391,195 worldwide 18 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Janusz Bugajski United States · #417,044 worldwide 2 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Mari Pangestu United States · #447,096 worldwide 61 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Evan A. Laksmana United States · #481,964 worldwide 14 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Strategic and International Studies

Which keywords describe research at Center for Strategic and International Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Conflict, Human Rights, Security, International Law, Ethnicity, Geopolitics and Global Governance.

▲ 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. Globalization19▲ 5.8×39 topics
  2. Conflict15▲ 54×8 topics
  3. Human Rights13▲ 7.3×21 topics
  4. Security12▲ 10×13 topics
  5. International Law10▲ 20×7 topics
  6. Deep Learning10▲ 1.72×33 topics
  7. Ethnicity10▲ 16×6 topics
  8. Geopolitics10▲ 36×7 topics
  9. Global Governance9▲ 22×8 topics
  10. Public Health8▲ 3.4×12 topics
  11. International Relations8▲ 18×10 topics
  12. Nation-Building7▲ 80×2 topics
  13. State-Building7▲ 117×2 topics
  14. Environmental Impact7▲ 2.5×9 topics
  15. Diplomacy7▲ 43×3 topics
  16. History6▲ 5.3×9 topics
  17. Political Economy6▲ 15×11 topics
  18. Soft Power6▲ 93×2 topics
  19. Economic Development6▲ 4.6×19 topics
  20. Central Asia6▲ 51×3 topics
  21. Culture6▲ 6.8×8 topics
  22. International Institutions6▲ 168×1 topic
  23. Power6▲ 50×1 topic
  24. Afghanistan6▲ 129×1 topic
  25. Climate Consequences6▲ 323×1 topic
  26. Colonialism6▲ 6.8×12 topics
  27. Nuclear War6▲ 323×1 topic
  28. Pakistan6▲ 129×1 topic
  29. Philosophy5▲ 6.6×4 topics
  30. Science5▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Economic Security5▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Legal Regulation5▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Global Trade5▲ 14×7 topics
  34. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles5▲ 14×3 topics
  35. European Union4▲ 11×8 topics
  36. Information Warfare4▲ 82×2 topics
  37. Islam4▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Modernization4▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Air Force4▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Public Oversight4▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Center for Strategic and International Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Relations and Foreign Policy, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Nuclear Issues and Defense and Military Technology and Strategies.

International Relations …6International Relations and Foreign Policy: 6 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…6Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 6 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense6Nuclear Issues and Defense: 6 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …4Military Technology and Strategies: 4 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 4 fractional worksInternational Relations …3International Relations in Latin America: 3 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 3 fractional worksEconomic Sanctions and International Relations: 2 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceTransportation1 others

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

  1. 1 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  2. 2 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  3. 3 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  4. 4 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 4 works
  7. 7 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Economic Sanctions and International Relations Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 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 available24.4%not open75.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center for Strategic and International Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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