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Center for the Study of Democracy

In research, Center for the Study of Democracy stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,641 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,621 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 15.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,837
of 28,054 · #21,119 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#51
of 92
Research works
764
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.3k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Center for the Study of Democracy 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 SciencesField #2,641 of 6,365 20.8%105 #2388
Social SciencesDomain #4,621 of 10,521 19.2%130 #4405

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for the Study of Democracy 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 the Study of Democracy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 15.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 34.6 works15×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 38.8 works7.0×
  3. Social SciencesField · 105.5 works5.4×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.68× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.42× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center for the Study of Democracy?

Ranked on the composite score, Fareed Zakaria, Walter Millis and Tonio Oeftering lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for the Study of Democracy.

  1. 1 Fareed Zakaria Bulgaria · #266,067 worldwide 24 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Walter Millis Bulgaria · #445,220 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Tonio Oeftering Bulgaria · #474,213 worldwide 6 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Joelle Grogan Bulgaria · #842,798 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Lyman Abbott Bulgaria · #1,111,948 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Kenneth P. Mortimer Bulgaria · #1,133,153 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Center for the Study of Democracy

Which keywords describe research at Center for the Study of Democracy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Social Media, Human Rights, Democracy, Nationalism, Public Policy, Information Technology and Political Participation.

▲ 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▲ 6.3×47 topics
  2. Social Media17▲ 7.7×18 topics
  3. Human Rights13▲ 8.1×33 topics
  4. Democracy12▲ 22×21 topics
  5. Nationalism10▲ 14×18 topics
  6. Public Policy7▲ 8.7×9 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 3.1×15 topics
  8. Information Technology6▲ 8.6×7 topics
  9. Political Participation6▲ 47×4 topics
  10. Religion6▲ 8.6×11 topics
  11. Social Justice6▲ 6.9×12 topics
  12. Political Economy6▲ 15×14 topics
  13. Deliberative Democracy6▲ 49×2 topics
  14. Community Engagement6▲ 11×9 topics
  15. Economic Development6▲ 4.4×12 topics
  16. Civic Engagement5▲ 22×3 topics
  17. International Law5▲ 11×16 topics
  18. Neoliberalism5▲ 9.3×11 topics
  19. Digital Divide5▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Latin America5▲ 17×8 topics
  21. Media Use5▲ 52×1 topic
  22. Online Communication5▲ 21×1 topic
  23. Governance5▲ 9.7×12 topics
  24. Migration5▲ 9.5×11 topics
  25. Public Opinion5▲ 25×5 topics
  26. History5▲ 4.4×12 topics
  27. Colonialism5▲ 6.3×14 topics
  28. Cultural Identity4▲ 5.3×10 topics
  29. Global Governance4▲ 12×10 topics
  30. International Relations4▲ 11×9 topics
  31. Social Movements4▲ 9.0×14 topics
  32. Gender4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  33. Civil Society4▲ 23×5 topics
  34. Gender Differences4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  35. Political Communication4▲ 47×2 topics
  36. Territorial Governance4▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Citizen Participation4▲ 19×2 topics
  38. European Union4▲ 11×9 topics
  39. Local Development4▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Inequality4▲ 10×9 topics

Which research topics does Center for the Study of Democracy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Media and Politics, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Populism, Right-Wing Movements and French Urban and Social Studies.

Social Media and Politics5Social Media and Politics: 5 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 3 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Mov…3Populism, Right-Wing Movements: 3 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …3French Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 2 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…2Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 1 fractional worksMilitary History and Strategy: 1 fractional works
CommunicationSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsHistory1 others

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

  1. 1 Social Media and Politics Communication 5 works
  2. 2 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  8. 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 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 available49.9%not open50.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.8%domestic only57.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center for the Study of Democracy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017.

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