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Central European University

In research, Central European University stands highest in Political Science and International Relations (#88 of 1,201 worldwide), Social Sciences (#788 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#559 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and History — Political Science and International Relations is 13.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,450
of 28,054 · #5,052 all time
Rank in Austria
#20
of 168
Research works
3.5k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Central European University 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
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #88 of 1,201 28.3%202 #217
Social SciencesDomain #788 of 10,521 25.5%847 #867
Social SciencesField #559 of 6,365 26.2%549 #706
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #557 of 2,578 25.6%181 #559
Physical SciencesDomain #4,685 of 12,888 26.4%116 #7221
Arts and HumanitiesField #761 of 1,998 24.1%124 #970
PsychologyField #1,298 of 2,181 22.9%72 #1059

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central European University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Political Science and International Relations#217 #88
  2. Social Sciences#867 #788
  3. Social Sciences#706 #559
  4. Sociology and Political Science#559 #557
  5. Physical Sciences#7,221 #4,685
  6. Arts and Humanities#970 #761
  7. Psychology#1,059 #1,298
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Central European University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 13.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 202.2 works13×
  2. HistorySubfield · 30.3 works9.0×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.70× its world share, 29 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.12× its world share, 124 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 41 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.13× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.27× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.15× its world share, 549 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central European University?

Ranked on the composite score, Diána Ürge-Vorsatz, Uwe Puetter and Carsten Q. Schneider lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central European University.

  1. 1 Diána Ürge-Vorsatz Austria · #70,757 worldwide 505 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Uwe Puetter Austria · #74,698 worldwide 149 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Carsten Q. Schneider Austria · #122,221 worldwide 280 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Levente Littvay Austria · #201,698 worldwide 130 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 András Bozóki Austria · #226,310 worldwide 34 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Erin K. Jenne Austria · #229,284 worldwide 57 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Natalie Sebanz Austria · #235,629 worldwide 156 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Zsolt Enyedi Austria · #240,505 worldwide 94 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Balázs Trencsényi Austria · #241,588 worldwide 10 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Aleh Cherp Austria · #247,028 worldwide 192 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Central European University

Which keywords describe research at Central European University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Nationalism, Democracy, International Relations, Gender, Identity and European Union.

▲ 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 Rights102▲ 9.5×52 topics
  2. Globalization99▲ 4.8×70 topics
  3. Nationalism62▲ 13×23 topics
  4. Democracy54▲ 14×19 topics
  5. Identity47▲ 6.2×32 topics
  6. Gender44▲ 7.8×22 topics
  7. International Relations44▲ 18×18 topics
  8. European Union40▲ 17×16 topics
  9. Social Media40▲ 2.6×20 topics
  10. Global Governance39▲ 16×16 topics
  11. Religion38▲ 7.7×22 topics
  12. International Law37▲ 12×22 topics
  13. Ethics36▲ 7.1×30 topics
  14. Colonialism34▲ 6.8×24 topics
  15. Public Opinion33▲ 25×5 topics
  16. History29▲ 4.0×24 topics
  17. Political Economy28▲ 10×14 topics
  18. Neoliberalism28▲ 7.4×20 topics
  19. Cold War28▲ 41×4 topics
  20. European Integration27▲ 45×6 topics
  21. Governance26▲ 7.6×13 topics
  22. Authoritarianism24▲ 26×5 topics
  23. Feminism24▲ 8.1×12 topics
  24. Soviet Union24▲ 39×3 topics
  25. Ethnicity23▲ 5.8×13 topics
  26. Eastern Europe22▲ 39×3 topics
  27. Politics22▲ 7.9×13 topics
  28. Occupation21▲ 31×3 topics
  29. Judicial Review21▲ 22×5 topics
  30. Migration21▲ 5.9×17 topics
  31. Diplomacy21▲ 21×7 topics
  32. Cosmopolitanism19▲ 17×6 topics
  33. Cultural Exchange19▲ 14×8 topics
  34. Sovereignty19▲ 20×9 topics
  35. Social Cognition19▲ 11×6 topics
  36. Multiculturalism19▲ 9.4×4 topics
  37. Discrimination18▲ 9.1×8 topics
  38. Empire18▲ 21×6 topics
  39. Global South18▲ 29×4 topics
  40. National Identity18▲ 15×7 topics

Which research topics does Central European University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, Populism, Right-Wing Movements and Electoral Systems and Political Participation.

European and Internation…16European and International Law Studies: 16 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical …14Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 14 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Movements: 13 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 12 fractional worksHistorical Gender and Feminism Studies: 12 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 11 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and Ethics: 10 fractional worksEuropean history and pol…10European history and politics: 10 fractional worksComplex Network Analysis Techniques: 10 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 10 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceStatistical and Nonlinear Physics

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  2. 2 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  3. 3 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  4. 4 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  5. 5 Historical Gender and Feminism Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  6. 6 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  7. 7 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  8. 8 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  9. 9 Complex Network Analysis Techniques Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 10 works
  10. 10 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 10 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 available55.8%not open44.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.5%domestic only70.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central European University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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