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Centre for International Governance Innovation

In research, Centre for International Governance Innovation stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,154 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,586 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 26.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,666
of 28,054 · #22,702 all time
Rank in Canada
#397
of 403
Research works
975
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Centre for International Governance Innovation 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 #9,154 of 10,521 9.2%122 #4553
Social SciencesField #5,586 of 6,365 9.8%92 #3126

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 26.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 53.2 works26×
  2. Social SciencesField · 91.7 works5.3×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.97× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.99× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.31× its world share, 92 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre for International Governance Innovation?

Ranked on the composite score, Dieter Ernst, Jonas Christoffersen and Dan Ciuriak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for International Governance Innovation.

  1. 1 Dieter Ernst Canada · #116,552 worldwide 251 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Jonas Christoffersen Canada · #615,589 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Dan Ciuriak Canada · #755,314 worldwide 101 citations · 100 works
  4. 4 Mikkel Jarle Christensen Canada · #937,322 worldwide 8 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Amanda Potts Canada · #1,281,359 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for International Governance Innovation

Which keywords describe research at Centre for International Governance Innovation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, International Law, Judicial Review, Global Governance, Democracy, Constitutionalism, ECHR and European Legal Systems.

▲ 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 Rights41▲ 29×30 topics
  2. International Law18▲ 43×13 topics
  3. Judicial Review16▲ 133×5 topics
  4. Global Governance16▲ 53×10 topics
  5. Democracy15▲ 31×7 topics
  6. Globalization15▲ 5.5×30 topics
  7. Constitutionalism14▲ 108×3 topics
  8. ECHR14▲ 254×1 topic
  9. European Legal Systems14▲ 254×1 topic
  10. Security Council13▲ 174×2 topics
  11. Sovereignty12▲ 96×6 topics
  12. European Union10▲ 31×12 topics
  13. War Crimes10▲ 163×3 topics
  14. International Criminal Law9▲ 286×1 topic
  15. International Humanitarian Law9▲ 286×1 topic
  16. International Relations9▲ 27×11 topics
  17. State Sovereignty8▲ 113×2 topics
  18. Governance6▲ 13×8 topics
  19. Economic Development6▲ 5.2×11 topics
  20. Innovation6▲ 4.0×9 topics
  21. International Trade6▲ 28×4 topics
  22. Arbitration5▲ 142×2 topics
  23. Security5▲ 5.4×8 topics
  24. Information Warfare5▲ 108×2 topics
  25. Economic Growth4▲ 3.9×10 topics
  26. Ukraine4▲ 94×3 topics
  27. Foreign Direct Investment4▲ 62×2 topics
  28. Bilateral Investment Treaties4▲ 155×1 topic
  29. Geopolitics4▲ 19×5 topics
  30. Investment Treaty Arbitration4▲ 155×1 topic
  31. Legal System4▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Risk Management4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  33. Legal Education4▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Humanitarian Intervention4▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Responsibility to Protect4▲ 87×1 topic
  36. NGOs3▲ 25×2 topics
  37. European Integration3▲ 43×3 topics
  38. Judicial Independence3▲ 130×2 topics
  39. Conflict3▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Supreme Court3▲ 75×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre for International Governance Innovation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, International Law and Human Rights, International Arbitration and Investment Law and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

European and Internation…14European and International Law Studies: 14 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 9 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 4 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 3 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 3 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture: 2 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutional Studies: 2 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsStrategy and ManagementGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceDevelopment1 others

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  2. 2 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  3. 3 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 4 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  5. 5 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  7. 7 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  8. 8 Law in Society and Culture Law 2 works
  9. 9 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 2 works
  10. 10 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies 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 available37.8%not open62.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.1%domestic only74.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre for International Governance Innovation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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