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Centre for Policy Studies

In research, Centre for Policy Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,634 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,991 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations (Political Science and International Relations is 11.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,483
of 22,385 · #6,234 all time
Rank in India
#763
of 1,562
Research works
1.4k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Centre for Policy Studies

What is Centre for Policy Studies known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,634 of 9,585 6.2%123 #3131
Social SciencesField #4,991 of 5,988 6.0%82 #2034

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for Policy 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Centre for Policy Studies work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Centre for Policy Studies is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (46%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (7%), Business, Management and Accounting (7%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 141 fractional works · 69.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 94 fractional works · 46.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 33 fractional works · 16.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 27 fractional works · 13.2% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 7.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 17.9% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKCentre for PolicyStudies203fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences69%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences9446.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance157.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting157.3%
    4. Psychology84.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities62.9%
    6. Decision Sciences41.8%
    1. Computer Science104.9%
    2. Environmental Science94.4%
    3. Engineering84.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy73.4%
    5. Mathematics10.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Medicine73.7%
    2. Health Professions63.1%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences84.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    3. Neuroscience10.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Centre for Policy Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 33.5 works11×
← 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: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.52× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.25× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.44× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.65× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.65×94 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.44×15 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.25×15 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.81×4 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.52×7 works
  6. Psychology1.32×8 works
  7. Nursing1.22×1 works
  8. Health Professions1.19×6 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.99×6 works
  10. Environmental Science0.89×9 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.83×8 works
  12. Computer Science0.63×10 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.47×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.43×1 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.30×0 works
  16. Neuroscience0.28×1 works
  17. Engineering0.27×8 works
  18. Medicine0.19×7 works
  19. Energy0.17×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×1 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×0 works
  22. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.05×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Policy Studies?

Ranked on the quality score, Richard J. Barnet, David Willetts and Naomi Connelly lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Policy Studies.

  1. 1 Richard J. Barnet India · #1,577,387 worldwide 2.1k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 David Willetts India · #2,117,452 worldwide 224 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Naomi Connelly India · #2,910,902 worldwide 104 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Reuben Ford India · #3,387,195 worldwide 186 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Neha Ghatak India · #3,438,349 worldwide 32 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Malcolm Trevor India · #3,599,242 worldwide 364 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Miriam Pemberton India · #3,637,385 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Kristine Kjærsgaard India · #3,766,471 worldwide 23 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 George R. Urban India · #4,091,563 worldwide 142 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Joan C. Brown India · #4,389,339 worldwide 261 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Policy Studies

What are the most cited papers from Centre for Policy Studies?

The most cited paper from Centre for Policy Studies is "Carbon capture and storage (CCS): the way forward" (Mai Bui et al., 2018), with 4,386 citations. Next come "The role of hydrogen and fuel cells in the global energy system" (4,102) and "Magnetic monopoles in spin ice" (1,507).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Carbon capture and storage (CCS): the way forward Mai Bui et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2018 4,386
2 The role of hydrogen and fuel cells in the global energy system Iain Staffell, Daniel Scamman, Anthony Velazquez Abad et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 10 Dec 2018 4,102
3 Magnetic monopoles in spin ice Claudio Castelnovo, R. Moessner, S. L. Sondhi · Nature Open access 2008 1,507
4 The Role of Black and Hispanic Physicians in Providing Health Care for Underserved Populations Miriam S. Komaromy, Kevin Grumbach, Michael V Drake et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 16 May 1996 920
5 The Family-School Relation and the Child's School Performance David Lee Stevenson, David P. Baker · Child Development Oct 1987 644
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Centre for Policy Studies?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, International Law, Economic Growth, Global Governance, Security Council, Sustainable Development and International Relations.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization16▲ 4.1×43 topics
  2. Human Rights13▲ 6.1×22 topics
  3. Sustainability11▲ 2.2×26 topics
  4. Economic Growth10▲ 6.3×15 topics
  5. International Law10▲ 16×9 topics
  6. Sustainable Development10▲ 3.1×25 topics
  7. Global Governance9▲ 19×11 topics
  8. Security Council9▲ 88×2 topics
  9. Social Media8▲ 3.0×17 topics
  10. Climate Change8▲ 1.48×27 topics
  11. International Relations6▲ 12×14 topics
  12. Economic Development6▲ 3.5×17 topics
  13. Genocide5▲ 50×2 topics
  14. Neoliberalism5▲ 7.3×12 topics
  15. Sovereignty5▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Social Justice5▲ 4.4×14 topics
  17. Humanitarian Intervention5▲ 74×1 topic
  18. Responsibility to Protect5▲ 94×1 topic
  19. Rural Development5▲ 7.4×6 topics
  20. Income Inequality5▲ 16×5 topics
  21. Politics5▲ 8.7×7 topics
  22. Social Capital5▲ 4.3×8 topics
  23. Poverty Reduction4▲ 17×4 topics
  24. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Conflict4▲ 13×7 topics
  26. Social Networks4▲ 8.0×6 topics
  27. Development4▲ 5.9×9 topics
  28. Governance4▲ 6.2×11 topics
  29. Migration4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  30. Refugees4▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Gender Inequality4▲ 14×6 topics
  32. Nationalism4▲ 4.3×11 topics
  33. Political Economy4▲ 7.6×11 topics
  34. War Crimes4▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Adaptation4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  36. International Criminal Law4▲ 80×1 topic
  37. International Humanitarian Law4▲ 80×1 topic
  38. Technology Adoption4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  39. Diplomacy3▲ 17×5 topics
  40. Diversity3▲ 8.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Centre for Policy Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Peace and Security Dynamics, International Law and Human Rights, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Global Peace and Securit…5Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 5 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…3Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 3 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …2Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Fiscal Policies: 2 fractional worksReligion, Theology, Hist…2Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity: 2 fractional worksAfrican history and culture analysis: 2 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 2 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Movements: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSafety ResearchSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  5. 5 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Populism, Right-Wing Movements 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 available28.5%not open71.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.0%domestic only65.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Policy Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Centre for Policy Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00055% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Centre for Policy Studies0.00077% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Centre for Policy Studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Centre for Policy Studies7.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.7% in 2002.

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