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Centre for Policy Studies

In research, Centre for Policy Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,062 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,223 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 11.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,664
of 28,054 · #9,704 all time
Rank in India
#1,004
of 1,840
Research works
1.4k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Centre for Policy 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 #8,062 of 10,521 10.3%123 #2687
Social SciencesField #5,223 of 6,365 10.0%82 #1997

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Centre for Policy Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 30.1 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: 0.88× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.16× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.57× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.64× its world share, 82 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.

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Policy Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Jane Atterton, Ken Young and Peter Willmott lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Policy Studies.

  1. 1 Jane Atterton India · #163,717 worldwide 58 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Ken Young India · #520,614 worldwide 39 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Peter Willmott India · #698,355 worldwide 42 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Paul Rich India · #737,040 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Saul Landau India · #847,912 worldwide 13 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 M. D. Srinivas India · #965,308 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Michael P. Fogarty India · #993,089 worldwide 17 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Jayne Glass India · #1,089,727 worldwide 44 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Rob McMorran India · #1,534,733 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Policy Studies

Which keywords describe research at Centre for Policy Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, International Law, Security Council, Economic Growth, Global Governance, Sovereignty and Genocide.

▲ 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. Globalization14▲ 3.9×36 topics
  2. Human Rights12▲ 6.5×20 topics
  3. Sustainability10▲ 2.3×25 topics
  4. International Law10▲ 18×8 topics
  5. Economic Growth9▲ 6.1×13 topics
  6. Security Council9▲ 93×2 topics
  7. Global Governance8▲ 20×9 topics
  8. Climate Change7▲ 1.53×24 topics
  9. Sustainable Development7▲ 2.6×20 topics
  10. Social Media6▲ 2.5×14 topics
  11. Genocide5▲ 53×2 topics
  12. International Relations5▲ 12×13 topics
  13. Sovereignty5▲ 32×3 topics
  14. Humanitarian Intervention5▲ 79×1 topic
  15. Responsibility to Protect5▲ 98×1 topic
  16. Social Justice5▲ 4.8×14 topics
  17. Economic Development5▲ 3.2×15 topics
  18. Neoliberalism5▲ 7.2×12 topics
  19. Poverty Reduction4▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Income Inequality4▲ 17×5 topics
  21. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Rural Development4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  23. Community Empowerment4▲ 3.1×6 topics
  24. Conflict4▲ 14×7 topics
  25. Social Networks4▲ 8.9×5 topics
  26. Governance4▲ 6.9×11 topics
  27. Politics4▲ 8.5×7 topics
  28. Refugees4▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Social Capital4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  30. War Crimes4▲ 49×2 topics
  31. Gender Inequality4▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Migration4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  33. International Criminal Law4▲ 86×1 topic
  34. International Humanitarian Law4▲ 86×1 topic
  35. Political Economy3▲ 7.5×10 topics
  36. Development3▲ 5.1×7 topics
  37. Adaptation3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  38. Diplomacy3▲ 18×5 topics
  39. Technology Adoption3▲ 10.0×3 topics
  40. Diversity3▲ 9.6×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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…2Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …2Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Fiscal Policies: 2 fractional worksReligion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity: 2 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…2Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Aviation: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSafety ResearchEconomics and Econometrics2 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 2 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  10. 10 International Law and Aviation 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017.

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