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China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations

In research, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,137 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,355 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#864 of 1,201 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 23.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,283
of 28,054 · #20,980 all time
Rank in China
#2,932
of 3,058
Research works
685
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations 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 #7,137 of 10,521 11.6%253 #7111
Social SciencesField #4,355 of 6,365 11.4%204 #3986
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #864 of 1,201 14.6%94 #1209
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,317 of 2,578 7.1%76 #3495

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations 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. Social Sciences#7,111 #7,137
  2. Social Sciences#3,986 #4,355
  3. Political Science and International Relations#1,209 #864
  4. Sociology and Political Science#3,495 #2,317
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 China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 23.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 94.3 works23×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 76.0 works7.7×
  3. Social SciencesField · 203.8 works5.8×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.31× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.59× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.83× its world share, 204 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations?

Ranked on the composite score, Jonathan Holslag lead among researchers whose main affiliation is China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.

  1. 1 Jonathan Holslag China · #1,006,560 worldwide 9 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations

Which keywords describe research at China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Relations, Geopolitics, Sustainable Development, Globalization, Belt and Road Initiative, Global Trade, Digital Economy and Regional Integration.

▲ 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. International Relations69▲ 103×11 topics
  2. Geopolitics57▲ 133×10 topics
  3. Sustainable Development55▲ 12×22 topics
  4. Globalization48▲ 8.9×42 topics
  5. Belt and Road Initiative45▲ 443×3 topics
  6. Global Trade43▲ 79×4 topics
  7. Digital Economy42▲ 84×8 topics
  8. Regional Integration41▲ 417×2 topics
  9. Economic Security40▲ 67×2 topics
  10. Eurasian Economic Union39▲ 828×1 topic
  11. High-Tech Sector39▲ 950×1 topic
  12. History35▲ 18×10 topics
  13. Economic Development33▲ 14×17 topics
  14. Nationalism32▲ 25×9 topics
  15. Religion31▲ 24×5 topics
  16. Political Economy31▲ 43×11 topics
  17. China30▲ 119×3 topics
  18. Migration29▲ 32×6 topics
  19. Gender26▲ 17×4 topics
  20. Philosophy22▲ 18×4 topics
  21. Regulation22▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Human Rights22▲ 7.6×16 topics
  23. Governance21▲ 23×9 topics
  24. Christianity21▲ 125×1 topic
  25. Confucianism21▲ 179×1 topic
  26. Identity18▲ 9.1×8 topics
  27. Refugees17▲ 49×4 topics
  28. Politics17▲ 22×7 topics
  29. Innovation15▲ 5.1×14 topics
  30. Colonialism14▲ 11×8 topics
  31. Culture13▲ 9.2×5 topics
  32. Famine13▲ 670×1 topic
  33. North Korea13▲ 670×1 topic
  34. Regional Development13▲ 13×8 topics
  35. Society13▲ 24×4 topics
  36. Economy12▲ 54×4 topics
  37. Cultural Identity11▲ 8.0×6 topics
  38. Inequality11▲ 18×6 topics
  39. Soft Power11▲ 101×3 topics
  40. Urbanization11▲ 9.3×5 topics

Which research topics does China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Political and Economic Relations, Chinese history and philosophy, Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies.

Global Political and Eco…39Global Political and Economic Relations: 39 fractional worksChinese history and phil…21Chinese history and philosophy: 21 fractional worksKorean Peninsula Histori…13Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 13 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…10Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 10 fractional worksChina's Socioeconomic Re…10China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance: 10 fractional worksInternational Relations …7International Relations and Foreign Policy: 7 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 6 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 5 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 5 fractional worksCentral Asia Education and Culture: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance

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

  1. 1 Global Political and Economic Relations Political Science and International Relations 39 works
  2. 2 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  3. 3 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  4. 4 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  5. 5 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  6. 6 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  7. 7 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 works
  9. 9 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Central Asia Education and Culture Political Science and International Relations 4 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 available40.5%not open59.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% 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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