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Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

In research, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,048 of 10,521 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#191 of 1,775 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#186 of 1,272 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Finance and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — General Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 15.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,539
of 28,054 · #5,640 all time
Rank in China
#1,026
of 3,058
Research works
8.5k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 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 #1,048 of 10,521 19.7%987 #1651
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #191 of 1,775 30.6%215 #548
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #186 of 1,272 39.2%134 #527
Social SciencesField #1,084 of 6,365 15.8%545 #1644
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #341 of 1,201 19.1%125 #634
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #911 of 2,578 11.6%263 #1105
Physical SciencesDomain #5,302 of 12,888 19.4%251 #4475
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,310 of 2,578 26.2%98 #1637
Environmental ScienceField #2,037 of 3,551 20.0%85 #2660
EngineeringField #4,288 of 6,636 20.6%65 #4718

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 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#1,651 #1,048
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#548 #191
  3. Economics and Econometrics#527 #186
  4. Social Sciences#1,644 #1,084
  5. Political Science and International Relations#634 #341
  6. Sociology and Political Science#1,105 #911
  7. Physical Sciences#4,475 #5,302
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#1,637 #1,310
  9. Environmental Science#2,660 #2,037
  10. Engineering#4,718 #4,288
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 Chinese Academy of Social Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 15.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 49.9 works15×
  2. FinanceSubfield · 30.8 works7.8×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 215.2 works7.6×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 134.4 works6.4×
  5. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 125.0 works6.4×
  6. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 262.8 works5.6×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 85 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.94× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.30× its world share, 98 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.64× its world share, 215 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.27× its world share, 545 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Fang Cai, Yanqun Zhang and Wei Houkai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

  1. 1 Fang Cai China · #52,024 worldwide 324 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Yanqun Zhang China · #189,790 worldwide 119 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Wei Houkai China · #237,394 worldwide 113 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 W. Di Nicolantonio China · #293,532 worldwide 143 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Jia Shu-cun China · #397,778 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Lisheng Dong China · #413,735 worldwide 22 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Wenzhao Tao China · #454,672 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Ying Chen China · #469,651 worldwide 276 citations · 83 works
  9. 9 Aijun Li China · #587,625 worldwide 166 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Quheng Deng China · #626,172 worldwide 61 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: China, Nationalism, History, Economic Growth, Religion, Regulation, Globalization and Philosophy.

▲ 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. China154▲ 126×7 topics
  2. Nationalism141▲ 23×15 topics
  3. Globalization137▲ 5.3×76 topics
  4. History128▲ 14×14 topics
  5. Economic Growth128▲ 11×29 topics
  6. Religion127▲ 20×18 topics
  7. Regulation120▲ 17×10 topics
  8. Philosophy113▲ 19×11 topics
  9. Economic Development113▲ 11×31 topics
  10. Christianity110▲ 141×3 topics
  11. Confucianism109▲ 199×1 topic
  12. Falun Gong109▲ 199×1 topic
  13. Urbanization84▲ 15×12 topics
  14. Sustainable Development75▲ 3.6×54 topics
  15. Climate Change71▲ 2.0×65 topics
  16. Governance67▲ 16×9 topics
  17. Sustainability65▲ 2.0×67 topics
  18. Political Economy63▲ 19×14 topics
  19. Migration59▲ 13×13 topics
  20. Inequality55▲ 18×9 topics
  21. Renewable Energy49▲ 2.6×32 topics
  22. Innovation44▲ 3.2×33 topics
  23. Authoritarianism42▲ 36×3 topics
  24. Regional Development39▲ 8.3×12 topics
  25. Reform38▲ 45×2 topics
  26. land policy38▲ 148×1 topic
  27. Panel Data Analysis36▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Financial Development34▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Global Trade32▲ 12×9 topics
  30. Environmental Regulation31▲ 16×3 topics
  31. CO2 Emissions31▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Greenhouse Gas Emissions31▲ 8.6×6 topics
  33. Energy Consumption29▲ 9.9×4 topics
  34. Kuznets Curve29▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Trade Openness29▲ 20×1 topic
  36. International Relations29▲ 9.0×17 topics
  37. Regional Planning28▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Geopolitics26▲ 13×10 topics
  39. Agricultural Development25▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Environmental Policy24▲ 9.1×7 topics

Which research topics does Chinese Academy of Social Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chinese history and philosophy, China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Regional Development and Environment.

Chinese history and phil…109Chinese history and philosophy: 109 fractional worksChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance: 38 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 29 fractional worksRegional Development and Environment: 19 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 18 fractional worksChina's Ethnic Minorities and Relations: 17 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 16 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 14 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 14 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 13 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance3 others

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

  1. 1 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 109 works
  2. 2 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 38 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 29 works
  4. 4 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  5. 5 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 18 works
  6. 6 China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  7. 7 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 16 works
  8. 8 International Development and Aid Development 14 works
  9. 9 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 14 works
  10. 10 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 13 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 available14.1%not open85.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chinese Academy of Social Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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