Danish Institute for Human Rights
In research, Danish Institute for Human Rights stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,710 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,902 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 5.0× its share of world research.
- World rank, all time
- #15,571 of 42,892
- Rank in Denmark
- #80 of 205
- Research works
- 386 ▼ 16% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 6k 15.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 23.6% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 29% world 28%
What is Danish Institute for Human Rights known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #7,710 of 16,945 | 28.1% | 248 | |
| Social SciencesField | #5,902 of 10,206 | 27.7% | 180 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Danish Institute for Human Rights 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 Danish Institute for Human Rights specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Social SciencesField · 27.7 works5.0×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Social Sciences 5.0×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.8×
- Psychology 2.2×
- Arts and Humanities 1.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.1×
- Health Professions 0.9×
- Nursing 0.6×
- Environmental Science 0.5×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Decision Sciences 0.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.2×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Computer Science 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Danish Institute for Human Rights?
Ranked on the composite score, Peter Scharff Smith, Rikke Frank Jørgensen and Agnete L. Andersen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Danish Institute for Human Rights.
- 1 Peter Scharff Smith Denmark · #295,665 worldwide 52 citations · 19 works
- 2 Rikke Frank Jørgensen Denmark · #448,552 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
- 3 Agnete L. Andersen Denmark · #564,660 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
- 4 Kirsten Precht Denmark · #671,302 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
- 5 Hans-Otto Sano Denmark · #1,184,169 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
- 6 Marie Juul Petersen Denmark · #1,393,109 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
Which keywords describe research at Danish Institute for Human Rights?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Global Governance, International Law, Social Inequality, Development, Millennium Development Goals, Accountability and European Union.
- Transitional Justice
- Refugees
- Multiculturalism
- Humanitarianism
- Administrative Law
- Surveillance
- International Humanitarian Law
- Colonialism
- Governance
- European Legal Systems
- Constitutionalism
- Sustainable Development
- Social Science
- Ethical Guidelines
- Multinational Enterprises
- Transnational Corporations
- European Union
- Millennium Development Goals
- Social Inequality
- Global Governance
- Human Rights
- International Law
- Development
- Accountability
- Judicial Review
- Corporate
- Democracy
- Security Council
- Interactional Expertise
- Tacit Knowledge
- Criminal Law
- Mutual Recognition
- War Crimes
- International Criminal Law
- NGOs
- Ethnicity
- Authoritarianism
- International Aid
- National Human Rights Institutions
- State Sovereignty
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
- Human Rights16▲ 36×17 topics
- Global Governance7▲ 73×6 topics
- International Law6▲ 48×9 topics
- Social Inequality4▲ 37×2 topics
- Development4▲ 26×1 topic
- Millennium Development Goals4▲ 544×1 topic
- Accountability4▲ 77×3 topics
- European Union4▲ 36×5 topics
- Judicial Review3▲ 78×2 topics
- Transnational Corporations3▲ 285×2 topics
- Corporate3▲ 628×1 topic
- Multinational Enterprises3▲ 184×1 topic
- Democracy2▲ 15×3 topics
- Ethical Guidelines2▲ 94×2 topics
- Security Council2▲ 96×2 topics
- Social Science2▲ 134×2 topics
- Interactional Expertise2▲ 425×1 topic
- Sustainable Development2▲ 3.0×4 topics
- Tacit Knowledge2▲ 101×1 topic
- Constitutionalism2▲ 46×1 topic
- Criminal Law2▲ 26×1 topic
- European Legal Systems2▲ 113×1 topic
- Mutual Recognition2▲ 281×1 topic
- Governance2▲ 12×4 topics
- War Crimes2▲ 96×3 topics
- Colonialism2▲ 7.2×2 topics
- International Criminal Law1▲ 139×1 topic
- International Humanitarian Law1▲ 139×1 topic
- NGOs1▲ 33×2 topics
- Surveillance1▲ 12×2 topics
- Ethnicity1▲ 8.1×3 topics
- Administrative Law1▲ 434×1 topic
- Authoritarianism1▲ 30×2 topics
- Humanitarianism1▲ 46×1 topic
- International Aid1▲ 58×1 topic
- Multiculturalism1▲ 14×2 topics
- National Human Rights Institutions1▲ 434×1 topic
- Refugees1▲ 21×2 topics
- State Sovereignty1▲ 55×2 topics
- Transitional Justice1▲ 35×3 topics
Which research topics does Danish Institute for Human Rights publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Human Rights and Development, Corporate Law and Human Rights, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research and European and International Law Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
- 2 Corporate Law and Human Rights Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
- 3 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 2 works
- 4 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
- 5 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 2 works
- 6 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 1 works
- 7 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 1 works
- 8 Ombudsman and Human Rights Sociology and Political Science 1 works
- 9 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 1 works
- 10 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 1 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Danish Institute for Human Rights's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017.
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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