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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
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.

  1. Social SciencesField · 27.7 works5.0×
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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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.76× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.17× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.02× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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. 1 Peter Scharff Smith Denmark · #295,665 worldwide 52 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Rikke Frank Jørgensen Denmark · #448,552 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Agnete L. Andersen Denmark · #564,660 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Kirsten Precht Denmark · #671,302 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Hans-Otto Sano Denmark · #1,184,169 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Marie Juul Petersen Denmark · #1,393,109 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Danish Institute for Human Rights

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.

▲ 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. Human Rights16▲ 36×17 topics
  2. Global Governance7▲ 73×6 topics
  3. International Law6▲ 48×9 topics
  4. Social Inequality4▲ 37×2 topics
  5. Development4▲ 26×1 topic
  6. Millennium Development Goals4▲ 544×1 topic
  7. Accountability4▲ 77×3 topics
  8. European Union4▲ 36×5 topics
  9. Judicial Review3▲ 78×2 topics
  10. Transnational Corporations3▲ 285×2 topics
  11. Corporate3▲ 628×1 topic
  12. Multinational Enterprises3▲ 184×1 topic
  13. Democracy2▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Ethical Guidelines2▲ 94×2 topics
  15. Security Council2▲ 96×2 topics
  16. Social Science2▲ 134×2 topics
  17. Interactional Expertise2▲ 425×1 topic
  18. Sustainable Development2▲ 3.0×4 topics
  19. Tacit Knowledge2▲ 101×1 topic
  20. Constitutionalism2▲ 46×1 topic
  21. Criminal Law2▲ 26×1 topic
  22. European Legal Systems2▲ 113×1 topic
  23. Mutual Recognition2▲ 281×1 topic
  24. Governance2▲ 12×4 topics
  25. War Crimes2▲ 96×3 topics
  26. Colonialism2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  27. International Criminal Law1▲ 139×1 topic
  28. International Humanitarian Law1▲ 139×1 topic
  29. NGOs1▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Surveillance1▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Ethnicity1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  32. Administrative Law1▲ 434×1 topic
  33. Authoritarianism1▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Humanitarianism1▲ 46×1 topic
  35. International Aid1▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Multiculturalism1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. National Human Rights Institutions1▲ 434×1 topic
  38. Refugees1▲ 21×2 topics
  39. State Sovereignty1▲ 55×2 topics
  40. 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.

  1. 1 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Corporate Law and Human Rights Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  3. 3 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 1 works
  8. 8 Ombudsman and Human Rights Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 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.

openly available28.7%not open71.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

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.

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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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