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Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

In research, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,045 of 10,521 worldwide), Sociology and Political Science (#438 of 2,578 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,130 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations — Sociology and Political Science is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,526
of 28,054 · #15,337 all time
Rank in Qatar
#7
of 26
Research works
563
▲ 345% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
42.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Doha Institute for Graduate 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 #1,045 of 10,521 45.5%272 #2905
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #438 of 2,578 45.0%122 #1182
Social SciencesField #1,130 of 6,365 45.0%212 #2797

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Doha Institute for Graduate 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).

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#2,905 #1,045
  2. Sociology and Political Science#1,182 #438
  3. Social Sciences#2,797 #1,130
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 Doha Institute for Graduate Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 122.1 works11×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 36.0 works7.6×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.26× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.67× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.22× its world share, 212 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Bassel F. Salloukh and Ibrahim Fraihat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.

  1. 1 Bassel F. Salloukh Qatar · #646,642 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Ibrahim Fraihat Qatar · #920,991 worldwide 6 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

Which keywords describe research at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Politics, Human Rights, Governance, Civil War, Middle East, Genocide, Refugees and Globalization.

▲ 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. Politics41▲ 47×7 topics
  2. Human Rights35▲ 11×20 topics
  3. Globalization28▲ 4.4×36 topics
  4. Governance27▲ 26×10 topics
  5. Civil War26▲ 258×2 topics
  6. Middle East25▲ 125×2 topics
  7. Genocide25▲ 139×3 topics
  8. Refugees22▲ 54×4 topics
  9. Identity21▲ 9.1×14 topics
  10. Nationalism21▲ 14×9 topics
  11. Democracy20▲ 17×11 topics
  12. Media19▲ 38×2 topics
  13. Qatar19▲ 299×1 topic
  14. Rwanda19▲ 299×1 topic
  15. Social Networks18▲ 21×4 topics
  16. Discrimination18▲ 29×4 topics
  17. Education18▲ 3.3×13 topics
  18. Ethnic Identity17▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Palestine17▲ 92×2 topics
  20. Sovereignty17▲ 58×2 topics
  21. Israel17▲ 152×1 topic
  22. Occupation17▲ 81×1 topic
  23. Lebanon16▲ 449×1 topic
  24. Sectarianism16▲ 449×1 topic
  25. Human Resource Management15▲ 31×3 topics
  26. Global Governance15▲ 21×6 topics
  27. Cultural Identity13▲ 8.0×2 topics
  28. Guanxi13▲ 184×1 topic
  29. Wasta13▲ 184×1 topic
  30. Economic Growth13▲ 4.7×13 topics
  31. Neoliberalism13▲ 11×13 topics
  32. NGOs12▲ 39×4 topics
  33. Authoritarianism11▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Transitional Justice10▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Ethnic Conflict10▲ 69×2 topics
  36. Political Economy10▲ 12×11 topics
  37. Political Institutions10▲ 152×1 topic
  38. Protest10▲ 78×1 topic
  39. International Law9▲ 9.5×6 topics
  40. Immigration9▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Doha Institute for Graduate Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Middle East Politics and Society and Socioeconomic Development in MENA.

Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 19 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 17 fractional worksMiddle East Politics and…16Middle East Politics and Society: 16 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…13Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 13 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and G…10Political Conflict and Governance: 10 fractional worksInternational Developmen…7International Development and Aid: 7 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…7Islamic Studies and History: 7 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 6 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 6 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentPolitical Science and International RelationsCommunication

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

  1. 1 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  2. 2 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  3. 3 Middle East Politics and Society Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  4. 4 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  5. 5 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  6. 6 International Development and Aid Development 7 works
  7. 7 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  8. 8 Media Studies and Communication Communication 6 works
  9. 9 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  10. 10 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 5 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 available54.8%not open45.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.6%domestic only70.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Doha Institute for Graduate Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 345% 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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