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East–West Center

In research, East–West Center stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,610 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,840 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,605 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,285
of 28,054 · #9,217 all time
Rank in United States
#2,641
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
28.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is East–West Center 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 #2,610 of 16,945 30.8%728
Social SciencesField #2,840 of 10,206 31.4%468
Physical SciencesDomain #8,605 of 21,541 21.4%350
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,037 of 4,340 28.9%160
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,670 of 3,268 31.4%122
Environmental ScienceField #3,316 of 6,208 28.6%154

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where East–West Center 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).

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: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.65× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.01× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at East–West Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard W. Brislin, Jefferson Fox and Geoffrey M. White lead among researchers whose main affiliation is East–West Center.

  1. 1 Richard W. Brislin United States · #21,407 worldwide 2.7k citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Jefferson Fox United States · #130,607 worldwide 248 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Geoffrey M. White United States · #218,904 worldwide 85 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 David Y. H. Wu United States · #237,634 worldwide 122 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Robert D. Retherford United States · #244,675 worldwide 111 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 William E. James United States · #268,240 worldwide 59 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Denny Roy United States · #334,823 worldwide 28 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Minja Kim Choe United States · #376,265 worldwide 62 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 James P. Dorian United States · #388,588 worldwide 55 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Peter D. Hershock United States · #524,312 worldwide 3 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at East–West Center

Which keywords describe research at East–West Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Development, Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Vulnerability, Sustainability, Land Use Change and Human Rights.

▲ 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. Globalization8▲ 5.5×19 topics
  2. Climate Change7▲ 3.6×30 topics
  3. Sustainability5▲ 3.0×15 topics
  4. Economic Development5▲ 8.6×12 topics
  5. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 14×8 topics
  6. Vulnerability4▲ 22×6 topics
  7. Machine Learning3▲ 1.46×8 topics
  8. Human Rights3▲ 4.6×8 topics
  9. Sustainable Development3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  10. Internet of Things3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  11. Land Use Change3▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Political Economy3▲ 14×7 topics
  13. Migration2▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.5×6 topics
  15. Innovation2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  16. Governance2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  17. China2▲ 32×4 topics
  18. Resilience2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  19. Sensors2▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Urbanization2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  21. Adaptation2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  22. Resettlement2▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Education Reform2▲ 158×2 topics
  24. Environmental Services2▲ 76×1 topic
  25. Higher Education2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  26. Tropical Deforestation2▲ 76×1 topic
  27. Smart Grid2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  28. Wireless Communication2▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Democracy2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  30. International Relations2▲ 9.6×6 topics
  31. Neoliberalism2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  32. Water Quality2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  33. Genocide1▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Global Governance1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  35. International Trade1▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Political Transition1▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Productivity1▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Lifelong Learning1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  39. Respiratory Infections1▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Sensor Networks1▲ 7.6×2 topics

Which research topics does East–West Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Global trade and economics, Energy and Environment Impacts and Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration.

Conservation, Biodiversi…2Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics1Global trade and economics: 1 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional worksWater Governance and Infrastructure: 1 fractional worksCambodian History and Society: 1 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring and Analysis: 1 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Po…1Electoral Systems and Political Participation: 1 fractional worksInnovations and Analysis in Business and Education: 1 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinancePollutionSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  2. 2 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  3. 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 1 works
  4. 4 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Water Governance and Infrastructure Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Cambodian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Innovations and Analysis in Business and Education Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  10. 10 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available20.7%not open79.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has East–West Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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