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Economic and Social Research Institute

In research, Economic and Social Research Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,425 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,390
of 28,054 · #10,547 all time
Rank in Ireland
#45
of 79
Research works
1k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Economic and Social Research Institute 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 #4,425 of 10,521 36.9%101 #1852

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Economic and Social Research Institute 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 Economic and Social Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 31.4 works10.0×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 23.1 works9.9×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.83× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.42× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.98× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Economic and Social Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Philip J. O’Connell, Christopher T. Whelan and Richard Layte lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Economic and Social Research Institute.

  1. 1 Philip J. O’Connell Ireland · #16,897 worldwide 553 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Christopher T. Whelan Ireland · #96,039 worldwide 377 citations · 97 works
  3. 3 Richard Layte Ireland · #116,075 worldwide 336 citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Emer Smyth Ireland · #148,470 worldwide 179 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Edgar Morgenroth Ireland · #189,684 worldwide 166 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 James Williams Ireland · #193,927 worldwide 69 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 John Bradley Ireland · #244,557 worldwide 140 citations · 73 works
  8. 8 Paul K. Gorecki Ireland · #258,946 worldwide 58 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Joanne Banks Ireland · #269,079 worldwide 69 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Alan Barrett Ireland · #327,886 worldwide 43 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Economic and Social Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Economic and Social Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Labor Market, Economic Growth, Unemployment, Mental Health, Globalization, Economic Development, Income Inequality and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Labor Market12▲ 27×11 topics
  2. Globalization10▲ 3.6×20 topics
  3. Mental Health10▲ 4.6×16 topics
  4. Economic Growth8▲ 6.8×12 topics
  5. Renewable Energy8▲ 3.8×12 topics
  6. Unemployment8▲ 62×3 topics
  7. Economic Development8▲ 6.3×9 topics
  8. Education7▲ 2.8×9 topics
  9. Income Inequality6▲ 31×6 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency5▲ 3.7×5 topics
  11. Health Outcomes5▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Technological Change5▲ 88×2 topics
  13. Fiscal Policy5▲ 16×5 topics
  14. Personality Traits5▲ 26×3 topics
  15. Global Warming4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  16. Labor Force Participation4▲ 61×2 topics
  17. Skill-Biased4▲ 160×1 topic
  18. Wage Inequality4▲ 160×1 topic
  19. Income Tax4▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Social Policy4▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Employment Patterns4▲ 48×2 topics
  22. Inequality4▲ 10×7 topics
  23. Academic Achievement3▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Economic Crisis3▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Financialization3▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Neoliberalism3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  27. Gender Inequality3▲ 16×5 topics
  28. Human Capital3▲ 14×5 topics
  29. Job Insecurity3▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Precarious Employment3▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Urban Development3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  32. Consumption3▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Energy Transition3▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Rebound Effect3▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Immigration3▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Diversity3▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Housing3▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Shareholder Value3▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Housing Supply3▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Economic and Social Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Labor market dynamics and wage inequality, Employment and Welfare Studies, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism.

Labor market dynamics an…4Labor market dynamics and wage inequality: 4 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…3Employment and Welfare Studies: 3 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…3Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 3 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Ne…3Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 3 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 3 fractional worksGender, Labor, and Family Dynamics: 2 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, …2Retirement, Disability, and Employment: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Environment…2Economic and Environmental Valuation: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentFinance2 others

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

  1. 1 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  2. 2 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  4. 4 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 3 works
  5. 5 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  6. 6 Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Gender Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 2 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Economic and Environmental Valuation Economics and Econometrics 2 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 available50.9%not open49.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.6%domestic only75.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Economic and Social Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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