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European University Institute

In research, European University Institute stands highest in Political Science and International Relations (#2 of 1,201 worldwide), Social Sciences (#92 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#236 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, History and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Political Science and International Relations is 17.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,337
of 28,054 · #2,097 all time
Rank in Italy
#68
of 618
Research works
8.7k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
152k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is European University 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
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #2 of 1,201 40.5%404 #3
Social SciencesField #92 of 6,365 34.3%913 #156
Social SciencesDomain #236 of 10,521 29.7%1,365 #262
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #225 of 2,578 29.8%249 #211
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #296 of 1,775 24.8%177 #109
LawSubfield #99 of 431 23.6%83 #46
Business, Management and AccountingField #926 of 2,578 18.6%112 #468
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #479 of 1,272 26.0%101 #193
Arts and HumanitiesField #903 of 1,998 16.1%121 #597
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #318 of 635 17.6%67 #157

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where European University 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).

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. Political Science and International Relations#3 #2
  2. Social Sciences#156 #92
  3. Social Sciences#262 #236
  4. Sociology and Political Science#211 #225
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#109 #296
  6. Law#46 #99
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#468 #926
  8. Economics and Econometrics#193 #479
  9. Arts and Humanities#597 #903
  10. Strategy and Management#157 #318
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 European University Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 17.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 404.4 works17×
  2. HistorySubfield · 52.9 works11×
  3. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 37.0 works9.4×
  4. LawSubfield · 82.6 works9.1×
  5. FinanceSubfield · 38.7 works8.2×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.70× its world share, 121 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.23× its world share, 112 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.30× its world share, 177 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.64× its world share, 913 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at European University Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Donatella della Porta, Philippe C. Schmitter and Giandomenico Majone lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European University Institute.

  1. 1 Donatella della Porta Italy · #1,775 worldwide 1k citations · 157 works
  2. 2 Philippe C. Schmitter Italy · #11,003 worldwide 361 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Giandomenico Majone Italy · #23,486 worldwide 298 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Martin Kohli Italy · #25,327 worldwide 375 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Adrienne Héritier Italy · #53,643 worldwide 247 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Yves Mény Italy · #54,175 worldwide 96 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Jan Zielonka Italy · #55,420 worldwide 128 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Mark N. Franklin Italy · #55,660 worldwide 264 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Bruno De Witte Italy · #61,040 worldwide 77 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Philipp Genschel Italy · #71,239 worldwide 168 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at European University Institute

Which keywords describe research at European University Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, European Union, Governance, Democracy, International Law, European Integration and Public Opinion.

▲ 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. Globalization214▲ 7.0×91 topics
  2. Human Rights182▲ 11×58 topics
  3. European Union126▲ 36×21 topics
  4. Governance90▲ 18×16 topics
  5. Democracy81▲ 15×17 topics
  6. International Law75▲ 16×26 topics
  7. Economic Growth74▲ 5.6×23 topics
  8. European Integration74▲ 84×5 topics
  9. Public Opinion72▲ 37×6 topics
  10. Nationalism71▲ 9.9×26 topics
  11. Political Dynamics69▲ 160×2 topics
  12. Political Economy69▲ 17×17 topics
  13. Global Governance65▲ 18×18 topics
  14. Institutionalization61▲ 42×4 topics
  15. Gender60▲ 7.1×35 topics
  16. Compliance58▲ 126×2 topics
  17. Innovation58▲ 3.5×29 topics
  18. multi-level58▲ 191×1 topic
  19. normative power58▲ 191×1 topic
  20. Economic Development55▲ 4.4×32 topics
  21. Colonialism55▲ 7.5×29 topics
  22. International Relations53▲ 14×22 topics
  23. Identity51▲ 4.5×40 topics
  24. Judicial Review50▲ 35×5 topics
  25. Income Inequality49▲ 22×6 topics
  26. Ethnicity45▲ 7.7×13 topics
  27. Politics45▲ 11×13 topics
  28. Constitutionalism43▲ 29×5 topics
  29. Social Policy43▲ 29×7 topics
  30. National Identity43▲ 24×7 topics
  31. Immigration42▲ 24×5 topics
  32. Cosmopolitanism40▲ 24×6 topics
  33. Diplomacy40▲ 27×8 topics
  34. Refugees40▲ 20×7 topics
  35. Multiculturalism40▲ 13×5 topics
  36. ECHR38▲ 63×1 topic
  37. European Legal Systems38▲ 63×1 topic
  38. Welfare State38▲ 28×4 topics
  39. Labor Market38▲ 8.2×13 topics
  40. International Trade37▲ 16×9 topics

Which research topics does European University Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European Union Policy and Governance, European and International Law Studies, Social Policy and Reform Studies and Migration, Refugees, and Integration.

European Union Policy an…58European Union Policy and Governance: 58 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 38 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 34 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 26 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Movements: 18 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Po…17Electoral Systems and Political Participation: 17 fractional worksEuropean and International Contract Law: 16 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 15 fractional worksHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 15 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 15 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceLawGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance1 others

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

  1. 1 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 58 works
  2. 2 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 38 works
  3. 3 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 34 works
  4. 4 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  5. 5 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  6. 6 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 17 works
  7. 7 European and International Contract Law Law 16 works
  8. 8 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 15 works
  9. 9 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 15 works
  10. 10 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 15 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 available48.2%not open51.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.5%domestic only71.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has European University Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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