Question 1

What is Foreign Service Institute known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Foreign Service Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,095 of 9,330 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,390 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, Social Sciences and Social Sciences (Political Science and International Relations is 34.8× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Foreign Service Institute rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Foreign Service Institute ranks #27,827 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #5,830 of 7,310 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Foreign Service Institute?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Madeline E. Ehrman, George L. Trager and Earl W. Stevick lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Foreign Service Institute.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Foreign Service Institute?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Foreign Service Institute is "A brief overview of individual differences in second language learning" (Madeline E. Ehrman, Betty Lou Leaver, Rebecca L. Oxford, 2003), with 589 citations. Next come "Cognition Plus: Correlates Of Language Learning Success" (571) and "Adult Language Learning Styles and Strategies in an Intensive Training Setting" (502).

Question 5

Which research topics does Foreign Service Institute publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics, Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Peacebuilding and International Security and International Relations and Foreign Policy.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Foreign Service Institute?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nation-Building, Sovereignty, State-Building, International Law, De Facto States, Unrecognized Quasi-States, Security Council and Humanitarian Intervention.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Foreign Service Institute work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 90% of research at Foreign Service Institute is in Social Sciences, 5% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (76%), Business, Management and Accounting (7%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (6%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Foreign Service Institute's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 125% higher than in 2018-2021.