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Free International University of Moldova

In research, Free International University of Moldova stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,565 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,083 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,858
of 28,054 · #38,207 all time
Rank in Moldova
#14
of 20
Research works
448
▲ 189% vs 2013–17
Citations
180
0.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
94%
world 28%

What is Free International University of Moldova 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 #9,565 of 10,521 2.4%172 #16007
Social SciencesField #6,083 of 6,365 2.1%96 #9937

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Free International University of Moldova 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 Free International University of Moldova specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 35.7 works11×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.83× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.15× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.01× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.21× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.41× its world share, 96 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Free International University of Moldova?

Ranked on the composite score, Alexandru Gribincea lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Free International University of Moldova.

  1. 1 Alexandru Gribincea Moldova · #964,492 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Free International University of Moldova

Which keywords describe research at Free International University of Moldova?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Language, European Union, Education and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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. Human Rights26▲ 11×27 topics
  2. Globalization23▲ 5.3×29 topics
  3. Sustainable Development20▲ 5.7×24 topics
  4. Innovation18▲ 7.6×23 topics
  5. Education14▲ 3.6×19 topics
  6. Language14▲ 26×5 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 4.1×14 topics
  8. European Union12▲ 25×8 topics
  9. Sustainability12▲ 2.1×13 topics
  10. Economic Development9▲ 5.1×12 topics
  11. Educational Technology9▲ 3.3×13 topics
  12. Social Media8▲ 2.6×10 topics
  13. Economic Growth8▲ 4.2×9 topics
  14. Judicial Review8▲ 37×3 topics
  15. Schengen Area8▲ 117×2 topics
  16. International Law7▲ 11×10 topics
  17. Global Governance7▲ 15×7 topics
  18. Pedagogy7▲ 6.6×8 topics
  19. Corpus Linguistics7▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Democracy7▲ 8.6×3 topics
  21. Teacher Training7▲ 5.0×5 topics
  22. Digital Transformation7▲ 5.8×9 topics
  23. Legal System6▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Legal Regulation6▲ 13×7 topics
  25. Fundamental Rights6▲ 150×2 topics
  26. Criminal Law6▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Digital Economy6▲ 15×11 topics
  28. Mutual Recognition6▲ 176×1 topic
  29. Discourse Analysis6▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Embodiment6▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Constitutionalism6▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Financial Security6▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Leadership6▲ 5.4×10 topics
  34. Innovation Development5▲ 31×3 topics
  35. Migration5▲ 7.2×10 topics
  36. Blockchain Technology5▲ 42×2 topics
  37. Geopolitics5▲ 15×6 topics
  38. Digitalization5▲ 11×3 topics
  39. ECHR5▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Security Council5▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Free International University of Moldova publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European Criminal Justice and Data Protection, European and International Law Studies, Lexicography and Language Studies and Business and Economic Development.

European Criminal Justic…6European Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 6 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…5European and International Law Studies: 5 fractional worksLexicography and Language Studies: 4 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 3 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues: 3 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 3 fractional worksPsychology of Developmen…3Psychology of Development and Education: 3 fractional worksLanguage, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 3 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 3 fractional worksEducational Methods and …3Educational Methods and Teacher Development: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLanguage and LinguisticsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  2. 2 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  3. 3 Lexicography and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 4 works
  4. 4 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  5. 5 Legal and Policy Issues Law 3 works
  6. 6 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 3 works
  9. 9 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  10. 10 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 3 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 available93.7%not open6.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Free International University of Moldova's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 189% 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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