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Freedom House

In research, Freedom House stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,387 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,187 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 3.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,574
of 28,054 · #32,879 all time
Rank in United States
#3,698
of 4,192
Research works
403
▲ 100% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Freedom House 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 #9,387 of 16,945 17.9%264
Social SciencesField #6,187 of 10,206 17.2%177

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Freedom House 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 Freedom House specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 29.9 works3.7×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.87× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.47× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.69× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Freedom House?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Mental Health, Democracy, Nationalism, Global Governance, Secularism and Politics.

▲ 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. Globalization5▲ 4.0×18 topics
  2. Mental Health4▲ 4.7×13 topics
  3. Human Rights4▲ 6.1×13 topics
  4. Democracy3▲ 14×9 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 3.4×8 topics
  6. Nationalism3▲ 10×7 topics
  7. Sustainable Development3▲ 3.0×6 topics
  8. Global Governance3▲ 18×5 topics
  9. Secularism2▲ 37×3 topics
  10. Internet of Things2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  11. Politics2▲ 13×5 topics
  12. Multiculturalism2▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Identity2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  14. Civil War2▲ 99×2 topics
  15. Construction2▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Religion2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  17. Citizenship2▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Resilience2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  19. Religious Education2▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Security2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  21. Diversity2▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Ethnic Conflict2▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Political Communication2▲ 46×2 topics
  24. Social Support2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  25. Public Opinion2▲ 19×4 topics
  26. Authoritarianism1▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Ethnicity1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  28. Health1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  29. Refugees1▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Big Data Analytics1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  31. Civil Engineering1▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Cultural1▲ 42×1 topic
  33. Cyber-Physical Systems1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  34. Digital Twin1▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Middle East1▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Political Institutions1▲ 102×1 topic
  37. Protest1▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Schools1▲ 149×1 topic
  39. Structural Health Monitoring1▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Conflict1▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Freedom House publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Civil and Structural Engineering Research, Political Conflict and Governance, Religious Education and Schools and Populism, Right-Wing Movements.

Civil and Structural Eng…1Civil and Structural Engineering Research: 1 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and G…1Political Conflict and Governance: 1 fractional worksReligious Education and …1Religious Education and Schools: 1 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Mov…1Populism, Right-Wing Movements: 1 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 1 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 1 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma1Child Abuse and Trauma: 1 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksTheoretical and Computational Physics: 1 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Dat…1Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceEducationPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Religious Education and Schools Education 1 works
  4. 4 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 1 works
  6. 6 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Theoretical and Computational Physics Condensed Matter Physics 1 works
  10. 10 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society Management Science and Operations Research 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Freedom House's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 100% 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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