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Gender Studies

In research, Gender Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,740 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,942 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,089 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies and Sociology and Political Science — Gender Studies is 30.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,721
of 28,054 · #7,612 all time
Rank in Czechia
#49
of 163
Research works
3.2k
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Gender Studies 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 #1,740 of 10,521 18.2%462 #1642
Social SciencesField #1,942 of 6,365 18.7%320 #1436
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,089 of 2,578 19.0%118 #847
Health SciencesDomain #6,520 of 11,982 15.2%79 #8221
Gender StudiesSubfield #126 of 201 21.4%68 #236

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gender Studies 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. Social Sciences#1,642 #1,740
  2. Social Sciences#1,436 #1,942
  3. Sociology and Political Science#847 #1,089
  4. Health Sciences#8,221 #6,520
  5. Gender Studies#236 #126
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 Gender Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Gender Studies takes 30.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Gender StudiesSubfield · 67.7 works31×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 117.5 works5.4×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.95× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.90× its world share, 54 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.14× its world share, 320 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gender Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin Newcomb, Maryanne Dever and JaneMaree Maher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gender Studies.

  1. 1 Martin Newcomb Czechia · #180,597 worldwide 489 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Maryanne Dever Czechia · #281,091 worldwide 55 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 JaneMaree Maher Czechia · #407,256 worldwide 102 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 Richa Nagar Czechia · #485,942 worldwide 36 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Lindita Ahmeti Czechia · #528,700 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Mineke Bosch Czechia · #619,332 worldwide 9 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Hendrik Pinxten Czechia · #691,179 worldwide 4 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Machteld De Metsenaere Czechia · #703,997 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 T.M. van der Have Czechia · #722,210 worldwide 100 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Sophie Withaeckx Czechia · #840,928 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Gender Studies

Which keywords describe research at Gender Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Intersectionality, Mental Health, Identity, Globalization, Human Rights, Feminism and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Gender56▲ 17×40 topics
  2. Mental Health54▲ 6.0×37 topics
  3. Globalization53▲ 4.4×77 topics
  4. Intersectionality48▲ 44×14 topics
  5. Human Rights42▲ 6.6×46 topics
  6. Identity41▲ 9.2×54 topics
  7. Feminism35▲ 20×21 topics
  8. Colonialism34▲ 12×26 topics
  9. Nationalism27▲ 9.7×22 topics
  10. Neoliberalism26▲ 12×20 topics
  11. Gender Identity26▲ 39×5 topics
  12. Stigma24▲ 29×4 topics
  13. Discrimination24▲ 20×6 topics
  14. Social Media22▲ 2.6×21 topics
  15. Health Disparities21▲ 13×7 topics
  16. Politics20▲ 12×16 topics
  17. Gender Inequality20▲ 23×7 topics
  18. Literature18▲ 5.4×32 topics
  19. Psychological Impact18▲ 8.8×8 topics
  20. History16▲ 3.9×30 topics
  21. LGBTQ+16▲ 66×1 topic
  22. Social Justice16▲ 4.6×26 topics
  23. Social Stress16▲ 66×1 topic
  24. Race16▲ 24×15 topics
  25. Culture16▲ 4.9×17 topics
  26. Feminist Theory15▲ 60×3 topics
  27. Global Governance15▲ 11×8 topics
  28. Postcolonialism15▲ 20×16 topics
  29. Ethics14▲ 4.7×22 topics
  30. Migration13▲ 6.3×19 topics
  31. Global South13▲ 34×4 topics
  32. Gender Equality13▲ 7.5×11 topics
  33. Gender-based Violence12▲ 36×3 topics
  34. Sexuality12▲ 27×6 topics
  35. Cold War12▲ 30×3 topics
  36. Media Culture12▲ 53×2 topics
  37. Celebrity Culture11▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Postfeminism11▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Policy Makers11▲ 80×1 topic
  40. Women11▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does Gender Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Gender, Feminism, and Media, Gender Politics and Representation and Gender Roles and Identity Studies.

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 16 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 11 fractional worksGender Politics and Repr…11Gender Politics and Representation: 11 fractional worksGender Roles and Identit…8Gender Roles and Identity Studies: 8 fractional worksGender, Security, and Conflict: 8 fractional worksHistorical Gender and Feminism Studies: 7 fractional worksSex and Gender in Health…6Sex and Gender in Healthcare: 6 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 6 fractional worksReproductive Health and Technologies: 6 fractional worksAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues: 6 fractional works
Social PsychologyGender StudiesSociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 others

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

  1. 1 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 16 works
  2. 2 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 11 works
  3. 3 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 11 works
  4. 4 Gender Roles and Identity Studies Gender Studies 8 works
  5. 5 Gender, Security, and Conflict Gender Studies 8 works
  6. 6 Historical Gender and Feminism Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  7. 7 Sex and Gender in Healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  8. 8 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues Sociology and Political Science 6 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.4%domestic only53.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gender Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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