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Global Policy Institute

In research, Global Policy Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,549 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,110 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,419
of 28,054 · #15,636 all time
Rank in United States
#2,020
of 4,192
Research works
488
▲ 109% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.4k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Global Policy Institute 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 #7,549 of 16,945 24.0%268
Social SciencesField #5,110 of 10,206 25.7%163

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

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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.77× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.75× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Global Policy Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Donald F. Larson, Jiawei Li and S Kumar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Global Policy Institute.

  1. 1 Donald F. Larson United States · #715,129 worldwide 18 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Jiawei Li United States · #1,263,204 worldwide 13 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 S Kumar United States · #1,453,147 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Global Policy Institute

Which keywords describe research at Global Policy Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Global Governance, Big Data, Machine Learning, Energy Transition, Economic Growth, Ethics, Public Health 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. Machine Learning7▲ 1.94×16 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 1.90×23 topics
  3. Big Data5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  4. Public Health5▲ 2.9×21 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 3.0×6 topics
  6. Renewable Energy4▲ 2.7×13 topics
  7. Social Media4▲ 2.8×11 topics
  8. Economic Growth4▲ 4.5×10 topics
  9. Global Governance4▲ 16×6 topics
  10. Ethics4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  11. Energy Transition4▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Global Warming3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  13. Healthcare3▲ 2.4×12 topics
  14. Health Equity3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  15. International Law2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  16. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Discrimination2▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Surveillance2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  19. Decision Making2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  20. Fairness2▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  22. Transparency2▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Algorithmic Bias2▲ 28×1 topic
  24. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Environmental Policy2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  26. Governance2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  27. Economic Impacts2▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Ethical Issues2▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Medical Education2▲ 6.9×6 topics
  30. Policy Instruments2▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Cancer Risk2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  32. Economic Evaluation2▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Global Trade2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  34. Patient Safety2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Cost-effectiveness Analysis2▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Health Utility Measures2▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Poverty Reduction2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Smoking Cessation2▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Tobacco Use2▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Public-Private Partnerships2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Global Policy Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Climate Change Policy and Economics, Smoking Behavior and Cessation and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life.

Ethics and Social Impact…2Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…2Climate Change Policy and Economics: 2 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…2Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksInternational Developmen…2International Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 1 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 1 fractional worksPublic Health Policies a…1Public Health Policies and Education: 1 fractional worksMilitary Strategy and Technology: 1 fractional worksHuman Rights and Development: 1 fractional works
Safety ResearchEconomics and EconometricsPhysiologyDevelopment4 others

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

  1. 1 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  2. 2 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  6. 6 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Military Strategy and Technology Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 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 available56.0%not open44.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.0%domestic only72.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Global Policy Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 109% 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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