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Institut Supérieur d'Etudes Sociales

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World rank, all time
#40,982
of 42,892
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
#20
of 23
Research works
147
▲ 139% vs 2013–17
Citations
410
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

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: 4.12× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 2.76× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.02× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institut Supérieur d'Etudes Sociales?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Discourse Analysis, Smallholder Farmers, Agroecology, Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics, Adaptation and Agricultural Development.

▲ 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Public Health3▲ 6.2×10 topics
  2. Climate Change2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  3. Discourse Analysis2▲ 30×3 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 34×3 topics
  5. Agroecology2▲ 44×3 topics
  6. Sustainability2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  7. Adaptation2▲ 19×2 topics
  8. Pragmatics2▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Sociolinguistics2▲ 29×3 topics
  10. Agricultural Development2▲ 31×1 topic
  11. Livestock Farming2▲ 82×1 topic
  12. Globalization1▲ 2.3×7 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior1▲ 6.8×5 topics
  14. Primary Care1▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Social Determinants of Health1▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Social Interaction1▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Ethnographic Research1▲ 75×2 topics
  19. Healthcare Policy1▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Human Rights1▲ 3.7×5 topics
  21. Inequalities1▲ 110×1 topic
  22. Educational Policies1▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Pandemic1▲ 3.4×4 topics
  24. Professional Practices1▲ 88×1 topic
  25. Public Action1▲ 88×1 topic
  26. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.2×6 topics
  27. Academic Writing1▲ 93×1 topic
  28. Argumentation1▲ 106×1 topic
  29. COVID-191▲ 2.5×5 topics
  30. Critical Discourse1▲ 102×1 topic
  31. Customer Satisfaction1▲ 10×2 topics
  32. E-commerce1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  33. Feminism1▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Rhetoric1▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Social Justice1▲ 5.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Institut Supérieur d'Etudes Sociales publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Education, sociology, and vocational training and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies.

Agriculture and Rural De…2Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…1Healthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…1Education, sociology, and vocational training: 1 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis in La…1Discourse Analysis in Language Studies: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 1 fractional worksLiterary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics: 1 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and R…1Banana Cultivation and Research: 1 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 1 fractional worksWomen's cancer prevention and management: 0 fractional worksPhytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications: 0 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 1 works
  9. 9 Women's cancer prevention and management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications Plant Science 0 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 available63.7%not open36.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.5%domestic only68.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Supérieur d'Etudes Sociales's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 139% 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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