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Institute for African Studies

In research, Institute for African Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,747 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,468 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#883 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology, Management Science and Operations Research and Political Science and International Relations — Anthropology is 27.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,798
of 28,054 · #23,392 all time
Rank in Russia
#455
of 1,062
Research works
903
▲ 659% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Institute for African 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 #4,747 of 10,521 14.0%329 #7546
Social SciencesField #3,468 of 6,365 14.4%234 #5353
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #883 of 1,201 17.1%62 #1896
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,932 of 2,578 13.8%85 #3291

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for African 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#7,546 #4,747
  2. Social Sciences#5,353 #3,468
  3. Political Science and International Relations#1,896 #883
  4. Sociology and Political Science#3,291 #1,932
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 Institute for African Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 27.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 29.3 works27×
  2. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 20.9 works11×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 61.6 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: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.77× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.49× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.70× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.33× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.80× its world share, 234 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institute for African Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Development, Migration, Colonialism, Digital Economy, Nationalism, International Relations and Governance.

▲ 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. Globalization89▲ 12×56 topics
  2. Economic Development46▲ 15×20 topics
  3. Migration36▲ 28×11 topics
  4. Colonialism33▲ 18×21 topics
  5. Digital Economy33▲ 47×7 topics
  6. Nationalism30▲ 17×18 topics
  7. International Relations26▲ 29×14 topics
  8. Sustainable Development26▲ 4.3×26 topics
  9. Climate Change24▲ 2.3×20 topics
  10. Human Rights24▲ 6.1×14 topics
  11. Governance23▲ 18×7 topics
  12. Labor Market23▲ 20×8 topics
  13. Economic Growth22▲ 6.7×17 topics
  14. Global Trade22▲ 28×5 topics
  15. Politics21▲ 20×10 topics
  16. Clusterability Methods21▲ 672×1 topic
  17. Descriptive Statistics21▲ 672×1 topic
  18. Regional Development19▲ 14×7 topics
  19. Geopolitics18▲ 30×7 topics
  20. Religion18▲ 9.8×11 topics
  21. NGOs18▲ 46×3 topics
  22. Political Economy17▲ 17×12 topics
  23. Agriculture16▲ 11×5 topics
  24. History16▲ 6.0×13 topics
  25. Food Security16▲ 7.4×5 topics
  26. Digital Transformation15▲ 7.4×6 topics
  27. Imperialism15▲ 48×3 topics
  28. Military History15▲ 132×2 topics
  29. Geographical Analysis15▲ 82×2 topics
  30. Conflict14▲ 23×7 topics
  31. Demographic Dynamics14▲ 98×1 topic
  32. Rural Transformation14▲ 98×1 topic
  33. China-Africa Relations14▲ 88×2 topics
  34. Cultural Studies14▲ 9.5×3 topics
  35. Social Impact14▲ 9.0×2 topics
  36. Regional Integration14▲ 100×3 topics
  37. African History13▲ 144×1 topic
  38. Post-Colonial Africa13▲ 144×1 topic
  39. Industrial Policy13▲ 31×4 topics
  40. Poverty Reduction13▲ 26×3 topics

Which research topics does Institute for African Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic, Social, and Public Health Issues in Russia and Globally, Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends, African history and culture studies and International Development and Aid.

Economic, Social, and Public Health Issues in Russia and Globally: 21 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 14 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…13African history and culture studies: 13 fractional worksInternational Developmen…12International Development and Aid: 12 fractional worksGlobal Political and Economic Relations: 10 fractional worksEconomic Development and Digital Transformation: 9 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…8African history and culture analysis: 8 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 7 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 7 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 6 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchDemographyAnthropologyDevelopment3 others

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

  1. 1 Economic, Social, and Public Health Issues in Russia and Globally Management Science and Operations Research 21 works
  2. 2 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 14 works
  3. 3 African history and culture studies Anthropology 13 works
  4. 4 International Development and Aid Development 12 works
  5. 5 Global Political and Economic Relations Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  6. 6 Economic Development and Digital Transformation General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 9 works
  7. 7 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  8. 8 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  9. 9 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  10. 10 Migration and Labor Dynamics 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 available49.3%not open50.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for African Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 659% 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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