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Institute for Conflict Research

In research, Institute for Conflict Research stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,361 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#7,390 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,408 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,377
of 28,054 · #14,194 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#553
of 1,094
Research works
1.3k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Institute for Conflict Research 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,361 of 11,982 9.6%141 #4424
MedicineField #7,390 of 10,443 9.8%118 #10132
Social SciencesDomain #8,408 of 10,521 18.3%73 #5734

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Conflict Research 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. Health Sciences#4,424 #7,361
  2. Medicine#10,132 #7,390
  3. Social Sciences#5,734 #8,408
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.

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: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.12× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.49× its world share, 118 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Conflict Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Neil Jarman, Russ Bleemer and Susanne Buckley-Zistel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Conflict Research.

  1. 1 Neil Jarman United Kingdom · #358,304 worldwide 42 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Russ Bleemer United Kingdom · #413,238 worldwide 0 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Susanne Buckley-Zistel United Kingdom · #542,558 worldwide 31 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Conflict Research

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Conflict Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Human Rights, Globalization, Complications, Primary Care, International Law, Mortality and International Relations.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 2.5×88 topics
  2. Globalization13▲ 2.6×35 topics
  3. Human Rights11▲ 4.4×28 topics
  4. Inflammation8▲ 1.66×38 topics
  5. Climate Change7◆ 1.12×18 topics
  6. Risk Factors7▲ 2.7×25 topics
  7. Complications7▲ 5.7×14 topics
  8. Treatment7▲ 2.3×35 topics
  9. Mental Health7▲ 1.84×22 topics
  10. Public Health6▲ 1.83×28 topics
  11. Quality of Life6▲ 1.83×30 topics
  12. Mortality6▲ 4.5×9 topics
  13. Primary Care6▲ 6.9×11 topics
  14. International Law6▲ 7.5×10 topics
  15. International Relations5▲ 7.8×6 topics
  16. Intraocular Pressure4▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Myopia4▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Guidelines4▲ 3.6×12 topics
  19. Quality Improvement4▲ 8.6×7 topics
  20. Glaucoma4▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Low Back Pain4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  22. Democracy4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  23. SARS-CoV-24▲ 4.5×5 topics
  24. Rehabilitation4▲ 3.6×11 topics
  25. European Union3▲ 6.0×10 topics
  26. Governance3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  27. Health Outcomes3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  28. Global Governance3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  29. Spinal Fusion3▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Interdisciplinary Collaboration3▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Degenerative Disc Disease3▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Genocide3▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Peacebuilding3▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Conflict3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  35. Functional Recovery3▲ 7.1×4 topics
  36. Long-Term Care3▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Security Council3▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Postoperative Complications2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  39. Terrorism2▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Patient Care2▲ 8.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Conflict Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, Retinal and Macular Surgery, Glaucoma and retinal disorders and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

Terrorism, Counterterror…2Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surg…2Retinal and Macular Surgery: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…2Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…2Corneal surgery and disorders: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 2 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOphthalmologyPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  3. 3 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 2 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors60.9%domestic only39.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Conflict Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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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