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Institute for Futures Studies

In research, Institute for Futures Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,395 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,236 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,134
of 28,054 · #19,513 all time
Rank in Sweden
#71
of 125
Research works
669
▲ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Institute for Futures 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 #3,395 of 10,521 32.8%116 #3873
Social SciencesField #3,236 of 6,365 35.7%72 #3143

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Futures 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).

What does Institute for Futures Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 34.0 works5.2×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.91× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.69× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.82× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.56× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.88× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.15× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Futures Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Mattias Tydén, Björn Lundgren and Åke E. Andersson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Futures Studies.

  1. 1 Mattias Tydén Sweden · #244,288 worldwide 31 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Björn Lundgren Sweden · #271,390 worldwide 58 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Åke E. Andersson Sweden · #1,095,343 worldwide 41 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Sid Nair Sweden · #1,170,976 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Futures Studies

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Futures Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Human Rights, Cosmopolitanism, Multiculturalism, International Law, Equality, Emotion and Distributive Justice.

▲ 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. Ethics19▲ 21×11 topics
  2. Human Rights12▲ 6.5×14 topics
  3. Climate Change12▲ 2.4×17 topics
  4. Globalization11▲ 3.2×25 topics
  5. Cosmopolitanism11▲ 54×3 topics
  6. Multiculturalism10▲ 30×3 topics
  7. Machine Learning10▲ 1.72×18 topics
  8. International Law10▲ 18×5 topics
  9. Equality9▲ 84×2 topics
  10. Distributive Justice9▲ 239×1 topic
  11. Emotion9▲ 24×6 topics
  12. Global Justice9▲ 239×1 topic
  13. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 3.3×10 topics
  14. Public Perception7▲ 32×6 topics
  15. Big Data6▲ 3.8×6 topics
  16. Fairness6▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Neuroscience6▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Global Governance6▲ 14×6 topics
  19. Global Warming6▲ 7.6×6 topics
  20. Discrimination5▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Disgust5▲ 103×1 topic
  22. Evolution5▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Moral Judgment5▲ 103×1 topic
  24. Surveillance5▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Perception5▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Truth5▲ 81×2 topics
  27. Accountability5▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Algorithmic Bias4▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Transparency4▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Belief4▲ 165×1 topic
  31. Environmental Ethics4▲ 40×3 topics
  32. Knowledge4▲ 98×1 topic
  33. Social Networks4▲ 8.9×8 topics
  34. Cooperation4▲ 36×3 topics
  35. Altruism4▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Environmental Attitudes4▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Implicit Bias4▲ 49×2 topics
  38. Risk Perception4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  39. Trust4▲ 7.9×6 topics
  40. Public Opinion4▲ 16×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Political Philosophy and Ethics, Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics.

Political Philosophy and…9Political Philosophy and Ethics: 9 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 5 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…4Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 4 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, an…4Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 4 fractional worksClimate Change and Geoengineering: 3 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Psychology: 3 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and…3Philosophical Ethics and Theory: 3 fractional worksClimate Change Communication and Perception: 3 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 3 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsCognitive NeuroscienceSafety ResearchPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  2. 2 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  3. 3 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 4 works
  4. 4 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 4 works
  5. 5 Climate Change and Geoengineering Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  6. 6 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 3 works
  8. 8 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 3 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 3 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 available47.7%not open52.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.7%domestic only71.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% 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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