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Institute for Regional Studies

In research, Institute for Regional Studies stands highest in Geography, Planning and Development (#31 of 99 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,854 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,295 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geography, Planning and Development, Political Science and International Relations and Social Sciences — Geography, Planning and Development is 161.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,929
of 28,054 · #28,544 all time
Rank in Hungary
#61
of 118
Research works
714
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is Institute for Regional 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
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield #31 of 99 23.7%66 #142
Social SciencesDomain #3,854 of 10,521 27.8%164 #6578
Social SciencesField #3,295 of 6,365 26.8%124 #4553

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Regional 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. Geography, Planning and Development#142 #31
  2. Social Sciences#6,578 #3,854
  3. Social Sciences#4,553 #3,295
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 Regional Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geography, Planning and Development takes 161.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 66.4 works161×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 21.0 works7.0×
  3. Social SciencesField · 124.1 works4.9×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.57× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.73× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.36× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.88× its world share, 124 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Regional Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, György Enyédi, Judit Timár and Gyula Horváth lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Regional Studies.

  1. 1 György Enyédi Hungary · #136,333 worldwide 46 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Judit Timár Hungary · #194,821 worldwide 53 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Gyula Horváth Hungary · #361,745 worldwide 19 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Pál Beluszky Hungary · #397,074 worldwide 11 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Ilona Pálné Kovács Hungary · #469,035 worldwide 14 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Ferenc Erdősi Hungary · #598,938 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 László Faragó Hungary · #613,366 worldwide 14 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Zoltán Hajdú Hungary · #629,954 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Sándor Zsolt Kovács Hungary · #703,949 worldwide 9 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Márton Czirfusz Hungary · #721,408 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Regional Studies

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Regional Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Regional Disparities, Sustainability, Globalization, Innovation, Economic Development, Knowledge Management, Policy and Tourism.

▲ 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. Regional Disparities77▲ 749×2 topics
  2. Sustainability75▲ 15×23 topics
  3. Globalization75▲ 19×26 topics
  4. Innovation74▲ 35×13 topics
  5. Economic Development68▲ 41×7 topics
  6. Knowledge Management67▲ 60×5 topics
  7. Policy66▲ 150×3 topics
  8. Tourism66▲ 342×2 topics
  9. Environmental Influence65▲ 1015×1 topic
  10. Social Impact65▲ 82×1 topic
  11. Knowledge Economy13▲ 63×4 topics
  12. Territorial Capital13▲ 199×2 topics
  13. Regional Growth13▲ 101×2 topics
  14. Smart Specialization12▲ 161×2 topics
  15. European Union Cohesion Policy12▲ 304×1 topic
  16. Institutional Quality12▲ 54×1 topic
  17. Sustainable Development10▲ 3.1×22 topics
  18. Cultural Exchange7▲ 28×3 topics
  19. E-Learning6▲ 3.2×6 topics
  20. Byzantium6▲ 163×1 topic
  21. Eastern Mediterranean6▲ 163×1 topic
  22. Educational Technology6▲ 2.7×5 topics
  23. Pedagogy6▲ 6.5×5 topics
  24. Shrinking Cities6▲ 141×1 topic
  25. Urban Decline6▲ 141×1 topic
  26. Digitalization5▲ 13×3 topics
  27. International Relations5▲ 10×9 topics
  28. Teacher Training5▲ 4.0×2 topics
  29. Regional Development5▲ 6.5×7 topics
  30. Social Capital5▲ 4.3×7 topics
  31. Digital Learning4▲ 4.2×3 topics
  32. Entrepreneurship4▲ 5.4×5 topics
  33. Late Antiquity4▲ 38×3 topics
  34. Distance Learning4▲ 5.4×2 topics
  35. European Integration4▲ 32×3 topics
  36. Inclusive Education4▲ 5.2×3 topics
  37. Educational Environment4▲ 48×2 topics
  38. International Trade4▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Curriculum Design3▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Geopolitics3▲ 9.8×8 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies, Regional Development and Policy, Byzantine Studies and History and Urbanization and City Planning.

Hungarian Social, Econom…65Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 65 fractional worksRegional Development and…12Regional Development and Policy: 12 fractional worksByzantine Studies and Hi…6Byzantine Studies and History: 6 fractional worksUrbanization and City Pl…6Urbanization and City Planning: 6 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 3 fractional worksPsychology of Development and Education: 3 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern European Studies: 2 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 2 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 2 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 2 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International RelationsClassicsUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 65 works
  2. 2 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  3. 3 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 6 works
  4. 4 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 6 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 2 works
  10. 10 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 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 available85.2%not open14.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% 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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