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Institute for Social Anthropology

In research, Institute for Social Anthropology stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,755 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,917 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,908
of 28,054 · #15,217 all time
Rank in Austria
#100
of 168
Research works
1.6k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Institute for Social Anthropology 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 #7,755 of 10,521 21.8%84 #2958
Social SciencesField #4,917 of 6,365 22.0%65 #1998

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Social Anthropology 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 Social Anthropology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 27.3 works6.5×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.96× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.41× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Social Anthropology?

Ranked on the composite score, Jonathan Friedman, Stef Jansen and Steven Sampson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Social Anthropology.

  1. 1 Jonathan Friedman Austria · #5,778 worldwide 459 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Stef Jansen Austria · #115,351 worldwide 98 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Steven Sampson Austria · #121,152 worldwide 100 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Penélope Harvey Austria · #254,265 worldwide 40 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Paul Henley Austria · #312,469 worldwide 28 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Marina Fischer‐Kowalski Austria · #315,194 worldwide 74 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Jan-Åke Alvarsson Austria · #485,430 worldwide 2 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Ulf Johansson Dahre Austria · #675,038 worldwide 3 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Hannah Knox Austria · #722,464 worldwide 33 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Michaela Schäuble Austria · #777,565 worldwide 3 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Social Anthropology

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Social Anthropology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Colonialism, Ethnicity, Neoliberalism, Climate Change, History and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Globalization15▲ 6.7×30 topics
  2. Identity10▲ 12×28 topics
  3. Climate Change10▲ 3.2×17 topics
  4. Colonialism10▲ 17×19 topics
  5. Ethnicity7▲ 17×11 topics
  6. Neoliberalism7▲ 17×11 topics
  7. History6▲ 7.7×16 topics
  8. Nationalism6▲ 12×18 topics
  9. Culture6▲ 8.8×13 topics
  10. Human Rights5▲ 4.5×16 topics
  11. Religion5▲ 9.6×13 topics
  12. Ethnography5▲ 26×3 topics
  13. Social Justice5▲ 7.4×14 topics
  14. Politics5▲ 15×9 topics
  15. Gender5▲ 7.2×16 topics
  16. Literature4▲ 6.8×12 topics
  17. Ethics4▲ 7.3×9 topics
  18. Cultural Anthropology4▲ 153×2 topics
  19. Governmentality4▲ 129×1 topic
  20. Structural Violence4▲ 171×1 topic
  21. Migration4▲ 9.7×13 topics
  22. Citizenship4▲ 25×4 topics
  23. Memory4▲ 12×8 topics
  24. Vulnerability4▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Postcolonialism3▲ 24×6 topics
  26. Governance3▲ 8.4×6 topics
  27. Philosophy3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  28. Refugees3▲ 22×6 topics
  29. Conflict3▲ 16×6 topics
  30. Feminism3▲ 9.5×7 topics
  31. Gender Equality3▲ 9.3×6 topics
  32. Civil Society3▲ 22×5 topics
  33. Society3▲ 13×8 topics
  34. Anthropocene3▲ 44×3 topics
  35. Immigration3▲ 21×3 topics
  36. International Relations3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  37. Arctic3▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Multiculturalism3▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Social Inequality3▲ 8.3×6 topics
  40. Race2▲ 19×5 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Social Anthropology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Anthropological Studies and Insights, Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Arctic and Russian Policy Studies and Migration, Refugees, and Integration.

Anthropological Studies …4Anthropological Studies and Insights: 4 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 2 fractional worksArctic and Russian Polic…2Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 2 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…2Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 2 fractional worksWater Governance and Infrastructure: 1 fractional worksPublic Spaces through Art1Public Spaces through Art: 1 fractional worksMining and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksRace, Genetics, and Society: 1 fractional worksAnthropology: Ethics, History, Culture: 1 fractional works
AnthropologyGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Anthropological Studies and Insights Anthropology 4 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 2 works
  6. 6 Water Governance and Infrastructure Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Public Spaces through Art Urban Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 1 works
  9. 9 Race, Genetics, and Society Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture Anthropology 1 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 available23.0%not open77.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Social Anthropology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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