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Institute of Contemporary History

In research, Institute of Contemporary History stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,661 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,257 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,388 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,722
of 28,054 · #18,844 all time
Rank in Slovenia
#16
of 51
Research works
2k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Institute of Contemporary History 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 #4,661 of 10,521 8.6%343 #4436
Physical SciencesDomain #8,257 of 12,888 17.8%69 #15189
Social SciencesField #4,388 of 6,365 9.0%214 #3146
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,154 of 2,578 6.9%95 #2203
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,877 of 1,998 8.9%75 #2727

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Contemporary History 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#4,436 #4,661
  2. Physical Sciences#15,189 #8,257
  3. Social Sciences#3,146 #4,388
  4. Sociology and Political Science#2,203 #2,154
  5. Arts and Humanities#2,727 #1,877
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 of Contemporary History specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 52.4 works8.3×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.10× its world share, 75 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.52× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.97× its world share, 214 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Contemporary History?

Ranked on the composite score, Jane Degras, Wolf Gruner and Peter Catterall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Contemporary History.

  1. 1 Jane Degras Slovenia · #79,110 worldwide 65 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Wolf Gruner Slovenia · #304,520 worldwide 10 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Peter Catterall Slovenia · #424,377 worldwide 29 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Peter Vodopivec Slovenia · #683,624 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Stathis Kouvélakis Slovenia · #708,334 worldwide 9 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Bent Boel Slovenia · #812,310 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Ben Dorfman Slovenia · #873,681 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Michael Kandiah Slovenia · #912,068 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Anneke Monsma Slovenia · #997,211 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Contemporary History

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Contemporary History?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Human Rights, International Relations, Nationalism, Religion, Gender, Cultural History and Authoritarianism.

▲ 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. Identity69▲ 22×39 topics
  2. Human Rights41▲ 9.4×28 topics
  3. International Relations40▲ 40×16 topics
  4. Nationalism40▲ 20×24 topics
  5. Globalization37▲ 4.4×68 topics
  6. Religion37▲ 18×18 topics
  7. Gender32▲ 14×31 topics
  8. Cultural History30▲ 58×7 topics
  9. Authoritarianism30▲ 79×3 topics
  10. Transition29▲ 73×3 topics
  11. Dissent28▲ 320×1 topic
  12. Post-Communist28▲ 320×1 topic
  13. Nation-Building27▲ 117×4 topics
  14. Colonialism26▲ 13×25 topics
  15. Memory25▲ 24×11 topics
  16. Foreign Policy23▲ 132×2 topics
  17. International Trade22▲ 36×4 topics
  18. Ethnicity22▲ 14×13 topics
  19. Commercial Diplomacy22▲ 416×1 topic
  20. Economic Diplomacy22▲ 416×1 topic
  21. Negotiation22▲ 157×2 topics
  22. Eastern Europe22▲ 91×3 topics
  23. History19▲ 6.2×34 topics
  24. Conflict17▲ 24×8 topics
  25. Cultural Studies16▲ 9.8×18 topics
  26. Ethics15▲ 7.3×22 topics
  27. European Union15▲ 15×13 topics
  28. Balkans14▲ 141×2 topics
  29. Cultural Integration14▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Migration14▲ 9.7×20 topics
  31. Post-war13▲ 271×1 topic
  32. Yugoslavia13▲ 271×1 topic
  33. Cultural Heritage13▲ 5.4×20 topics
  34. Cold War12▲ 44×4 topics
  35. Social Change12▲ 23×9 topics
  36. Feminism12▲ 10.0×16 topics
  37. European Integration11▲ 47×5 topics
  38. Philosophy11▲ 6.0×19 topics
  39. Soviet Union10▲ 42×3 topics
  40. Diplomacy10▲ 25×6 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Contemporary History publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Eastern European Communism and Reforms, Balkan and Eastern European Studies, Balkans: History, Politics, Society and Italian Fascism and Post-war Society.

Eastern European Communi…28Eastern European Communism and Reforms: 28 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern Europ…22Balkan and Eastern European Studies: 22 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politics, Society: 13 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 7 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 7 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 7 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 5 fractional worksContemporary Literature and Criticism: 5 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsCultural StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  2. 2 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  3. 3 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 13 works
  4. 4 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  6. 6 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Contemporary Literature and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 5 works
  10. 10 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 4 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 available58.1%not open41.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Contemporary History's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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