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Institute of Economic Affairs

In research, Institute of Economic Affairs stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,434 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 11.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,682
of 28,054 · #21,535 all time
Rank in Kenya
#74
of 75
Research works
822
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Institute of Economic Affairs 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 #10,434 of 10,521 3.6%60 #7199

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Economic Affairs 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 of Economic Affairs specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 20.8 works12×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.95× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.67× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11.61× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Economic Affairs?

Ranked on the composite score, Cento Veljanovski, Christopher Snowdon and Richard Wellings lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Economic Affairs.

  1. 1 Cento Veljanovski Kenya · #481,606 worldwide 56 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Christopher Snowdon Kenya · #1,136,967 worldwide 4 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Richard Wellings Kenya · #1,403,301 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Economic Affairs

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Economic Affairs?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Human Rights, Neoliberalism, Economic Development, Globalization, Democracy, Fiscal Policy and Governance.

▲ 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. Economic Growth10▲ 14×12 topics
  2. Human Rights8▲ 8.9×12 topics
  3. Globalization7▲ 4.5×18 topics
  4. Neoliberalism6▲ 21×5 topics
  5. Economic Development6▲ 8.5×9 topics
  6. Democracy6▲ 19×9 topics
  7. Fiscal Policy6▲ 31×5 topics
  8. Governance5▲ 20×7 topics
  9. Income Tax4▲ 65×2 topics
  10. Taxation4▲ 57×2 topics
  11. Transport Infrastructure4▲ 57×2 topics
  12. Infrastructure4▲ 36×1 topic
  13. Judicial Review4▲ 50×3 topics
  14. Public Investment4▲ 76×1 topic
  15. Regulation4▲ 8.0×5 topics
  16. Inequality3▲ 18×7 topics
  17. Constitutionalism3▲ 42×2 topics
  18. ICT3▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Macroeconomics3▲ 129×2 topics
  20. Property Rights3▲ 54×2 topics
  21. Behavioral Economics3▲ 61×2 topics
  22. Corporate Governance3▲ 4.3×5 topics
  23. Economic Institutions3▲ 186×1 topic
  24. Equality3▲ 53×3 topics
  25. Institutional Economics3▲ 164×1 topic
  26. Monetary Policy3▲ 13×6 topics
  27. Entrepreneurship2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  28. Price Discrimination2▲ 80×2 topics
  29. Discrimination2▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Rural Development2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  31. ECHR2▲ 72×1 topic
  32. European Legal Systems2▲ 72×1 topic
  33. NGOs2▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Digital Divide2▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Income Inequality2▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Political Economy2▲ 10×7 topics
  37. Telecommunications2▲ 67×1 topic
  38. Surveillance2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  39. Development Policies2▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Foreign Aid2▲ 67×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Economic Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Economic Theory and Institutions, ICT Impact and Policies and European and International Law Studies.

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 3 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies2ICT Impact and Policies: 2 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…2European and International Law Studies: 2 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 2 fractional worksMerger and Competition A…2Merger and Competition Analysis: 2 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and Avoidance: 1 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms: 1 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsMedia TechnologyPolitical Science and International RelationsDevelopment4 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  2. 2 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  3. 3 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 2 works
  4. 4 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  6. 6 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 2 works
  7. 7 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 1 works
  9. 9 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available47.5%not open52.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Economic Affairs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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