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Institute of Ethnology

In research, Institute of Ethnology stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,329 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,658 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,833 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,732
of 28,054 · #14,360 all time
Rank in Hungary
#68
of 118
Research works
2.2k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Institute of Ethnology 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 #5,329 of 10,521 11.1%266 #5183
Social SciencesField #3,658 of 6,365 10.2%162 #3501
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,833 of 1,998 13.5%74 #2627

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Ethnology 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#5,183 #5,329
  2. Social Sciences#3,501 #3,658
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,627 #1,833
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.

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: 0.88× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.60× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.81× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Ethnology?

Ranked on the composite score, F. Laves, Lars-Eric Jönsson and Patrik Sandgren lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Ethnology.

  1. 1 F. Laves Hungary · #163,359 worldwide 168 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Lars-Eric Jönsson Hungary · #406,204 worldwide 2 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Patrik Sandgren Hungary · #447,143 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Billy Ehn Hungary · #449,400 worldwide 16 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Karin Gustavsson Hungary · #560,573 worldwide 3 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Martina Koll-Schretzenmayr Hungary · #668,652 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Kristofer Hansson Hungary · #693,061 worldwide 26 citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Susanne Lundin Hungary · #760,191 worldwide 9 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Markus Idvall Hungary · #808,398 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Truman Michelson Hungary · #812,133 worldwide 10 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Ethnology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Ethnology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Migration, Nationalism, Globalization, Colonialism, Ethnicity, Religion and Central Asia.

▲ 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. Identity39▲ 16×35 topics
  2. Migration31▲ 27×20 topics
  3. Globalization30▲ 4.5×55 topics
  4. Nationalism28▲ 18×19 topics
  5. Colonialism20▲ 13×24 topics
  6. Ethnicity19▲ 15×15 topics
  7. Education19▲ 3.2×32 topics
  8. Sustainability18▲ 2.2×23 topics
  9. Religion16▲ 10×21 topics
  10. Central Asia15▲ 64×4 topics
  11. Feminism15▲ 16×13 topics
  12. Sustainable Development15▲ 2.8×18 topics
  13. Food Security15▲ 7.9×8 topics
  14. Politics14▲ 15×11 topics
  15. Memory14▲ 17×11 topics
  16. Regional Development13▲ 11×4 topics
  17. International Relations13▲ 16×15 topics
  18. Cultural Identity12▲ 7.0×14 topics
  19. Empire12▲ 43×4 topics
  20. Folklore12▲ 68×3 topics
  21. National Identity12▲ 31×7 topics
  22. Soviet Union12▲ 61×3 topics
  23. Cultural Heritage12▲ 6.3×15 topics
  24. Cultural Diplomacy12▲ 42×5 topics
  25. Culture12▲ 6.5×18 topics
  26. Gender12▲ 6.3×23 topics
  27. History11▲ 4.8×20 topics
  28. Labor Market11▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Agriculture10▲ 7.8×5 topics
  30. Literary Analysis10▲ 155×2 topics
  31. Eastern Europe10▲ 53×3 topics
  32. Conflict9▲ 17×8 topics
  33. Ethnic Cleansing9▲ 149×2 topics
  34. Mythology9▲ 53×3 topics
  35. Demographic Dynamics9▲ 72×1 topic
  36. Rural Transformation9▲ 72×1 topic
  37. Social History9▲ 32×4 topics
  38. Youth9▲ 19×5 topics
  39. Post-Soviet Politics8▲ 177×1 topic
  40. Stalinism8▲ 177×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Ethnology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends, Soviet and Russian History, Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia.

Regional Socio-Economic …9Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 9 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History8Soviet and Russian History: 8 fractional worksFolklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies: 7 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 6 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politics, Society: 6 fractional worksForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 6 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 6 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and E…5Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 5 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tourism: 5 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 5 fractional works
DemographyPolitical Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary TheorySociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 9 works
  2. 2 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  3. 3 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 7 works
  4. 4 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 6 works
  6. 6 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 6 works
  7. 7 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 6 works
  8. 8 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 5 works
  9. 9 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 5 works
  10. 10 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 5 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 available46.2%not open53.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.5%domestic only68.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Ethnology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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