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Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology

In research, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,216 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,821 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,521
of 28,054 · #40,052 all time
Rank in China
#3,045
of 3,058
Research works
347
▲ 113% vs 2013–17
Citations
565
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Institute of Ethnology and 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 #9,216 of 10,521 11.8%85 #13329
Social SciencesField #5,821 of 6,365 12.3%61 #7868

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 28.4 works7.3×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.06× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.42× its world share, 61 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology?

Ranked on the composite score, Victor Shnirelman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology.

  1. 1 Victor Shnirelman China · #590,335 worldwide 15 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology?

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

▲ 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. Nationalism12▲ 24×12 topics
  2. Globalization11▲ 5.1×29 topics
  3. Identity11▲ 14×19 topics
  4. Migration11▲ 29×13 topics
  5. Colonialism8▲ 16×13 topics
  6. Climate Change8▲ 2.6×10 topics
  7. Politics7▲ 23×8 topics
  8. Sustainability7▲ 2.6×11 topics
  9. Food Security6▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Economic Growth6▲ 6.6×8 topics
  11. Ethnicity6▲ 14×10 topics
  12. Social Media6▲ 3.8×7 topics
  13. Religion6▲ 11×11 topics
  14. Central Asia5▲ 70×4 topics
  15. Cultural Diplomacy5▲ 55×5 topics
  16. Gender5▲ 8.5×13 topics
  17. International Relations5▲ 18×10 topics
  18. History5▲ 6.0×13 topics
  19. Labor Market4▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Youth4▲ 29×3 topics
  21. Agriculture4▲ 10.0×2 topics
  22. Empire4▲ 45×3 topics
  23. Cultural Identity4▲ 7.1×6 topics
  24. Regional Development4▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Demographic Dynamics4▲ 92×1 topic
  26. Ecological Knowledge4▲ 79×2 topics
  27. Rural Transformation4▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Soviet Union4▲ 61×2 topics
  29. Civic Participation4▲ 65×1 topic
  30. National Identity4▲ 30×4 topics
  31. Sociological Research4▲ 104×1 topic
  32. Feminism4▲ 12×7 topics
  33. Linguistics4▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Vulnerability4▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Governance3▲ 9.6×5 topics
  36. Ethnic Cleansing3▲ 167×1 topic
  37. Stalinism3▲ 229×1 topic
  38. Age Estimation3▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Sex Determination3▲ 75×1 topic
  40. Regional Planning3▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends, Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia, Soviet and Russian History and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies.

Regional Socio-Economic …4Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 4 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics …4Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 4 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History3Soviet and Russian History: 3 fractional worksForensic Anthropology an…3Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 3 fractional worksChina's Ethnic Minorities and Relations: 3 fractional worksRegional Development and Environment: 3 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Ine…2Income, Poverty, and Inequality: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and E…2Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 2 fractional worksArctic and Russian Polic…2Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 2 fractional worksRangeland Management and…2Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 2 fractional works
DemographySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsArcheology2 others

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

  1. 1 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 4 works
  2. 2 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 3 works
  5. 5 China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available49.2%not open50.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.7%domestic only40.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 113% 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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