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Institute of Human Sciences

In research, Institute of Human Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,860 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,073
of 22,385 · #22,768 all time
Rank in Austria
#122
of 143
Research works
239
▲ 62% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
47%
world 18%
Institute of Human Sciences

What is Institute of Human Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #6,860 of 14,833 14.1%160

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Human Sciences 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Institute of Human Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Institute of Human Sciences is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Arts and Humanities (16%), Psychology (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 51 fractional works · 62.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 29.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 16.2% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 9.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 19.6% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.3% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 7.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.7% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute ofHuman Sciences82fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences62%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2429.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities1316.2%
    3. Psychology89.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting22.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.8%
    1. Computer Science56.3%
    2. Environmental Science44.6%
    3. Engineering33.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.5%
    5. Chemistry10.9%
    6. Energy10.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    8. Materials Science00.4%
    9. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Medicine67.0%
    2. Health Professions22.8%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Neuroscience44.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.79× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.62× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.20× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.62×13 works
  2. Psychology3.20×8 works
  3. Neuroscience2.79×4 works
  4. Social Sciences2.35×24 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.72×3 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.61×2 works
  7. Health Professions1.06×2 works
  8. Nursing0.97×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.93×4 works
  10. Energy0.90×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.81×5 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.79×1 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×2 works
  14. Chemistry0.56×1 works
  15. Medicine0.36×6 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×2 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.25×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.24×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×1 works
  20. Engineering0.22×3 works
  21. Mathematics0.18×0 works
  22. Veterinary0.12×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Human Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Clemena Antonova, Ludger Hagedorn and Misha Glenny lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Human Sciences.

  1. 1 Clemena Antonova Austria · #2,016,267 worldwide 162 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Ludger Hagedorn Austria · #3,596,287 worldwide 10 citations · 14 works
  3. 3 Misha Glenny Austria · #3,775,339 worldwide 660 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Human Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Institute of Human Sciences?

The most cited paper from Institute of Human Sciences is "Mobbing and well-being: Economic and personnel development implications" (Klaus Niedl, 1996), with 389 citations. Next come "A framework for understanding old-age vulnerabilities" (324) and "MAINSTREAMING GENDER EQUALITY IN EUROPE. A CRITICAL FRAME ANALYSIS APPROACH" (244).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mobbing and well-being: Economic and personnel development implications Klaus Niedl · European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology Jun 1996 389
2 A framework for understanding old-age vulnerabilities Elisabeth Schröder‐Butterfill, Ruly Marianti · Ageing and Society Open access 2006 324
3 MAINSTREAMING GENDER EQUALITY IN EUROPE. A CRITICAL FRAME ANALYSIS APPROACH Mieke Verloo · Επιθεώρηση Κοινωνικών Ερευνών Open access 9 Mar 2016 244
4 Playing Symbolically with Death in Extreme Sports David Le Breton · Body & Society Mar 2000 171
5 Using attachment and relational perspectives to understand adaptation and resilience among immigrant and refugee youth. Linda P. Juang, Jeffry A. Simpson, Richard M. Lee et al. · American Psychologist Sep 2018 145
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Which keywords describe research at Institute of Human Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Religion, Migration, Globalization, Soviet Union, Human Rights, Identity and National Identity.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization5▲ 3.0×13 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 1.37×19 topics
  3. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.8×9 topics
  4. Literature4▲ 7.8×9 topics
  5. Religion4▲ 9.2×9 topics
  6. Human Rights3▲ 4.1×8 topics
  7. Migration3▲ 12×6 topics
  8. Quality of Life3▲ 2.8×8 topics
  9. Education3▲ 2.2×10 topics
  10. Identity3▲ 5.0×10 topics
  11. History3▲ 4.9×9 topics
  12. Knowledge Management3▲ 5.9×5 topics
  13. Soviet Union3▲ 57×2 topics
  14. Ethics2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  15. National Identity2▲ 25×3 topics
  16. Nationalism2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  17. Empire2▲ 33×2 topics
  18. Gender2▲ 4.9×8 topics
  19. Colonialism2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  20. Teacher Education2▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Digital Economy2▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Conflict2▲ 15×5 topics
  23. Central Asia2▲ 32×2 topics
  24. Cultural Exchange2▲ 17×4 topics
  25. Archaeology2▲ 16×5 topics
  26. Media2▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Cultural Diplomacy2▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Authoritarianism2▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Ethnic Cleansing2▲ 89×1 topic
  30. Stalinism2▲ 125×1 topic
  31. Theology2▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Violence2▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Early Intervention1▲ 19×2 topics
  34. European Union1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Materiality1▲ 46×2 topics
  36. Neurodevelopmental Disorders1▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Agricultural Origins1▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Biopolitics1▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Emotion Recognition1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  40. Photography1▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Human Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Soviet and Russian History, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research and Polish Historical and Cultural Studies.

Soviet and Russian History2Soviet and Russian History: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …1Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 1 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 1 fractional worksStuttering Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksDigital literacy in education: 1 fractional worksScientific Research and …1Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry: 1 fractional worksForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPaleontologyCognitive NeuroscienceAnthropology4 others

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

  1. 1 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 1 works
  3. 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  4. 4 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 1 works
  6. 6 Stuttering Research and Treatment Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Digital literacy in education Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 1 works
  10. 10 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 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 available58.5%not open41.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.4%domestic only52.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Human Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 62% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institute of Human Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Institute of Human Sciences0.00038% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institute of Human Sciences over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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