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Institute of Human Sciences

In research, Institute of Human Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,736 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,071
of 28,054 · #32,306 all time
Rank in Austria
#147
of 168
Research works
239
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

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 #9,736 of 16,945 27.3%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.47× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.85× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.04× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.88× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Human Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Astrid Wallrabenstein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Human Sciences.

  1. 1 Astrid Wallrabenstein Austria · #351,256 worldwide 6 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Human Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Human Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Religion, Globalization, Human Rights, Migration, Knowledge Management, Nationalism and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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. Globalization4▲ 3.4×12 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 1.30×15 topics
  3. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.2×8 topics
  4. Human Rights3▲ 4.9×8 topics
  5. Literature3▲ 8.5×8 topics
  6. Religion3▲ 9.6×8 topics
  7. Migration3▲ 12×5 topics
  8. History3▲ 5.6×8 topics
  9. Identity3▲ 5.3×9 topics
  10. Knowledge Management3▲ 7.0×5 topics
  11. Education3▲ 2.2×8 topics
  12. Quality of Life3▲ 2.7×7 topics
  13. Nationalism2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  14. Soviet Union2▲ 57×2 topics
  15. Big Data2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  16. Teacher Education2▲ 25×3 topics
  17. Digital Economy2▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Empire2▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Gender2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  20. National Identity2▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Conflict2▲ 16×4 topics
  22. Colonialism2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  23. Ethics2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  24. Authoritarianism2▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Central Asia2▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Theology2▲ 23×3 topics
  27. Urban Development2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  28. Violence2▲ 15×3 topics
  29. European Union1▲ 9.1×3 topics
  30. Materiality1▲ 56×2 topics
  31. Biopolitics1▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Emotion1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  33. Media1▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Photography1▲ 49×2 topics
  35. Cultural Diplomacy1▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Foresight1▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Middle East1▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Narrative1▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Secularism1▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Stalinism1▲ 127×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Soviet and Russian History, Digital literacy in education, Polish Historical and Cultural Studies and Gender and Women's Rights.

Soviet and Russian History1Soviet and Russian History: 1 fractional worksDigital literacy in educ…1Digital literacy in education: 1 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksGender and Women's Rights: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 1 fractional worksScientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry: 1 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 1 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Stud…1Health and Conflict Studies: 1 fractional worksVisual Culture and Art Theory: 1 fractional worksRegional Development and Management Studies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsInformation SystemsHistorySociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Digital literacy in education Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Gender and Women's Rights Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 1 works
  6. 6 Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Visual Culture and Art Theory Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  10. 10 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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