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Institute of International Relations Prague

In research, Institute of International Relations Prague stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,323 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,737 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#549 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 19.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,421
of 28,054 · #13,710 all time
Rank in Czechia
#72
of 163
Research works
918
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Institute of International Relations Prague 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 #4,323 of 10,521 18.2%221 #4090
Social SciencesField #2,737 of 6,365 19.7%169 #2258
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #549 of 1,201 22.5%78 #492

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of International Relations Prague 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#4,090 #4,323
  2. Social Sciences#2,258 #2,737
  3. Political Science and International Relations#492 #549
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.

What does Institute of International Relations Prague specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 19.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 78.2 works20×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 56.7 works6.0×
  3. Social SciencesField · 169.3 works5.1×
  4. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 27.6 works4.9×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.82× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.53× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.88× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.06× its world share, 169 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Institute of International Relations Prague?

Ranked on the composite score, Tomáš Doležal, Petr Kratochvíl and Tomáš Profant lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of International Relations Prague.

  1. 1 Tomáš Doležal Czechia · #440,666 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Petr Kratochvíl Czechia · #549,552 worldwide 24 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Tomáš Profant Czechia · #608,621 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Elsa Tulmets Czechia · #616,650 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Jan Eichler Czechia · #655,741 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Petr Drulák Czechia · #663,946 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Veronika Bílková Czechia · #726,637 worldwide 15 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Richard Turcsányi Czechia · #739,270 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Lukáš Tichý Czechia · #995,127 worldwide 13 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of International Relations Prague

Which keywords describe research at Institute of International Relations Prague?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Global Governance, Geopolitics, International Law, International Relations, Governance and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Globalization41▲ 7.8×55 topics
  2. Human Rights30▲ 11×30 topics
  3. Global Governance23▲ 38×11 topics
  4. Geopolitics22▲ 55×8 topics
  5. International Law22▲ 27×15 topics
  6. International Relations21▲ 33×14 topics
  7. Sustainable Development18▲ 4.3×28 topics
  8. Governance16▲ 19×12 topics
  9. Nationalism16▲ 13×20 topics
  10. Climate Change15▲ 2.2×24 topics
  11. Security15▲ 8.5×7 topics
  12. Conflict14▲ 33×9 topics
  13. Authoritarianism14▲ 58×5 topics
  14. European Union13▲ 22×11 topics
  15. Economic Development13▲ 6.0×22 topics
  16. Democracy12▲ 13×16 topics
  17. Russia12▲ 102×3 topics
  18. Identity11▲ 6.0×19 topics
  19. Neoliberalism11▲ 12×12 topics
  20. Ukraine11▲ 118×3 topics
  21. Ethnicity10▲ 9.6×10 topics
  22. Migration9▲ 10×10 topics
  23. Information Warfare9▲ 109×2 topics
  24. Diplomacy9▲ 36×5 topics
  25. Politics9▲ 13×10 topics
  26. Political Economy9▲ 13×14 topics
  27. Soft Power9▲ 83×2 topics
  28. Power9▲ 47×3 topics
  29. Religion9▲ 7.0×11 topics
  30. Genocide8▲ 57×3 topics
  31. Hegemony8▲ 118×2 topics
  32. International Institutions8▲ 141×1 topic
  33. Islam8▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Norms8▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Digital Transformation8▲ 5.5×13 topics
  36. Security Council7▲ 53×2 topics
  37. European Integration7▲ 48×5 topics
  38. State Sovereignty7▲ 56×2 topics
  39. Humanitarian Intervention7▲ 71×2 topics
  40. Financial Security6▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does Institute of International Relations Prague publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Relations and Foreign Policy, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, European Union Policy and Governance and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

International Relations …8International Relations and Foreign Policy: 8 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geo…6European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 6 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 6 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 6 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 5 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and Governance: 5 fractional worksEuropean Politics and Security: 4 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterror…4Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 4 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 4 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and Society: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsDevelopmentSociology and Political Science

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

  1. 1 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  2. 2 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  3. 3 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  5. 5 International Development and Aid Development 5 works
  6. 6 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 European Politics and Security Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 4 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 available47.1%not open52.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.0%domestic only69.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of International Relations Prague's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% 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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