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Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

In research, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,918 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,004 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,786 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology and Political Science and International Relations — Archeology is 33.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,338
of 28,054 · #31,632 all time
Rank in Slovakia
#42
of 73
Research works
905
▲ 176% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
1.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences 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 #6,918 of 10,521 6.6%251 #8769
Social SciencesField #5,004 of 6,365 6.2%171 #6464
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,786 of 1,998 6.2%64 #2494
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,436 of 2,578 6.2%64 #3983

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of 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).

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#8,769 #6,918
  2. Social Sciences#6,464 #5,004
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,494 #1,786
  4. Sociology and Political Science#3,983 #2,436
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 Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 33.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 27.3 works34×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 54.3 works14×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.23× its world share, 64 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.87× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.00× its world share, 171 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniela Tan, K. R. Norman and Karol R. Sorby lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Daniela Tan Slovakia · #387,165 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 K. R. Norman Slovakia · #667,415 worldwide 2 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Karol R. Sorby Slovakia · #856,001 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 O. Bubenok Slovakia · #1,011,011 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Vinod C. Khanna Slovakia · #1,169,690 worldwide 5 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Kishan S. Rana Slovakia · #1,178,692 worldwide 5 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Mira Sinha Bhattacharjea Slovakia · #1,208,252 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Politics, Globalization, Middle East, Nationalism, History, Identity, Religion and International Relations.

▲ 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. Globalization33▲ 6.2×38 topics
  2. Politics31▲ 43×9 topics
  3. Middle East27▲ 157×2 topics
  4. Nationalism25▲ 20×15 topics
  5. History24▲ 13×15 topics
  6. Identity22▲ 11×20 topics
  7. Religion19▲ 15×14 topics
  8. Human Rights18▲ 6.5×15 topics
  9. International Relations17▲ 26×10 topics
  10. Culture17▲ 12×12 topics
  11. Central Asia16▲ 86×4 topics
  12. Empire16▲ 69×2 topics
  13. Feminism16▲ 20×4 topics
  14. Genocide15▲ 100×2 topics
  15. Ottoman Empire15▲ 75×2 topics
  16. Secularism15▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Colonialism14▲ 11×10 topics
  18. Iran14▲ 119×1 topic
  19. Islamic reform14▲ 119×1 topic
  20. Literature14▲ 9.5×15 topics
  21. Philosophy14▲ 12×7 topics
  22. Media14▲ 33×4 topics
  23. Gender13▲ 8.9×14 topics
  24. Qatar13▲ 244×1 topic
  25. Rwanda13▲ 244×1 topic
  26. Linguistics13▲ 29×5 topics
  27. Ethnicity12▲ 12×10 topics
  28. Palestine12▲ 78×2 topics
  29. Geopolitics12▲ 28×8 topics
  30. Migration12▲ 13×13 topics
  31. Cultural Interaction11▲ 163×2 topics
  32. Eurasian Exchange11▲ 198×1 topic
  33. Silk Roads11▲ 198×1 topic
  34. Global Trade10▲ 20×4 topics
  35. Society10▲ 19×7 topics
  36. Modernization10▲ 20×4 topics
  37. Political Economy9▲ 13×6 topics
  38. Refugees9▲ 26×6 topics
  39. Archaeological Evidence9▲ 65×2 topics
  40. Urban Development9▲ 8.9×5 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Studies and History, Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts, Eurasian Exchange Networks and Ancient Near East History.

Islamic Studies and History: 14 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 13 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks11Eurasian Exchange Networks: 11 fractional worksAncient Near East History8Ancient Near East History: 8 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 8 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 8 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and …7Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 7 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 7 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 6 fractional worksMiddle East Politics and Society: 5 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceAnthropologyArcheology2 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  2. 2 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  3. 3 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 11 works
  4. 4 Ancient Near East History Archeology 8 works
  5. 5 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  6. 6 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 8 works
  7. 7 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  8. 8 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 7 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 6 works
  10. 10 Middle East Politics and Society Sociology and Political Science 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 available47.7%not open52.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 176% 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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