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Institute of Philosophy and Sociology

In research, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,398 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,816 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Philosophy and Political Science and International Relations — Philosophy is 18.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,069
of 28,054 · #27,270 all time
Rank in Poland
#231
of 318
Research works
1.4k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Institute of Philosophy and Sociology 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 #5,398 of 10,521 15.9%235 #5779
Social SciencesField #3,816 of 6,365 15.8%163 #4725

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Philosophy takes 18.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhilosophySubfield · 20.7 works18×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 37.1 works9.4×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.80× its world share, 45 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.83× its world share, 163 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 Philosophy and Sociology?

Ranked on the composite score, Paweł Gładziejewski, Elżbieta Tarkowska and Szymon Wróbel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Philosophy and Sociology.

  1. 1 Paweł Gładziejewski Poland · #619,965 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Elżbieta Tarkowska Poland · #670,786 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Szymon Wróbel Poland · #674,454 worldwide 1 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Paweł Dybel Poland · #721,016 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Dariusz Libionka Poland · #742,447 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Andrzej Leder Poland · #760,093 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Krystyna Janicka Poland · #970,681 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 A Ostrowska Poland · #1,178,290 worldwide 14 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Philosophy and Sociology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Philosophy and Sociology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Cultural Studies, Identity, Nationalism, Ethnography, Ethics and Eastern Europe.

▲ 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. Education42▲ 9.1×23 topics
  2. Globalization40▲ 7.6×44 topics
  3. Cultural Studies30▲ 30×8 topics
  4. Identity25▲ 13×17 topics
  5. Nationalism24▲ 19×10 topics
  6. Ethnography23▲ 50×3 topics
  7. Ethics21▲ 16×23 topics
  8. Eastern Europe20▲ 137×3 topics
  9. Soviet Union20▲ 127×3 topics
  10. Pedagogy19▲ 15×6 topics
  11. Cultural Discourse18▲ 181×2 topics
  12. Literature18▲ 13×8 topics
  13. Polish history18▲ 249×1 topic
  14. Polish minority18▲ 249×1 topic
  15. Migration15▲ 17×6 topics
  16. Social Sciences14▲ 38×4 topics
  17. Holocaust14▲ 169×3 topics
  18. Memory14▲ 21×6 topics
  19. Economic Development13▲ 6.1×13 topics
  20. Cultural Identity13▲ 9.5×7 topics
  21. Religion13▲ 10×18 topics
  22. Media Literacy13▲ 8.5×2 topics
  23. Digital Innovations13▲ 302×1 topic
  24. Lifelong Learning13▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Youth Development13▲ 51×1 topic
  26. History13▲ 6.8×7 topics
  27. Cultural Heritage12▲ 8.5×5 topics
  28. Memory Studies12▲ 72×2 topics
  29. National Identity12▲ 40×4 topics
  30. Community12▲ 40×3 topics
  31. Narrative12▲ 28×5 topics
  32. Cultural12▲ 94×2 topics
  33. European Union12▲ 19×11 topics
  34. Language12▲ 18×4 topics
  35. Consumer Behavior12▲ 6.9×6 topics
  36. Lexicography12▲ 47×3 topics
  37. Social Change12▲ 35×3 topics
  38. Culture11▲ 8.1×5 topics
  39. Ritual11▲ 145×1 topic
  40. Historiography11▲ 34×3 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Philosophy and Sociology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, Education and Cultural Studies, Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies and Language and Culture.

Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 18 fractional worksEducation and Cultural Studies: 13 fractional worksPolish-Jewish Holocaust …11Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies: 11 fractional worksLanguage and Culture11Language and Culture: 11 fractional worksCentral European Literary Studies: 11 fractional worksSocial Issues in Poland: 8 fractional worksDiverse Academic Researc…6Diverse Academic Research Studies: 6 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 5 fractional worksContemporary Social and Economic Issues: 5 fractional worksPolish Legal and Social Issues: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEducationPhilosophyLinguistics and Language5 others

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

  1. 1 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  2. 2 Education and Cultural Studies Education 13 works
  3. 3 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 11 works
  4. 4 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 11 works
  5. 5 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 11 works
  6. 6 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 8 works
  7. 7 Diverse Academic Research Studies Cultural Studies 6 works
  8. 8 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Contemporary Social and Economic Issues General Social Sciences 5 works
  10. 10 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 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 available68.3%not open31.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Philosophy and Sociology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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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