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Institute of Philosophy

In research, Institute of Philosophy stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,954 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 8.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,256
of 28,054 · #32,525 all time
Rank in China
#2,874
of 3,058
Research works
688
▲ 60% vs 2013–17
Citations
836
1.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Institute of Philosophy 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 #4,954 of 10,521 20.6%82 #9629

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 27.7 works8.7×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.52× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.70× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.66× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.23× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Philosophy?

Ranked on the composite score, Qiu Renzong and Cai Yi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Philosophy.

  1. 1 Qiu Renzong China · #882,363 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Cai Yi China · #1,162,785 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Philosophy

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Philosophy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Philosophy, History, Religion, Nationalism, Perception, Truth, Globalization and Culture.

▲ 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. Philosophy11▲ 24×12 topics
  2. History11▲ 14×11 topics
  3. Religion10▲ 19×13 topics
  4. Globalization9▲ 4.0×22 topics
  5. Nationalism8▲ 16×7 topics
  6. Perception7▲ 94×3 topics
  7. Truth7▲ 188×2 topics
  8. Culture6▲ 9.7×9 topics
  9. Regulation5▲ 9.2×2 topics
  10. China5▲ 52×2 topics
  11. Christianity5▲ 79×1 topic
  12. Confucianism5▲ 113×1 topic
  13. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 3.4×13 topics
  14. Literature5▲ 8.5×8 topics
  15. Belief4▲ 284×1 topic
  16. Knowledge4▲ 169×1 topic
  17. Innovation4▲ 3.7×10 topics
  18. Ethics4▲ 7.7×11 topics
  19. Identity4▲ 5.2×7 topics
  20. Ethnicity4▲ 9.6×8 topics
  21. Human Rights4▲ 3.6×6 topics
  22. Modal Logic4▲ 126×2 topics
  23. Economic Development4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  24. Modernization4▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Neuroscience4▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Genetic Information3▲ 77×2 topics
  27. Knowledge Management3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  28. Aristotle3▲ 105×2 topics
  29. Legal Regulation3▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Philosophy of Science3▲ 82×2 topics
  31. Consciousness3▲ 39×3 topics
  32. Evolutionary Synthesis3▲ 151×1 topic
  33. Mechanistic Explanation3▲ 151×1 topic
  34. Science3▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Politics3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  36. Alchemy3▲ 70×3 topics
  37. Metaphysics3▲ 57×3 topics
  38. Model Checking3▲ 52×3 topics
  39. Knowledge Representation2▲ 25×4 topics
  40. Society2▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Philosophy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chinese history and philosophy, Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Philosophy and History of Science and Classical Philosophy and Thought.

Chinese history and philosophy: 5 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 4 fractional worksPhilosophy and History of Science: 3 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and Thought: 2 fractional worksPhilosophy and Theoretical Science: 2 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 2 fractional worksLogic, Reasoning, and Kn…2Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge: 2 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 2 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePhilosophyHistory and Philosophy of ScienceExperimental and Cognitive Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 4 works
  3. 3 Philosophy and History of Science History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  4. 4 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 2 works
  5. 5 Philosophy and Theoretical Science Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 2 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Philosophy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% 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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