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Institute of Political Studies

In research, Institute of Political Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,987 of 10,521 worldwide), Political Science and International Relations (#706 of 1,201 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,867 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, Social Sciences and Sociology and Political Science — Political Science and International Relations is 28.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,491
of 28,054 · #32,908 all time
Rank in Poland
#241
of 318
Research works
1.1k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Institute of Political Studies 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 #5,987 of 10,521 11.9%261 #9144
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #706 of 1,201 13.2%116 #1061
Social SciencesField #3,867 of 6,365 11.7%212 #5419

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Political Studies 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#9,144 #5,987
  2. Political Science and International Relations#1,061 #706
  3. Social Sciences#5,419 #3,867
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 Political Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 28.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 116.3 works28×
  2. Social SciencesField · 211.6 works6.1×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 49.5 works5.0×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.36× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 6.09× its world share, 212 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Political Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Józef M. Fiszer, Christina Thurner and Dariusz Stola lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Political Studies.

  1. 1 Józef M. Fiszer Poland · #405,894 worldwide 10 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Christina Thurner Poland · #452,978 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Dariusz Stola Poland · #480,584 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Piotr Madajczyk Poland · #490,448 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Grzegorz Motyka Poland · #494,574 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Bogdan W. Mach Poland · #808,560 worldwide 39 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Agnieszka K. Cianciara Poland · #894,207 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Political Studies

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Political Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Eastern Europe, Soviet Union, Cultural Discourse, Polish history, Polish minority, Identity and European Union.

▲ 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. Nationalism52▲ 41×15 topics
  2. Eastern Europe43▲ 284×3 topics
  3. Soviet Union43▲ 274×3 topics
  4. Cultural Discourse39▲ 371×2 topics
  5. Polish history39▲ 517×1 topic
  6. Polish minority39▲ 517×1 topic
  7. Identity36▲ 18×18 topics
  8. European Union34▲ 54×11 topics
  9. Migration34▲ 37×10 topics
  10. Globalization32▲ 5.9×37 topics
  11. Human Rights30▲ 11×19 topics
  12. Geopolitics29▲ 69×7 topics
  13. Security27▲ 15×6 topics
  14. Russia27▲ 221×3 topics
  15. Ukraine25▲ 265×2 topics
  16. Education24▲ 5.0×11 topics
  17. Foreign Policy23▲ 205×3 topics
  18. Balkans23▲ 345×2 topics
  19. Eastern Partnership21▲ 609×1 topic
  20. Eurasian Customs Union21▲ 609×1 topic
  21. Authoritarianism20▲ 82×4 topics
  22. Ethnography19▲ 39×4 topics
  23. Transition18▲ 71×2 topics
  24. Dissent17▲ 298×1 topic
  25. Post-Communist17▲ 298×1 topic
  26. Holocaust14▲ 168×3 topics
  27. History14▲ 7.3×10 topics
  28. International Relations13▲ 20×12 topics
  29. Memory13▲ 20×5 topics
  30. Cultural Identity12▲ 8.6×9 topics
  31. National Identity12▲ 37×5 topics
  32. Community12▲ 36×3 topics
  33. European Integration11▲ 73×4 topics
  34. Literature11▲ 7.4×9 topics
  35. Narrative11▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Cultural11▲ 82×1 topic
  37. Ritual11▲ 134×1 topic
  38. Information Technology10▲ 7.6×6 topics
  39. Memory Studies10▲ 55×3 topics
  40. Historiography9▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Political Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, European Politics and Security, Eastern European Communism and Reforms and Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies.

Polish Historical and Cu…39Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 39 fractional worksEuropean Politics and Se…21European Politics and Security: 21 fractional worksEastern European Communi…17Eastern European Communism and Reforms: 17 fractional worksPolish-Jewish Holocaust …11Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies: 11 fractional worksCentral European Literar…8Central European Literary Studies: 8 fractional worksLanguage and Culture7Language and Culture: 7 fractional worksGlobalization, Economics, and Policies: 6 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 4 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 4 fractional worksPost-Communist Economic and Political Transition: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political SciencePhilosophyAnthropology2 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 39 works
  2. 2 European Politics and Security Political Science and International Relations 21 works
  3. 3 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  4. 4 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 11 works
  5. 5 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 8 works
  6. 6 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 7 works
  7. 7 Globalization, Economics, and Policies Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  8. 8 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  9. 9 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition 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 available72.8%not open27.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Political Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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