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Institute on Governance

In research, Institute on Governance stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,520 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,518 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,215 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Strategy and Management — Political Science and International Relations is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,341
of 28,054 · #12,512 all time
Rank in Canada
#187
of 403
Research works
1.9k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Institute on Governance 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 #3,520 of 10,521 16.6%258 #2748
Social SciencesField #2,518 of 6,365 14.2%149 #2153
Physical SciencesDomain #9,215 of 12,888 16.2%68 #14329

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute on Governance 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#2,748 #3,520
  2. Social Sciences#2,153 #2,518
  3. Physical Sciences#14,329 #9,215
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 on Governance specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 43.7 works8.3×
  2. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 21.3 works7.0×
← 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: 0.57× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.11× its world share, 58 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.25× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.33× its world share, 149 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute on Governance?

Ranked on the composite score, Timo Koivurova, James E Orlikoff and Leena Heinämäki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute on Governance.

  1. 1 Timo Koivurova Canada · #371,269 worldwide 77 citations · 104 works
  2. 2 James E Orlikoff Canada · #524,740 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Leena Heinämäki Canada · #532,184 worldwide 9 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Ilona Mettiäinen Canada · #535,888 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Clement Salung Petersen Canada · #574,841 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Nathan Gardels Canada · #607,174 worldwide 12 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Mary K Totten Canada · #773,252 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Shann Turnbull Canada · #826,266 worldwide 109 citations · 65 works
  9. 9 Jørn Vestergaard Canada · #864,849 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Verena; id_orcid 0000-0002-8998-248X Madner Canada · #1,004,627 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Institute on Governance

Which keywords describe research at Institute on Governance?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, International Law, Global Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Governance, Accountability, Big Data and Globalization.

▲ 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. Human Rights32▲ 8.7×30 topics
  2. International Law26▲ 24×20 topics
  3. Climate Change22▲ 2.3×40 topics
  4. Sustainability21▲ 2.4×37 topics
  5. Globalization20▲ 2.9×49 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence19▲ 3.9×25 topics
  7. Sustainable Development18▲ 3.3×37 topics
  8. Big Data16▲ 5.0×15 topics
  9. Global Governance15▲ 19×15 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management14▲ 4.3×14 topics
  11. Governance13▲ 12×12 topics
  12. Accountability13▲ 35×4 topics
  13. Economic Growth12▲ 4.1×20 topics
  14. Innovation12▲ 3.1×16 topics
  15. Democracy11▲ 9.1×11 topics
  16. Ethics11▲ 6.6×13 topics
  17. Development9▲ 7.5×11 topics
  18. International Relations9▲ 11×12 topics
  19. Sovereignty9▲ 28×6 topics
  20. Biodiversity Conservation9▲ 6.8×8 topics
  21. Economic Development9▲ 3.1×15 topics
  22. Corporate Governance9▲ 3.3×18 topics
  23. Transparency9▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Judicial Review8▲ 27×4 topics
  25. Political Economy7▲ 8.2×12 topics
  26. Surveillance7▲ 7.7×4 topics
  27. Transnational Corporations7▲ 82×2 topics
  28. Constitutionalism7▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Corporate Social Responsibility7▲ 12×5 topics
  30. ECHR6▲ 47×1 topic
  31. European Legal Systems6▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Security Council6▲ 34×2 topics
  33. State Sovereignty6▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Civil Society6▲ 15×5 topics
  35. Discrimination6▲ 8.6×2 topics
  36. Environmental Protection6▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Fairness6▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Access and Benefit Sharing6▲ 120×1 topic
  39. Marine Genetic Resources6▲ 120×1 topic
  40. Algorithmic Bias6▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute on Governance publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, International Maritime Law Issues, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI and Law, logistics, and international trade.

European and Internation…6European and International Law Studies: 6 fractional worksInternational Maritime L…6International Maritime Law Issues: 6 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…6Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 6 fractional worksLaw, logistics, and inte…5Law, logistics, and international trade: 5 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional worksCorporate Law and Human Rights: 4 fractional worksArctic and Russian Polic…4Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 4 fractional worksPublic Procurement and Policy: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental law and policy: 3 fractional worksInternational Environmen…3International Environmental Law and Policies: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSafety ResearchAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  2. 2 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  3. 3 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 6 works
  4. 4 Law, logistics, and international trade Accounting 5 works
  5. 5 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Corporate Law and Human Rights Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  7. 7 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 4 works
  9. 9 Environmental law and policy Law 3 works
  10. 10 International Environmental Law and Policies Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 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 available43.1%not open56.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.8%domestic only64.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute on Governance's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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