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Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos

In research, Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,151 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,173 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 16.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,759
of 28,054 · #39,548 all time
Rank in Costa Rica
#26
of 26
Research works
513
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
2.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
90%
world 28%

What is Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos 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 SciencesField #6,151 of 6,365 5.0%80 #7922
Social SciencesDomain #10,173 of 10,521 5.0%92 #13894

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos 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 Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 16.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 27.0 works16×
  2. Social SciencesField · 80.5 works5.8×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.02× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.75× its world share, 80 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernardo Kliksberg, Manuel Jiménez de Parga y Cabrera and Ariel Dulitzky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos.

  1. 1 Bernardo Kliksberg Costa Rica · #85,353 worldwide 61 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Manuel Jiménez de Parga y Cabrera Costa Rica · #386,076 worldwide 7 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Ariel Dulitzky Costa Rica · #533,463 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Latin America, Globalization, Social Rights, Constitutionalism, Legal Philosophy, Legal Theory and Judicial Review.

▲ 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 Rights35▲ 31×23 topics
  2. Latin America23▲ 110×13 topics
  3. Globalization21▲ 9.9×19 topics
  4. Social Rights17▲ 465×2 topics
  5. Constitutionalism16▲ 155×3 topics
  6. Legal Philosophy15▲ 202×2 topics
  7. Legal Theory15▲ 188×2 topics
  8. Judicial Review13▲ 133×2 topics
  9. Constitutional Rights12▲ 558×1 topic
  10. Inter-American Court12▲ 558×1 topic
  11. Social Justice11▲ 17×7 topics
  12. Education10▲ 5.4×15 topics
  13. Constitutional Law9▲ 62×5 topics
  14. Criminal Justice8▲ 34×4 topics
  15. Sustainable Development8▲ 4.4×12 topics
  16. Social Movements7▲ 22×9 topics
  17. Public Policy7▲ 13×6 topics
  18. International Law7▲ 21×7 topics
  19. COVID-196▲ 4.3×4 topics
  20. European Union6▲ 25×5 topics
  21. Welfare State6▲ 67×3 topics
  22. Democracy6▲ 16×6 topics
  23. Ethics6▲ 11×7 topics
  24. Inequality5▲ 21×4 topics
  25. Prison System5▲ 84×3 topics
  26. Transparency5▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Schengen Area5▲ 150×2 topics
  28. Equality5▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Labor Law5▲ 165×1 topic
  30. Environmental Law5▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Criminal Law4▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Penal System4▲ 233×1 topic
  33. Social Control4▲ 168×1 topic
  34. Drug Policy4▲ 138×2 topics
  35. Inclusive Education4▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Social Inequality4▲ 15×8 topics
  37. Youth Offenders4▲ 89×2 topics
  38. Public Administration4▲ 45×3 topics
  39. Legal Reform4▲ 119×2 topics
  40. Healthcare Access4▲ 13×7 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Human Rights and Immigration, Criminal Justice and Penology and Social Issues and Policies in Latin America.

Comparative constitution…12Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 12 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 5 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 4 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 4 fractional worksPolitical Dynamics in Latin America: 4 fractional worksGender, Violence, Rights in Latin America: 3 fractional worksLegal processes and juri…3Legal processes and jurisprudence: 3 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 3 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues3Brazilian Legal Issues: 3 fractional worksComparative International Legal Studies: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceLawPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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

  1. 1 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  2. 2 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 4 works
  4. 4 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 4 works
  5. 5 Political Dynamics in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Gender, Violence, Rights in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 3 works
  8. 8 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  9. 9 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 3 works
  10. 10 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 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 available89.8%not open10.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.5%domestic only49.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% 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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