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International Baccalaureate

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World rank, all time
#22,234
of 34,923
Rank in Switzerland
#274
of 378
Research works
208
▲ 81% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
45%
world 18%
International Baccalaureate

Which fields of science does International Baccalaureate work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at International Baccalaureate is in Social Sciences, 35% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Social Sciences (22%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Social Sciences: 21 fractional works · 35.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 21.8% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 34.7% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 27.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedical Terminology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 18.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInternationalBaccalaureate60fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences35%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1321.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities24.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting23.2%
    4. Psychology22.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.9%
    6. Decision Sciences11.5%
    1. Medicine1727.6%
    2. Health Professions46.0%
    3. Nursing00.6%
    4. Dentistry00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology57.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences35.5%
    3. Neuroscience12.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.3%
    1. Engineering24.0%
    2. Environmental Science22.8%
    3. Energy11.8%
    4. Computer Science11.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.0%
    6. Chemistry00.5%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.57× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.27× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.43× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.57×1 works
  2. Health Professions2.27×4 works
  3. Energy1.97×1 works
  4. Social Sciences1.72×13 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.60×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.52×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.48×5 works
  8. Medicine1.43×17 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.40×2 works
  10. Neuroscience1.30×1 works
  11. Nursing1.16×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.15×3 works
  13. Dentistry1.14×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting1.00×2 works
  15. Psychology0.96×2 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×1 works
  17. Environmental Science0.56×2 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.43×1 works
  19. Chemistry0.35×0 works
  20. Engineering0.26×2 works
  21. Computer Science0.16×1 works
  22. Mathematics0.12×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at International Baccalaureate?

Ranked on the quality score, Ian Hill, Kofi Addo and George Walker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Baccalaureate.

  1. 1 Ian Hill Switzerland · #838,505 worldwide 1.5k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Kofi Addo Switzerland · #1,364,289 worldwide 857 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 George Walker Switzerland · #3,480,831 worldwide 365 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at International Baccalaureate

What are the most cited papers from International Baccalaureate?

The most cited paper from International Baccalaureate is "Family Support and Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Origins, Advances, Impact" (Judith S. Gooding, Liza G. Cooper, Arianna I. Blaine et al., 2011), with 592 citations. Next come "Belonging, identity and Third Culture Kids" (225) and "Pandemics Throughout the History" (170).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Family Support and Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Origins, Advances, Impact Judith S. Gooding, Liza G. Cooper, Arianna I. Blaine et al. · Seminars in Perinatology Open access 20 Jan 2011 592
2 Belonging, identity and Third Culture Kids Helen Fail, Jeff Thompson, George Walker · Journal of Research in International Education 27 Oct 2004 225
3 Pandemics Throughout the History Shrikanth Sampath, Anwar Khedr, Shahraz Qamar et al. · Cureus Open access 20 Sep 2021 170
4 Evidence-based Practice Robin Purdy Newhouse, Sandra L. Dearholt, Stephanie Poe et al. · JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration 2005 144
5 Student types, school types and their combined influence on the development of intercultural understanding Ian Hill · Journal of Research in International Education Open access 27 Mar 2006 136
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Which keywords describe research at International Baccalaureate?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Globalization, Education, Energy Security, Geopolitics, Teacher Training, Bilingual Education and Language Policy.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainability5▲ 3.2×12 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 1.69×30 topics
  3. Globalization4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  4. Education3▲ 3.2×11 topics
  5. Climate Change2▲ 1.55×6 topics
  6. Quality of Life2▲ 2.8×10 topics
  7. Online Learning2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  8. Public Health2▲ 2.5×11 topics
  9. Teacher Training2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  10. Educational Technology2▲ 2.8×9 topics
  11. Energy Security2▲ 88×2 topics
  12. Geopolitics2▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.3×3 topics
  14. Bilingual Education2▲ 28×3 topics
  15. Language Policy2▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Anxiety2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  17. Multilingualism2▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Physical Activity2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  19. Depression2▲ 3.0×7 topics
  20. Diversity2▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Learning Outcomes2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  22. Pain Management2▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Social Justice2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  24. Student Perceptions2▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Non-Communicable Diseases1▲ 8.6×3 topics
  26. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  27. Sociolinguistics1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  28. Teacher Education1▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Air Quality1▲ 8.8×1 topic
  30. CLIL1▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Cancer Survivorship1▲ 22×1 topic
  32. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor1▲ 148×1 topic
  33. Content and Language Integrated Learning1▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Corporate Political Activity1▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Cultural Competence1▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Global Trade1▲ 8.5×1 topic
  37. Infrastructure Development1▲ 74×1 topic
  38. Natural Gas1▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Patient-Reported Outcomes1▲ 30×1 topic
  40. lockdown1▲ 81×1 topic

Which research topics does International Baccalaureate publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Belt and Road Initiative, COVID-19 impact on air quality and Second Language Learning and Teaching.

Global Public Health Pol…1Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative1Belt and Road Initiative: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 impact on air quality: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…1Second Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security a…1Global Energy Security and Policy: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 1 fractional worksStudent Assessment and F…1Student Assessment and Feedback: 1 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 1 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 1 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementEconomics and EconometricsGlobal and Planetary ChangeLiterature and Literary Theory5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  2. 2 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 impact on air quality Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  5. 5 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 1 works
  6. 6 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 1 works
  8. 8 Student Assessment and Feedback Education 1 works
  9. 9 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 1 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 available38.7%not open61.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.4%domestic only54.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has International Baccalaureate's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 81% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is International Baccalaureate as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%International Baccalaureate0.00036% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of International Baccalaureate over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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