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International Committee of the Red Cross

In research, International Committee of the Red Cross stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,906 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,163
of 28,054 · #26,804 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#148
of 220
Research works
817
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is International Committee of the Red Cross 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 #5,906 of 10,521 21.1%62 #7943

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Committee of the Red Cross 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 International Committee of the Red Cross specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 46.4 works3.9×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.44× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 2.09× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.88× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.86× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Committee of the Red Cross?

Ranked on the composite score, Louise Doswald-Beck, François Bugnion and Anne-Marie La Rosa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Committee of the Red Cross.

  1. 1 Louise Doswald-Beck Switzerland · #165,107 worldwide 50 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 François Bugnion Switzerland · #313,057 worldwide 18 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Anne-Marie La Rosa Switzerland · #505,095 worldwide 8 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Robin M. Coupland Switzerland · #526,371 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Yves Sandoz Switzerland · #535,809 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Bruno Demeyere Switzerland · #1,130,229 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 International Committee of the Red Cross Switzerland · #1,180,947 worldwide 0 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Lindsey Cameron Switzerland · #1,444,602 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at International Committee of the Red Cross

Which keywords describe research at International Committee of the Red Cross?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Security Council, International Law, Global Governance, Sovereignty, Genocide, Humanitarian Intervention and Responsibility to Protect.

▲ 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 Rights14▲ 14×20 topics
  2. Security Council11▲ 226×2 topics
  3. International Law11▲ 38×8 topics
  4. Global Governance8▲ 35×5 topics
  5. Sovereignty7▲ 83×5 topics
  6. Genocide7▲ 129×3 topics
  7. Humanitarian Intervention6▲ 179×2 topics
  8. Public Health6▲ 4.3×14 topics
  9. Responsibility to Protect6▲ 212×1 topic
  10. State Sovereignty6▲ 130×1 topic
  11. War Crimes6▲ 144×2 topics
  12. Globalization6▲ 3.0×12 topics
  13. International Criminal Law5▲ 245×1 topic
  14. International Humanitarian Law5▲ 245×1 topic
  15. Peacebuilding5▲ 77×3 topics
  16. Mental Health5▲ 3.4×10 topics
  17. Healthcare Workers4▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Neoliberalism3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  19. Mortality3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  20. Trauma3▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Conflict3▲ 19×4 topics
  22. Violence3▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Decolonization3▲ 38×4 topics
  24. Security3▲ 4.6×4 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  26. Ethics2▲ 5.1×9 topics
  27. Local Turn2▲ 175×1 topic
  28. Resilience Governance2▲ 175×1 topic
  29. European Union2▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Governance2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  31. Social Movements2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  32. Diplomacy2▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Resettlement2▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Disaster Response2▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Infectious Diseases2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  36. Authentication2▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Democratic Republic of Congo2▲ 118×1 topic
  38. International Cooperation2▲ 40×2 topics
  39. Iraq2▲ 118×1 topic
  40. Immigrant2▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does International Committee of the Red Cross publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Peace and Security Dynamics, International Law and Human Rights, Peacebuilding and International Security and Health and Conflict Studies.

Global Peace and Securit…6Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 6 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…5International Law and Human Rights: 5 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 2 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksDisaster Response and Ma…2Disaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksBiometric Identification and Security: 1 fractional worksPrivacy, Security, and Data Protection: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  2. 2 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  3. 3 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  7. 7 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  9. 9 Biometric Identification and Security Signal Processing 1 works
  10. 10 Privacy, Security, and Data Protection Sociology and Political 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 available26.1%not open73.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Committee of the Red Cross's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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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