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International Crisis Group

In research, International Crisis Group stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,571 of 9,330 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,653 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,407
of 22,385 · #18,940 all time
Rank in Belgium
#97
of 105
Research works
364
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.9k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
International Crisis Group

What is International Crisis Group known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #4,571 of 9,330 11.8%186
Social SciencesDomain #7,653 of 14,833 10.7%254

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Crisis Group 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does International Crisis Group work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at International Crisis Group is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (50%), Engineering (9%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 58 fractional works · 65.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 50.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 19 fractional works · 21.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 12.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 22.7% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 9.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInternationalCrisis Group89fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences65%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4550.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities44.1%
    3. Psychology33.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting22.8%
    6. Decision Sciences10.9%
    1. Engineering89.2%
    2. Computer Science66.9%
    3. Environmental Science44.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    6. Mathematics00.4%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Medicine33.8%
    2. Health Professions33.6%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
    3. Neuroscience10.6%
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: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.98× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.98×45 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.70×3 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.41×4 works
  4. Health Professions1.36×3 works
  5. Psychology1.25×3 works
  6. Environmental Science0.94×4 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.89×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.88×6 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.86×2 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.68×1 works
  11. Nursing0.64×0 works
  12. Engineering0.61×8 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×2 works
  14. Neuroscience0.37×0 works
  15. Mathematics0.32×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.26×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×1 works
  18. Medicine0.20×3 works
  19. Chemistry0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at International Crisis Group?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter Mwangi Kagwanja, Mac Darrow and Clint Reach lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Crisis Group.

  1. 1 Peter Mwangi Kagwanja Belgium · #1,666,234 worldwide 967 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Mac Darrow Belgium · #1,796,185 worldwide 368 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Clint Reach Belgium · #2,963,657 worldwide 238 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Phil Gunson Belgium · #3,053,212 worldwide 24 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Samina Ahmed Belgium · #3,146,145 worldwide 185 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Tareq Baconi Belgium · #3,306,505 worldwide 86 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Robert Malley Belgium · #4,371,163 worldwide 227 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Stephen J. Solarz Belgium · #4,415,879 worldwide 94 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Thierry Vircoulon Belgium · #6,272,297 worldwide 234 citations · 117 works
All ranked researchers at International Crisis Group

What are the most cited papers from International Crisis Group?

The most cited paper from International Crisis Group is "Effective Crisis Management" (Ian I. Mitroff, Paul Shrivastava, Firdaus E. Udwadia, 1987), with 340 citations. Next come "Efficacy of an HIV/STI Prevention Intervention for Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: Findings from the Many Men, Many Voices (3MV) Project" (223) and "Gênero e colonialidade: em busca de chaves de leitura e de um vocabulário estratégico descolonial" (199).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effective Crisis Management Ian I. Mitroff, Paul Shrivastava, Firdaus E. Udwadia · Academy of Management Perspectives Nov 1987 340
2 Efficacy of an HIV/STI Prevention Intervention for Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: Findings from the Many Men, Many Voices (3MV) Project Leo Wilton, Jeffrey H. Herbst, Patricia A. Coury-Doniger et al. · AIDS and Behavior 8 Mar 2009 223
3 Gênero e colonialidade: em busca de chaves de leitura e de um vocabulário estratégico descolonial Rita Laura Segato · e-cadernos CES Open access 2012 199
4 From tacit knowledge to knowledge management: leveraging invisible assets NADA KORAC KAKABADSE, Alexander Kouzmin, Andrew Kakabadse · Knowledge and Process Management Jul 2001 198
5 Necessary Evils: Amnesties and the Search for Justice Mark Freeman 30 Nov 2009 156
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Which keywords describe research at International Crisis Group?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Security, Geopolitics, International Law, Conflict, International Relations, Information Warfare, Hybrid Warfare and Russia.

▲ 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. Security7▲ 12×4 topics
  2. Geopolitics7▲ 54×3 topics
  3. Globalization7▲ 4.0×21 topics
  4. International Law7▲ 25×8 topics
  5. Conflict6▲ 44×3 topics
  6. International Relations6▲ 29×5 topics
  7. Information Warfare6▲ 198×2 topics
  8. Human Rights6▲ 6.2×16 topics
  9. Hybrid Warfare5▲ 352×1 topic
  10. Russia5▲ 145×1 topic
  11. Crisis Management5▲ 118×3 topics
  12. Autonomous Systems4▲ 184×2 topics
  13. Decision Making4▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Global Governance4▲ 20×7 topics
  15. Network Centric Warfare4▲ 1159×1 topic
  16. Organizational Design4▲ 1159×1 topic
  17. Social Media4▲ 2.8×8 topics
  18. Public Health3▲ 2.5×12 topics
  19. Economic Crisis3▲ 31×3 topics
  20. Family Support3▲ 55×2 topics
  21. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.3×12 topics
  22. Participation3▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Genocide3▲ 63×3 topics
  24. Gender Differences3▲ 8.4×2 topics
  25. Security Council3▲ 64×2 topics
  26. Welfare State3▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Community Intervention3▲ 104×1 topic
  28. Social Work3▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Neoliberalism3▲ 8.3×7 topics
  30. Democracy2▲ 8.1×8 topics
  31. Community Empowerment2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  32. Privacy2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  33. Social Justice2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  34. Diplomacy2▲ 24×3 topics
  35. Humanitarian Intervention2▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Latin America2▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Responsibility to Protect2▲ 81×1 topic
  38. Environmental Sustainability2▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Decentralization2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  40. Global Trade2▲ 9.3×3 topics

Which research topics does International Crisis Group publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, Military Strategy and Technology, Social Sciences and Policies and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

European and Russian Geo…5European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 5 fractional worksMilitary Strategy and Technology: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksPublic Relations and Crisis Communication: 1 fractional worksMaritime Security and History: 1 fractional worksMilitary Defense Systems Analysis: 1 fractional worksMilitary and Defense Studies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsControl and Systems EngineeringGeneral Social SciencesInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Military Strategy and Technology Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 3 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 1 works
  8. 8 Maritime Security and History Transportation 1 works
  9. 9 Military Defense Systems Analysis Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Military and Defense Studies Political Science and International Relations 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 available46.4%not open53.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.7%domestic only70.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has International Crisis Group's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is International Crisis Group as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00028% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%International Crisis Group0.00046% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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