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International Foundation for Electoral Systems

In research, International Foundation for Electoral Systems stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,618 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,124 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,779 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,973
of 28,054 · #30,209 all time
Rank in United States
#3,429
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is International Foundation for Electoral Systems 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 #9,618 of 10,521 4.2%154 #14536
Social SciencesField #6,124 of 6,365 3.9%99 #9004
Physical SciencesDomain #12,779 of 12,888 2.5%100 #19758

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Foundation for Electoral Systems 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#14,536 #9,618
  2. Social Sciences#9,004 #6,124
  3. Physical Sciences#19,758 #12,779
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.

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: 2.30× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.15× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.14× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.77× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 99 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at International Foundation for Electoral Systems?

Ranked on the composite score, Estéfano Aparecido Vieira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Foundation for Electoral Systems.

  1. 1 Estéfano Aparecido Vieira United States · #1,408,671 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at International Foundation for Electoral Systems

Which keywords describe research at International Foundation for Electoral Systems?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Online Learning, Public Policy, Curriculum Development, Sustainability, Educational Technology and Social Inequality.

▲ 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. Teacher Training34▲ 18×9 topics
  2. Sustainability28▲ 3.7×26 topics
  3. Qualitative Research27▲ 10×9 topics
  4. Online Learning23▲ 8.8×5 topics
  5. Public Policy22▲ 14×13 topics
  6. Educational Technology21▲ 5.7×13 topics
  7. Curriculum Development20▲ 9.2×4 topics
  8. Social Inequality18▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Sustainable Development18▲ 3.7×13 topics
  10. Education16▲ 3.0×31 topics
  11. Renewable Energy14▲ 3.3×14 topics
  12. Waste Management14▲ 11×5 topics
  13. Environmental Education13▲ 27×6 topics
  14. Educational Policies12▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Inclusive Education12▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Data Analysis12▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Distance Learning12▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Biodiversity12▲ 5.2×11 topics
  19. Pedagogical Practices12▲ 43×2 topics
  20. Educational Reform12▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Organizational Management12▲ 58×1 topic
  22. Research Methods12▲ 23×1 topic
  23. Critical Pedagogy12▲ 45×1 topic
  24. Science Education12▲ 61×2 topics
  25. Digital Literacy11▲ 6.0×2 topics
  26. Social Network Analysis11▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Media Education11▲ 62×1 topic
  28. WebQuests11▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Water Resources10▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Eco-friendly Practices10▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Social Participation10▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Economic Analysis8▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Educational Games8▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Agroecology8▲ 18×5 topics
  35. Legislation8▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Active Learning8▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Research8▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Educational Policy8▲ 9.7×2 topics
  39. Inclusion8▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Training8▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does International Foundation for Electoral Systems publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Management Studies, Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies and Environmental Sustainability and Education.

Business and Management …12Business and Management Studies: 12 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…12Education Pedagogy and Practices: 12 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…11Education and Digital Technologies: 11 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…10Environmental Sustainability and Education: 10 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 8 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 7 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…6Agricultural and Food Sciences: 6 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 6 fractional worksEducation during COVID-19 pandemic: 5 fractional worksChemistry Education and Research: 4 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEducationSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 12 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 12 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 10 works
  5. 5 Science and Education Research Education 8 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 7 works
  7. 7 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 6 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
  9. 9 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 5 works
  10. 10 Chemistry Education and Research Education 4 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 available76.0%not open24.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors72.4%domestic only27.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Foundation for Electoral Systems's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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