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International Institute for Strategic Studies

In research, International Institute for Strategic Studies stands highest in Political Science and International Relations (#1,220 of 2,376 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,765 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,447 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,877
of 28,054 · #27,172 all time
Rank in United States
#2,564
of 4,192
Research works
537
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is International Institute for Strategic Studies 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
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,220 of 2,376 28.3%162
Social SciencesDomain #8,765 of 16,945 26.3%419
Social SciencesField #5,447 of 10,206 27.2%290

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Institute for Strategic Studies 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).

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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.56× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.73× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.70× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.41× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Institute for Strategic Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Ivo H. Daalder, Derek Leebaert and Josef Joffe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Institute for Strategic Studies.

  1. 1 Ivo H. Daalder United States · #103,595 worldwide 86 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Derek Leebaert United States · #135,355 worldwide 81 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Josef Joffe United States · #291,260 worldwide 48 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Raymond Carr United States · #390,891 worldwide 15 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Theo Sommer United States · #519,101 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Hans Binnendijk United States · #596,964 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Dana H. Allin United States · #820,438 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 John Borawski United States · #910,034 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Douglas Barrie United States · #931,146 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 David Santoro United States · #1,024,732 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at International Institute for Strategic Studies

Which keywords describe research at International Institute for Strategic Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, International Law, Global Governance, Sustainable Development, Diplomacy, International Relations, Conflict and International Institutions.

▲ 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. Globalization12▲ 8.1×20 topics
  2. International Law9▲ 38×8 topics
  3. Sustainable Development6▲ 5.5×19 topics
  4. Global Governance6▲ 36×6 topics
  5. Diplomacy6▲ 77×3 topics
  6. International Relations5▲ 27×7 topics
  7. Human Rights4▲ 5.3×11 topics
  8. Conflict4▲ 32×4 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 3.7×9 topics
  10. Economic Development4▲ 6.3×7 topics
  11. Economic Growth4▲ 5.8×7 topics
  12. International Institutions4▲ 234×1 topic
  13. Power4▲ 70×1 topic
  14. Security4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  15. Sustainability4▲ 2.0×11 topics
  16. Digital Transformation4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  17. Geopolitics3▲ 30×5 topics
  18. Information Warfare3▲ 141×2 topics
  19. Global Economy3▲ 29×4 topics
  20. Democracy3▲ 10×7 topics
  21. Supply Chain Management3▲ 4.0×3 topics
  22. Organizational Performance3▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Entrepreneurship2▲ 8.7×6 topics
  24. Refugees2▲ 25×4 topics
  25. Terrorism2▲ 69×2 topics
  26. Environmental Management2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  27. Gender2▲ 5.5×8 topics
  28. Public Policy2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  29. Social Capital2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  30. Colonialism2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  31. Panel Data Analysis2▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Migration2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  33. Regional Development2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  34. Digital Sovereignty2▲ 57×2 topics
  35. Hybrid Warfare2▲ 145×1 topic
  36. National Security2▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Political Economy2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  38. Predictive Analytics2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Reconstruction2▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Russia2▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does International Institute for Strategic Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Relations and Foreign Policy, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East.

International Relations …4International Relations and Foreign Policy: 4 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 2 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 2 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 2 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 2 fractional worksDefense, Military, and Policy Studies: 2 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…2Organizational and Employee Performance: 2 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber …2Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…1Environmental Sustainability and Technology: 1 fractional worksPhilippine History and C…1Philippine History and Culture: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsManagement Information SystemsSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability and Technology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Philippine History and Culture Anthropology 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Institute for Strategic Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% lower than in 2013–2017.

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