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International Institute of Islamic Thought

In research, International Institute of Islamic Thought stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,577 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,799 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, Education and Sociology and Political Science — Political Science and International Relations is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,908
of 28,054 · #31,990 all time
Rank in United States
#3,242
of 4,192
Research works
434
▲ 162% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is International Institute of Islamic Thought 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 #5,577 of 10,521 10.1%200 #10457
Social SciencesField #4,799 of 6,365 8.5%154 #8106

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Institute of Islamic Thought 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 Institute of Islamic Thought specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 30.2 works9.1×
  2. EducationSubfield · 55.7 works8.2×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 48.4 works6.1×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.89× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.45× its world share, 154 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Institute of Islamic Thought?

Ranked on the composite score, Takafumi Matsuoka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Institute of Islamic Thought.

  1. 1 Takafumi Matsuoka United States · #1,465,986 worldwide 0 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at International Institute of Islamic Thought

Which keywords describe research at International Institute of Islamic Thought?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Education, Globalization, Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Religious Education, Pedagogy, Madrasa and Muslim Students.

▲ 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. Islamic Education42▲ 53×3 topics
  2. Globalization37▲ 8.5×20 topics
  3. Curriculum Development32▲ 20×7 topics
  4. Teacher Training30▲ 22×4 topics
  5. Religious Education28▲ 75×3 topics
  6. Pedagogy27▲ 25×2 topics
  7. Madrasa26▲ 163×1 topic
  8. Muslim Students26▲ 163×1 topic
  9. Gender Equality24▲ 38×4 topics
  10. Secularism22▲ 94×4 topics
  11. Feminism21▲ 34×4 topics
  12. Middle East21▲ 149×2 topics
  13. Islamic reform21▲ 213×1 topic
  14. Ottoman Empire21▲ 126×1 topic
  15. Social Media20▲ 6.4×12 topics
  16. Education20▲ 5.1×16 topics
  17. Culture19▲ 16×7 topics
  18. Human Rights18▲ 7.6×17 topics
  19. Philosophy17▲ 17×7 topics
  20. History16▲ 10×8 topics
  21. Islam16▲ 34×3 topics
  22. Ethnicity15▲ 18×6 topics
  23. Islamic Banking15▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Science15▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Literature15▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Social Influence14▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Malay Language14▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Sharia Law14▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Spirituality14▲ 65×3 topics
  30. Indonesia13▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Islamic Law13▲ 133×2 topics
  32. Qur'anic Exegesis13▲ 260×1 topic
  33. Tafsir Al-Mishbah13▲ 260×1 topic
  34. STEM Education11▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Tolerance10▲ 56×2 topics
  36. Radicalism10▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Religious Moderation10▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Risk Management9▲ 8.6×2 topics
  39. Ethical Identity9▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Finance9▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does International Institute of Islamic Thought publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies and History, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Qur’anic Interpretation Studies.

Education and Islamic St…26Education and Islamic Studies: 26 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 21 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 14 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation Studies: 13 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radicalism: 10 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…9Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 9 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 6 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 5 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 5 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Society Studies: 5 fractional works
EducationPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceAccounting3 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 26 works
  2. 2 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 21 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  4. 4 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 13 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 9 works
  7. 7 Education and Character Development Education 6 works
  8. 8 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 5 works
  10. 10 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 5 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 available80.6%not open19.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.8%domestic only67.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Institute of Islamic Thought's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 162% 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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