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International Institute of Social History

In research, International Institute of Social History stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,014 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,761 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,334 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology and Political Science and International Relations — Anthropology is 22.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,248
of 28,054 · #10,797 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#135
of 237
Research works
1.6k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is International Institute of Social History 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 #4,014 of 10,521 24.1%277 #2524
Social SciencesField #2,761 of 6,365 27.4%180 #1662
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,334 of 2,578 31.0%78 #975

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Institute of Social History 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#2,524 #4,014
  2. Social Sciences#1,662 #2,761
  3. Sociology and Political Science#975 #1,334
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.

What does International Institute of Social History specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 22.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 20.4 works22×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 42.3 works8.7×
← 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: 1.03× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.21× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.09× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.34× its world share, 180 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Institute of Social History?

Ranked on the composite score, Jan Lucassen, J.L. van Zanden and Ben White lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Institute of Social History.

  1. 1 Jan Lucassen Netherlands · #43,860 worldwide 98 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 J.L. van Zanden Netherlands · #55,724 worldwide 103 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Ben White Netherlands · #64,888 worldwide 158 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Marcel van der Linden Netherlands · #94,175 worldwide 114 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Sara R. Farris Netherlands · #313,669 worldwide 51 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Ulbe Bosma Netherlands · #380,983 worldwide 21 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Sjaak van der Velden Netherlands · #406,947 worldwide 1 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Matthias van Rossum Netherlands · #463,314 worldwide 9 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Henk Looijesteijn Netherlands · #481,320 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Roy Huijsmans Netherlands · #531,543 worldwide 46 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at International Institute of Social History

Which keywords describe research at International Institute of Social History?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Colonialism, Economic Growth, Social Movements, Neoliberalism, Nationalism, History and Gender.

▲ 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. Globalization63▲ 9.9×46 topics
  2. Colonialism29▲ 19×26 topics
  3. Economic Growth22▲ 7.9×16 topics
  4. Social Movements22▲ 22×11 topics
  5. Neoliberalism20▲ 17×15 topics
  6. Nationalism20▲ 13×21 topics
  7. History20▲ 8.6×21 topics
  8. Human Rights19▲ 5.8×21 topics
  9. Gender19▲ 11×19 topics
  10. Internationalism16▲ 253×3 topics
  11. Political Economy16▲ 19×13 topics
  12. Politics15▲ 17×14 topics
  13. Imperialism14▲ 55×4 topics
  14. Inequality14▲ 19×9 topics
  15. Identity14▲ 6.0×26 topics
  16. Religion13▲ 8.6×14 topics
  17. Culture12▲ 7.2×12 topics
  18. Feminism12▲ 14×5 topics
  19. Democracy12▲ 10×13 topics
  20. Economic Development12▲ 4.4×13 topics
  21. Decolonization11▲ 43×5 topics
  22. Capitalism11▲ 51×4 topics
  23. Ethnicity10▲ 8.5×13 topics
  24. Migration10▲ 9.4×13 topics
  25. Transnationalism10▲ 157×4 topics
  26. Labor Movement10▲ 153×1 topic
  27. Union Revitalization10▲ 153×1 topic
  28. Smallholder Farmers10▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Marxism10▲ 69×2 topics
  30. Social Reproduction10▲ 119×2 topics
  31. Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 9.2×2 topics
  32. Ecological Economics9▲ 57×2 topics
  33. Health9▲ 7.1×5 topics
  34. Labor Theory of Value9▲ 128×1 topic
  35. Monetary Policy9▲ 12×8 topics
  36. Uneven and Combined Development9▲ 128×1 topic
  37. Cultural Analysis9▲ 57×3 topics
  38. Cosmopolitanism9▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Conflict9▲ 17×8 topics
  40. International Relations9▲ 11×9 topics

Which research topics does International Institute of Social History publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Labor Movements and Unions, Political Economy and Marxism, Historical Economic and Social Studies and Anarchism and Radical Politics.

Labor Movements and Unions10Labor Movements and Unions: 10 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Ma…9Political Economy and Marxism: 9 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 8 fractional worksAnarchism and Radical Po…8Anarchism and Radical Politics: 8 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, R…8Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 8 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 7 fractional worksCommunism, Protests, Social Movements: 7 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…7Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 7 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 5 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 5 fractional works
Public AdministrationSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences3 others

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

  1. 1 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 10 works
  2. 2 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  3. 3 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  4. 4 Anarchism and Radical Politics Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  6. 6 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 7 works
  7. 7 Communism, Protests, Social Movements Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 7 works
  9. 9 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 5 works
  10. 10 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 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 available47.6%not open52.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Institute of Social History's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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