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International Organization for Migration

In research, International Organization for Migration stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,111 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,011 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,737 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations — Sociology and Political Science is 8.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,621
of 28,054 · #15,183 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#121
of 220
Research works
1.1k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
23.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is International Organization for Migration 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 #6,111 of 10,521 13.8%186 #4649
Social SciencesField #4,011 of 6,365 13.5%147 #3173
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,737 of 2,578 13.0%77 #1235

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Organization for Migration 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#4,649 #6,111
  2. Social Sciences#3,173 #4,011
  3. Sociology and Political Science#1,235 #1,737
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 Organization for Migration specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 76.5 works8.7×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 30.6 works8.4×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.00× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.54× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.76× its world share, 147 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Organization for Migration?

Ranked on the composite score, Serhat Karakayalı, Manuel Carballo and Frank Laczko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Organization for Migration.

  1. 1 Serhat Karakayalı Switzerland · #215,426 worldwide 87 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Manuel Carballo Switzerland · #351,338 worldwide 33 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Frank Laczko Switzerland · #997,942 worldwide 36 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at International Organization for Migration

Which keywords describe research at International Organization for Migration?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Migration, Globalization, Ethnicity, Identity, Gender, Public Health, Immigration and Religion.

▲ 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. Migration42▲ 51×13 topics
  2. Globalization33▲ 6.8×56 topics
  3. Public Health24▲ 6.8×23 topics
  4. Ethnicity24▲ 26×10 topics
  5. Identity23▲ 13×32 topics
  6. Gender23▲ 17×21 topics
  7. Mental Health20▲ 5.5×22 topics
  8. Immigration19▲ 69×5 topics
  9. Religion18▲ 16×9 topics
  10. Social Justice18▲ 12×16 topics
  11. Cultural Diversity17▲ 32×6 topics
  12. Healthcare Access17▲ 25×5 topics
  13. Islam17▲ 33×3 topics
  14. North Africa17▲ 174×2 topics
  15. Democracy15▲ 17×8 topics
  16. Labor Market14▲ 20×5 topics
  17. Family Law14▲ 124×2 topics
  18. Social Change14▲ 46×2 topics
  19. Political Islam14▲ 95×2 topics
  20. Social Networks14▲ 21×5 topics
  21. Reform14▲ 88×1 topic
  22. Sociolinguistics13▲ 28×4 topics
  23. Colonialism13▲ 11×20 topics
  24. Refugees13▲ 41×7 topics
  25. Social Inequality12▲ 19×4 topics
  26. Public Policy12▲ 10×7 topics
  27. Human Rights12▲ 4.8×33 topics
  28. Discrimination12▲ 25×4 topics
  29. Politics11▲ 17×14 topics
  30. French Territories11▲ 455×1 topic
  31. Migrant Workers11▲ 455×1 topic
  32. Network Effects11▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Remittances11▲ 106×1 topic
  34. Immigrant10▲ 62×2 topics
  35. Nationalism10▲ 9.3×15 topics
  36. Community Engagement10▲ 13×6 topics
  37. Resettlement10▲ 48×3 topics
  38. Social Determinants of Health10▲ 18×4 topics
  39. Territorial Governance10▲ 31×3 topics
  40. Local Development9▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does International Organization for Migration publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender, Migration, Identity, and Health, Migration and Labor Dynamics and French Urban and Social Studies.

Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 14 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 11 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…11Migration and Labor Dynamics: 11 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …8French Urban and Social Studies: 8 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 8 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 6 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…6Education, sociology, and vocational training: 6 fractional worksMigration and Exile Studies: 5 fractional worksMigration, Ethnicity, and Economy: 4 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyGeneral Health Professions1 others

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

  1. 1 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  2. 2 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  3. 3 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 8 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 6 works
  7. 7 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Migration and Exile Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.2%domestic only44.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Organization for Migration's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher 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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