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International Peace Institute

In research, International Peace Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,958 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,648 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 20.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,340
of 28,054 · #31,369 all time
Rank in United States
#3,495
of 4,192
Research works
324
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is International Peace Institute 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
Social SciencesField #3,958 of 10,206 30.5%246
Social SciencesDomain #6,648 of 16,945 29.0%289

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 20.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 20.0 works20×
  2. Social SciencesField · 48.7 works5.8×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.93× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.80× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at International Peace Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Betty A. Reardon and Walter Kemp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Peace Institute.

  1. 1 Betty A. Reardon United States · #627,019 worldwide 12 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Walter Kemp United States · #1,266,785 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at International Peace Institute

Which keywords describe research at International Peace Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Law, State Sovereignty, Humanitarian Intervention, Responsibility to Protect, Peacebuilding, Neoliberalism, Globalization and Local Turn.

▲ 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. International Law14▲ 67×5 topics
  2. State Sovereignty11▲ 350×2 topics
  3. Humanitarian Intervention11▲ 450×1 topic
  4. Responsibility to Protect11▲ 561×1 topic
  5. Peacebuilding9▲ 201×5 topics
  6. Globalization8▲ 6.0×16 topics
  7. Neoliberalism7▲ 31×4 topics
  8. Local Turn7▲ 685×1 topic
  9. Resilience Governance7▲ 685×1 topic
  10. Human Rights5▲ 7.8×11 topics
  11. Ethnic Conflict5▲ 157×3 topics
  12. Global Governance4▲ 28×5 topics
  13. Social Justice4▲ 9.5×6 topics
  14. Sustainability3▲ 2.1×10 topics
  15. Sustainable Development3▲ 3.2×5 topics
  16. Gender Equality3▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Teacher Training3▲ 7.7×3 topics
  18. Democracy3▲ 13×6 topics
  19. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.7×6 topics
  20. Global Citizenship3▲ 124×3 topics
  21. Governance3▲ 13×5 topics
  22. Economic Development2▲ 4.5×8 topics
  23. Human Rights Education2▲ 650×1 topic
  24. NGOs2▲ 38×3 topics
  25. Peace Education2▲ 650×1 topic
  26. Religion2▲ 7.5×8 topics
  27. Authoritarianism2▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Diplomacy2▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Politics2▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Development2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  31. Gender2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  32. Nationalism2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  33. Civil War2▲ 89×1 topic
  34. Political Institutions2▲ 139×1 topic
  35. Nation-Building2▲ 47×2 topics
  36. Poverty Reduction2▲ 20×2 topics
  37. State-Building2▲ 70×2 topics
  38. Conflict2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Political Economy2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  40. Postcolonialism2▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does International Peace Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Peacebuilding and International Security, Peace and Human Rights Education and Political Conflict and Governance.

Global Peace and Securit…11Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 11 fractional worksPeacebuilding and Intern…7Peacebuilding and International Security: 7 fractional worksPeace and Human Rights Education: 2 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and Governance: 2 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 1 fractional worksCaribbean history, culture, and politics: 1 fractional worksEconomic, financial, and policy analysis: 1 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 1 fractional worksInternational Law and Aviation: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentCultural Studies1 others

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

  1. 1 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  2. 2 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 Peace and Human Rights Education Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  6. 6 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Economic, financial, and policy analysis General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  9. 9 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 International Law and Aviation Political Science and International Relations 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 available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Peace Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower 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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