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Internet Society

In research, Internet Society stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,679 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,448 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,101
of 28,054 · #16,147 all time
Rank in United States
#2,605
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Internet Society 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 #4,679 of 10,521 18.3%99 #3139
Social SciencesField #4,448 of 6,365 19.5%60 #2094

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Internet Society 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: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.07× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.36× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.11× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.96× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Internet Society?

Ranked on the composite score, Urs Gasser, Yochai Roberts Benkler and Woodrow Hartzog lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Internet Society.

  1. 1 Urs Gasser United States · #5,201 worldwide 991 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Yochai Roberts Benkler United States · #34,149 worldwide 730 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Woodrow Hartzog United States · #181,077 worldwide 134 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Jonathan Zittrain United States · #368,177 worldwide 41 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 John Palfrey United States · #420,814 worldwide 62 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Ethan Zuckerman United States · #477,004 worldwide 57 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Ben Depoorter United States · #548,811 worldwide 27 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Ariane Fernandes de Oliveira United States · #672,560 worldwide 0 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Josafá Ribeiro de Oliveira United States · #673,092 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Ifeoma Ajunwa United States · #778,272 worldwide 35 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Internet Society

Which keywords describe research at Internet Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Surveillance, Machine Learning, Social Media, Ethics, Discrimination and Accountability.

▲ 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. Artificial Intelligence23▲ 10×21 topics
  2. Machine Learning21▲ 4.0×19 topics
  3. Big Data18▲ 12×13 topics
  4. Surveillance15▲ 35×5 topics
  5. Social Media14▲ 6.2×21 topics
  6. Ethics11▲ 14×8 topics
  7. Discrimination10▲ 33×3 topics
  8. Accountability10▲ 56×3 topics
  9. Transparency9▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Algorithmic Bias9▲ 81×1 topic
  11. Fairness9▲ 64×1 topic
  12. Innovation7▲ 4.2×16 topics
  13. Copyright6▲ 144×2 topics
  14. Digitalization6▲ 19×5 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management6▲ 3.9×4 topics
  16. Healthcare6▲ 3.2×7 topics
  17. Digital Divide6▲ 14×6 topics
  18. Ethical Issues5▲ 32×3 topics
  19. Trust5▲ 12×7 topics
  20. Regulatory Challenges5▲ 36×3 topics
  21. International Law5▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Innovation Policy5▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Cyberbiosecurity5▲ 145×1 topic
  24. Legal Implications5▲ 37×1 topic
  25. Privacy Concerns5▲ 38×3 topics
  26. Security5▲ 4.5×7 topics
  27. Online Communication5▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Information Technology4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  29. Information Disclosure4▲ 80×1 topic
  30. Online Social Networks4▲ 80×1 topic
  31. Smart Contracts4▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Information Warfare4▲ 76×2 topics
  33. Gig Economy4▲ 63×2 topics
  34. Algorithmic Control4▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Digital Labor Platforms4▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Digital Sovereignty4▲ 53×2 topics
  37. Political Participation4▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Privacy4▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Natural Language Processing4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  40. Cyber Security3▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Internet Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Law, AI, and Intellectual Property, Privacy, Security, and Data Protection and Digital Economy and Work Transformation.

Ethics and Social Impact…9Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 9 fractional worksLaw, AI, and Intellectual Property: 5 fractional worksPrivacy, Security, and D…4Privacy, Security, and Data Protection: 4 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work…4Digital Economy and Work Transformation: 4 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 3 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 3 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…3Big Data and Business Intelligence: 3 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksIntellectual Property and Patents: 2 fractional works
Safety ResearchArtificial IntelligenceSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 9 works
  2. 2 Law, AI, and Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  3. 3 Privacy, Security, and Data Protection Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Social Media and Politics Communication 3 works
  7. 7 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  10. 10 Intellectual Property and Patents Management of Technology and Innovation 2 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 available59.7%not open40.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.3%domestic only60.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Internet Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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