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ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute

In research, ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,231 of 10,206 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,861 of 16,945 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,622 of 4,340 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,506
of 28,054 · #30,498 all time
Rank in Singapore
#57
of 84
Research works
415
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is ISEAS - Yusof Ishak 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 #5,231 of 10,206 27.6%278
Social SciencesDomain #8,861 of 16,945 26.8%377
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,622 of 4,340 25.3%153

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ISEAS - Yusof Ishak 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 ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 20.8 works8.6×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.04× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.53× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.65× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Francis E. Hutchinson, Moe Thuzar and Cassey Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute.

  1. 1 Francis E. Hutchinson Singapore · #531,124 worldwide 22 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Moe Thuzar Singapore · #803,191 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Cassey Lee Singapore · #1,026,768 worldwide 43 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute

Which keywords describe research at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Development, Human Rights, Indonesia, Civil Society, Economic Growth, Corruption and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Globalization16▲ 12×21 topics
  2. Economic Development9▲ 16×6 topics
  3. Human Rights7▲ 9.7×6 topics
  4. Climate Change6▲ 3.1×11 topics
  5. Indonesia5▲ 17×4 topics
  6. Civil Society5▲ 65×3 topics
  7. Economic Growth5▲ 8.5×10 topics
  8. Corruption4▲ 41×3 topics
  9. Colonialism4▲ 14×3 topics
  10. Cultural Identity4▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Ethnic Diversity4▲ 96×2 topics
  12. Ethnicity4▲ 15×4 topics
  13. Gender Equality4▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Conflict4▲ 33×4 topics
  15. Democratization4▲ 85×2 topics
  16. Identity4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  17. Authoritarianism4▲ 60×2 topics
  18. Decentralization4▲ 25×1 topic
  19. Democracy4▲ 15×6 topics
  20. Political Islam4▲ 89×1 topic
  21. Islamic Education4▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Multiculturalism4▲ 27×3 topics
  23. Innovation3▲ 4.7×2 topics
  24. State Intervention3▲ 155×2 topics
  25. Culture3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  26. History3▲ 7.0×2 topics
  27. Labor Market3▲ 17×4 topics
  28. Political Transition3▲ 91×2 topics
  29. Citizenship Education3▲ 72×1 topic
  30. Education Policy3▲ 71×2 topics
  31. International Trade3▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Singapore3▲ 498×1 topic
  33. Productivity3▲ 81×1 topic
  34. Trade Liberalization3▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Global Warming3▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Social Capital3▲ 7.9×7 topics
  37. Energy Transition3▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Politics3▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Political Economy3▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Religion2▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asian Studies and History, Socioeconomic Development in Asia, Global trade and economics and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies.

Asian Studies and History4Asian Studies and History: 4 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…3Socioeconomic Development in Asia: 3 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics3Global trade and economics: 3 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…2Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 2 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 2 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…2Migration and Labor Dynamics: 2 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopol…2Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 2 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radi…2Islamic Studies and Radicalism: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…2Education and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinancePolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and Econometrics1 others

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

  1. 1 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in Asia Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  4. 4 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Education and Islamic Studies Education 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.3%domestic only68.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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