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Middle East Institute

In research, Middle East Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,310 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,193 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,569
of 28,054 · #18,821 all time
Rank in United States
#3,032
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Middle East Institute 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 #8,310 of 10,521 14.3%92 #4995
Social SciencesField #5,193 of 6,365 13.2%65 #3773

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 35.3 works7.2×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.31× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.53× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.99× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.78× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Middle East Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Kathleen Christison, Avner Cohen and Youssef H. Aboul-Enein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Middle East Institute.

  1. 1 Kathleen Christison United States · #404,706 worldwide 23 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Avner Cohen United States · #471,503 worldwide 16 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Youssef H. Aboul-Enein United States · #499,090 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Stanley Einstein United States · #727,054 worldwide 17 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Middle East Institute

Which keywords describe research at Middle East Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Middle East, Politics, Human Rights, Nationalism, Genocide, Media, Qatar and Palestine.

▲ 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. Middle East12▲ 140×2 topics
  2. Politics11▲ 31×5 topics
  3. Human Rights11▲ 8.0×15 topics
  4. Nationalism10▲ 15×9 topics
  5. Genocide9▲ 119×2 topics
  6. Globalization9▲ 3.4×21 topics
  7. Media8▲ 38×1 topic
  8. Qatar8▲ 303×1 topic
  9. Education8▲ 3.3×13 topics
  10. Palestine8▲ 95×2 topics
  11. Conflict7▲ 30×7 topics
  12. Israel7▲ 137×2 topics
  13. Ethnic Identity6▲ 41×2 topics
  14. Occupation6▲ 70×2 topics
  15. Discrimination6▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Segregation6▲ 55×2 topics
  17. Intifada6▲ 150×1 topic
  18. Settler Colonialism6▲ 101×1 topic
  19. Security5▲ 5.7×10 topics
  20. Cultural Identity5▲ 7.1×6 topics
  21. Ottoman Empire5▲ 47×3 topics
  22. Feminism5▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Gender Equality4▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Empire4▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Secularism4▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Migration4▲ 8.8×9 topics
  27. Iran4▲ 67×1 topic
  28. Islamic reform4▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Refugees4▲ 23×5 topics
  30. Ethnicity4▲ 7.6×9 topics
  31. Human Resource Management4▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Social Networks4▲ 10×3 topics
  33. International Relations4▲ 11×9 topics
  34. Central Asia3▲ 35×4 topics
  35. Governance3▲ 7.5×2 topics
  36. Localization3▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Radicalization3▲ 89×1 topic
  38. Terrorism3▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Guanxi3▲ 107×1 topic
  40. Sovereignty3▲ 26×4 topics

Which research topics does Middle East Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Islamic Studies and History and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence.

Middle East and Rwanda C…8Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 8 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 6 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 4 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 3 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 3 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…3Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 3 fractional worksMiddle East Politics and Society: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 2 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative: 1 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsArcheologyEconomics and Econometrics1 others

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

  1. 1 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  2. 2 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Middle East Politics and Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 2 works
  9. 9 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 International Development and Aid Development 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 available17.8%not open82.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Middle East Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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