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National Centre for Social research

In research, National Centre for Social research stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,768 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science (Sociology and Political Science is 5.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,337
of 22,385 · #12,732 all time
Rank in Greece
#62
of 111
Research works
502
▲ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.9k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
National Centre for Social research

What is National Centre for Social research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,768 of 9,585 7.0%84 #5288

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Centre for Social research 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does National Centre for Social research work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at National Centre for Social research is in Social Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (49%), Psychology (8%), Health Professions (7%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 101 fractional works · 70.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 70 fractional works · 48.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 29 fractional works · 20.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 18 fractional works · 12.5% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 8.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 14.0% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 7.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 6.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 11.7% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNational Centrefor Social…143fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences71%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences7048.6%
    2. Psychology128.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities74.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance74.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting42.8%
    6. Decision Sciences21.4%
    1. Health Professions117.4%
    2. Medicine96.0%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Computer Science75.0%
    2. Environmental Science32.3%
    3. Engineering21.3%
    4. Mathematics10.9%
    5. Chemistry10.8%
    6. Materials Science10.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.0%
    3. Neuroscience10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does National Centre for Social research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 28.8 works5.6×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.81× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.70× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.15× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.68× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.84× its world share, 70 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.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.84×70 works
  2. Health Professions2.81×11 works
  3. Psychology2.68×12 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.15×7 works
  5. Veterinary2.06×0 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.70×7 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.45×2 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.87×4 works
  9. Mathematics0.77×1 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.71×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.64×7 works
  12. Nursing0.54×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.52×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.47×3 works
  15. Neuroscience0.44×1 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.40×1 works
  17. Medicine0.31×9 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×2 works
  19. Energy0.26×0 works
  20. Dentistry0.24×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×1 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.17×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.14×1 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×0 works
  25. Engineering0.09×2 works

Who are the top researchers at National Centre for Social research?

Ranked on the quality score, Stavros Nikiforos Spyrellis, George Kandylis and Pavlos Baltas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Centre for Social research.

  1. 1 Stavros Nikiforos Spyrellis Greece · #1,145,112 worldwide 195 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 George Kandylis Greece · #1,293,635 worldwide 309 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Pavlos Baltas Greece · #1,495,742 worldwide 215 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Berenice Scandone Greece · #1,612,792 worldwide 106 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Theoni Stathopoulou Greece · #1,859,536 worldwide 328 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Nicos Souliotis Greece · #2,044,849 worldwide 136 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Giorgos Bithymitris Greece · #3,454,864 worldwide 56 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Alex Afouxenidis Greece · #3,554,666 worldwide 158 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Dimitra Kondyli Greece · #4,059,654 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Centre for Social research

What are the most cited papers from National Centre for Social research?

The most cited paper from National Centre for Social research is "Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adults in the Community in England" (Traolach Sean Brugha, Sally McManus, John Bankart et al., 2011), with 911 citations. Next come "Sexual behaviour in Britain: partnerships, practices, and HIV risk behaviours" (835) and "Considered Opinions: Deliberative Polling in Britain" (710).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adults in the Community in England Traolach Sean Brugha, Sally McManus, John Bankart et al. · Archives of General Psychiatry Open access 2 May 2011 911
2 Sexual behaviour in Britain: partnerships, practices, and HIV risk behaviours Anne M Johnson, Catherine Heather Mercer, Bob Erens et al. · The Lancet Dec 2001 835
3 Considered Opinions: Deliberative Polling in Britain Robert C. Luskin, James S. Fishkin, Roger M. Jowell · British Journal of Political Science 11 Jun 2002 710
4 Sexual behaviour in Britain: early heterosexual experience Kaye Wellings, Kiran Nanchahal, Wendy G. Macdowall et al. · The Lancet Dec 2001 667
5 Politicians, Managers, and Street-Level Bureaucrats: Influences on Policy Implementation P. J. May, Stephen C. Winter · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Open access 25 Oct 2007 580
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Centre for Social research?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Mental Health, Social Media, Public Opinion, Labor Market, Income Inequality, Neoliberalism and Nationalism.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization18▲ 6.4×26 topics
  2. Mental Health11▲ 5.2×23 topics
  3. Social Media10▲ 5.2×13 topics
  4. Public Opinion7▲ 42×3 topics
  5. Income Inequality7▲ 33×5 topics
  6. Labor Market7▲ 16×6 topics
  7. Public Health6▲ 3.1×21 topics
  8. Nationalism6▲ 9.0×10 topics
  9. Neoliberalism6▲ 11×11 topics
  10. Political Economy6▲ 15×8 topics
  11. Immigration5▲ 33×3 topics
  12. Social Policy5▲ 36×2 topics
  13. Economic Crisis4▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Institutional Change4▲ 90×1 topic
  15. Welfare State4▲ 40×1 topic
  16. National Identity4▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Economic Policy4▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Europe4▲ 45×2 topics
  20. Ethnicity4▲ 7.1×7 topics
  21. Health Outcomes4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  22. Political Communication4▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Social Support4▲ 4.8×9 topics
  24. Civic Engagement4▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Politics4▲ 9.5×4 topics
  26. Populism4▲ 114×1 topic
  27. Right-Wing4▲ 114×1 topic
  28. Democracy4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  29. Ethics4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  30. Health Disparities3▲ 9.0×6 topics
  31. Cosmopolitanism3▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Unemployment3▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Citizenship3▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Job Insecurity3▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Precarious Employment3▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Multiculturalism3▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Refugees3▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Online Communication3▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Social Boundaries3▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Societal Attitudes3▲ 67×1 topic

Which research topics does National Centre for Social research publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Social Policy and Reform Studies, Populism, Right-Wing Movements, Employment and Welfare Studies and Migration, Refugees, and Integration.

Social Policy and Reform…4Social Policy and Reform Studies: 4 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Mov…4Populism, Right-Wing Movements: 4 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…3Employment and Welfare Studies: 3 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…3Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 3 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 2 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 2 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…2Migration and Labor Dynamics: 2 fractional worksYouth Education and Societal Dynamics: 2 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 2 fractional worksUrbanization and City Planning: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceCommunication1 others

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

  1. 1 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Social Media and Politics Communication 2 works
  6. 6 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 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 available47.7%not open52.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.8%domestic only58.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Centre for Social research's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Centre for Social research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00042% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%National Centre for Social research0.00067% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Centre for Social research over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025National Centre for Social research9.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.8% in 2021.

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