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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

In research, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs stands highest in Political Science and International Relations (#236 of 1,201 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,266 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,188 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 24.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,749
of 28,054 · #6,079 all time
Rank in Norway
#24
of 133
Research works
1.1k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
20.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Norwegian Institute of International Affairs 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
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #236 of 1,201 40.3%80 #327
Social SciencesField #1,266 of 6,365 39.3%170 #1086
Social SciencesDomain #2,188 of 10,521 38.7%193 #1809
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #761 of 2,578 38.4%63 #656

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norwegian Institute of International Affairs 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Political Science and International Relations#327 #236
  2. Social Sciences#1,086 #1,266
  3. Social Sciences#1,809 #2,188
  4. Sociology and Political Science#656 #761
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Norwegian Institute of International Affairs specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 24.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 79.7 works24×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 63.4 works8.0×
  3. Social SciencesField · 169.8 works6.0×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 4.90× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.35× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 6.05× its world share, 170 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norwegian Institute of International Affairs?

Ranked on the composite score, Indra Øverland, İver B. Neumann and John Karlsrud lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.

  1. 1 Indra Øverland Norway · #76,188 worldwide 246 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 İver B. Neumann Norway · #82,585 worldwide 147 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 John Karlsrud Norway · #99,078 worldwide 107 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Ole Jacob Sending Norway · #151,354 worldwide 75 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Roman Vakulchuk Norway · #173,650 worldwide 141 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Cedric de Coning Norway · #179,637 worldwide 82 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Morten Bøås Norway · #213,506 worldwide 96 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Elana Wilson Rowe Norway · #315,666 worldwide 27 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Benjamin de Carvalho Norway · #448,178 worldwide 9 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Halvard Leira Norway · #471,096 worldwide 9 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian Institute of International Affairs?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Global Governance, International Law, Governance, Globalization, Democracy, International Relations and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Human Rights34▲ 15×21 topics
  2. Global Governance30▲ 59×12 topics
  3. International Law28▲ 40×8 topics
  4. Globalization27▲ 6.1×33 topics
  5. Governance25▲ 34×9 topics
  6. Climate Change25▲ 4.2×21 topics
  7. Democracy24▲ 30×12 topics
  8. International Relations21▲ 40×12 topics
  9. Peacebuilding18▲ 123×3 topics
  10. Neoliberalism18▲ 22×9 topics
  11. Geopolitics16▲ 45×8 topics
  12. Local Turn14▲ 442×1 topic
  13. Resilience Governance14▲ 442×1 topic
  14. Authoritarianism14▲ 71×4 topics
  15. Security Council14▲ 118×2 topics
  16. Civil War14▲ 199×2 topics
  17. State Sovereignty14▲ 127×2 topics
  18. Genocide14▲ 108×3 topics
  19. Humanitarian Intervention13▲ 156×2 topics
  20. Responsibility to Protect13▲ 189×1 topic
  21. United Nations13▲ 189×1 topic
  22. Security12▲ 8.3×6 topics
  23. Ethnic Conflict12▲ 119×3 topics
  24. European Union12▲ 24×6 topics
  25. Conflict12▲ 32×8 topics
  26. NGOs11▲ 50×4 topics
  27. Protest10▲ 118×2 topics
  28. Judicial Review10▲ 50×2 topics
  29. Political Institutions10▲ 224×1 topic
  30. State Capacity10▲ 224×1 topic
  31. Constitutionalism10▲ 47×1 topic
  32. European Legal Systems10▲ 115×1 topic
  33. European Integration9▲ 73×2 topics
  34. Information Warfare9▲ 129×2 topics
  35. Soft Power9▲ 101×3 topics
  36. Institutionalization9▲ 43×2 topics
  37. Politics9▲ 15×9 topics
  38. Poverty Reduction9▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Political Dynamics9▲ 142×2 topics
  40. multi-level9▲ 200×1 topic

Which research topics does Norwegian Institute of International Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Peacebuilding and International Security, Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Political Conflict and Governance and European and International Law Studies.

Peacebuilding and Intern…14Peacebuilding and International Security: 14 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…13Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 13 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and G…10Political Conflict and Governance: 10 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…10European and International Law Studies: 10 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 9 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 8 fractional worksInternational Relations …8International Relations and Foreign Policy: 8 fractional worksGlobal Security and Public Health: 7 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 6 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsDevelopmentGeneral Energy

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

  1. 1 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  2. 2 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  3. 3 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  4. 4 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  5. 5 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  6. 6 International Development and Aid Development 8 works
  7. 7 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  8. 8 Global Security and Public Health Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  9. 9 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  10. 10 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 4 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 available48.2%not open51.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Norwegian Institute of International Affairs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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