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Office of International Affairs

In research, Office of International Affairs stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,211 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,126 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science — Political Science and International Relations is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,599
of 28,054 · #11,666 all time
Rank in United States
#2,854
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
28.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Office 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,211 of 10,521 22.4%117 #2549
Social SciencesField #4,126 of 6,365 21.2%88 #1599

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Office 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).

What does Office of International Affairs specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 26.1 works10×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 30.6 works5.1×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.50× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.35× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.15× its world share, 88 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Office of International Affairs?

Ranked on the composite score, Morton H. Halperin, Kenneth Younger and Cristian Pop-Eleches lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Office of International Affairs.

  1. 1 Morton H. Halperin United States · #182,918 worldwide 68 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Kenneth Younger United States · #495,421 worldwide 26 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Cristian Pop-Eleches United States · #649,918 worldwide 39 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Farid Guliyev United States · #853,089 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Office of International Affairs

Which keywords describe research at Office of International Affairs?

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

▲ 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. Globalization23▲ 7.0×51 topics
  2. Human Rights12▲ 6.8×30 topics
  3. Economic Growth8▲ 5.6×15 topics
  4. Politics8▲ 17×11 topics
  5. Economic Development7▲ 5.3×21 topics
  6. Identity7▲ 5.8×17 topics
  7. Democracy7▲ 11×14 topics
  8. Global Governance6▲ 17×11 topics
  9. International Law6▲ 12×13 topics
  10. International Relations6▲ 15×13 topics
  11. Sustainability6▲ 1.52×25 topics
  12. Political Economy6▲ 14×14 topics
  13. Governance6▲ 10.0×10 topics
  14. History6▲ 4.7×13 topics
  15. Nationalism5▲ 6.7×12 topics
  16. Colonialism5▲ 6.5×11 topics
  17. Religion5▲ 6.2×11 topics
  18. Higher Education5▲ 5.1×10 topics
  19. Public Opinion5▲ 23×6 topics
  20. Ethnicity5▲ 7.3×9 topics
  21. Gender5▲ 5.1×11 topics
  22. Neoliberalism5▲ 7.7×10 topics
  23. Innovation4▲ 2.5×12 topics
  24. Culture4▲ 4.5×9 topics
  25. Refugees4▲ 18×6 topics
  26. Conflict4▲ 14×8 topics
  27. Immigration4▲ 19×4 topics
  28. Genocide4▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Security Council4▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Labor Market4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  31. Migration4▲ 6.2×12 topics
  32. Ethics3▲ 4.2×12 topics
  33. Terrorism3▲ 40×3 topics
  34. NGOs3▲ 18×4 topics
  35. Sovereignty3▲ 20×5 topics
  36. Poverty Reduction3▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Diplomacy3▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Economic Policy3▲ 32×3 topics
  39. Society3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  40. Authoritarianism2▲ 16×5 topics

Which research topics does Office of International Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, International Development and Aid, Electoral Systems and Political Participation and Higher Education Governance and Development.

Terrorism, Counterterror…2Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 2 fractional worksInternational Developmen…2International Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Governa…2Higher Education Governance and Development: 2 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…2Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 2 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…2Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 2 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 1 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and Governance: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

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

  1. 1 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  3. 3 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.2%domestic only77.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Office of International Affairs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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