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Political Observatory

Research works
25
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
44
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Political Observatory is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Health Professions: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 5.73× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Political Observatory?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Public Policy, Quality of Life, Latin America, Social Support, Political Economy, Inequality and Identity.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Globalization6▲ 14×19 topics
  2. Public Policy4▲ 35×5 topics
  3. Quality of Life3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  4. Latin America2▲ 53×6 topics
  5. Social Support2▲ 22×2 topics
  6. Inequality2▲ 35×3 topics
  7. Political Economy2▲ 34×3 topics
  8. Cultural Heritage2▲ 19×2 topics
  9. Identity2▲ 11×7 topics
  10. Brazil2▲ 85×3 topics
  11. Sustainability2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  12. Cultural Identity2▲ 15×4 topics
  13. Geopolitics2▲ 60×4 topics
  14. History2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  15. Innovation2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  16. Elderly Care2▲ 45×1 topic
  17. Healthcare Methodologies2▲ 645×1 topic
  18. Neoliberalism2▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Social Movements2▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Welfare State2▲ 62×2 topics
  21. Democracy1▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Education1▲ 4.3×3 topics
  23. Economic Growth1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  24. Income Inequality1▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Language1▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Rural Development1▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Terrorism1▲ 129×3 topics
  28. Culture1▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Gender1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  30. Institutional Change1▲ 102×1 topic
  31. Literature1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  32. Social Policy1▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Colonialism1▲ 9.1×6 topics
  34. European Union1▲ 18×4 topics
  35. International Relations1▲ 21×4 topics
  36. Public Sphere1▲ 69×3 topics
  37. Basque Nationalism1▲ 1525×1 topic
  38. ETA1▲ 1525×1 topic
  39. Elderly1▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Foreign Policy1▲ 88×2 topics

Which research topics does Political Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Theory and Policy, Urban and sociocultural dynamics, Social and Political Issues and Public Spaces through Art.

  1. 1 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  2. 2 Urban and sociocultural dynamics Urban Studies 1 works
  3. 3 Social and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Public Spaces through Art Urban Studies 1 works
  5. 5 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 0 works
  9. 9 Politics and Society in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 0 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 available77.6%not open22.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.6%domestic only70.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Political Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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