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School of International Relations

In research, School of International Relations stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,979 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,943 of 10,521 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#649 of 1,201 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 18.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,048
of 28,054 · #10,755 all time
Rank in Iran
#268
of 301
Research works
3.4k
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is School of International Relations 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 SciencesField #2,979 of 6,365 18.9%243 #1090
Social SciencesDomain #4,943 of 10,521 17.5%308 #1635
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #649 of 1,201 19.2%106 #250
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,643 of 2,578 19.9%78 #865

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where School of International Relations 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. Social Sciences#1,090 #2,979
  2. Social Sciences#1,635 #4,943
  3. Political Science and International Relations#250 #649
  4. Sociology and Political Science#865 #1,643
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 School of International Relations specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 18.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 105.9 works19×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 78.2 works5.8×
  3. Social SciencesField · 243.3 works5.1×
  4. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 34.3 works4.2×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.54× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.24× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.09× its world share, 243 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at School of International Relations?

Ranked on the composite score, Verity Burgmann, Neil Collins and Yvonne Galligan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is School of International Relations.

  1. 1 Verity Burgmann Iran · #124,111 worldwide 84 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Neil Collins Iran · #275,335 worldwide 52 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Yvonne Galligan Iran · #293,443 worldwide 54 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 J. van der Harst Iran · #306,949 worldwide 15 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Lucían N. Leustean Iran · #430,014 worldwide 17 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 James Walter Iran · #461,820 worldwide 58 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Lee McGowan Iran · #490,898 worldwide 16 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Davide Vampa Iran · #525,453 worldwide 10 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Li Xing Iran · #555,583 worldwide 1 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Anjo Harryvan Iran · #602,244 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at School of International Relations

Which keywords describe research at School of International Relations?

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

▲ 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. Globalization60▲ 8.1×65 topics
  2. Human Rights36▲ 9.3×36 topics
  3. International Relations30▲ 34×21 topics
  4. Conflict27▲ 44×10 topics
  5. Geopolitics25▲ 43×8 topics
  6. International Law25▲ 21×14 topics
  7. Global Governance23▲ 26×13 topics
  8. Governance22▲ 18×14 topics
  9. Security21▲ 8.6×10 topics
  10. Climate Change21▲ 2.0×31 topics
  11. Sustainable Development21▲ 3.4×36 topics
  12. Political Economy20▲ 21×16 topics
  13. Nationalism19▲ 11×20 topics
  14. Economic Development18▲ 5.8×27 topics
  15. Social Media17▲ 3.1×19 topics
  16. Economic Growth16▲ 5.0×19 topics
  17. Ethnicity16▲ 11×11 topics
  18. Neoliberalism15▲ 11×16 topics
  19. Artificial Intelligence15▲ 2.9×18 topics
  20. Global Trade14▲ 18×6 topics
  21. Democracy14▲ 10×15 topics
  22. Identity13▲ 4.8×21 topics
  23. Diplomacy13▲ 36×5 topics
  24. Politics13▲ 12×11 topics
  25. Information Warfare12▲ 96×2 topics
  26. Russia11▲ 69×3 topics
  27. Legal Regulation11▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Authoritarianism11▲ 33×5 topics
  29. Digital Sovereignty11▲ 67×2 topics
  30. Colonialism11▲ 6.0×20 topics
  31. Genocide11▲ 51×3 topics
  32. Ukraine10▲ 77×2 topics
  33. Middle East10▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Power10▲ 37×4 topics
  35. Nation-Building10▲ 47×3 topics
  36. Regional Integration10▲ 71×4 topics
  37. Soft Power10▲ 63×2 topics
  38. Sovereignty9▲ 26×5 topics
  39. Hegemony9▲ 91×2 topics
  40. State-Building9▲ 64×2 topics

Which research topics does School of International Relations publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Relations and Foreign Policy, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation and International Development and Aid.

International Relations …9International Relations and Foreign Policy: 9 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geo…8European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 8 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 8 fractional worksInternational Developmen…7International Development and Aid: 7 fractional worksEconomic Sanctions and I…6Economic Sanctions and International Relations: 6 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 6 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 5 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda C…5Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 5 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 5 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 5 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsDevelopmentEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science

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

  1. 1 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  2. 2 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  3. 3 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  4. 4 International Development and Aid Development 7 works
  5. 5 Economic Sanctions and International Relations Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  6. 6 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  7. 7 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  8. 8 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 5 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.1%domestic only69.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has School of International Relations's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower 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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