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Swedish Institute of International Affairs

In research, Swedish Institute of International Affairs stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,058 of 10,206 worldwide), Political Science and International Relations (#740 of 2,376 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,574 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#21,817
of 42,892
Rank in Sweden
#164
of 286
Research works
382
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Swedish Institute of International Affairs known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #3,058 of 10,206 40.2%293
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #740 of 2,376 36.7%154
Social SciencesDomain #5,574 of 16,945 38.4%341

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

What does Swedish Institute of International Affairs specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 39.4 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Energy: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.61× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 6.02× its world share, 39 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 Swedish Institute of International Affairs?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark Rhinard and Nils Andrèn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swedish Institute of International Affairs.

  1. 1 Mark Rhinard Sweden · #319,862 worldwide 78 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Nils Andrèn Sweden · #1,111,146 worldwide 13 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Swedish Institute of International Affairs

Which keywords describe research at Swedish Institute of International Affairs?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, International Relations, Human Rights, Security, Governance, Geopolitics, Conflict and Global 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. Globalization8▲ 8.1×19 topics
  2. International Relations7▲ 56×12 topics
  3. Human Rights7▲ 13×11 topics
  4. Security6▲ 17×6 topics
  5. Governance6▲ 32×6 topics
  6. Geopolitics5▲ 67×6 topics
  7. Conflict5▲ 61×6 topics
  8. Global Governance5▲ 40×7 topics
  9. European Union4▲ 38×7 topics
  10. Russia4▲ 166×2 topics
  11. Ukraine4▲ 210×2 topics
  12. Climate Change4▲ 2.7×9 topics
  13. Migration4▲ 20×5 topics
  14. Identity4▲ 9.4×9 topics
  15. Democracy3▲ 19×6 topics
  16. Ethnicity3▲ 18×6 topics
  17. Colonialism3▲ 13×7 topics
  18. Politics3▲ 24×6 topics
  19. NGOs3▲ 61×4 topics
  20. Political Economy3▲ 22×7 topics
  21. History3▲ 7.5×5 topics
  22. International Law3▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Refugees3▲ 40×4 topics
  24. Peacebuilding3▲ 76×4 topics
  25. Soft Power3▲ 123×2 topics
  26. Diplomacy2▲ 50×2 topics
  27. Civil Society2▲ 41×5 topics
  28. Ethnic Conflict2▲ 104×2 topics
  29. Protest2▲ 117×2 topics
  30. European Integration2▲ 73×3 topics
  31. International Institutions2▲ 204×1 topic
  32. Poverty Reduction2▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Power2▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Culture2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  35. Gender2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  36. Religion2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  37. Authoritarianism2▲ 44×4 topics
  38. Nation-Building2▲ 70×2 topics
  39. State-Building2▲ 103×2 topics
  40. Hybrid Warfare2▲ 221×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: International Relations and Foreign Policy, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, European Politics and Security and European Union Policy and Governance.

International Relations …2International Relations and Foreign Policy: 2 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geo…2European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 2 fractional worksEuropean Politics and Security: 2 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy an…2European Union Policy and Governance: 2 fractional worksInternational Developmen…2International Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and Governance: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 1 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense1Nuclear Issues and Defense: 1 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 1 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsDevelopmentSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics1 others

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

  1. 1 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 European Politics and Security Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  6. 6 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 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 available25.9%not open74.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower 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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