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The David Hume Institute

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Research works
89
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: The David Hume Institute 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.

Neuroscience: 3.97× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.89× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at The David Hume Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neoliberalism, Education, Globalization, Perception, Truth, Economic Growth, Philosophy and Ethics.

▲ 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▲ 3.8×12 topics
  2. Education6▲ 4.9×12 topics
  3. Neoliberalism5▲ 16×6 topics
  4. Economic Growth4▲ 6.5×9 topics
  5. Perception4▲ 62×3 topics
  6. Truth4▲ 105×3 topics
  7. History4▲ 5.5×10 topics
  8. Philosophy4▲ 9.5×7 topics
  9. Ethics4▲ 8.8×8 topics
  10. Belief3▲ 214×1 topic
  11. Knowledge3▲ 153×1 topic
  12. Democracy3▲ 9.1×5 topics
  13. Human Rights3▲ 3.8×9 topics
  14. Literature3▲ 6.4×7 topics
  15. Property Rights3▲ 27×4 topics
  16. Behavioral Economics3▲ 48×2 topics
  17. Risk Factors3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  18. Neuroprotection3▲ 7.8×7 topics
  19. Inequality2▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Monetary Policy2▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Regulation2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  22. Development2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  23. Rhetoric2▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Economic Institutions2▲ 77×1 topic
  25. Human Dignity2▲ 50×2 topics
  26. Institutional Economics2▲ 71×1 topic
  27. National Identity2▲ 21×4 topics
  28. Theology2▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Economic Policy2▲ 34×3 topics
  30. Footbridges2▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Political Economy2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  32. Regional Growth2▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Vibration Serviceability2▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Imperialism2▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Income Inequality2▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Jewish Society2▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Art Market2▲ 230×1 topic
  39. Capitalism2▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Investment2▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does The David Hume Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Face recognition and analysis, Mental Health Research Topics, Economic and Business Development Strategies and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.

Face recognition and ana…1Face recognition and analysis: 1 fractional worksMental Health Research T…1Mental Health Research Topics: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Business Development Strategies: 0 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 0 fractional worksBehavioral and Psychological Studies: 0 fractional worksAustralian History and Society: 0 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 0 fractional worksWater Resource Management and Quality: 0 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 0 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 0 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyEconomics and EconometricsCognitive Neuroscience5 others

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

  1. 1 Face recognition and analysis Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  2. 2 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  4. 4 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  5. 5 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 0 works
  9. 9 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 0 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 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 available23.4%not open76.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The David Hume Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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