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The Loka Institute

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Research works
9
▼ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
127
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
11%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
The Loka Institute

Not ranked overall: The Loka Institute is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does The Loka Institute work in?

In all years, 77% of research at The Loka Institute is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (46%), Computer Science (13%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (11%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 7 fractional works · 77.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 46.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 27.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 5.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 5.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 5.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 5.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 23.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 12.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKThe LokaInstitute9fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences23%Social Sciences77%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 2 domains and 10 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences446.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance110.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting05.5%
    4. Decision Sciences05.5%
    5. Psychology05.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities03.6%
    1. Computer Science112.8%
    2. Environmental Science16.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy03.6%
    4. Engineering00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

    Who are the top researchers at The Loka Institute?

    Ranked on the quality score, Richard E. Sclove lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Loka Institute.

    1. 1 Richard E. Sclove United States · #3,177,256 worldwide 296 citations · 28 works
    All ranked researchers at The Loka Institute

    What are the most cited papers from The Loka Institute?

    The most cited paper from The Loka Institute is "Public participation in science and technology decision making: trends for the future" (Jill Chopyak, Peter Levesque, 2002), with 68 citations. Next come "Nuclear Waste: Knowledge Waste?" (49) and "Better Approaches to Science Policy" (31).

    Most cited papers
    #PaperReleasedCitations
    1 Public participation in science and technology decision making: trends for the future Jill Chopyak, Peter Levesque · Technology in Society 2002 68
    2 Nuclear Waste: Knowledge Waste? Eugene A. Rosa, Seth P Tuler, Baruch Fischhoff et al. · Science 12 Aug 2010 49
    3 Better Approaches to Science Policy Richard E. Sclove · Science 27 Feb 1998 31
    4 From Alchemy to Atomic War: Frederick Soddy's "Technology Assessment" of Atomic Energy, 1900-1915 Richard E. Sclove · Science Technology & Human Values Apr 1989 29
    5 Research by the people, for the people Richard E. Sclove · Futures Aug 1997 18
    All 10 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

    Which research topics does The Loka Institute publish most on?

    By volume: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Climate Change Communication and Perception, Information Systems Theories and Implementation and Research, Science, and Academia.

    Ethics and Social Impact…1Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Communica…1Climate Change Communication and Perception: 1 fractional worksInformation Systems Theo…1Information Systems Theories and Implementation: 1 fractional worksResearch, Science, and A…0Research, Science, and Academia: 0 fractional worksAnimal and Plant Science Education: 0 fractional worksCommunity Development and Social Impact: 0 fractional worksDiverse Perspectives in …0Diverse Perspectives in Modern Studies: 0 fractional worksConservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education: 0 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 0 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and …0Business Strategies and Innovation: 0 fractional works
    Safety ResearchSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementSocial Psychology5 others

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

    1. 1 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
    2. 2 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 1 works
    3. 3 Information Systems Theories and Implementation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
    4. 4 Research, Science, and Academia Information Systems and Management 0 works
    5. 5 Animal and Plant Science Education Social Psychology 0 works
    6. 6 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 0 works
    7. 7 Diverse Perspectives in Modern Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
    8. 8 Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
    9. 9 Education Systems and Policy Education 0 works
    10. 10 Business Strategies and Innovation Strategy and Management 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 available10.9%not open89.1%

    World: 40% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

    World: 18% is written across borders.

    How has The Loka Institute's research output changed?

    Output in 2022-2025 was 100% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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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