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United States Institute of Peace

In research, United States Institute of Peace stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,385 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,392 of 6,365 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 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,332
of 28,054 · #18,389 all time
Rank in United States
#2,486
of 4,192
Research works
962
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is United States Institute of Peace 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 SciencesDomain #5,385 of 10,521 16.2%145 #3986
Social SciencesField #3,392 of 6,365 17.2%118 #2290

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Institute of Peace 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 United States Institute of Peace specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 28.0 works9.5×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 58.9 works8.2×
  3. Social SciencesField · 117.6 works4.7×
← 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: 0.90× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.44× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.96× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.68× its world share, 118 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Institute of Peace?

Ranked on the composite score, Leslie Vinjamuri, Chester A. Crocker and P. R. Chari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Institute of Peace.

  1. 1 Leslie Vinjamuri United States · #201,322 worldwide 132 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Chester A. Crocker United States · #356,662 worldwide 139 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 P. R. Chari United States · #1,166,235 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at United States Institute of Peace

Which keywords describe research at United States Institute of Peace?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Climate Change, Global Governance, Conflict, Democracy, Security and Neoliberalism.

▲ 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. Globalization22▲ 5.8×43 topics
  2. Human Rights22▲ 11×27 topics
  3. Climate Change20▲ 3.6×26 topics
  4. Global Governance13▲ 29×12 topics
  5. Conflict12▲ 38×10 topics
  6. Democracy12▲ 17×11 topics
  7. Sustainable Development12▲ 3.6×24 topics
  8. Security11▲ 8.5×6 topics
  9. Sustainability10▲ 2.1×18 topics
  10. Neoliberalism10▲ 14×14 topics
  11. Peacebuilding10▲ 78×5 topics
  12. Ethnic Conflict9▲ 101×3 topics
  13. International Law9▲ 15×12 topics
  14. Environmental Impact9▲ 2.6×10 topics
  15. Vulnerability9▲ 19×5 topics
  16. Political Economy8▲ 16×10 topics
  17. Authoritarianism8▲ 45×5 topics
  18. Religion8▲ 8.3×9 topics
  19. Protest7▲ 93×2 topics
  20. Social Justice7▲ 6.3×19 topics
  21. International Relations7▲ 15×14 topics
  22. Civil War7▲ 112×2 topics
  23. Genocide7▲ 63×3 topics
  24. Transitional Justice7▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Nationalism7▲ 7.5×13 topics
  26. Political Institutions7▲ 168×1 topic
  27. State Capacity7▲ 168×1 topic
  28. Adaptation7▲ 12×7 topics
  29. Global Warming6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  30. Security Council6▲ 61×2 topics
  31. Governance6▲ 9.6×11 topics
  32. Politics6▲ 12×7 topics
  33. Colonialism6▲ 6.4×11 topics
  34. Migration6▲ 9.0×8 topics
  35. International Cooperation6▲ 60×3 topics
  36. Water Resources6▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Nation-Building5▲ 50×4 topics
  38. Humanitarian Intervention5▲ 71×2 topics
  39. Local Turn5▲ 182×1 topic
  40. Resilience Governance5▲ 182×1 topic

Which research topics does United States Institute of Peace publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political Conflict and Governance, Peacebuilding and International Security, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and Transboundary Water Resource Management.

Political Conflict and G…7Political Conflict and Governance: 7 fractional worksPeacebuilding and Intern…5Peacebuilding and International Security: 5 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…5Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 5 fractional worksTransboundary Water Reso…5Transboundary Water Resource Management: 5 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 4 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 4 fractional worksGender, Security, and Co…4Gender, Security, and Conflict: 4 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 4 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 2 fractional worksKorean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsGender StudiesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1 others

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

  1. 1 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  5. 5 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Gender, Security, and Conflict Gender Studies 4 works
  8. 8 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  9. 9 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  10. 10 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available39.0%not open61.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Institute of Peace's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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