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University · Santa Ana · Costa Rica

University for Peace

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World rank, all time
#32,482
of 42,892
Rank in Costa Rica
#22
of 39
Research works
158
▲ 121% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

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: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.50× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.43× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University for Peace?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Security Council, Humanitarian Intervention, International Law, Responsibility to Protect, State Sovereignty, Human Rights, Governance and Leadership.

▲ 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Security Council3▲ 212×2 topics
  2. Humanitarian Intervention3▲ 272×2 topics
  3. International Law2▲ 32×2 topics
  4. Responsibility to Protect2▲ 317×1 topic
  5. State Sovereignty2▲ 195×1 topic
  6. Human Rights2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  7. Governance2▲ 22×4 topics
  8. Economic Growth2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  9. Globalization1▲ 2.7×7 topics
  10. Leadership1▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Climate Change1▲ 1.91×12 topics
  12. NGOs1▲ 52×2 topics
  13. Neoliberalism1▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Religion1▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Democracy1▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Digital Marketing1▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Global Governance1▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Migration1▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Transitional Justice1▲ 58×3 topics
  20. Development Policies1▲ 123×1 topic
  21. Foreign Aid1▲ 123×1 topic

Which research topics does University for Peace publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Peace and Security Dynamics, International Development and Aid, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Political Conflict and Governance.

Global Peace and Securit…2Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksInternational Developmen…1International Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…1Business, Innovation, and Economy: 1 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and Governance: 1 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 1 fractional worksYouth Development and So…0Youth Development and Social Support: 0 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 0 fractional worksAfrican history and culture analysis: 0 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 0 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsDevelopmentEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Youth Development and Social Support Safety Research 0 works
  7. 7 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  9. 9 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource 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 available37.9%not open62.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.1%domestic only68.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University for Peace's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 121% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.