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Van Leer Jerusalem Institute

In research, Van Leer Jerusalem Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,512 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,971 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,996
of 22,385 · #22,750 all time
Rank in Israel
#85
of 87
Research works
296
▼ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Van Leer Jerusalem Institute

What is Van Leer Jerusalem Institute 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 SciencesDomain #6,512 of 14,833 10.7%251
Social SciencesField #5,971 of 9,330 9.7%132

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Van Leer Jerusalem Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Van Leer Jerusalem Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Van Leer Jerusalem Institute is in Social Sciences, 8% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (48%), Arts and Humanities (26%), Psychology (6%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 57 fractional works · 86.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 47.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 25.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 10.7% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 25.6% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 10.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workALL ITS WORKVan LeerJerusalem…66fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences1%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences86%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 4 domains and 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3247.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities1725.6%
    3. Psychology45.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance34.7%
    5. Decision Sciences11.7%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    1. Medicine34.9%
    2. Health Professions23.1%
    1. Neuroscience23.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
    1. Physics and Astronomy10.9%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.88× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.18× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.76× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities8.88×17 works
  2. Social Sciences3.76×32 works
  3. Neuroscience2.33×2 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.18×3 works
  5. Psychology1.91×4 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.74×1 works
  7. Health Professions1.18×2 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.42×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×1 works
  10. Medicine0.25×3 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Van Leer Jerusalem Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Tommaso Tesei, Naftali Rothenberg and Silvia Jonas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.

  1. 1 Tommaso Tesei Israel · #2,121,915 worldwide 72 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Naftali Rothenberg Israel · #2,488,090 worldwide 24 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Silvia Jonas Israel · #2,907,008 worldwide 149 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Uri Weiss Israel · #3,168,013 worldwide 98 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Liran Shia Gordon Israel · #3,183,893 worldwide 48 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Wael Abu-ʿUksa Israel · #3,372,042 worldwide 80 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Avi-ram Tzoreff Israel · #4,076,955 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Malcolm Lowe Israel · #4,574,740 worldwide 100 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Van Leer Jerusalem Institute

What are the most cited papers from Van Leer Jerusalem Institute?

The most cited paper from Van Leer Jerusalem Institute is "The Motivation to Volunteer: A Systemic Quality of Life Theory" (Samuel Shye, 2009), with 149 citations. Next come "Evidence, mechanisms and models for the inheritance of acquired characters" (124) and "A Programmatic Attempt at an Anthropology of Knowledge" (110).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Motivation to Volunteer: A Systemic Quality of Life Theory Samuel Shye · Social Indicators Research 4 Nov 2009 149
2 Evidence, mechanisms and models for the inheritance of acquired characters Eva Jablonka, Michael Lachmann, Marion J. Lamb · Journal of Theoretical Biology Sep 1992 124
3 A Programmatic Attempt at an Anthropology of Knowledge Yehuda Elkana · Sociology of the sciences/Sociology of the sciences yearbook Book chapter 1981 110
4 Model Organisms are Not (Theoretical) Models Arnon Levy, Adrian Currie · The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Open access 28 Mar 2014 103
5 Modeling without models Arnon Levy · Philosophical Studies 5 Jun 2014 98
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Van Leer Jerusalem Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Nationalism, Palestine, Israel, Ethics, Ethnic Identity, Occupation and Religion.

▲ 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-now 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. Human Rights10▲ 15×10 topics
  2. Nationalism10▲ 33×11 topics
  3. Palestine6▲ 160×2 topics
  4. Israel6▲ 246×2 topics
  5. Ethics5▲ 15×11 topics
  6. Ethnic Identity5▲ 68×1 topic
  7. Occupation5▲ 124×1 topic
  8. Religion4▲ 15×11 topics
  9. Globalization4▲ 2.9×15 topics
  10. History4▲ 7.6×8 topics
  11. Philosophy3▲ 11×8 topics
  12. Colonialism3▲ 10×6 topics
  13. Identity3▲ 6.6×5 topics
  14. Responsibility3▲ 112×4 topics
  15. Politics3▲ 17×5 topics
  16. Sovereignty3▲ 44×4 topics
  17. Mental Health2▲ 2.5×9 topics
  18. Empire2▲ 36×4 topics
  19. Secularism2▲ 31×4 topics
  20. Ethical Considerations2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  21. Neuroscience2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  22. Sociolinguistics2▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Transplantation2▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Cultural History2▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Cultural Studies2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  26. Game Theory2▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Language Contact2▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Linguistic Borrowing2▲ 99×1 topic
  29. Capitalism2▲ 38×4 topics
  30. Middle East2▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Neoliberalism2▲ 6.9×7 topics
  32. Emotion2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. NGOs2▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Psychological Impact2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  35. Sense of Agency2▲ 258×1 topic
  36. Society2▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Theology2▲ 25×4 topics
  38. Voluntary Action2▲ 258×1 topic
  39. Living Kidney Donors1▲ 85×1 topic
  40. Organ Donation1▲ 85×1 topic

Which research topics does Van Leer Jerusalem Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity, Free Will and Agency and Organ Donation and Transplantation.

Jewish and Middle Easter…5Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 5 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Di…2Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 2 fractional worksFree Will and Agency2Free Will and Agency: 2 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Transplantation: 1 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 1 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and Theory: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 1 fractional worksMiddle East Politics and Society: 1 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 1 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLanguage and LinguisticsCognitive NeurosciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 2 works
  3. 3 Free Will and Agency Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  4. 4 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 1 works
  6. 6 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 1 works
  7. 7 African history and culture studies Anthropology 1 works
  8. 8 Middle East Politics and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Van Leer Jerusalem Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Van Leer Jerusalem Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Van Leer Jerusalem Institute0.00028% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Van Leer Jerusalem Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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