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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

In research, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,416 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 16.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,282
of 28,054 · #3,092 all time
Rank in United States
#2,970
of 4,192
Research works
1.5k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
102k
66.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 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 #7,416 of 10,521 24.4%68 #703

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 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 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 16.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 22.3 works17×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.55× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.22× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Grassby, Blair A. Ruble and Prashanth Parameswaran lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

  1. 1 Richard Grassby United States · #177,013 worldwide 81 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Blair A. Ruble United States · #461,336 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Prashanth Parameswaran United States · #651,604 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Robert M. Hathaway United States · #689,969 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Laura H. Kahn United States · #801,985 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Daniel C. Kurtzer United States · #953,326 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Which keywords describe research at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, International Law, Human Rights, Global Governance, International Relations, Governance, Diplomacy and Norms.

▲ 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. Globalization13▲ 7.6×17 topics
  2. International Law8▲ 30×8 topics
  3. Human Rights8▲ 8.7×15 topics
  4. Global Governance7▲ 33×6 topics
  5. Climate Change6▲ 2.6×25 topics
  6. International Relations6▲ 28×10 topics
  7. Governance5▲ 18×7 topics
  8. Diplomacy5▲ 61×2 topics
  9. Norms5▲ 143×2 topics
  10. Conflict5▲ 33×7 topics
  11. Economic Development5▲ 6.5×9 topics
  12. International Institutions5▲ 252×1 topic
  13. Power5▲ 75×1 topic
  14. Nationalism4▲ 11×8 topics
  15. Economic Growth4▲ 5.4×9 topics
  16. History4▲ 6.5×8 topics
  17. Public Health4▲ 3.1×11 topics
  18. Geopolitics4▲ 26×5 topics
  19. Identity4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  20. Colonialism4▲ 8.3×6 topics
  21. Religion3▲ 7.6×9 topics
  22. Ethnic Identity3▲ 30×3 topics
  23. Political Economy3▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Democracy3▲ 9.3×8 topics
  25. Gender3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  26. Politics3▲ 12×7 topics
  27. Genocide3▲ 56×2 topics
  28. Security3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  29. NGOs2▲ 28×4 topics
  30. Security Council2▲ 53×2 topics
  31. Discrimination2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Economy2▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Humanitarian Intervention2▲ 71×2 topics
  34. Neoliberalism2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  35. State Sovereignty2▲ 52×2 topics
  36. Ethnic Conflict2▲ 53×3 topics
  37. Responsibility to Protect2▲ 80×1 topic
  38. United Nations2▲ 80×1 topic
  39. Civil Society2▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Corruption2▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Relations and Foreign Policy, Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies and International Development and Aid.

International Relations …5International Relations and Foreign Policy: 5 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 2 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksAsian Studies and History: 2 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 2 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…1Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 1 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentGeneral Health Professions1 others

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

  1. 1 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  5. 5 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 1 works
  10. 10 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 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 available29.2%not open70.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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