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World Economic Forum

In research, World Economic Forum stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,990 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,694 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,717
of 28,054 · #23,753 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#162
of 220
Research works
535
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.3k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is World Economic Forum 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 #8,990 of 16,945 21.3%346
Social SciencesField #6,694 of 10,206 25.4%161

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where World Economic Forum 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).

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: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.94× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.12× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.20× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.00× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.41× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at World Economic Forum?

Ranked on the composite score, Arthur L. Dahl, Peter Gomez and Subramanian Rangan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is World Economic Forum.

  1. 1 Arthur L. Dahl Switzerland · #144,522 worldwide 103 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Peter Gomez Switzerland · #399,824 worldwide 19 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Subramanian Rangan Switzerland · #486,079 worldwide 87 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Magdalena Mhlemann Switzerland · #686,808 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at World Economic Forum

Which keywords describe research at World Economic Forum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Globalization, Religion, Big Data, Identity, Renewable Energy and Waste Management.

▲ 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. Sustainability14▲ 6.0×31 topics
  2. Climate Change8▲ 3.0×25 topics
  3. Globalization7▲ 3.6×18 topics
  4. Renewable Energy5▲ 3.5×10 topics
  5. Religion4▲ 10.0×6 topics
  6. Big Data4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 3.0×9 topics
  8. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.4×17 topics
  9. Identity4▲ 5.8×8 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  11. Innovation3▲ 3.2×9 topics
  12. Waste Management3▲ 8.2×5 topics
  13. Culture3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  14. International Trade3▲ 22×4 topics
  15. Economic Growth3▲ 3.6×8 topics
  16. Economic Development3▲ 3.6×8 topics
  17. History3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  18. Risk Management3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  19. Conflict2▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Recycling2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  21. Neoliberalism2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  22. International Relations2▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Governance2▲ 7.2×7 topics
  24. Metal Recovery2▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Nationalism2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  26. Energy Transition2▲ 15×2 topics
  27. EROI2▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Environmental Impacts2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  29. Ethnicity2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  30. Fossil Fuels2▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Society2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Finance2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  33. Memory2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  34. Policy2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  35. Public-Private Partnerships2▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Environmental Exposure2▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Global Governance2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  38. Income Inequality2▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Institutional Economics2▲ 91×2 topics
  40. Legislation2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does World Economic Forum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Balkan and Eastern European Studies, Balkans: History, Politics, Society and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

Global Energy and Sustai…2Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern Europ…2Balkan and Eastern European Studies: 2 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politics, Society: 2 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 2 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 1 fractional worksCommunity Development and Social Impact: 1 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 1 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience …1Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 1 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEconomics and EconometricsCultural StudiesIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  2. 2 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 1 works
  7. 7 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 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 available40.3%not open59.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.9%domestic only67.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has World Economic Forum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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