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Yo San University

In research, Yo San University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,443 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 14.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,344
of 28,054 · #37,302 all time
Rank in United States
#2,983
of 4,192
Research works
187
▲ 201% vs 2013–17
Citations
727
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Yo San University 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 #5,443 of 10,521 3.5%87 #12675

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yo San University 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 Yo San University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 14.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 22.9 works15×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.92× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.21× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.50× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.81× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Yo San University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Education, Cultural Exchange, Innovation, Neoliberalism, Political Economy and Ethnicity.

▲ 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. Globalization14▲ 6.7×20 topics
  2. Human Rights10▲ 9.0×10 topics
  3. Education8▲ 4.5×10 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 4.1×7 topics
  5. Innovation6▲ 5.4×7 topics
  6. Cultural Exchange6▲ 40×4 topics
  7. Neoliberalism5▲ 12×5 topics
  8. Political Economy5▲ 17×4 topics
  9. Ethnicity4▲ 11×5 topics
  10. International Relations4▲ 17×7 topics
  11. Democracy4▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Linguistics4▲ 24×3 topics
  13. Culture4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  14. Cultural Heritage4▲ 6.9×6 topics
  15. Language4▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Nation-Building4▲ 70×2 topics
  17. Nationalism4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  18. State-Building4▲ 103×2 topics
  19. Legal Regulation4▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Economy4▲ 46×2 topics
  21. Etymology4▲ 69×2 topics
  22. Historical Phonology4▲ 69×2 topics
  23. Pedagogy4▲ 7.1×7 topics
  24. Literature4▲ 6.2×9 topics
  25. Central Asia4▲ 47×4 topics
  26. Human Agency4▲ 340×1 topic
  27. Immigration4▲ 29×1 topic
  28. European Legal Systems3▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Judicial Review3▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Geopolitics3▲ 20×6 topics
  31. Migration3▲ 9.4×4 topics
  32. Information Security3▲ 32×2 topics
  33. National Security3▲ 54×2 topics
  34. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 7.4×2 topics
  35. Feminism3▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Lexicography3▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Sovereignty3▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Digital Sovereignty3▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Transition Economy3▲ 97×1 topic
  40. Empire3▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Yo San University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: History and Cultural Heritage, European and International Law Studies, Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation and Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics.

History and Cultural Her…4History and Cultural Heritage: 4 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…3European and International Law Studies: 3 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and …3Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 3 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical…3Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 3 fractional worksMetallurgy and Cultural Artifacts: 2 fractional worksEconomic Sanctions and International Relations: 2 fractional worksRussia and Soviet politi…2Russia and Soviet political economy: 2 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 2 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural…2Linguistics and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional works
Cultural StudiesPolitical Science and International RelationsArcheologyEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 History and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 4 works
  2. 2 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts Archeology 2 works
  6. 6 Economic Sanctions and International Relations Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 2 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 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 available79.2%not open20.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yo San University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 201% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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