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International Science and Diplomacy

International Science and Diplomacy is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 8.4k research works in it since 1950. 15.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of science, technology, and foreign affairs, with a focus on science diplomacy, national approaches to S&T policies, innovation diplomacy, and the impact of research infrastructures on international relations. It delves into the role of biomedical research, governance in networks, and the economic impact of technological procurement. The papers also discuss the challenges and opportunities in global collaboration and highlight the importance of diplomatic knowledge in shaping science and technology policies.

  • Science Diplomacy
  • S&T Policies
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Innovation Diplomacy
  • Research Infrastructures
  • International Relations
  • Global Collaboration
  • Biomedical Research
  • National Approaches
  • Diplomatic Knowledge
Research works
8.4k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+38%
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Which countries lead International Science and Diplomacy research?

By volume, the United States and Russia publish the most (257 and 236 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 257 works
  2. 2 Russia 236 works
  3. 3 Ukraine 191 works
  4. 4 Germany 117 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 95 works
  6. 6 Switzerland 76 works
  7. 7 France 47 works
  8. 8 China 43 works
  9. 9 Italy 43 works
  10. 10 Slovakia 40 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 22.5%Russia: 20.6%Ukraine: 16.7%Germany: 10.2%6 others listed: 30.0%22%largest
United States257 · 22.5%Russia236 · 20.6%Ukraine191 · 16.7%Germany117 · 10.2%6 others listed343 · 30.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead International Science and Diplomacy research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences publishes the most International Science and Diplomacy research, followed by University of Zurich and Russian Academy of Sciences.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of SciencesSlovakia 34 works
  2. 2 University of ZurichSwitzerland 25 works
  3. 3 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 18 works
  4. 4 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 14 works
  5. 5 University of BernSwitzerland 13 works
  6. 6 European Organization for Nuclear ResearchSwitzerland 12 works
  7. 7 Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia 11 works
  8. 8 S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and TechnologyRussia 11 works
  9. 9 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 11 works
  10. 10 Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryUnited States 10 works

Where is International Science and Diplomacy research done?

The largest centres of International Science and Diplomacy research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine), Bratislava (Slovakia) and Zurich (Switzerland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bratislava and Kyiv.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 130 works
  2. 2 Kyiv Ukraine 80 works
  3. 3 Bratislava Slovakia 38 works
  4. 4 Zurich Switzerland 32 works
  5. 5 Kharkiv Ukraine 23 works
  6. 6 London United Kingdom 21 works
  7. 7 Beijing China 21 works
  8. 8 Saint Petersburg Russia 20 works
  9. 9 Paris France 19 works
  10. 10 Bern Switzerland 17 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BratislavaSK · 37.6 works29×
  2. KyivUA · 80.4 works18×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in International Science and Diplomacy than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study International Science and Diplomacy?

Among universities, judged by research, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Moscow State Institute of International Relations and University of Zurich score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 11.6286%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv: 8, 35.0%Moscow State Institute of International Relations: 11, 24.7%University of Zurich: 25, 0.0%University of Bern: 13, 0.6%University of Bonn: 9, 7.6%Lomonosov Moscow State University: 10, 5.8%Weatherford College: 14, 7.7%Taras Shevchenko Nat…Moscow State Institu…University of BernUniversity of Zurich
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivUkraine 63.035.0%19.1×8 —
2 Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia 54.924.7%40.0×11 +2.7%
3 University of ZurichSwitzerland 53.50.0%29.7×25 —
4 University of BernSwitzerland 45.40.6%20.3×13 —
5 University of BonnGermany 43.27.6%16.2×9 —
6 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 23.45.8%7.8×10 -60.4%
7 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 15.97.7%6.5×14 -44.3%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is International Science and Diplomacy research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are International Science and Diplomacy.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.