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ACT Foundation

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,271
of 28,054 · #29,762 all time
Rank in United States
#3,952
of 4,192
Research works
277
▲ 202% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

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: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.12× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.44× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.75× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 12 worksMedicineVeterinary: 8.72× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at ACT Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Regulation, Microbial Ecology, Earth Systems Science, Gaia Hypothesis, Astrobiology, Climate Change, Nonlinear Dynamics and Extraterrestrial Life.

▲ 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. Climate Change7▲ 3.1×12 topics
  2. Environmental Regulation5▲ 38×2 topics
  3. Microbial Ecology5▲ 32×2 topics
  4. Astrobiology5▲ 192×2 topics
  5. Earth Systems Science5▲ 1094×1 topic
  6. Gaia Hypothesis5▲ 1094×1 topic
  7. Nonlinear Dynamics4▲ 24×4 topics
  8. Extraterrestrial Life4▲ 244×1 topic
  9. SETI4▲ 244×1 topic
  10. Epidemiology4◆ 1.05×22 topics
  11. Self-Organization3▲ 124×2 topics
  12. Gender3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  13. Sustainability3▲ 1.36×12 topics
  14. Globalization3▲ 1.63×11 topics
  15. Cosmological Parameters2▲ 50×1 topic
  16. Dark Energy2▲ 43×1 topic
  17. Colonialism2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  18. Identity2▲ 3.3×4 topics
  19. Information Theory2▲ 114×1 topic
  20. Meta-Structures2▲ 2507×1 topic
  21. Religion2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  22. Social Media2▲ 1.66×8 topics
  23. Innovation2▲ 2.0×8 topics
  24. Digital Pedagogy2▲ 118×2 topics
  25. Leadership2▲ 3.7×2 topics
  26. Complexity Theory1▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Interpolation1▲ 116×1 topic
  28. Mathematica1▲ 2609×1 topic
  29. Relativity1▲ 57×2 topics
  30. Adaptation1▲ 4.8×2 topics
  31. EROI1▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Fossil Fuels1▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Metamaterials1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  34. Open Access1▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Casimir Effect1▲ 137×1 topic
  36. Catastrophe Theory1▲ 505×1 topic
  37. Emergence1▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Fascism1▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Quantum Vacuum1▲ 137×1 topic
  40. Totalitarianism1▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does ACT Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories and Complex Systems and Dynamics.

Earth Systems and Cosmic…5Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution: 5 fractional worksSpace Science and Extrat…4Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 4 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 2 fractional worksComplex Systems and Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMathematical and Computational Methods: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…1Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 1 fractional worksQuantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect: 1 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 1 fractional worksChaos, Complexity, and Education: 1 fractional worksDigital Media and Philosophy: 1 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsModeling and Simulation5 others

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

  1. 1 Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution Atmospheric Science 5 works
  2. 2 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  3. 3 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Complex Systems and Dynamics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  5. 5 Mathematical and Computational Methods Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  6. 6 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  7. 7 Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  8. 8 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Chaos, Complexity, and Education Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  10. 10 Digital Media and Philosophy Computer Science Applications 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 available46.0%not open54.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.0%domestic only71.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ACT Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 202% higher 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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