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Action for Children

In research, Action for Children stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,548 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,694 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,974
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,923
of 2,253
Research works
349
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Action for Children 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 SciencesField #5,548 of 10,206 20.5%141
Social SciencesDomain #9,694 of 16,945 17.3%229

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Action for Children 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: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 6.15× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.20× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.78× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research at Action for Children?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Public Health, Social Support, Social Justice, Resilience, Health Care Utilization, Mental Illness and Health.

▲ 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. Mental Health5▲ 8.8×14 topics
  2. Public Health3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  3. Social Support2▲ 11×5 topics
  4. Social Justice2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  5. Globalization2▲ 2.8×3 topics
  6. Resilience2▲ 12×4 topics
  7. Health Care Utilization2▲ 45×3 topics
  8. Mental Illness2▲ 68×2 topics
  9. Health2▲ 12×1 topic
  10. Homelessness2▲ 110×1 topic
  11. Child Development2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  12. Reflective Practice1▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Academic Achievement1▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Acculturation1▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Competency-Based Education1▲ 40×1 topic
  16. Developmental Trajectories1▲ 28×3 topics
  17. Executive Functioning1▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Medical Ethics1▲ 28×1 topic
  19. Pediatric1▲ 63×1 topic
  20. Professional Identity Formation1▲ 58×1 topic
  21. Coping Strategies1▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Poverty1▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Social Determinants1▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Student Voice1▲ 118×2 topics
  25. Adolescents1▲ 7.9×5 topics
  26. Attachment1▲ 35×3 topics
  27. Caregiver Well-Being1▲ 58×1 topic
  28. Child Welfare1▲ 81×2 topics
  29. Chronic Pain1▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Disability1▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  32. Health Disparities1▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Intervention1▲ 78×3 topics
  34. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes1▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Parenting Stress1▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Preterm Birth1▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Primary Care1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  38. School Engagement1▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Student-Teacher Relationships1▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Psychological Adjustment1▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Action for Children publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Homelessness and Social Issues, Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare, Innovations in Medical Education and Early Childhood Education and Development.

Homelessness and Social …2Homelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksEthics and Legal Issues …1Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 1 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 1 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 1 fractional worksAgroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 1 fractional worksHuman Resource and Talen…1Human Resource and Talent Management: 1 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 1 works
  5. 5 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 1 works
  8. 8 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  9. 9 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 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 available18.3%not open81.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Action for Children's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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