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Action Network

In research, Action Network stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,277 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,680
of 28,054 · #21,228 all time
Rank in United States
#1,745
of 4,192
Research works
351
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Action Network 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 #8,277 of 16,945 22.3%148

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Action Network 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: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.94× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.60× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.01× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.48× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Action Network?

Ranked on the composite score, Rik Farrow and Patrick Byrne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Action Network.

  1. 1 Rik Farrow United States · #596,081 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Patrick Byrne United States · #1,593,456 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Action Network

Which keywords describe research at Action Network?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Climate Change, Mortality, Vulnerability, Infectious Diseases, Human Health, Epidemiology and Global Warming.

▲ 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. Public Health9▲ 6.9×23 topics
  2. Climate Change8▲ 3.1×27 topics
  3. Epidemiology7▲ 1.96×30 topics
  4. Mortality4▲ 8.4×7 topics
  5. Mental Health4▲ 3.1×17 topics
  6. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.8×11 topics
  7. Vulnerability4▲ 20×5 topics
  8. Human Rights4▲ 4.1×9 topics
  9. Human Health4▲ 24×2 topics
  10. Infectious Diseases4▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Global Warming3▲ 8.6×5 topics
  12. Globalization3▲ 1.71×14 topics
  13. Heat Waves3▲ 48×1 topic
  14. Temperature3▲ 27×1 topic
  15. Resilience2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  16. Biodiversity2▲ 3.1×9 topics
  17. Global Burden2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  18. Health Equity2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  19. Ethics2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  20. Health Disparities2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  21. Chronic Disease2▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Community Engagement2▲ 6.6×9 topics
  23. Inequality2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  24. Global Governance2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  25. Health Outcomes2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  26. Food Insecurity2▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  28. Environmental Law2▲ 8.4×1 topic
  29. Rights of Nature2▲ 137×1 topic
  30. Social Determinants2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  31. Social Mobility2▲ 57×2 topics
  32. Neuroanatomy1▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Substance Abuse1▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Thermoregulation1▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Autism Spectrum Disorders1▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Community Development1▲ 8.0×4 topics
  37. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Executive Functioning1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Household Food Security1▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Sociolinguistics1▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Action Network publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change and Health Impacts, Environmental law and policy, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations and Thermoregulation and physiological responses.

Climate Change and Healt…3Climate Change and Health Impacts: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental law and policy: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksThermoregulation and physiological responses: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Justice and Health Disparities: 1 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 1 fractional worksSocial and Cultural Dyna…1Social and Cultural Dynamics: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 1 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…1Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 1 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisLawGeneral Health ProfessionsPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  2. 2 Environmental law and policy Law 2 works
  3. 3 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Thermoregulation and physiological responses Physiology 1 works
  5. 5 Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Intellectual Property Law Law 1 works
  7. 7 Social and Cultural Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 1 works
  9. 9 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available47.7%not open52.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.8%domestic only62.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Action Network's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.