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ActionAid

In research, ActionAid stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,670 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,059 of 10,206 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#18,395 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,373
of 28,054 · #25,485 all time
Rank in United States
#3,823
of 4,192
Research works
635
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is ActionAid 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 #7,670 of 16,945 15.5%331
Social SciencesField #5,059 of 10,206 16.7%203
Health SciencesDomain #18,395 of 20,462 13.3%151

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ActionAid 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: 1.18× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.39× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.68× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 3.50× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.75× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.42× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ActionAid?

Ranked on the composite score, Henri Froment-Meurice, Néstor Míguez and Rozenn Caris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ActionAid.

  1. 1 Henri Froment-Meurice United States · #630,064 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Néstor Míguez United States · #709,973 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Rozenn Caris United States · #722,258 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at ActionAid

Which keywords describe research at ActionAid?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Globalization, Social Justice, Mental Health, Food Security, Public Policy, Sustainable Development and Community Engagement.

▲ 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. Sustainability8▲ 2.8×28 topics
  2. Globalization6▲ 2.6×21 topics
  3. Mental Health5▲ 3.1×16 topics
  4. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.7×15 topics
  5. Climate Change5▲ 1.53×33 topics
  6. Public Health4▲ 2.6×17 topics
  7. Human Rights4▲ 3.3×15 topics
  8. Social Justice4▲ 5.8×8 topics
  9. Education4▲ 1.86×14 topics
  10. Food Security4▲ 5.7×11 topics
  11. Public Policy4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  12. Healthcare3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  13. Community Engagement3▲ 7.5×6 topics
  14. Identity3▲ 3.1×12 topics
  15. Entrepreneurship3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  16. Local Development2▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Territorial Governance2▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  19. Risk Management2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  20. Agriculture2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  21. Citizen Participation2▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Ethnicity2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  23. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Religion2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  25. Social Impact2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  26. Social Networks2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  27. Environmental Participation2▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Proximity and Innovation2▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Emerging Markets2▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Global Governance2▲ 7.6×7 topics
  31. International Law2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  32. Peacebuilding2▲ 26×3 topics
  33. Bottom of the Pyramid2▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Frugal Innovation2▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Vulnerability2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  36. Citizenship2▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Poverty2▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Poverty Reduction2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Supernovae2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Acculturation2▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does ActionAid publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

French Urban and Social …2French Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioecon…2Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…1Health, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksInternational Developmen…1International Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksInternational Maritime Law Issues: 1 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceBusiness and International ManagementNutrition and DieteticsAstronomy and Astrophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  4. 4 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 1 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  9. 9 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 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 available45.0%not open55.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.9%domestic only68.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ActionAid's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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