Question 1

What is Acton Institute known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Acton Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,952 of 17,446 worldwide), Computer Science (#2,236 of 6,336 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,527 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

Question 2

How does Acton Institute rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Acton Institute ranks #8,708 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #1,794 of 7,310 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Acton Institute?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, John A. Swets, Jaime R. Carbonell and Paul B. Benni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Acton Institute.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Acton Institute?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Acton Institute is "Man-Computer Symbiosis" (J. C. R. Licklider, 1960), with 1,866 citations. Next come "Random Process Model of Rough Surfaces" (903) and "Damping of Flexural Waves by a Constrained Viscoelastic Layer" (746).

Question 5

Which research topics does Acton Institute publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Software Engineering Techniques and Practices, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Analytical Chemistry and Sensors and Persona Design and Applications.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Acton Institute?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Requirements Engineering, Agile Software Development, Empirical Studies, User-Centered Design, Glycemic Control, Insulin Therapy, Heat Transfer and Biosensors.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Acton Institute work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Acton Institute is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (22%), Medicine (16%), Engineering (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Acton Institute's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% lower than in 2018-2021.