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American Anthropological Association

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World rank, all time
#23,517
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,052
of 8,685
Research works
179
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
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: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16.31× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.65× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Anthropological Association?

Ranked on the composite score, William R. Hildebrandt, Lillian S. Robinson and Brian F. Byrd lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Anthropological Association.

  1. 1 William R. Hildebrandt United States · #282,320 worldwide 78 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Lillian S. Robinson United States · #289,622 worldwide 21 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Brian F. Byrd United States · #717,237 worldwide 63 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at American Anthropological Association

Which keywords describe research at American Anthropological Association?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, Globalization, Holocene, Intersectionality, Glacial Cycles, Paleoclimatology and African Diaspora.

▲ 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural Origins5▲ 582×1 topic
  2. Radiocarbon Dating5▲ 582×1 topic
  3. Globalization2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  4. Climate Change2▲ 2.6×4 topics
  5. Holocene2▲ 50×2 topics
  6. Intersectionality1▲ 30×3 topics
  7. Glacial Cycles1▲ 72×1 topic
  8. Paleoclimatology1▲ 58×1 topic
  9. African Diaspora1▲ 116×1 topic
  10. Black Feminist Theory1▲ 509×1 topic
  11. Archaeology1▲ 31×4 topics
  12. Colonialism1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage1▲ 7.4×5 topics
  14. Neoliberalism1▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Dialogical Self1▲ 443×1 topic
  16. Experiential Learning1▲ 75×2 topics
  17. Social Representations Theory1▲ 443×1 topic

Which research topics does American Anthropological Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies and Social Representations and Identity.

Archaeology and ancient …5Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 5 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 1 fractional worksSocial Representations and Identity: 1 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins…1Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 1 fractional worksAnthropology: Ethics, History, Culture: 1 fractional worksAnthropological Studies and Insights: 1 fractional worksOutdoor and Experiential Education: 0 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 0 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 0 fractional works
PaleontologyAtmospheric ScienceAnthropologySocial Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 5 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  3. 3 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 1 works
  4. 4 Social Representations and Identity Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 1 works
  6. 6 Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture Anthropology 1 works
  7. 7 Anthropological Studies and Insights Anthropology 1 works
  8. 8 Outdoor and Experiential Education Social Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 0 works
  10. 10 Education Systems and Policy Education 0 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 available44.0%not open56.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.8%domestic only69.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Anthropological Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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