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American Association For The Advancement of Science

In research, American Association For The Advancement of Science stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,087 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,735 of 10,206 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,023 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,703
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,573
of 8,685
Research works
1.7k
▼ 78% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
23.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is American Association For The Advancement of Science 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 #4,087 of 16,945 23.9%382
Social SciencesField #3,735 of 10,206 27.3%188
Life SciencesDomain #9,023 of 14,347 1.8%764
Physical SciencesDomain #13,697 of 21,541 13.6%253
Health SciencesDomain #14,837 of 20,462 6.1%291
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5,264 of 6,031 4.8%146
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #6,879 of 7,814 1.3%413
MedicineField #16,197 of 17,978 4.5%238
Molecular BiologySubfield #4,922 of 4,961 0.8%288

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Association For The Advancement of Science 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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.99× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.31× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.21× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.34× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Association For The Advancement of Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Fredric Wertham, Philip H. Abelson and Jean L. Marx lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Association For The Advancement of Science.

  1. 1 Fredric Wertham United States · #162,336 worldwide 125 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Philip H. Abelson United States · #219,606 worldwide 359 citations · 224 works
  3. 3 Jean L. Marx United States · #247,502 worldwide 474 citations · 196 works
  4. 4 Shirley Malcom United States · #579,157 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Gina Kolata United States · #581,240 worldwide 246 citations · 215 works
  6. 6 Mark S. Frankel United States · #603,447 worldwide 22 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Barbara R. Jasny United States · #695,161 worldwide 100 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Dael Wolfle United States · #781,426 worldwide 69 citations · 126 works
  9. 9 Lisa D. Chong United States · #836,738 worldwide 60 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Asa Gray United States · #936,783 worldwide 64 citations · 87 works
All ranked researchers at American Association For The Advancement of Science

Which keywords describe research at American Association For The Advancement of Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Culture, History, Consumer Behavior, Financial Literacy, Retirement Planning and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Climate Change5▲ 3.9×16 topics
  2. Globalization4▲ 4.3×7 topics
  3. Culture3▲ 12×3 topics
  4. Education3▲ 3.2×7 topics
  5. History3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  6. Consumer Behavior3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  7. Innovation3▲ 5.1×5 topics
  8. Financial Literacy2▲ 57×1 topic
  9. Retirement Planning2▲ 148×1 topic
  10. Colonialism2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  11. Identity2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  12. Nationalism2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  13. Career Development2▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Employment Patterns2▲ 70×2 topics
  15. Health Effects2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  16. Interdisciplinary Research2▲ 40×2 topics
  17. Technology2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  18. Capacity Building2▲ 56×3 topics
  19. Philippines2▲ 233×1 topic
  20. Political Dynasties2▲ 233×1 topic
  21. Aging Workforce2▲ 137×1 topic
  22. Biodiversity2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  23. Retirement2▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Public Perception2▲ 24×4 topics
  25. Health Research1▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Student Engagement1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  27. Digital Repositories1▲ 92×2 topics
  28. Educational Data Mining1▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Global Warming1▲ 6.4×4 topics
  30. Learning Analytics1▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Philosophy1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  32. Education Policy1▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Environmental Attitudes1▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Global Collaboration1▲ 73×2 topics
  35. Science1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  36. Ecological Niche1▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Science Communication1▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Species Distribution Modeling1▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Team Science1▲ 87×1 topic
  40. Transdisciplinarity1▲ 156×1 topic

Which research topics does American Association For The Advancement of Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis, Philippine History and Culture, Retirement, Disability, and Employment and Online Learning and Analytics.

Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 2 fractional worksPhilippine History and Culture: 2 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, …2Retirement, Disability, and Employment: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…1Online Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksInterdisciplinary Research and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Resea…1Health and Medical Research Impacts: 1 fractional worksCritical Theory and Philosophy: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…1Socioeconomic Development in Asia: 1 fractional works
AccountingAnthropologyDemographyComputer Science Applications5 others

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

  1. 1 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 2 works
  2. 2 Philippine History and Culture Anthropology 2 works
  3. 3 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 2 works
  4. 4 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  6. 6 Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration Information Systems and Management 1 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Critical Theory and Philosophy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  10. 10 Socioeconomic Development in Asia Sociology and Political Science 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 available9.6%not open90.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.0%domestic only95.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Association For The Advancement of Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 78% 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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