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American Bar Foundation

In research, American Bar Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,024 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science and Social Sciences (Sociology and Political Science is 7.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,162
of 22,385 · #7,386 all time
Rank in United States
#3,129
of 3,332
Research works
1.1k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
58k
52.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
American Bar Foundation

What is American Bar Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,024 of 9,585 10.9%67 #2229

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Bar Foundation 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does American Bar Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 85% of research at American Bar Foundation is in Social Sciences, 7% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (63%), Arts and Humanities (7%), Business, Management and Accounting (6%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 71 fractional works · 85.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 53 fractional works · 63.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 21 fractional works · 25.5% of its workLaw: 14 fractional works · 16.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 11.6% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 7.3% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.1% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAmerican BarFoundation83fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences85%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5363.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities67.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting56.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance45.0%
    5. Psychology22.7%
    6. Decision Sciences10.9%
    1. Health Professions44.3%
    2. Medicine22.8%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Engineering21.9%
    2. Environmental Science11.1%
    3. Computer Science10.8%
    4. Mathematics00.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.0%
    1. Neuroscience11.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does American Bar Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 21.2 works7.1×
  2. Social SciencesField · 52.8 works5.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.53× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.87× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.34× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.00× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences5.00×53 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.53×6 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.34×4 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.87×5 works
  5. Health Professions1.62×4 works
  6. Neuroscience0.99×1 works
  7. Psychology0.90×2 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.89×1 works
  9. Mathematics0.29×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.22×1 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.17×0 works
  13. Medicine0.15×2 works
  14. Nursing0.14×0 works
  15. Engineering0.12×2 works
  16. Computer Science0.11×1 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at American Bar Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Terence C. Halliday, Shari Seidman Diamond and Elizabeth Ellen Mertz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Bar Foundation.

  1. 1 Terence C. Halliday United States · #165,378 worldwide 4k citations · 222 works
  2. 2 Shari Seidman Diamond United States · #253,008 worldwide 2.7k citations · 170 works
  3. 3 Elizabeth Ellen Mertz United States · #452,962 worldwide 3.6k citations · 128 works
  4. 4 Rebecca L. Sandefur United States · #468,278 worldwide 1.8k citations · 76 works
  5. 5 C. F. Niven United States · #696,956 worldwide 3.1k citations · 87 works
  6. 6 Herman Goldstein United States · #749,713 worldwide 2.7k citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Bryant G. Garth United States · #806,224 worldwide 5k citations · 283 works
  8. 8 Susan P. Shapiro United States · #859,998 worldwide 4.6k citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Traci R. Burch United States · #902,794 worldwide 1.1k citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Janice Nadler United States · #954,141 worldwide 2.4k citations · 105 works
All ranked researchers at American Bar Foundation

What are the most cited papers from American Bar Foundation?

The most cited paper from American Bar Foundation is "Neighborhoods and Violent Crime: A Multilevel Study of Collective Efficacy" (Robert J. Sampson, Stephen W. Raudenbush, Felton J. Earls, 1997), with 12,017 citations. Next come "A Relational Model of Authority in Groups" (2,943) and "A distillation method for the quantitative determination of malonaldehyde in rancid foods" (2,890).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Neighborhoods and Violent Crime: A Multilevel Study of Collective Efficacy Robert J. Sampson, Stephen W. Raudenbush, Felton J. Earls · Science Open access 15 Aug 1997 12,017
2 A Relational Model of Authority in Groups Tom R. Tyler, E. Allan Lind · Advances in experimental social psychology Book chapter 1992 2,943
3 A distillation method for the quantitative determination of malonaldehyde in rancid foods Basil G. Tarladgis, Betty M. Watts, MARGARET TIMS YOUNATHAN et al. · Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society 1960 2,890
4 Systematic Social Observation of Public Spaces: A New Look at Disorder in Urban Neighborhoods Robert J. Sampson, Stephen W. Raudenbush · American Journal of Sociology Open access Nov 1999 2,495
5 NEIGHBORHOOD INEQUALITY, COLLECTIVE EFFICACY, AND THE SPATIAL DYNAMICS OF URBAN VIOLENCE* Jeffrey D. Morenoff, Robert J. Sampson, Stephen W. Raudenbush · Criminology Aug 2001 1,880
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at American Bar Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Colonialism, Legal Education, Professionalism, Cultural Diplomacy, Legal Semiotics and Visual Jurisprudence.

▲ 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-now 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. Human Rights13▲ 15×19 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 5.3×26 topics
  3. Colonialism6▲ 16×7 topics
  4. Legal Education6▲ 78×2 topics
  5. Professionalism5▲ 34×2 topics
  6. Cultural Diplomacy5▲ 70×2 topics
  7. Legal Semiotics4▲ 269×1 topic
  8. Public Opinion4▲ 44×4 topics
  9. Visual Jurisprudence4▲ 269×1 topic
  10. Civil Rights4▲ 77×2 topics
  11. Health Impacts4▲ 63×1 topic
  12. Identity4▲ 7.1×10 topics
  13. Welfare Rights Advice4▲ 342×1 topic
  14. Decolonization4▲ 55×3 topics
  15. Nationalism4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  16. Global South4▲ 68×2 topics
  17. Economic Development3▲ 5.1×8 topics
  18. Social Movements3▲ 13×7 topics
  19. Democracy3▲ 11×8 topics
  20. History3▲ 5.6×4 topics
  21. Humanitarianism3▲ 63×1 topic
  22. International Aid3▲ 83×1 topic
  23. Gender Equality3▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Supreme Court3▲ 117×2 topics
  25. Feminism3▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Intersectionality3▲ 19×7 topics
  27. Sovereignty3▲ 38×4 topics
  28. Ethics3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  29. Race3▲ 27×4 topics
  30. Corruption2▲ 19×4 topics
  31. Judicial Politics2▲ 175×1 topic
  32. Legal Consciousness2▲ 175×1 topic
  33. Regulation2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  34. Civil Society2▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Democratization2▲ 37×3 topics
  36. Global Governance2▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Immigration2▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Interrogation2▲ 145×2 topics
  39. Politics2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  40. Youth Violence2▲ 51×3 topics

Which research topics does American Bar Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Law in Society and Culture, Legal Education and Practice Innovations, Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics and Judicial and Constitutional Studies.

Law in Society and Culture: 4 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 3 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutional Studies: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksTorture, Ethics, and Law2Torture, Ethics, and Law: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 1 fractional worksAsian Studies and History: 1 fractional worksAsian American and Pacific Histories: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional works
LawHistorySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations1 others

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

  1. 1 Law in Society and Culture Law 4 works
  2. 2 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 4 works
  3. 3 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 3 works
  4. 4 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 2 works
  5. 5 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Torture, Ethics, and Law Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Asian American and Pacific Histories Cultural Studies 1 works
  10. 10 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 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 available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has American Bar Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is American Bar Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%American Bar Foundation0.00028% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of American Bar Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

20%40%all institutions10.0% in 2022American Bar Foundation6.2% in 2022200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 37.1% in 2001.

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