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American Civil Liberties Union

In research, American Civil Liberties Union stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,594 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,934 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 15.1× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#26,823
of 28,054 · #38,604 all time
Rank in United States
#4,041
of 4,192
Research works
295
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is American Civil Liberties Union known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #9,594 of 10,521 6.8%83 #11875
Social SciencesField #5,934 of 6,365 7.6%61 #7230

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Civil Liberties Union 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).

What does American Civil Liberties Union specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 15.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 21.6 works15×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.26× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.07× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.37× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.30× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.00× its world share, 61 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at American Civil Liberties Union?

Ranked on the composite score, Roger N. Baldwin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Civil Liberties Union.

  1. 1 Roger N. Baldwin United States · #801,735 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at American Civil Liberties Union

Which keywords describe research at American Civil Liberties Union?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Criminal Justice, Corporate Governance, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property, Policy Dimensions, Transnational Law and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Human Rights22▲ 23×14 topics
  2. Criminal Justice12▲ 59×2 topics
  3. Corporate Governance12▲ 17×2 topics
  4. Constitutional Law11▲ 86×4 topics
  5. Intellectual Property11▲ 96×2 topics
  6. Policy Dimensions10▲ 1450×1 topic
  7. Transnational Law10▲ 1021×1 topic
  8. Mental Health9▲ 6.4×11 topics
  9. Nationalism9▲ 20×5 topics
  10. Public Opinion8▲ 69×3 topics
  11. Surveillance8▲ 29×4 topics
  12. American founding7▲ 242×1 topic
  13. Constitutional government7▲ 242×1 topic
  14. International Law7▲ 23×5 topics
  15. Globalization7▲ 3.5×12 topics
  16. Social Media7▲ 4.8×6 topics
  17. Democracy6▲ 16×7 topics
  18. Intersectionality5▲ 27×7 topics
  19. Corporate Social Responsibility4▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Risk Factors4▲ 4.3×3 topics
  21. Ethical Implications4▲ 98×2 topics
  22. Contract Visualization4▲ 1215×1 topic
  23. Discrimination4▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Legal Astuteness4▲ 1215×1 topic
  25. Social Justice4▲ 7.6×7 topics
  26. Gender4▲ 8.1×9 topics
  27. Prevention Strategies4▲ 44×2 topics
  28. Defamation4▲ 873×1 topic
  29. Equality4▲ 69×4 topics
  30. Internet Regulation4▲ 873×1 topic
  31. Suicidal Behavior4▲ 97×1 topic
  32. Suicide4▲ 77×1 topic
  33. Identity4▲ 5.0×9 topics
  34. Psychological Impact3▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Religion3▲ 7.3×8 topics
  36. Youth Violence3▲ 68×2 topics
  37. Privacy3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  38. Civil Rights3▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Firearm Violence3▲ 250×1 topic
  40. Freedom of Speech3▲ 619×1 topic

Which research topics does American Civil Liberties Union publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, American Constitutional Law and Politics, Business Law and Ethics and Freedom of Expression and Defamation.

  1. 1 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  2. 2 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  3. 3 Business Law and Ethics Accounting 4 works
  4. 4 Freedom of Expression and Defamation Law 4 works
  5. 5 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 3 works
  8. 8 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 2 works
  10. 10 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 2 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 available52.2%not open47.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Civil Liberties Union's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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