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American Institute for Economic Research

In research, American Institute for Economic Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,271 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,678
of 28,054 · #12,641 all time
Rank in United States
#2,865
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is American Institute for Economic Research 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 #8,271 of 10,521 10.5%75 #7091

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Institute for Economic Research 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 Institute for Economic Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 22.3 works7.3×
← 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: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.37× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.89× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.31× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Institute for Economic Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert H. Gault, Robert L. Leahy and Edward Peter Stringham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Institute for Economic Research.

  1. 1 Robert H. Gault United States · #85,175 worldwide 172 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Robert L. Leahy United States · #143,281 worldwide 122 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Edward Peter Stringham United States · #171,284 worldwide 119 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 William W. Olmsted United States · #244,486 worldwide 32 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 John C. Ausland United States · #858,602 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 M. Y. Nuttonson United States · #877,654 worldwide 21 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Phillip Magness United States · #1,077,518 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 C. Rolz United States · #1,445,664 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Thomas L. Hogan United States · #1,529,954 worldwide 20 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at American Institute for Economic Research

Which keywords describe research at American Institute for Economic Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Globalization, Monetary Policy, Neoliberalism, Income Inequality, Financial Crisis, Inequality and Behavioral Economics.

▲ 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. Globalization13▲ 4.5×24 topics
  2. Economic Growth11▲ 9.3×13 topics
  3. Monetary Policy6▲ 19×8 topics
  4. Neoliberalism6▲ 11×9 topics
  5. Income Inequality6▲ 28×5 topics
  6. Mental Health5▲ 2.3×14 topics
  7. Financial Crisis4▲ 24×2 topics
  8. Colonialism4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  9. Inequality4▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Identity4▲ 3.5×10 topics
  11. Behavioral Economics4▲ 45×2 topics
  12. Fiscal Policy4▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Social Capital3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  14. Structural Change3▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Democracy3▲ 6.3×9 topics
  16. Quantum Gravity3▲ 27×3 topics
  17. Gender Inequality3▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Property Rights3▲ 33×3 topics
  19. Black Holes3▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Nationalism3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  21. Political Economy3▲ 8.3×6 topics
  22. Religion3▲ 4.5×6 topics
  23. Economic Institutions3▲ 116×1 topic
  24. Institutional Economics3▲ 103×1 topic
  25. Dark Matter3▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Aggregate Demand2▲ 61×1 topic
  27. Clinical Practice2▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Income Distribution2▲ 53×1 topic
  29. Public Opinion2▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Wealth Distribution2▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Economic Policy2▲ 31×3 topics
  32. International Trade2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Violence2▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Field Theories2▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Holographic2▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Income Tax2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Personality Traits2▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Capability Approach2▲ 70×1 topic
  39. Particle Physics2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Poverty Measurement2▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does American Institute for Economic Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Theory and Institutions, Economic Theory and Policy, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and Income, Poverty, and Inequality.

Economic Theory and Inst…3Economic Theory and Institutions: 3 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy2Economic Theory and Policy: 2 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…2Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 2 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Ine…2Income, Poverty, and Inequality: 2 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 2 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 2 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…1Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 1 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksEconomic, financial, and policy analysis: 1 fractional worksMigration, Ethnicity, an…1Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceNuclear and High Energy PhysicsSociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  2. 2 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  4. 4 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 2 works
  6. 6 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Economic, financial, and policy analysis General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  10. 10 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Institute for Economic Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher 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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