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American Institutes for Research

In research, American Institutes for Research stands highest in Education (#495 of 1,892 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,385 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,223 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,169
of 28,054 · #6,334 all time
Rank in United States
#1,361
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
32.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is American Institutes for 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
EducationSubfield #495 of 1,892 47.0%80 #230
Social SciencesDomain #3,385 of 10,521 36.8%189 #1214
Social SciencesField #2,223 of 6,365 38.2%135 #1138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Institutes for 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Education#230 #495
  2. Social Sciences#1,214 #3,385
  3. Social Sciences#1,138 #2,223
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does American Institutes for Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 79.6 works9.3×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.54× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.03× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.44× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.50× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.79× its world share, 135 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Institutes for Research?

Ranked on the composite score, David Osher, Jennifer O’Day and Thomas D. Snyder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Institutes for Research.

  1. 1 David Osher United States · #71,664 worldwide 470 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Jennifer O’Day United States · #104,130 worldwide 279 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Thomas D. Snyder United States · #265,208 worldwide 141 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Marilyn Moon United States · #313,478 worldwide 38 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Roddy Theobald United States · #410,146 worldwide 83 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Johannes M. Bos United States · #418,980 worldwide 67 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 John C. Flanagan United States · #453,456 worldwide 84 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Kerstin Carlson Le Floch United States · #538,451 worldwide 60 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Michael S. Garet United States · #610,927 worldwide 79 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Joshua R. Polanin United States · #755,029 worldwide 53 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at American Institutes for Research

Which keywords describe research at American Institutes for Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Academic Achievement, Student Achievement, Educational Inequality, Education Policy, Socioeconomic Status, School Segregation, Teacher Quality and Student Engagement.

▲ 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. Academic Achievement30▲ 64×9 topics
  2. Student Achievement28▲ 117×5 topics
  3. Educational Inequality21▲ 131×3 topics
  4. Education Policy15▲ 83×2 topics
  5. Socioeconomic Status15▲ 99×2 topics
  6. School Segregation14▲ 384×1 topic
  7. Teacher Quality14▲ 346×1 topic
  8. Education14▲ 2.8×17 topics
  9. Student Engagement13▲ 12×9 topics
  10. Academic Performance12▲ 53×2 topics
  11. Mental Health12▲ 3.0×21 topics
  12. Child Development12▲ 9.9×6 topics
  13. Professional Learning Communities12▲ 91×2 topics
  14. Self-Regulation10▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Social Support10▲ 6.5×8 topics
  16. Parental Involvement10▲ 19×3 topics
  17. STEM Education9▲ 7.1×6 topics
  18. Early Childhood Education9▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Teacher Professional Development9▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Special Education8▲ 52×4 topics
  21. Language Development8▲ 24×3 topics
  22. School Engagement8▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Student-Teacher Relationships8▲ 63×1 topic
  24. Learning Analytics8▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Reflective Practice8▲ 15×6 topics
  26. Diversity8▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Technology Integration8▲ 9.0×6 topics
  28. Gender Differences8▲ 7.2×6 topics
  29. Evidence-Based Practice7▲ 20×6 topics
  30. Professional Development7▲ 13×9 topics
  31. Cultural Capital7▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Adolescent Development6▲ 19×4 topics
  33. Family Engagement6▲ 58×2 topics
  34. Socioeconomic Factors6▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Homework6▲ 106×1 topic
  36. School-Community Partnerships6▲ 106×1 topic
  37. College Retention6▲ 111×1 topic
  38. Employment Patterns6▲ 44×2 topics
  39. First-Generation Students6▲ 111×1 topic
  40. Data Use6▲ 238×1 topic

Which research topics does American Institutes for Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: School Choice and Performance, Early Childhood Education and Development, Parental Involvement in Education and Higher Education Research Studies.

School Choice and Perfor…14School Choice and Performance: 14 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 8 fractional worksParental Involvement in Education: 6 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 6 fractional worksEducational Assessment and Improvement: 6 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 6 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…6Education Systems and Policy: 6 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 5 fractional worksReading and Literacy Development: 5 fractional worksDisability Education and…5Disability Education and Employment: 5 fractional works
EducationInformation Systems and ManagementComputer Science ApplicationsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology1 others

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

  1. 1 School Choice and Performance Education 14 works
  2. 2 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 8 works
  3. 3 Parental Involvement in Education Education 6 works
  4. 4 Higher Education Research Studies Education 6 works
  5. 5 Educational Assessment and Improvement Information Systems and Management 6 works
  6. 6 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 6 works
  7. 7 Education Systems and Policy Education 6 works
  8. 8 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 5 works
  9. 9 Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 5 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Institutes for Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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