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American Planning Association

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Research works
60
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
803
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: American Planning Association is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 9.14× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 22.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingPsychology: 3.42× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 22.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at American Planning Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Sustainability, Globalization, Economic Development, Health Impact Assessment, Shrinking Cities, Urban Decline and Sustainability Assessment.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Sustainability5▲ 5.0×12 topics
  2. Economic Growth5▲ 11×7 topics
  3. Globalization5▲ 4.2×11 topics
  4. Climate Change4▲ 2.3×7 topics
  5. Economic Development3▲ 8.2×5 topics
  6. Health Impact Assessment3▲ 89×2 topics
  7. Public Health3▲ 3.9×11 topics
  8. Sustainable Development3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  9. Shrinking Cities3▲ 227×1 topic
  10. Sustainability Assessment3▲ 46×3 topics
  11. Urban Decline3▲ 227×1 topic
  12. Community Participation3▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Governance3▲ 14×2 topics
  14. Urban Poverty3▲ 101×2 topics
  15. Urbanization2▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Urban Development2▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Human Rights2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  18. Physical Activity2▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Regional Development2▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Health Equity2▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Transportation2▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Health Outcomes2▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Foreign Policy2▲ 66×2 topics
  24. Political Economy2▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Active Travel2▲ 61×1 topic
  26. Built Environment2▲ 61×1 topic
  27. Housing Policy2▲ 123×1 topic
  28. Slum Upgrading2▲ 123×1 topic
  29. Transport Infrastructure2▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Latin America2▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Economic Integration2▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Environmental Impact Assessment2▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Infrastructure2▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Institutions2▲ 29×1 topic
  35. International Trade Law2▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Regionalism2▲ 128×1 topic
  37. Social Impact Assessment2▲ 79×1 topic
  38. Taxation2▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Technology Diffusion2▲ 74×1 topic
  40. WTO Dispute Settlement2▲ 210×1 topic

Which research topics does American Planning Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior, Social Media in Health Education and Urban Agriculture and Sustainability.

Food Security and Health…1Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksNutrition, Health and Food Behavior: 0 fractional worksSocial Media in Health Education: 0 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 0 fractional worksCross-Border Cooperation and Integration: 0 fractional worksUrbanization and City Pl…0Urbanization and City Planning: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 0 fractional worksPost-Communist Economic …0Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsNutrition and DieteticsHealthPlant Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  3. 3 Social Media in Health Education Health 0 works
  4. 4 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 0 works
  5. 5 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 0 works
  6. 6 Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 0 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  10. 10 Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition Political Science and International Relations 0 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 available16.9%not open83.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Planning Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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