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American Sociological Association

In research, American Sociological Association stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,251 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#11,041 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#37,606
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,921
of 8,685
Research works
249
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is American Sociological Association known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #6,251 of 10,206 27.3%140
Social SciencesDomain #11,041 of 16,945 23.7%190

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

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: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 3.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.35× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.89× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Sociological Association?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael M. Davis, Hilaire Belloc and Roberta Spalter-Roth lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Sociological Association.

  1. 1 Michael M. Davis United States · #726,617 worldwide 21 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Hilaire Belloc United States · #815,549 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Roberta Spalter-Roth United States · #819,925 worldwide 33 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Sheila Kitzinger United States · #1,074,454 worldwide 14 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at American Sociological Association

Which keywords describe research at American Sociological Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Social Justice, Social Theory, Ethnography, Postcolonialism, Social Media, Identity and Public Sociology.

▲ 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. Globalization36▲ 7.9×54 topics
  2. Social Justice14▲ 11×9 topics
  3. Social Media12▲ 6.0×15 topics
  4. Identity12▲ 6.0×21 topics
  5. Ethnography11▲ 32×5 topics
  6. Social Theory11▲ 130×3 topics
  7. Postcolonialism11▲ 38×4 topics
  8. Public Health10▲ 3.1×22 topics
  9. Public Sociology10▲ 316×1 topic
  10. Symbolic Interactionism10▲ 248×1 topic
  11. Student Engagement10▲ 15×6 topics
  12. Education10▲ 3.0×34 topics
  13. Mental Health10▲ 3.5×19 topics
  14. International Relations9▲ 17×7 topics
  15. Nationalism9▲ 6.2×11 topics
  16. Teaching Methods9▲ 27×4 topics
  17. Ethnicity8▲ 10×10 topics
  18. Leadership8▲ 8.8×13 topics
  19. Neoliberalism8▲ 8.4×11 topics
  20. Political Economy8▲ 12×7 topics
  21. Organizational Performance7▲ 20×5 topics
  22. Active Learning7▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Capitalism7▲ 36×4 topics
  24. Educational Pedagogy7▲ 547×1 topic
  25. Politics7▲ 11×8 topics
  26. Public Policy7▲ 6.7×12 topics
  27. Simulations7▲ 547×1 topic
  28. Democracy6▲ 7.0×15 topics
  29. Community Development6▲ 15×5 topics
  30. Higher Education6▲ 6.7×10 topics
  31. Social Mobility6▲ 73×2 topics
  32. Social Support6▲ 5.5×9 topics
  33. Ethics6▲ 5.2×15 topics
  34. Educational Inequality6▲ 39×4 topics
  35. Cultural Diversity6▲ 12×8 topics
  36. Migration6▲ 7.3×9 topics
  37. Youth6▲ 24×6 topics
  38. Content Analysis5▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Neighborhood Effects5▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Social Policy5▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does American Sociological Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Latin American Urban Studies, Public Health in Brazil and Retirement, Disability, and Employment.

Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 1 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 1 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil0Public Health in Brazil: 0 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, and Employment: 0 fractional worksPublic Health and Social Inequalities: 0 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 0 fractional worksSocial Issues in Poland0Social Issues in Poland: 0 fractional worksImmigration and Intercultural Education: 0 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsUrban StudiesSociology and Political ScienceDemography4 others

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

  1. 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 1 works
  3. 3 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 0 works
  5. 5 Public Health and Social Inequalities Health 0 works
  6. 6 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 0 works
  8. 8 Immigration and Intercultural Education Cultural Studies 0 works
  9. 9 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 0 works
  10. 10 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 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 available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.9%domestic only80.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Sociological Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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