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American University in London

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Research works
87
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
584
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: American University in London 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.38× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.29× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.77× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.37× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research at American University in London?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Ethics, Neoliberalism, Biopolitics, Global Governance, International Relations and Geography.

▲ 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 30 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization5▲ 7.7×15 topics
  2. Human Rights3▲ 8.7×6 topics
  3. Ethics2▲ 14×3 topics
  4. Biopolitics2▲ 90×2 topics
  5. Neoliberalism2▲ 17×6 topics
  6. Global Governance2▲ 25×2 topics
  7. International Relations2▲ 23×4 topics
  8. Affect2▲ 132×1 topic
  9. Genocide2▲ 91×2 topics
  10. Geography2▲ 157×2 topics
  11. Multispecies Ethnography2▲ 194×1 topic
  12. Security Council2▲ 96×2 topics
  13. Higher Education2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  14. Capitalism1▲ 66×4 topics
  15. War Crimes1▲ 95×2 topics
  16. Civil Society1▲ 32×3 topics
  17. Economic Globalization1▲ 3126×1 topic
  18. Global Public Goods1▲ 3126×1 topic
  19. Risk Factors1▲ 3.2×2 topics
  20. Social Determinants of Health1▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Social Media1▲ 2.3×5 topics
  22. Adolescent Health1▲ 36×1 topic
  23. Economic Development1▲ 3.8×4 topics
  24. Economic Growth1▲ 3.6×3 topics
  25. Ethnicity1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  26. Humanitarian Intervention1▲ 82×1 topic
  27. Responsibility to Protect1▲ 102×1 topic
  28. Sexual Behavior1▲ 85×1 topic
  29. Social Exclusion1▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Youth Transitions1▲ 146×1 topic

Which research topics does American University in London publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geographies of human-animal interactions, Public health and occupational medicine, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Youth Education and Societal Dynamics.

Geographies of human-ani…2Geographies of human-animal interactions: 2 fractional worksPublic health and occupa…1Public health and occupational medicine: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…1Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksYouth Education and Soci…1Youth Education and Societal Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksCambodian History and Society: 1 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…1International Law and Human Rights: 1 fractional worksGender, Security, and Conflict: 1 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 1 fractional worksPolitical and Economic h…1Political and Economic history of UK and US: 1 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  2. 2 Public health and occupational medicine Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Cambodian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Gender, Security, and Conflict Gender Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 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 available33.0%not open67.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American University in London's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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