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American University of Rome

In research, American University of Rome stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,109 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,662
of 28,054 · #22,472 all time
Rank in Italy
#522
of 618
Research works
330
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is American University of Rome 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 SciencesDomain #12,109 of 16,945 20.5%172

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American University of Rome 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 University of Rome specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 21.3 works9.4×
← 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: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.10× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 9.45× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at American University of Rome?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Gender, Literature, Cultural Studies, Colonialism, Cultural Heritage, Nationalism and Religion.

▲ 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. Identity7▲ 13×9 topics
  2. Gender6▲ 14×7 topics
  3. Literature5▲ 12×7 topics
  4. Cultural Studies5▲ 17×9 topics
  5. Colonialism5▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Climate Change5▲ 2.3×6 topics
  7. Cultural Heritage4▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Nationalism4▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Globalization4▲ 2.8×17 topics
  10. Remote Sensing4▲ 4.5×7 topics
  11. Machine Learning4▲ 1.55×10 topics
  12. Religion4▲ 9.9×3 topics
  13. History3▲ 6.0×10 topics
  14. Innovation3▲ 3.8×6 topics
  15. Memory3▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Fascism3▲ 181×1 topic
  17. Totalitarianism3▲ 144×1 topic
  18. Archaeology3▲ 24×4 topics
  19. International Relations2▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Media and Communication2▲ 126×2 topics
  21. Satellite Imagery2▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Medicine2▲ 33×4 topics
  23. Aerial Survey2▲ 128×1 topic
  24. LiDAR2▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Postcolonialism2▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Anthropocene2▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Culture2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  28. Feminism2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  29. Global South2▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Global Warming2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  31. Narrative2▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Social Movements2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  33. Urban Planning2▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Ecocriticism2▲ 154×1 topic
  35. Environmental Humanities2▲ 154×1 topic
  36. Historiography1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Mediterranean1▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Museum Environments1▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Society1▲ 9.6×5 topics
  40. Characterization1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does American University of Rome publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, Archaeological Research and Protection, Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature and Conservation Techniques and Studies.

Italian Fascism and Post-war Society: 3 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 2 fractional worksEcocriticism and Environmental Literature: 2 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Gender and Feminism Studies: 1 fractional worksItalian Literature and Culture: 1 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tou…1Culinary Culture and Tourism: 1 fractional worksComics and Graphic Narratives: 1 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 1 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Arc…1Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSpace and Planetary ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryConservation5 others

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

  1. 1 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 2 works
  3. 3 Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  4. 4 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 1 works
  5. 5 Historical Gender and Feminism Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Italian Literature and Culture General Arts and Humanities 1 works
  7. 7 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 1 works
  8. 8 Comics and Graphic Narratives Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  9. 9 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American University of Rome's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.