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Amnesty International

In research, Amnesty International stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,236 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#12,332 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#37,906
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#2,034
of 2,253
Research works
279
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Amnesty International 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 #7,236 of 10,206 22.0%175
Social SciencesDomain #12,332 of 16,945 19.7%222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Amnesty International 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: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.49× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.26× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Amnesty International?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Social Inequality, Global Governance, Development, Millennium Development Goals, Globalization, Legal Research and Migration.

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

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Human Rights4▲ 15×7 topics
  2. Social Inequality2▲ 33×3 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  4. Global Governance2▲ 27×2 topics
  5. Development2▲ 16×1 topic
  6. Epidemiology2▲ 1.43×7 topics
  7. Millennium Development Goals2▲ 337×1 topic
  8. Public Health2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  9. Conflict1▲ 29×2 topics
  10. Legal Research1▲ 38×2 topics
  11. Migration1▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Religion1▲ 11×2 topics
  13. Corporate Criminal Liability1▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Criminal Law1▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Education1▲ 2.5×4 topics
  16. Ethnicity1▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Nationalism1▲ 9.5×2 topics
  18. Community Participation1▲ 10×2 topics
  19. Democracy1▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Specialized Language1▲ 220×1 topic
  21. Terminology1▲ 187×1 topic
  22. Urban Development1▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Amnesty International publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Human Rights and Development, linguistics and terminology studies, Torture, Ethics, and Law and Balkans: History, Politics, Society.

Human Rights and Development: 2 fractional workslinguistics and terminology studies: 1 fractional worksTorture, Ethics, and Law1Torture, Ethics, and Law: 1 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politi…1Balkans: History, Politics, Society: 1 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…1Asthma and respiratory diseases: 1 fractional worksMining and Resource Management: 0 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Africa: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLanguage and LinguisticsCultural StudiesLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 linguistics and terminology studies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  3. 3 Torture, Ethics, and Law Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Legal Studies and Policies Law 1 works
  6. 6 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 0 works
  9. 9 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 0 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 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 available28.6%not open71.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Amnesty International's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% 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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