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Arc of the United States

In research, Arc of the United States stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,051 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,772
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,864
of 8,685
Research works
322
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.8k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Arc of the United States 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 #9,051 of 16,945 23.7%184

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arc of the United States 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: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.01× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.47× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.84× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.79× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Arc of the United States?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard S. Childs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arc of the United States.

  1. 1 Richard S. Childs United States · #1,274,871 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Arc of the United States

Which keywords describe research at Arc of the United States?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Coping Strategies, Geopolitics, Mental Health, Regional Development, Adversity, Pediatric and Psychological Resilience.

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

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainable Development2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  2. Mental Health2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  3. Sustainability2▲ 2.1×4 topics
  4. Globalization1▲ 2.3×6 topics
  5. Quality of Life1▲ 2.9×8 topics
  6. Coping Strategies1▲ 15×3 topics
  7. Geopolitics1▲ 25×2 topics
  8. Immunotherapy1▲ 5.4×3 topics
  9. Climate Change1▲ 1.38×6 topics
  10. Regional Development1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  11. Adversity1▲ 47×1 topic
  12. Pediatric1▲ 56×1 topic
  13. Psychological Resilience1▲ 36×1 topic
  14. Supernovae1▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Urinary Tract Infection1▲ 84×1 topic

Which research topics does Arc of the United States publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies, Resilience and Mental Health, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer.

Pediatric Urology and Ne…1Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 1 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…1Resilience and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksGenetic factors in color…1Genetic factors in colorectal cancer: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…1Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksGlobal Urban Networks and Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 1 fractional worksEconomic Zones and Regio…1Economic Zones and Regional Development: 1 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative: 1 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 0 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthClinical PsychologyCancer ResearchPathology and Forensic Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  2. 2 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  4. 4 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Global Urban Networks and Dynamics Urban Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Economic Zones and Regional Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  9. 9 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Arc of the United States's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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