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Art Institute of Chicago

In research, Art Institute of Chicago stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,637 of 16,945 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,921 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,692
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,210
of 8,685
Research works
457
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Art Institute of Chicago 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 #6,637 of 16,945 21.1%315
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,921 of 3,836 24.3%166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Art Institute of Chicago 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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.60× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.68× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.86× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Art Institute of Chicago?

Ranked on the composite score, James Elkins, Harold H. Joachim and Francesca Casadio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Art Institute of Chicago.

  1. 1 James Elkins United States · #145,442 worldwide 71 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Harold H. Joachim United States · #254,837 worldwide 123 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Francesca Casadio United States · #490,166 worldwide 68 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Frederick A. Sweet United States · #669,507 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Ken Sutherland United States · #789,456 worldwide 32 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Daniel Catton Rich United States · #858,506 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Giovanni Aloi United States · #1,035,801 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Art Institute of Chicago

Which keywords describe research at Art Institute of Chicago?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Identity, History, Neuroscience, Urban Development, Colonialism, Nationalism and Hyperspectral Imaging.

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage5▲ 18×12 topics
  2. History3▲ 7.5×8 topics
  3. Identity3▲ 7.3×10 topics
  4. Neuroscience3▲ 17×4 topics
  5. Urban Development3▲ 13×6 topics
  6. Climate Change2▲ 1.73×9 topics
  7. Colonialism2▲ 8.2×7 topics
  8. Risk Assessment2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  9. Nationalism2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  10. Conservation2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  11. Hyperspectral Imaging2▲ 12×2 topics
  12. Literature2▲ 6.3×8 topics
  13. Cultural Exchange2▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Cultural Identity2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  15. Visual Culture2▲ 62×4 topics
  16. Innovation2▲ 3.0×8 topics
  17. Gender2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  18. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 15×1 topic
  19. X-Ray Fluorescence2▲ 140×1 topic
  20. Cultural Studies1▲ 6.7×5 topics
  21. Cultural Sustainability1▲ 47×2 topics
  22. Culture1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  23. Gender Differences1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  24. Religion1▲ 5.6×4 topics
  25. Aesthetics1▲ 31×3 topics
  26. Archaeology1▲ 17×6 topics
  27. Cultural Policy1▲ 59×2 topics
  28. Empathy1▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Entrepreneurship1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  30. Politics1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  31. Social Movements1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  32. Arts and Culture1▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Clinical Practice1▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Creative Economy1▲ 61×1 topic
  35. Emotion1▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 6.0×1 topic
  37. Medical Education1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  38. Museum Environments1▲ 114×1 topic
  39. Society1▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Cultural Politics1▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Art Institute of Chicago publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, Cultural Industries and Urban Development, Conservation Techniques and Studies and Diversity and Impact of Dance.

Cultural Heritage Materi…2Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 2 fractional worksCultural Industries and …1Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Impact of Dance: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies in Latin America: 1 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Education: 1 fractional worksArt, Politics, and Modernism: 1 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks1Eurasian Exchange Networks: 1 fractional worksArt History and Market Analysis: 1 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 1 fractional works
ArcheologyUrban StudiesConservationExperimental and Cognitive Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 2 works
  2. 2 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 1 works
  3. 3 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Diversity and Impact of Dance Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 1 works
  6. 6 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  7. 7 Art, Politics, and Modernism Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  8. 8 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 1 works
  9. 9 Art History and Market Analysis Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  10. 10 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 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 available24.7%not open75.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Art Institute of Chicago's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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