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Atlantic Council

In research, Atlantic Council stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,914 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,422 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#34,409
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,315
of 8,685
Research works
209
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Atlantic Council 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 #13,914 of 16,945 19.6%163
Social SciencesField #8,422 of 10,206 18.7%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Atlantic Council 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 Atlantic Council specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 24.5 works4.3×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.68× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.34× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Atlantic Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Gérard Prunier, Martin N. Murphy and W. Randolph Burgess lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Atlantic Council.

  1. 1 Gérard Prunier United States · #121,214 worldwide 46 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Martin N. Murphy United States · #629,922 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 W. Randolph Burgess United States · #688,321 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Atlantic Council

Which keywords describe research at Atlantic Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Global Governance, Human Rights, International Law, Climate Change, Economic Development, Political Economy and Governance.

▲ 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. Globalization9▲ 10×15 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  3. Global Governance4▲ 44×6 topics
  4. Human Rights4▲ 9.5×9 topics
  5. International Law4▲ 29×6 topics
  6. Economic Development3▲ 8.7×7 topics
  7. Political Economy3▲ 27×4 topics
  8. Governance3▲ 20×7 topics
  9. Capitalism3▲ 93×2 topics
  10. Russia3▲ 145×3 topics
  11. Democracy2▲ 15×6 topics
  12. International Relations2▲ 23×5 topics
  13. Security2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  14. Public Health2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  15. Economic Growth2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  16. Economy2▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Global Health2▲ 33×2 topics
  18. Transition2▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Collusion2▲ 434×1 topic
  20. Competition2▲ 81×1 topic
  21. Risk Management2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  22. Social Media2▲ 3.1×3 topics
  23. Conflict2▲ 25×4 topics
  24. Genocide2▲ 73×3 topics
  25. Healthcare2▲ 3.6×3 topics
  26. Civil War2▲ 120×2 topics
  27. Geopolitics2▲ 25×6 topics
  28. Information Warfare2▲ 118×2 topics
  29. Neoliberalism1▲ 8.5×5 topics
  30. Authoritarianism1▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Diplomacy1▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Humanitarian Intervention1▲ 80×1 topic
  33. International Institutions1▲ 137×1 topic
  34. Poverty Reduction1▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Power1▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Responsibility to Protect1▲ 100×1 topic
  37. Development Policies1▲ 78×1 topic
  38. Ethnic Conflict1▲ 62×3 topics
  39. Foreign Aid1▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Refugees1▲ 22×4 topics

Which research topics does Atlantic Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Russia and Soviet political economy, Merger and Competition Analysis, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

Russia and Soviet political economy: 2 fractional worksMerger and Competition Analysis: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 1 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…1Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 1 fractional worksGlobal Security and Public Health: 1 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and G…1Political Conflict and Governance: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsDevelopmentInformation Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Global Security and Public Health Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Atlantic Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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