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Center for Effective Philanthropy

In research, Center for Effective Philanthropy stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,871 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,380
of 28,054 · #23,701 all time
Rank in United States
#3,827
of 4,192
Research works
580
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Center for Effective Philanthropy known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,871 of 10,521 5.5%83 #13131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for Effective Philanthropy 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 Center for Effective Philanthropy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 25.1 works4.7×
← 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: 2.10× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.43× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.20× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.08× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center for Effective Philanthropy?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Cameron lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Effective Philanthropy.

  1. 1 Peter Cameron United States · #704,816 worldwide 10 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Effective Philanthropy

Which keywords describe research at Center for Effective Philanthropy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Philanthropy, NGOs, Accountability, Prosocial Behavior, Volunteering, Invasive Species and Phylogeny.

▲ 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. Social Capital15▲ 19×9 topics
  2. Philanthropy14▲ 211×2 topics
  3. NGOs11▲ 73×3 topics
  4. Accountability10▲ 63×2 topics
  5. Climate Change10▲ 2.5×28 topics
  6. Prosocial Behavior10▲ 261×1 topic
  7. Volunteering10▲ 532×1 topic
  8. Sustainable Development8▲ 3.3×16 topics
  9. Invasive Species7▲ 12×14 topics
  10. Globalization7▲ 2.3×22 topics
  11. Phylogeny7▲ 30×13 topics
  12. Biodiversity6▲ 5.9×15 topics
  13. DNA Barcoding6▲ 27×7 topics
  14. Public Health6▲ 3.0×19 topics
  15. Sustainability6▲ 1.61×20 topics
  16. Biogeography5▲ 14×15 topics
  17. Investment5▲ 36×3 topics
  18. Education5▲ 1.95×17 topics
  19. Taxonomy5▲ 24×11 topics
  20. Healthcare4▲ 2.6×9 topics
  21. Biological Control4▲ 20×5 topics
  22. Leadership4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  23. Policy4▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Qualitative Research4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  25. Finance4▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Morphology4▲ 15×6 topics
  27. Impact Investing4▲ 192×1 topic
  28. Social Impact Bonds4▲ 192×1 topic
  29. Evolution4▲ 10×7 topics
  30. Social Inequality4▲ 9.5×7 topics
  31. Community Development4▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Social Justice4▲ 4.1×6 topics
  33. Civic Engagement3▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Primary Care3▲ 6.0×7 topics
  35. Community3▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Civil Society3▲ 18×5 topics
  37. Global Governance3▲ 8.8×5 topics
  38. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  39. Health Policy2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Host Specificity2▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Center for Effective Philanthropy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering, Community Development and Social Impact, Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny and Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy.

Nonprofit Sector and Vol…10Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering: 10 fractional worksCommunity Development and Social Impact: 4 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 2 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 2 fractional worksCommunity and Sustainable Development: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksSpider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies: 1 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Venture Capital: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceFinanceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  2. 2 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 4 works
  3. 3 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  4. 4 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Community and Sustainable Development Education 2 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 1 works
  10. 10 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 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 available58.1%not open41.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.7%domestic only61.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center for Effective Philanthropy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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