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Encyclopædia Britannica (United States)

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Research works
71
▼ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
783
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Encyclopædia Britannica (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksComputer SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyArts and Humanities: 16.17× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 2.46× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.47× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 16.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Encyclopædia Britannica (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Culture, Religion, Secularism, Philosophy, Society, Hermeneutics and Feminism.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Culture6▲ 18×7 topics
  2. History6▲ 11×7 topics
  3. Religion5▲ 13×7 topics
  4. Globalization4▲ 3.0×10 topics
  5. Secularism4▲ 53×3 topics
  6. Philosophy4▲ 12×4 topics
  7. Hermeneutics4▲ 68×2 topics
  8. Society4▲ 24×3 topics
  9. Feminism4▲ 20×3 topics
  10. Gender Equality3▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Islamic reform3▲ 135×1 topic
  12. Middle East3▲ 95×1 topic
  13. Historical Figures3▲ 119×2 topics
  14. Innovation3▲ 4.8×9 topics
  15. Nationalism3▲ 7.3×6 topics
  16. Cultural Impact3▲ 58×2 topics
  17. Migration3▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Radio Astronomy3▲ 103×1 topic
  19. Transits of Venus3▲ 192×1 topic
  20. Cultural Transmission2▲ 35×3 topics
  21. Teacher Training2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  22. Literature2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  23. Politics2▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Cultural Interaction2▲ 148×2 topics
  25. Etymology2▲ 69×2 topics
  26. Linguistics2▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Pedagogy2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  28. Christian-Muslim Relations2▲ 105×2 topics
  29. Cultural Studies2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  30. Central Asia2▲ 49×2 topics
  31. Religious Education2▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Eurasian Exchange2▲ 156×1 topic
  33. Psychiatry2▲ 79×2 topics
  34. Silk Roads2▲ 156×1 topic
  35. Early Christian Apologetics2▲ 103×1 topic
  36. Gospel Translation2▲ 103×1 topic
  37. Islamic Education2▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Leadership Development2▲ 54×2 topics
  39. Manuscripts2▲ 77×1 topic
  40. Medieval2▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does Encyclopædia Britannica (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Science and Diplomacy, Historical and Literary Studies, Classical Studies and Legal History and Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation.

International Science an…0International Science and Diplomacy: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …0Historical and Literary Studies: 0 fractional worksClassical Studies and Le…0Classical Studies and Legal History: 0 fractional worksSyntax, Semantics, Lingu…0Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation: 0 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 0 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 0 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and …0Families in Therapy and Culture: 0 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Games: 0 fractional worksDiverse Academic Research Analysis: 0 fractional worksCultural and Sociopoliti…0Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAnthropologyHistoryLanguage and Linguistics4 others

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

  1. 1 International Science and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  2. 2 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 0 works
  3. 3 Classical Studies and Legal History History 0 works
  4. 4 Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Language and Linguistics 0 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 0 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 0 works
  7. 7 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Games Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Diverse Academic Research Analysis Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 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 available22.7%not open77.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Encyclopædia Britannica (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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