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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

In research, Historical Society of Pennsylvania stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,054 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,323
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,860
of 8,685
Research works
158
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
282
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Historical Society of Pennsylvania 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 #5,054 of 16,945 5.4%144

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Historical Society of Pennsylvania 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: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMathematics: 4.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.74× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.74× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 3.70× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Historical Society of Pennsylvania?

Ranked on the composite score, Albert J. Edmunds and Nicholas B. Wainwright lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

  1. 1 Albert J. Edmunds United States · #511,814 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Nicholas B. Wainwright United States · #597,617 worldwide 4 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Which keywords describe research at Historical Society of Pennsylvania?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Globalization, Nationalism, Gender, Culture, Innovation, Identity and Society.

▲ 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. History36▲ 28×16 topics
  2. Globalization24▲ 8.1×14 topics
  3. Nationalism20▲ 22×10 topics
  4. Gender19▲ 21×19 topics
  5. Culture17▲ 22×9 topics
  6. Innovation17▲ 12×3 topics
  7. Identity16▲ 13×18 topics
  8. Society15▲ 43×5 topics
  9. Feminism15▲ 35×8 topics
  10. Public Opinion15▲ 51×3 topics
  11. Colonialism14▲ 18×16 topics
  12. Federalism14▲ 81×2 topics
  13. American founding14▲ 116×1 topic
  14. Constitutional government14▲ 116×1 topic
  15. Medicine12▲ 82×4 topics
  16. Science12▲ 41×4 topics
  17. Branding12▲ 529×1 topic
  18. Marketing12▲ 125×1 topic
  19. Technology12▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Observations10▲ 250×1 topic
  21. Philosophy10▲ 13×1 topic
  22. Religion10▲ 10×9 topics
  23. Cold War8▲ 68×3 topics
  24. Literature8▲ 11×8 topics
  25. Social Movements8▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Cultural Studies7▲ 12×9 topics
  27. Black Studies7▲ 144×1 topic
  28. Civil Rights Movement7▲ 144×1 topic
  29. Cultural History7▲ 30×3 topics
  30. Cultural Impact7▲ 59×2 topics
  31. Race6▲ 33×10 topics
  32. Photography6▲ 107×2 topics
  33. Scientific History6▲ 80×1 topic
  34. Technological Development6▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Visual Culture6▲ 69×2 topics
  36. Social Media6▲ 4.7×2 topics
  37. Artistic Collaboration5▲ 493×1 topic
  38. Digital Images5▲ 493×1 topic
  39. Health5▲ 8.1×3 topics
  40. Politics4▲ 10×6 topics

Which research topics does Historical Society of Pennsylvania publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Race, History, and American Society, American History and Culture, European history and politics and Historical and Religious Studies of Rome.

Race, History, and Ameri…1Race, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksAmerican History and Cul…1American History and Culture: 1 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Religious Studies of Rome: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 0 fractional worksAfrican history and culture analysis: 0 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 0 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 0 fractional worksEuropean Political History Analysis: 0 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceMarketingPolitical Science and International RelationsHistory1 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 American History and Culture Marketing 1 works
  3. 3 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  4. 4 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 0 works
  5. 5 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 0 works
  6. 6 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 European Political History Analysis History 0 works
  10. 10 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 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 available77.6%not open22.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.6%domestic only97.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Historical Society of Pennsylvania's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% 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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