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Ian's Friends Foundation

In research, Ian's Friends Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,118 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,035
of 28,054 · #26,751 all time
Rank in United States
#3,773
of 4,192
Research works
543
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Ian's Friends Foundation 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 #10,118 of 10,521 8.8%64 #14800

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ian's Friends Foundation 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: 3.73× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 3.56× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.86× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ian's Friends Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Online Learning, Qualitative Research, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Social Inequality, Public Policy and Social Impact.

▲ 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. Teacher Training13▲ 14×8 topics
  2. Educational Technology10▲ 5.8×9 topics
  3. Online Learning10▲ 8.1×5 topics
  4. Qualitative Research10▲ 7.8×6 topics
  5. Higher Education8▲ 10×5 topics
  6. Social Inequality8▲ 19×4 topics
  7. Public Policy7▲ 9.4×8 topics
  8. Curriculum Development6▲ 6.2×4 topics
  9. Innovation6▲ 4.1×6 topics
  10. Probiotics6▲ 17×5 topics
  11. Social Impact6▲ 10×4 topics
  12. Distance Learning5▲ 11×2 topics
  13. Inclusive Education5▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Educational Policies5▲ 31×2 topics
  15. Digital Literacy5▲ 5.8×2 topics
  16. Educational Reform5▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Gut Microbiota5▲ 9.9×4 topics
  18. Pedagogical Practices5▲ 39×1 topic
  19. Social Network Analysis5▲ 28×1 topic
  20. WebQuests5▲ 61×1 topic
  21. Quality Assurance5▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Evaluation4▲ 59×1 topic
  23. SINAES4▲ 113×1 topic
  24. Feed Additives4▲ 49×2 topics
  25. Amino Acids4▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Heat Stress4▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Antibiotic Alternatives4▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Poultry Production4▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Pedagogical Strategies3▲ 65×2 topics
  30. Student Engagement3▲ 5.5×2 topics
  31. Educational Games3▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Learning Outcomes3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  33. Research Methods3▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Organizational Management3▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Quantitative Research3▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Bioavailability3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  37. Food Processing3▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Student Retention3▲ 46×1 topic
  39. University Dropout3▲ 188×1 topic
  40. Phytase2▲ 109×1 topic

Which research topics does Ian's Friends Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies, Education and Public Policy and Animal Nutrition and Physiology.

Education Pedagogy and Practices: 5 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 5 fractional worksEducation and Public Pol…4Education and Public Policy: 4 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…4Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 4 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksEvasion and Academic Success Factors: 3 fractional worksPhytase and its Applicat…2Phytase and its Applications: 2 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 2 fractional worksDoping in Sports2Doping in Sports: 2 fractional worksEducation during COVID-19 pandemic: 2 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsAnimal Science and Zoology4 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 5 works
  2. 2 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 4 works
  5. 5 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 3 works
  6. 6 Evasion and Academic Success Factors Demography 3 works
  7. 7 Phytase and its Applications Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Doping in Sports Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 2 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 available57.0%not open43.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.7%domestic only69.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ian's Friends Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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