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Institute of Contemporary Art

In research, Institute of Contemporary Art stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,563 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,240
of 28,054 · #28,506 all time
Rank in United States
#3,807
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Institute of Contemporary Art 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 #8,563 of 10,521 4.1%98 #8529

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Contemporary Art 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 Institute of Contemporary Art specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 41.2 works11×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 10.59× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Contemporary Art?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Harrison, 永井利幸 and Okwui Enwezor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Contemporary Art.

  1. 1 Paul Harrison United States · #262,709 worldwide 84 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 永井利幸 United States · #273,053 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Okwui Enwezor United States · #341,048 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Antonio González Quintana United States · #393,531 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Isabelle Lelarge United States · #446,044 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Karen Wilkin United States · #640,821 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 平山篤志 United States · #776,044 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Lucy Toulmin Smith United States · #983,372 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 S. Lütticken United States · #1,051,903 worldwide 10 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 Mary Modeen United States · #1,528,224 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Contemporary Art

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Contemporary Art?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Globalization, Colonialism, Cultural Heritage, Nationalism, Culture, History and Gender.

▲ 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. Globalization14▲ 5.5×27 topics
  2. Identity13▲ 13×27 topics
  3. Colonialism10▲ 16×24 topics
  4. Cultural Heritage8▲ 11×11 topics
  5. Nationalism8▲ 13×16 topics
  6. Culture7▲ 10×14 topics
  7. History7▲ 7.5×19 topics
  8. Gender7▲ 9.3×23 topics
  9. Literature7▲ 9.1×21 topics
  10. Innovation6▲ 4.6×10 topics
  11. Cultural Studies6▲ 12×12 topics
  12. Education6▲ 2.7×18 topics
  13. Memory6▲ 19×12 topics
  14. Social Justice6▲ 7.8×9 topics
  15. Public Health6▲ 3.1×12 topics
  16. Public Policy6▲ 9.2×11 topics
  17. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.8×7 topics
  18. Feminism6▲ 15×15 topics
  19. Postmodernism6▲ 120×3 topics
  20. Cultural Politics5▲ 61×4 topics
  21. Social Media5▲ 2.8×6 topics
  22. Ethics5▲ 7.5×10 topics
  23. Aesthetics5▲ 47×3 topics
  24. Community Engagement5▲ 11×6 topics
  25. Technology5▲ 6.4×5 topics
  26. Cultural Identity4▲ 6.5×13 topics
  27. Citizen Participation4▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Politics4▲ 11×7 topics
  29. Contemporary Art4▲ 283×1 topic
  30. Documentary Practices4▲ 112×2 topics
  31. Environmental Participation4▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Local Development4▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Proximity and Innovation4▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Relational Aesthetics4▲ 283×1 topic
  35. Territorial Governance4▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Gender Studies4▲ 19×5 topics
  37. Religion4▲ 5.9×9 topics
  38. Neoliberalism4▲ 7.4×9 topics
  39. Open Access3▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Science3▲ 10.0×5 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Contemporary Art publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Art, Politics, and Modernism, French Urban and Social Studies, Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts and Cultural Identity and Heritage.

Art, Politics, and Modernism: 4 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksCultural Insights and Di…3Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 3 fractional worksCultural Identity and He…2Cultural Identity and Heritage: 2 fractional worksArt, Technology, and Culture: 2 fractional worksArtistic and Creative Research: 2 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…2Geographies of human-animal interactions: 2 fractional worksPoetry Analysis and Criticism: 2 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 2 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 2 fractional works
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSociology and Political ScienceComputer Networks and CommunicationsArcheology4 others

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

  1. 1 Art, Politics, and Modernism Visual Arts and Performing Arts 4 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  4. 4 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 2 works
  5. 5 Art, Technology, and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  6. 6 Artistic and Creative Research Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  7. 7 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  8. 8 Poetry Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  9. 9 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available38.2%not open61.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Contemporary Art's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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