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Institute of the Americas

In research, Institute of the Americas stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,551 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#40,409
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,399
of 8,685
Research works
177
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Institute of the Americas 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 #14,551 of 16,945 11.9%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of the Americas 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.70× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.36× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of the Americas?

Ranked on the composite score, Kevin J. Middlebrook lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of the Americas.

  1. 1 Kevin J. Middlebrook United States · #326,887 worldwide 26 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of the Americas

Which keywords describe research at Institute of the Americas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Gender, Social Movements, Human Rights, Identity, Latin America, Drug Trafficking and Violence.

▲ 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization5▲ 8.9×15 topics
  2. Gender2▲ 14×10 topics
  3. Human Rights2▲ 7.2×9 topics
  4. Social Movements2▲ 24×5 topics
  5. Identity2▲ 9.3×8 topics
  6. Epidemiology2▲ 1.53×5 topics
  7. Latin America2▲ 29×6 topics
  8. Public Health2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  9. Drug Trafficking2▲ 90×2 topics
  10. Violence2▲ 35×2 topics
  11. Colonialism1▲ 10×6 topics
  12. History1▲ 6.7×6 topics
  13. Migration1▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Urbanization1▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Criminal Networks1▲ 215×1 topic
  16. Feminism1▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Nationalism1▲ 9.6×6 topics
  18. Organized Crime1▲ 215×1 topic
  19. Global Governance1▲ 18×6 topics
  20. Politics1▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Sustainability1▲ 1.70×7 topics
  22. Culture1▲ 7.0×5 topics
  23. Concussion1▲ 83×1 topic
  24. Encephalopathy1▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Healthcare1▲ 3.2×5 topics

Which research topics does Institute of the Americas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance, Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Race, History, and American Society and International Relations and Foreign Policy.

Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 0 fractional worksHong Kong and Taiwan Politics: 0 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 0 fractional worksChina's Socioeconomic Re…0China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance: 0 fractional worksAustralian History and Society: 0 fractional worksPolitics and Society in Latin America: 0 fractional worksCuban History and Society: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEpidemiologyPolitical Science and International RelationsArcheology

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

  1. 1 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  5. 5 Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 0 works
  7. 7 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Politics and Society in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.3%domestic only50.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of the Americas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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