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John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

In research, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,386 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,626
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,559
of 8,685
Research works
315
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.9k
31.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation 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 #2,386 of 16,945 28.1%173

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur 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: 2.24× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.44× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.32× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.84× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Timothy Leary, R Raskind and William H. Allen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

  1. 1 Timothy Leary United States · #177,017 worldwide 126 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 R Raskind United States · #568,232 worldwide 38 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 William H. Allen United States · #1,372,954 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Which keywords describe research at John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Social Justice, Culture, Environmental Participation, Society, Territorial Governance, Migration and Sustainability.

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

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainable Development2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  2. Sustainability2▲ 3.0×7 topics
  3. Deep Learning2▲ 1.96×5 topics
  4. Social Justice2▲ 11×3 topics
  5. Culture2▲ 10×2 topics
  6. Environmental Participation2▲ 69×1 topic
  7. Society2▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Territorial Governance2▲ 44×1 topic
  9. Globalization1▲ 2.5×7 topics
  10. Migration1▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Climate Change1▲ 1.46×8 topics
  12. Remote Sensing1▲ 3.4×4 topics
  13. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  14. Eritrea1▲ 257×1 topic
  15. Ethiopia1▲ 257×1 topic
  16. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  17. neurological history1▲ 403×1 topic
  18. neuroscience pioneers1▲ 403×1 topic

Which research topics does John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, African history and culture analysis, Neurology and Historical Studies and Inertial Sensor and Navigation.

French Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksAfrican history and culture analysis: 1 fractional worksNeurology and Historical…1Neurology and Historical Studies: 1 fractional worksInertial Sensor and Navi…1Inertial Sensor and Navigation: 1 fractional worksGNSS positioning and interference: 1 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 1 fractional worksSatellite Image Processi…1Satellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry: 1 fractional worksSocial and Economic Development in India: 0 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 0 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media Studies: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsNeurologyAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Neurology and Historical Studies Neurology 1 works
  4. 4 Inertial Sensor and Navigation Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Satellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry Ocean Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 0 works
  10. 10 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 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 available28.1%not open71.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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