Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Nonprofit · Cincinnati · United States

LAM Foundation

In research, LAM Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,937 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

thelamfoundation.orgROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#26,006
of 28,054 · #26,471 all time
Rank in United States
#3,924
of 4,192
Research works
353
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is LAM 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 #15,937 of 16,945 8.4%161

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where LAM 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: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.89× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 12 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.24× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at LAM Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Christophe Mercier, Klaus Hammacher and Diego Chamorro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is LAM Foundation.

  1. 1 Christophe Mercier United States · #281,468 worldwide 1 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Klaus Hammacher United States · #382,308 worldwide 1 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Diego Chamorro United States · #1,553,485 worldwide 11 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at LAM Foundation

Which keywords describe research at LAM Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Religion, Social Change, Health Education, Migration, Islam, North Africa and Democracy.

▲ 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. Climate Change5▲ 2.2×27 topics
  2. Gender4▲ 9.9×10 topics
  3. Epidemiology4▲ 1.27×16 topics
  4. Religion4▲ 10×6 topics
  5. Education3▲ 2.5×14 topics
  6. Globalization3▲ 1.85×18 topics
  7. Remote Sensing3▲ 3.0×12 topics
  8. Health Education3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  9. Social Change3▲ 29×3 topics
  10. Islam3▲ 16×2 topics
  11. Migration3▲ 10×3 topics
  12. North Africa3▲ 87×2 topics
  13. Democracy3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  14. Public Health Policy3▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Family Law2▲ 67×1 topic
  16. Public Policy2▲ 6.4×9 topics
  17. Reform2▲ 48×1 topic
  18. Tool Wear2▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Community Engagement2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  20. History2▲ 4.2×12 topics
  21. Risk Assessment2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  22. Identity2▲ 3.7×9 topics
  23. Maternal Health2▲ 9.3×1 topic
  24. Stunting2▲ 12×1 topic
  25. Archaeology2▲ 18×4 topics
  26. Fuzzy Mathematics2▲ 118×1 topic
  27. Set Pair Analysis2▲ 118×1 topic
  28. Biomass Estimation2▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Cultural Studies2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  30. Historiography2▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Invasive Species2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  32. Local Development2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Roman Economy2▲ 48×2 topics
  34. Territorial Governance2▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Pompeii2▲ 87×1 topic
  36. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  37. Urban Workshops2▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Chemical Mechanical Planarization1▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Latin America1▲ 9.0×9 topics
  40. Material Removal Mechanism1▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does LAM Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender, Public Health and Nutrition, Research studies in Vietnam and Historical and Literary Studies.

Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 2 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 2 fractional worksResearch studies in Viet…2Research studies in Vietnam: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …2Historical and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…1Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Analyses: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEcologyAnthropology6 others

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

  1. 1 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  3. 3 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  10. 10 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available73.7%not open26.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.4%domestic only48.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has LAM Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Cincinnati

All research institutions in Cincinnati

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.