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Maxwell Air Force Base

In research, Maxwell Air Force Base stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,002 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,848 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,762
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,515
of 8,685
Research works
450
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Maxwell Air Force Base 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 #11,002 of 16,945 21.8%244
Social SciencesField #6,848 of 10,206 21.8%168

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Maxwell Air Force Base 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.08× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.31× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.67× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.92× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Maxwell Air Force Base?

Ranked on the composite score, Karl P. Magyar, Phillip S. Meilinger and George Michael lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Maxwell Air Force Base.

  1. 1 Karl P. Magyar United States · #301,073 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Phillip S. Meilinger United States · #395,282 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 George Michael United States · #876,078 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 James D. Kiras United States · #1,280,872 worldwide 0 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Maxwell Air Force Base

Which keywords describe research at Maxwell Air Force Base?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Relations, Space Policy, Space Tourism, Identity, Public Policy, National Security, Economic Growth and International Law.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. International Relations2▲ 29×7 topics
  2. Space Policy2▲ 454×1 topic
  3. Space Tourism2▲ 454×1 topic
  4. Economic Growth2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  5. Identity2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  6. Public Health2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  7. Public Policy2▲ 12×3 topics
  8. Epidemiology1▲ 1.39×9 topics
  9. International Law1▲ 17×3 topics
  10. National Security1▲ 99×2 topics
  11. Defense Spending1▲ 586×1 topic
  12. Innovation1▲ 4.7×5 topics
  13. Leadership1▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Military Expenditure1▲ 586×1 topic
  15. Peacebuilding1▲ 72×2 topics
  16. Politics1▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Counterinsurgency1▲ 407×2 topics
  18. Democracy1▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Global Governance1▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Political Communication1▲ 77×2 topics
  21. Student Engagement1▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Genocide1▲ 71×2 topics
  23. Risk Management1▲ 8.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Maxwell Air Force Base publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Space exploration and regulation, Defense, Military, and Policy Studies, Military History and Strategy and Media Studies and Communication.

Space exploration and regulation: 2 fractional worksDefense, Military, and Policy Studies: 1 fractional worksMilitary History and Str…1Military History and Strategy: 1 fractional worksMedia Studies and Commun…1Media Studies and Communication: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 1 fractional worksGlobal Security and Publ…1Global Security and Public Health: 1 fractional worksGender, Security, and Conflict: 0 fractional worksMilitary Strategy and Technology: 0 fractional worksCoaching Methods and Impact: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International RelationsCommunication4 others

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

  1. 1 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  2. 2 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Media Studies and Communication Communication 1 works
  5. 5 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Global Security and Public Health Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Gender, Security, and Conflict Gender Studies 0 works
  9. 9 Military Strategy and Technology Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Coaching Methods and Impact Applied Psychology 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 available10.4%not open89.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Maxwell Air Force Base's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher 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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