Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Nonprofit · New York · United States

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

In research, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,483 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

naacpldf.orgROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#28,012
of 28,054 · #39,658 all time
Rank in United States
#4,190
of 4,192
Research works
305
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund 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 #10,483 of 10,521 2.1%64 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund 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: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.02× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.79× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.92× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.40× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.69× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund?

Ranked on the composite score, Barry L. Reed, David Morton and Barrie C. Finnin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

  1. 1 Barry L. Reed United States · #683,704 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 David Morton United States · #747,586 worldwide 135 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Barrie C. Finnin United States · #785,017 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Louis Roller United States · #1,415,208 worldwide 1 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Which keywords describe research at NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Corporate Governance, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property, Policy Dimensions, Transnational Law and Globalization.

▲ 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. Criminal Justice12▲ 67×2 topics
  2. Human Rights12▲ 14×4 topics
  3. Corporate Governance11▲ 18×4 topics
  4. Constitutional Law10▲ 85×2 topics
  5. Intellectual Property10▲ 99×2 topics
  6. Policy Dimensions9▲ 1453×1 topic
  7. Transnational Law9▲ 1023×1 topic
  8. Globalization8▲ 4.5×13 topics
  9. Racial Disparities5▲ 109×2 topics
  10. Public Health4▲ 3.4×4 topics
  11. Public Opinion4▲ 38×4 topics
  12. Mass Incarceration4▲ 148×1 topic
  13. Prison System4▲ 76×1 topic
  14. Black Studies3▲ 172×1 topic
  15. Civil Rights Movement3▲ 172×1 topic
  16. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Capture-Recapture3▲ 1212×1 topic
  18. Healthcare Workers3▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Population Size Estimation3▲ 1212×1 topic
  20. Regulation3▲ 6.6×5 topics
  21. Democracy3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  22. Political Economy3▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Residential Segregation3▲ 204×1 topic
  24. Social Mobility3▲ 111×1 topic
  25. Neoliberalism3▲ 8.8×5 topics
  26. Equality2▲ 49×2 topics
  27. Income Inequality2▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Privacy2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  29. Civil Rights2▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  31. Freedom of Speech2▲ 574×1 topic
  32. Nationalism2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  33. Training Pathways2▲ 95×1 topic
  34. Vocational Education2▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Disaster Response2▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Triage2▲ 57×1 topic
  37. American founding2▲ 71×1 topic
  38. Constitutional government2▲ 71×1 topic
  39. Law Enforcement2▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Property Rights2▲ 33×4 topics

Which research topics does NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Race, History, and American Society and Census and Population Estimation.

Legal Systems and Judici…9Legal Systems and Judicial Processes: 9 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Cor…4Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 4 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…3Race, History, and American Society: 3 fractional worksCensus and Population Estimation: 3 fractional worksUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies: 3 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms2Law, Rights, and Freedoms: 2 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 2 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceStatistics and ProbabilityEducation1 others

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

  1. 1 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  2. 2 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Census and Population Estimation Statistics and Probability 3 works
  5. 5 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Education Systems and Policy Education 2 works
  8. 8 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  9. 9 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 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 available44.3%not open55.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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 New York

All research institutions in New York

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.