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National Center on Institutions and Alternatives

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Research works
52
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
835
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
2%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: National Center on Institutions and Alternatives is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

What does National Center on Institutions and Alternatives specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesDomain · 41.1 works3.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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.

    Which keywords describe research at National Center on Institutions and Alternatives?

    By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Prevention Strategies, Suicidal Behavior, Suicide, Mental Illness, Gender Differences and Mental Health.

    ▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

    Size is fractional works in all years 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

    All 38 words, with their numbers
    1. Risk Factors21▲ 39×3 topics
    2. Epidemiology20▲ 9.9×2 topics
    3. Prevention Strategies20▲ 426×2 topics
    4. Suicidal Behavior16▲ 1007×1 topic
    5. Suicide16▲ 728×1 topic
    6. Mental Illness7▲ 185×2 topics
    7. Gender Differences5▲ 31×2 topics
    8. Infanticide5▲ 639×1 topic
    9. Maternal Filicide5▲ 639×1 topic
    10. Mental Health5▲ 8.1×5 topics
    11. Public Health4▲ 6.3×3 topics
    12. Social Inequality4▲ 33×2 topics
    13. Criminal Justice3▲ 39×1 topic
    14. Mass Incarceration3▲ 201×1 topic
    15. Globalization3▲ 3.1×7 topics
    16. Youth Violence3▲ 123×2 topics
    17. Criminal Behavior2▲ 96×2 topics
    18. Social Support2▲ 10×2 topics
    19. Firearm Violence2▲ 424×1 topic
    20. Gun Ownership2▲ 424×1 topic
    21. Health Care Utilization2▲ 29×2 topics
    22. Health2▲ 9.9×1 topic
    23. Homelessness2▲ 90×1 topic
    24. Psychological Impact2▲ 17×3 topics
    25. Illegal Wildlife Trade2▲ 287×1 topic
    26. Parrot Poaching2▲ 287×1 topic
    27. Developmental Trajectories2▲ 22×2 topics
    28. Psychopathy2▲ 87×1 topic
    29. Risk Assessment2▲ 5.0×1 topic
    30. Human Rights1▲ 3.3×2 topics
    31. Global Governance1▲ 12×1 topic
    32. International Criminal Law1▲ 87×1 topic
    33. Intervention1▲ 54×2 topics
    34. Bereavement1▲ 60×1 topic
    35. Complicated Grief1▲ 60×1 topic
    36. Deception1▲ 194×1 topic
    37. Detection1▲ 6.7×1 topic
    38. Social Justice1▲ 3.8×2 topics

    Which research topics does National Center on Institutions and Alternatives publish most on?

    By volume: Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis and Gun Ownership and Violence Research.

    Suicide and Self-Harm St…16Suicide and Self-Harm Studies: 16 fractional worksHomicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse: 5 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Cor…3Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 3 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violen…2Gun Ownership and Violence Research: 2 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …2Homelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksWildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses: 2 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 1 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksDeception detection and forensic psychology: 1 fractional works
    Clinical PsychologySociology and Political ScienceHealthGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

    1. 1 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 16 works
    2. 2 Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse Sociology and Political Science 5 works
    3. 3 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 3 works
    4. 4 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 2 works
    5. 5 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
    6. 6 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
    7. 7 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 2 works
    8. 8 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 1 works
    9. 9 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
    10. 10 Deception detection and forensic psychology Social Psychology 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 available1.6%not open98.4%

    World: 28% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

    World: 19% is written across borders.

    How has National Center on Institutions and Alternatives's research output changed?

    Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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