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National Gallery of Art

In research, National Gallery of Art stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,999 of 16,945 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,628 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,108
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,666
of 8,685
Research works
382
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is National Gallery of Art 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 #3,999 of 16,945 22.7%286
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,628 of 3,836 24.8%198

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Gallery of Art 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: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.07× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 16.79× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 16.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Gallery of Art?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert L. Feller, Huntington Cairns and Łukasz Stanek lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Gallery of Art.

  1. 1 Robert L. Feller United States · #188,078 worldwide 76 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Huntington Cairns United States · #193,029 worldwide 133 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Łukasz Stanek United States · #209,988 worldwide 31 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 John K. Delaney United States · #474,382 worldwide 63 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Marianna Shreve Simpson United States · #825,396 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Gallery of Art

Which keywords describe research at National Gallery of Art?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Literature, History, Conservation, Identity, Urban Development, Environmental Monitoring and Museum Environments.

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage9▲ 29×12 topics
  2. Literature6▲ 19×11 topics
  3. History5▲ 14×14 topics
  4. Climate Change5▲ 3.1×8 topics
  5. Conservation5▲ 19×2 topics
  6. Education4▲ 4.0×13 topics
  7. Globalization4▲ 3.2×13 topics
  8. Identity4▲ 8.5×8 topics
  9. Sustainability4▲ 2.5×9 topics
  10. Environmental Monitoring3▲ 15×1 topic
  11. Museum Environments3▲ 281×1 topic
  12. Urban Development3▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Cultural Sustainability3▲ 99×2 topics
  14. Colonialism3▲ 11×7 topics
  15. Science3▲ 21×5 topics
  16. Culture3▲ 9.5×8 topics
  17. Art and Architecture3▲ 220×2 topics
  18. Hyperspectral Imaging3▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Raman Spectroscopy3▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Cultural History3▲ 38×5 topics
  21. Philosophy3▲ 10×7 topics
  22. Visual Culture3▲ 84×5 topics
  23. Archaeological Science2▲ 202×1 topic
  24. Emotional Responses2▲ 36×2 topics
  25. Innovation2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  26. X-Ray Fluorescence2▲ 202×1 topic
  27. Art Market2▲ 466×1 topic
  28. Investment2▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Italian Renaissance2▲ 393×1 topic
  30. Modernization2▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Renaissance Florence2▲ 393×1 topic
  32. Adaptive Reuse2▲ 89×1 topic
  33. Gender2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  34. Intangible Heritage2▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Photography2▲ 86×3 topics
  36. Sociology2▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Global Influence2▲ 259×2 topics
  38. Society2▲ 16×5 topics
  39. Cultural Studies2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Digital Media2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does National Gallery of Art publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conservation Techniques and Studies, Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies and Art History and Market Analysis.

Conservation Techniques …3Conservation Techniques and Studies: 3 fractional worksCultural Heritage Materi…2Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 2 fractional worksRenaissance and Early Mo…2Renaissance and Early Modern Studies: 2 fractional worksArt History and Market A…2Art History and Market Analysis: 2 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 2 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 1 fractional worksPhotography and Visual C…1Photography and Visual Culture: 1 fractional worksAesthetic Perception and…1Aesthetic Perception and Analysis: 1 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Tex…1Fashion and Cultural Textiles: 1 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Her…1Museums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional works
ConservationArcheologyHistoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts3 others

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

  1. 1 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 3 works
  2. 2 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 2 works
  3. 3 Renaissance and Early Modern Studies History 2 works
  4. 4 Art History and Market Analysis Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  5. 5 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 2 works
  6. 6 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  7. 7 Photography and Visual Culture History 1 works
  8. 8 Aesthetic Perception and Analysis Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 1 works
  10. 10 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Gallery of Art's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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