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National Humanities Center

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World rank, all time
#33,422
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#7,004
of 7,310
Research works
124
▲ 169% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
National Humanities Center

Which fields of science does National Humanities Center work in?

In all years, 77% of research at National Humanities Center is in Social Sciences, 13% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (44%), Arts and Humanities (22%), Psychology (5%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 95 fractional works · 76.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 54 fractional works · 43.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 18 fractional works · 14.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 10.4% of its workAnthropology: 11 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 28 fractional works · 22.4% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 13.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNationalHumanities Center124fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences77%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5443.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities2822.4%
    3. Psychology64.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting32.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Engineering43.3%
    2. Materials Science32.7%
    3. Chemistry32.6%
    4. Environmental Science21.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
    6. Computer Science11.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Medicine54.1%
    2. Health Professions42.9%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.0%
    2. Neuroscience11.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.92× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 5.53× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities8.92×4 works
  2. Psychology5.53×3 works
  3. Social Sciences2.35×5 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.89×0 works
  5. Neuroscience1.38×0 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.03×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.79×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.65×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.52×1 works
  11. Medicine0.38×1 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×0 works
  13. Engineering0.14×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Humanities Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Claire Gaudiani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Humanities Center.

  1. 1 Claire Gaudiani United States · #5,052,623 worldwide 118 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at National Humanities Center

What are the most cited papers from National Humanities Center?

The most cited paper from National Humanities Center is "Demography, Geography and the Sources of Roman Slaves" (William V. Harris, 1999), with 247 citations. Next come "Tents, Tweets, and Events: The Interplay Between Ongoing Protests and Social Media" (183) and "Law and revolution. The formation of the Western legal tradition" (158).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Demography, Geography and the Sources of Roman Slaves William V. Harris · The Journal of Roman Studies Nov 1999 247
2 Tents, Tweets, and Events: The Interplay Between Ongoing Protests and Social Media Marco António Bastos, Dan Mercea, Arthur Charpentier · Journal of Communication Open access 3 Mar 2015 183
3 Law and revolution. The formation of the Western legal tradition Donald R. Kelley · History of European Ideas 1985 158
4 The campaign and the battle of Cynoscephalae in 197 BC Nick Hammond · The Journal of Hellenic Studies Nov 1988 100
5 New formations of power, the oligarchic-corporate state, and anthropological ideological discourse Bruce Kapferer · Anthropological Theory 19 Aug 2005 93
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Humanities Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, History, Colonialism, Identity, Globalization, Religion, Gender and Culture.

▲ 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 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. Nationalism13▲ 18×15 topics
  2. History12▲ 13×17 topics
  3. Globalization11▲ 4.8×17 topics
  4. Colonialism10▲ 16×15 topics
  5. Identity9▲ 9.5×19 topics
  6. Religion8▲ 11×11 topics
  7. Gender6▲ 9.2×11 topics
  8. Culture6▲ 10×11 topics
  9. Human Rights6▲ 5.7×16 topics
  10. Neoliberalism5▲ 12×6 topics
  11. Public Opinion5▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Philosophy5▲ 8.3×7 topics
  13. Federalism4▲ 34×2 topics
  14. American founding4▲ 49×1 topic
  15. Constitutional government4▲ 49×1 topic
  16. Politics4▲ 13×9 topics
  17. Democracy4▲ 8.9×8 topics
  18. Secularism4▲ 30×4 topics
  19. Ancient Rome4▲ 69×1 topic
  20. Feminism4▲ 11×6 topics
  21. Greek Literature4▲ 69×1 topic
  22. Literature4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  23. Cultural Critique4▲ 83×3 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis3▲ 4.7×3 topics
  25. Cultural Identity3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  26. Ethnography3▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Medicine3▲ 24×4 topics
  28. Slavery3▲ 83×2 topics
  29. Postcolonialism3▲ 19×6 topics
  30. Society3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  31. Atlantic History2▲ 101×1 topic
  32. Cultural Diversity2▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Transatlantic Slave Trade2▲ 101×1 topic
  34. 21st Century Skills2▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Governmentality2▲ 75×1 topic
  36. Imperialism2▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Structural Violence2▲ 106×1 topic
  38. Empire2▲ 20×5 topics
  39. Branding2▲ 114×1 topic
  40. Race2▲ 13×6 topics

Which research topics does National Humanities Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Indian and Buddhist Studies, Emotion and Mood Recognition, Eastern European Communism and Reforms and Architecture, Design, and Social History.

Indian and Buddhist Studies: 1 fractional worksEmotion and Mood Recognition: 1 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 0 fractional worksArchitecture, Design, and Social History: 0 fractional worksDigital Humanities and Scholarship: 0 fractional worksLandscape and Cultural Studies: 0 fractional worksCanadian Identity and Hi…0Canadian Identity and History: 0 fractional worksUrbanization and City Pl…0Urbanization and City Planning: 0 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics …0Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 0 fractional worksSecond Language Acquisit…0Second Language Acquisition and Learning: 0 fractional works
Religious studiesExperimental and Cognitive PsychologySociology and Political ScienceConservation4 others

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

  1. 1 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 1 works
  2. 2 Emotion and Mood Recognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 Architecture, Design, and Social History Conservation 0 works
  5. 5 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  6. 6 Landscape and Cultural Studies Archeology 0 works
  7. 7 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 0 works
  9. 9 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational 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 available20.4%not open79.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Humanities Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 169% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Humanities Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000072% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%National Humanities Center0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Humanities Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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