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National Institute of Justice

In research, National Institute of Justice stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,806 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#36,066
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,623
of 8,685
Research works
175
▼ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Justice 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 #11,806 of 16,945 36.4%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Justice 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.93× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.45× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.90× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.34× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 3.68× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.69× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Justice?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Education, Economic Evaluation, Science, Technology, Innovation, Financial Analysis and Monetary Policy.

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

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Education2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  2. Human Rights2▲ 8.5×8 topics
  3. Economic Evaluation2▲ 53×2 topics
  4. Science2▲ 26×2 topics
  5. Innovation1▲ 5.9×3 topics
  6. Technology1▲ 11×2 topics
  7. Financial Analysis1▲ 43×1 topic
  8. Globalization1▲ 2.7×6 topics
  9. Monetary Policy1▲ 21×1 topic
  10. Cultural Heritage1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  11. Culture1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  12. Literature1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  13. Public Health1▲ 3.3×5 topics
  14. Art1▲ 49×1 topic
  15. Ethnicity1▲ 11×2 topics
  16. History1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  17. Interdisciplinary Collaboration1▲ 62×1 topic
  18. Satoyama1▲ 429×1 topic
  19. landscape conservation1▲ 429×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute of Justice publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Urban and spatial planning, Art, Technology, and Culture and Evaluation and Performance Assessment.

Diverse Scientific and E…1Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 1 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning1Urban and spatial planning: 1 fractional worksArt, Technology, and Cul…1Art, Technology, and Culture: 1 fractional worksEvaluation and Performan…1Evaluation and Performance Assessment: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Performance: 1 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Interventions: 1 fractional worksDigital Games and Media0Digital Games and Media: 0 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 0 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 0 fractional worksDigital and Cyber Forensics: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsNature and Landscape ConservationVisual Arts and Performing ArtsManagement Science and Operations Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  2. 2 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  3. 3 Art, Technology, and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  4. 4 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  5. 5 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 1 works
  6. 6 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 works
  9. 9 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Digital and Cyber Forensics Information Systems 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 available21.4%not open78.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Justice's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% 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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