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New York Academy of Sciences

In research, New York Academy of Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,717 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,420 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,936
of 28,054 · #19,279 all time
Rank in United States
#4,052
of 4,192
Research works
513
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is New York Academy of Sciences 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 #8,717 of 16,945 14.2%221
Physical SciencesDomain #19,420 of 21,541 5.6%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New York Academy of Sciences 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: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 4.62× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.25× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New York Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicholas B. Dirks, Г. П. Черепанов and Gilles Bergeron lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New York Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Nicholas B. Dirks United States · #78,862 worldwide 161 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Г. П. Черепанов United States · #155,296 worldwide 191 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Gilles Bergeron United States · #271,365 worldwide 97 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Rodney W. Nichols United States · #385,132 worldwide 10 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 A. M. W. Downing United States · #723,475 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Alfred M. Bailey United States · #997,847 worldwide 21 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 SEVERAL AUTHORS SEVERAL AUTHORS United States · #1,535,805 worldwide 2 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at New York Academy of Sciences

Which keywords describe research at New York Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neoliberalism, Democracy, Public Health, Higher Education, Inequality, Sustainability and Academic Freedom.

▲ 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. Globalization8▲ 6.9×16 topics
  2. Neoliberalism4▲ 20×5 topics
  3. Sustainability4▲ 2.5×9 topics
  4. Public Health3▲ 3.7×13 topics
  5. Epidemiology3▲ 1.34×10 topics
  6. Climate Change3▲ 1.94×9 topics
  7. Education3▲ 2.6×9 topics
  8. Democracy2▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.9×7 topics
  10. Higher Education2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  11. Inequality2▲ 16×2 topics
  12. Academic Freedom2▲ 806×1 topic
  13. Biodiversity2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  14. Humanities2▲ 140×2 topics
  15. Political Bias2▲ 806×1 topic
  16. Qualitative Research2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  17. Social Sustainability2▲ 45×2 topics
  18. Urbanism2▲ 89×2 topics
  19. Big Data2▲ 3.4×4 topics
  20. Colonialism2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  21. Digital Age2▲ 131×1 topic
  22. Feminism2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  23. Gentrification2▲ 208×1 topic
  24. Identity2▲ 3.8×6 topics
  25. University2▲ 2559×1 topic
  26. Urban Policy2▲ 208×1 topic
  27. Concussion2▲ 59×1 topic
  28. Encephalopathy2▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Health Equity2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  30. Resilience2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  31. Social Exclusion2▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Ethics1▲ 5.0×5 topics
  33. Reflexivity1▲ 79×2 topics
  34. Social Determinants1▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Social-Ecological Systems1▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Sustainability Transitions1▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Affect1▲ 50×2 topics
  39. Anthropocene1▲ 35×2 topics
  40. Ecology1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does New York Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Academic Freedom and Politics, Urban Planning and Governance, University Challenges and Reforms and Traumatic Brain Injury Research.

Academic Freedom and Pol…2Academic Freedom and Politics: 2 fractional worksUrban Planning and Gover…2Urban Planning and Governance: 2 fractional worksUniversity Challenges an…2University Challenges and Reforms: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury R…2Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 2 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksPsychology and Mental He…1Psychology and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksPosthumanist Ethics and Activism: 1 fractional worksAustralian History and Society: 1 fractional worksLegal Education and Prac…1Legal Education and Practice Innovations: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsUrban StudiesEducationEpidemiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Academic Freedom and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Urban Planning and Governance Urban Studies 2 works
  3. 3 University Challenges and Reforms Education 2 works
  4. 4 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  7. 7 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Cultural Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 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 available26.7%not open73.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New York Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher 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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