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Organization of American States

In research, Organization of American States stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,368 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,270 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,378
of 28,054 · #17,324 all time
Rank in United States
#3,503
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Organization of American States known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,368 of 10,521 7.9%152 #6682
Social SciencesField #5,270 of 6,365 7.5%100 #5121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Organization of American States 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: 0.95× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.87× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 3.50× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.39× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.46× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.26× its world share, 100 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Organization of American States?

Ranked on the composite score, John P. Kotter, Betty Edwards and Revista Chasqui lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Organization of American States.

  1. 1 John P. Kotter United States · #22,286 worldwide 314 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Betty Edwards United States · #385,934 worldwide 156 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Revista Chasqui United States · #386,386 worldwide 1 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Núria Puig i Barata United States · #528,096 worldwide 17 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Jorge Martínez Ríos United States · #539,736 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Marjorie Beyers United States · #618,319 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Terese Hudson Thrall United States · #707,489 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Maria da Glória Miotto Wright United States · #765,956 worldwide 13 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs United States · #1,244,466 worldwide 6 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Organization of American States

Which keywords describe research at Organization of American States?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Teacher Training, Public Health, Public Policy, Online Learning, Globalization, Sustainability and Human Rights.

▲ 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. Qualitative Research19▲ 9.0×9 topics
  2. Sustainability17▲ 3.0×33 topics
  3. Public Health17▲ 4.8×25 topics
  4. Globalization16▲ 3.4×39 topics
  5. Teacher Training16▲ 11×11 topics
  6. Online Learning13▲ 6.5×7 topics
  7. Educational Technology13▲ 4.6×11 topics
  8. Human Rights12▲ 5.0×19 topics
  9. Public Policy12▲ 10×20 topics
  10. Sustainable Development12▲ 3.2×24 topics
  11. Education12▲ 2.8×34 topics
  12. Healthcare12▲ 4.2×14 topics
  13. Research Methods9▲ 23×3 topics
  14. Social Inequality9▲ 14×10 topics
  15. Data Analysis9▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Marketing Strategies9▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Organizational Management9▲ 55×1 topic
  18. Quantitative Research9▲ 26×1 topic
  19. Curriculum Development8▲ 4.9×4 topics
  20. E-Learning8▲ 3.4×6 topics
  21. Legislation8▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Research8▲ 27×5 topics
  23. Inclusive Education8▲ 9.2×8 topics
  24. Latin America8▲ 16×13 topics
  25. Health7▲ 7.6×12 topics
  26. Inclusion7▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Training7▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Knowledge Management7▲ 5.3×14 topics
  29. Social Justice7▲ 5.0×12 topics
  30. Health Policy7▲ 18×5 topics
  31. Digital Business7▲ 53×1 topic
  32. Distance Education7▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Educational Policy7▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Educational Policies6▲ 23×3 topics
  35. Discourse Analysis6▲ 10×6 topics
  36. Distance Learning6▲ 7.9×4 topics
  37. Environmental Education6▲ 17×6 topics
  38. Waste Management6▲ 6.0×5 topics
  39. Educational Reform6▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Social Network Analysis5▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does Organization of American States publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Management Studies, Academic Research in Diverse Fields, Education and Digital Technologies and Education Pedagogy and Practices.

Business and Management Studies: 9 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 7 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…5Education and Digital Technologies: 5 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…5Education Pedagogy and Practices: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 5 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 5 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…3Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 3 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 3 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 3 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues3Brazilian Legal Issues: 3 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEducationSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 9 works
  2. 2 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 7 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 5 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  6. 6 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 5 works
  7. 7 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 3 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  9. 9 Science and Education Research Education 3 works
  10. 10 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 3 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 available61.4%not open38.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.5%domestic only55.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Organization of American States's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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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