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Pew Research Center

In research, Pew Research Center stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,488 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,131 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,894
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,717
of 8,685
Research works
282
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Pew Research Center 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 #6,488 of 16,945 34.1%177
Social SciencesField #5,131 of 10,206 36.9%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pew Research Center 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: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.87× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.95× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pew Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Scott Keeter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pew Research Center.

  1. 1 Scott Keeter United States · #68,057 worldwide 1.1k citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Pew Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Pew Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Globalization, Democracy, Nationalism, Israel, Education, Religious Identity and Online Learning.

▲ 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. Globalization4▲ 5.1×9 topics
  2. Religion3▲ 20×6 topics
  3. Democracy3▲ 22×5 topics
  4. Education3▲ 4.5×6 topics
  5. Nationalism2▲ 15×4 topics
  6. Israel2▲ 190×2 topics
  7. Religious Identity2▲ 81×2 topics
  8. Human Rights2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  9. Mental Health2▲ 3.2×9 topics
  10. Online Learning2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  11. Community1▲ 35×2 topics
  12. Public Health1▲ 2.7×7 topics
  13. American Jews1▲ 563×1 topic
  14. Discrimination1▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Distance Education1▲ 19×2 topics
  16. E-Learning1▲ 3.8×2 topics
  17. Jewish identity1▲ 563×1 topic
  18. Secularism1▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Social Change1▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Islam1▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Migration1▲ 9.9×3 topics
  22. Politics1▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Curriculum Development1▲ 4.5×2 topics
  24. Ethnic Identity1▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Gender1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  26. Health1▲ 8.1×5 topics
  27. Islamic Banking1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  28. Religious Education1▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Blended Learning1▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Ethical Identity1▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Ethnicity1▲ 7.6×4 topics
  32. Family Law1▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Finance1▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Islamic Education1▲ 8.1×1 topic
  35. Occupation1▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Palestine1▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Pedagogy1▲ 5.9×1 topic
  38. Reform1▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Student Satisfaction1▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Trust1▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Pew Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Jewish Identity and Society, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender and Online and Blended Learning.

Jewish Identity and Soci…1Jewish Identity and Society: 1 fractional worksJewish and Middle Easter…1Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 1 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 1 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…1Online and Blended Learning: 1 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…1Education and Islamic Studies: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 1 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 1 fractional worksPiperaceae Chemical and …1Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies: 1 fractional worksSurvey Methodology and Nonresponse: 1 fractional worksSurvey Sampling and Estimation Techniques: 1 fractional works
DemographySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Jewish Identity and Society Demography 1 works
  2. 2 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Online and Blended Learning Education 1 works
  5. 5 Education and Islamic Studies Education 1 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 1 works
  7. 7 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies Pharmacology 1 works
  9. 9 Survey Methodology and Nonresponse Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques Statistics and Probability 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pew Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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