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RAND School of Public Policy

In research, RAND School of Public Policy stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,038 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,700
of 28,054 · #19,605 all time
Rank in United States
#2,719
of 4,192
Research works
340
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
37.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is RAND School of Public Policy 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 #7,038 of 16,945 34.6%181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where RAND School of Public Policy 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.22× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.82× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.50× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.30× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at RAND School of Public Policy?

Ranked on the composite score, Douglas Yeung and Claire E O’Hanlon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is RAND School of Public Policy.

  1. 1 Douglas Yeung United States · #532,423 worldwide 44 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Claire E O’Hanlon United States · #783,133 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at RAND School of Public Policy

Which keywords describe research at RAND School of Public Policy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Public Health, Climate Change, Ethics, Health Outcomes, Big Data, Global Warming and Energy Transition.

▲ 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. Mental Health5▲ 5.8×16 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 2.6×15 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 4.0×17 topics
  4. Sustainability3▲ 1.84×11 topics
  5. Big Data3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  6. COVID-193▲ 3.1×8 topics
  7. Ethics2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  8. Depression2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  9. Health Outcomes2▲ 13×6 topics
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 2.3×7 topics
  11. Global Warming2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  12. Energy Transition2▲ 19×2 topics
  13. Resilience2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  14. Anxiety2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  15. Mortality Risk2▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Social Determinants2▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Social Support2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  18. Modeling2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  19. Risk Perception2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  20. Chronic Disease2▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Fairness2▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Food Insecurity2▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Health2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  24. Policy Instruments2▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Well-being2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  27. Accountability1▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Discrimination1▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Health Equity1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  30. Psychological Adjustment1▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Surveillance1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  32. Transparency1▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Algorithmic Bias1▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  36. Health Disparities1▲ 7.7×5 topics
  37. Health Promotion1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  38. Climate Change Adaptation1▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Environmental Policy1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  40. Gender Inequality1▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does RAND School of Public Policy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Climate Change Policy and Economics, Forgiveness and Related Behaviors and Fuzzy Logic and Control Systems.

Ethics and Social Impact…1Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…1Climate Change Policy and Economics: 1 fractional worksForgiveness and Related Behaviors: 1 fractional worksFuzzy Logic and Control Systems: 1 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …1Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 1 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional works
Safety ResearchEconomics and EconometricsSocial PsychologyArtificial Intelligence5 others

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

  1. 1 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  2. 2 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Forgiveness and Related Behaviors Social Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Fuzzy Logic and Control Systems Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 1 works
  9. 9 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 1 works
  10. 10 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 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-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has RAND School of Public Policy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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