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Relief International

In research, Relief International stands highest in Social Sciences (#16,304 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#38,722
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,120
of 8,685
Research works
250
▼ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Relief International 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 #16,304 of 16,945 11.3%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Relief International 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: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 5.58× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 3.78× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.80× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.93× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Relief International?

Ranked on the composite score, Eric James lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Relief International.

  1. 1 Eric James United States · #1,300,876 worldwide 9 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Relief International

Which keywords describe research at Relief International?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Mental Health, Ethical Considerations, Resettlement, Health, Health Disparities, Trauma and Immigrant.

▲ 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. Public Health5▲ 6.1×14 topics
  2. Mental Health5▲ 5.5×12 topics
  3. Epidemiology4▲ 1.53×25 topics
  4. Sustainability3▲ 2.2×15 topics
  5. Ethical Considerations3▲ 15×5 topics
  6. Globalization3▲ 2.4×7 topics
  7. Resettlement3▲ 54×3 topics
  8. Quality of Life3▲ 3.1×12 topics
  9. Health2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  10. Health Disparities2▲ 13×2 topics
  11. Immigrant2▲ 50×1 topic
  12. Refugee2▲ 61×1 topic
  13. Trauma2▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Infectious Diseases2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  15. Peacebuilding2▲ 49×3 topics
  16. Healthcare Workers2▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Child Development2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  18. Conflict2▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Disaster Response2▲ 39×2 topics
  20. Emergency Preparedness2▲ 66×1 topic
  21. Triage2▲ 66×1 topic
  22. History2▲ 3.7×3 topics
  23. Iraq1▲ 141×1 topic
  24. Mortality1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  25. Social Support1▲ 4.4×5 topics
  26. Violence1▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  28. Health Promotion1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  29. Literature1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  30. Health Inequalities1▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Maternal Mortality1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  32. Well-being1▲ 5.2×3 topics
  33. Global Health1▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Child Mortality1▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Design1▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Health Systems1▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Maternal and Child Undernutrition1▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Self-Determination1▲ 101×1 topic
  39. Universal Design for Learning1▲ 101×1 topic
  40. Water Sanitation Hygiene1▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Relief International publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Migration, Health and Trauma, Disaster Response and Management, Health and Conflict Studies and Disability Education and Employment.

Migration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Stud…1Health and Conflict Studies: 1 fractional worksDisability Education and…1Disability Education and Employment: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…1Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 1 fractional worksIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 1 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyEmergency Medical ServicesGeneral Health ProfessionsSafety Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  3. 3 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 1 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 1 works
  8. 8 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 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 available45.1%not open54.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.4%domestic only63.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Relief International's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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