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Research for Action

In research, Research for Action stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,833 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,941
of 28,054 · #32,772 all time
Rank in United States
#3,754
of 4,192
Research works
360
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.8k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Research for Action 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 #10,833 of 16,945 22.8%188

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Research for Action 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: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.95× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 3.05× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.01× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.45× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Research for Action?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Public Health, Health Outcomes, Health Disparities, Primary Care, Human Rights, Chronic Disease and Epidemiology.

▲ 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 Health8▲ 6.1×21 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 1.67×27 topics
  3. Public Health5▲ 3.8×19 topics
  4. Climate Change4▲ 1.83×25 topics
  5. Human Rights4▲ 4.2×10 topics
  6. Health Outcomes4▲ 14×4 topics
  7. Sustainability4▲ 1.57×22 topics
  8. Health Disparities3▲ 14×7 topics
  9. Primary Care3▲ 9.2×7 topics
  10. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.1×14 topics
  11. Economic Growth3▲ 3.8×11 topics
  12. Chronic Disease3▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Depression3▲ 3.3×9 topics
  14. Health Care Utilization2▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Age Discrimination2▲ 78×2 topics
  16. Higher Education2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  17. Social Justice2▲ 3.9×11 topics
  18. Prevalence2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  19. Job Satisfaction2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  20. Psychological Distress2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  21. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  22. Community Engagement2▲ 5.8×9 topics
  23. International Law2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  24. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  25. Stigma2▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Coping Strategies2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  27. Gender Equality2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  28. Positive Emotions2▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Acculturation2▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Intersectionality2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  32. Neighborhood Effects2▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Psychological Resilience2▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Trauma2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  35. Health Care Spending2▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Health Services2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Insurance Markets2▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Mental Disorders2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Resettlement2▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Substance Abuse2▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Research for Action publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Policy and Management, Resilience and Mental Health, Migration, Health and Trauma and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.

Healthcare Policy and Ma…2Healthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…2Resilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health…1Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksDiscrimination and Equal…1Discrimination and Equality Law: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues1Global Health Care Issues: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksInternational Maritime Law Issues: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsClinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Discrimination and Equality Law Law 1 works
  6. 6 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  7. 7 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and 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 available48.7%not open51.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.4%domestic only66.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Research for Action's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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