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SAMFund

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Research works
27
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
39
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: SAMFund is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.91× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.50× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at SAMFund?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Constitutionalism, European Legal Systems, Judicial Review, Qualitative Research, Education, Embodiment and Criminal Law.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 28 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Human Rights7▲ 30×6 topics
  2. Constitutionalism4▲ 137×2 topics
  3. European Legal Systems4▲ 333×1 topic
  4. Judicial Review4▲ 136×1 topic
  5. Qualitative Research3▲ 21×4 topics
  6. Education3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  7. Criminal Law3▲ 127×2 topics
  8. Embodiment3▲ 65×2 topics
  9. Pedagogy3▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Social Sciences3▲ 66×2 topics
  11. Interactional Expertise3▲ 598×1 topic
  12. Tacit Knowledge3▲ 166×1 topic
  13. European Union2▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Learning2▲ 35×1 topic
  15. Methodology2▲ 132×1 topic
  16. Judicial Cooperation2▲ 374×1 topic
  17. Mutual Recognition2▲ 374×1 topic
  18. Mental Health2▲ 5.4×11 topics
  19. Phenomenology1▲ 44×2 topics
  20. Ethics1▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Globalization1▲ 2.6×6 topics
  22. Healthcare1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  23. Legal Reforms1▲ 460×1 topic
  24. Prison System1▲ 86×1 topic
  25. Communication1▲ 14×1 topic
  26. Family Dynamics1▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Educational Networks1▲ 769×1 topic
  28. Progressive Education1▲ 769×1 topic

Which research topics does SAMFund publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, European Criminal Justice and Data Protection and Research in Social Sciences.

European and Internation…2European and International Law Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare an…1Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 1 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justic…1European Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 1 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksLegal case studies and regulations: 0 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and E…0Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 0 fractional worksCriminal Law and Evidence: 0 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 0 fractional worksGraphic Design and Typography: 0 fractional worksDiverse Legal and Medical Studies: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSocial PsychologyEducationEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Research in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  5. 5 Legal case studies and regulations Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  7. 7 Criminal Law and Evidence Law 0 works
  8. 8 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Graphic Design and Typography History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  10. 10 Diverse Legal and Medical Studies Strategy and Management 0 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.7%domestic only49.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SAMFund's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% 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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