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Save the Children

In research, Save the Children stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,199 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#9,972 of 17,978 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#11,532 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,582
of 28,054 · #20,830 all time
Rank in United States
#3,185
of 4,192
Research works
508
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
29.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Save the Children 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,199 of 20,462 34.7%259
MedicineField #9,972 of 17,978 35.8%154
Social SciencesDomain #11,532 of 16,945 21.9%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Save the Children 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: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.60× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.28× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 7.12× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.10× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.57× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Save the Children?

Ranked on the composite score, David Marsh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Save the Children.

  1. 1 David Marsh United States · #96,668 worldwide 156 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Save the Children

Which keywords describe research at Save the Children?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Health Inequalities, Public Health, Community Health Workers, Child Development, Child Mortality, Health Systems and Mental Health.

▲ 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 Health7▲ 5.3×26 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality7▲ 34×4 topics
  3. Mental Health7▲ 4.8×16 topics
  4. Health Inequalities6▲ 57×2 topics
  5. Community Health Workers6▲ 74×2 topics
  6. Child Development6▲ 14×4 topics
  7. Child Mortality6▲ 85×1 topic
  8. Epidemiology6▲ 1.53×34 topics
  9. Health Systems6▲ 85×1 topic
  10. Risk Factors4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  11. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 16×2 topics
  12. Social Media4▲ 2.7×4 topics
  13. COVID-193▲ 2.6×6 topics
  14. Maternal and Child Undernutrition3▲ 42×1 topic
  15. Social Determinants3▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Water Sanitation Hygiene3▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Economic Growth3▲ 3.2×7 topics
  19. Gender Inequality3▲ 20×3 topics
  20. Community Engagement2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  21. Community Health2▲ 16×4 topics
  22. Maternal Health2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  23. Poverty Reduction2▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Primary Care2▲ 6.4×7 topics
  25. Adolescent Health2▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Health Equity2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  27. Stakeholder Engagement2▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Conditional Cash Transfers2▲ 59×1 topic
  29. HIV Prevention2▲ 37×1 topic
  30. School Subsidies2▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Sexual Behavior2▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Crisis Communication2▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Public Relations2▲ 87×1 topic
  34. Governance2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  35. Healthcare Workers2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  36. School Engagement2▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Self-Regulation2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Student-Teacher Relationships2▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Advocacy2▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Trauma2▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Save the Children publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Global Maternal and Chil…6Global Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksPublic Relations and Crisis Communication: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Hea…2Child and Adolescent Health: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksMenstrual Health and Disorders: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsGeneral Health ProfessionsSafety Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  5. 5 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 2 works
  6. 6 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Menstrual Health and Disorders Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available56.4%not open43.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.7%domestic only56.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Save the Children's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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