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Sigma Xi

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World rank, all time
#34,980
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,421
of 8,685
Research works
167
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

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: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.88× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.43× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Sigma Xi?

Ranked on the composite score, John F. Ahearne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sigma Xi.

  1. 1 John F. Ahearne United States · #920,164 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Sigma Xi

Which keywords describe research at Sigma Xi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, History, Cultural Interaction, Tumor Microenvironment, Literature, Risk Management and Adenosine Receptors.

▲ 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 15 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Supply Chain Management2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  2. Sustainability2▲ 3.3×11 topics
  3. Climate Change2▲ 2.4×11 topics
  4. History1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  5. Cultural Interaction1▲ 171×2 topics
  6. Internet of Things1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  7. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  8. Identity1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  9. Inflammation1▲ 1.99×5 topics
  10. Literature1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  11. Risk Management1▲ 8.4×4 topics
  12. Adenosine Receptors1▲ 226×1 topic
  13. Eurasian Exchange1▲ 179×1 topic
  14. Purinergic Signalling1▲ 226×1 topic
  15. Silk Roads1▲ 179×1 topic

Which research topics does Sigma Xi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Eurasian Exchange Networks, Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling, Quality and Supply Management and Career Development and Diversity.

Eurasian Exchange Networks: 1 fractional worksAdenosine and Purinergic Signaling: 1 fractional worksQuality and Supply Management: 1 fractional worksCareer Development and Diversity: 0 fractional worksInternational Science and Diplomacy: 0 fractional worksMigration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical Geography: 0 fractional worksBusiness Process Modelin…0Business Process Modeling and Analysis: 0 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 0 fractional worksTourism, Volunteerism, and Development: 0 fractional worksEducational Innovations …0Educational Innovations and Challenges: 0 fractional works
AnthropologyPhysiologyManagement Information SystemsSafety Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 1 works
  2. 2 Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling Physiology 1 works
  3. 3 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 0 works
  5. 5 International Science and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 Migration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical Geography Demography 0 works
  7. 7 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development Demography 0 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 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 available54.4%not open45.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sigma Xi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.