Question 1

What is SIL International known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, SIL International stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,286 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 7.2× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does SIL International rank in research?

Accepted Answer

SIL International ranks #14,701 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#9,385 all time), and #2,083 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at SIL International?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Thomas N. Headland, Barbara Trudell and Robert E. Longacre lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SIL International.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from SIL International?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from SIL International is "A Cross-Linguistic Survey of the Grammaticization of Evidentiality" (Thomas L. Willett, 1988), with 1,044 citations. Next come "Co-Residence Patterns in Hunter-Gatherer Societies Show Unique Human Social Structure" (877) and "Optimal life cycle asset allocation : understanding the empirical evidence" (800).

Question 5

Which research topics does SIL International publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation, Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis, Linguistic Variation and Morphology and Historical and Linguistic Studies.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at SIL International?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pragmatics, Language Teaching, Speech Perception, Language Evolution, Language Contact, Sociolinguistics, Morphology and Syntax.

Question 7

Which fields of science does SIL International work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 59% of research at SIL International is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Arts and Humanities (21%), Computer Science (13%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is SIL International's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.