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Smithsonian Institution Archives

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Research works
23
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
87
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Smithsonian Institution Archives 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.

    Which keywords describe research at Smithsonian Institution Archives?

    By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Ethics, Narratives, Oral History, Archives, Digital Preservation, Conservation and Imperialism.

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

    All 31 words, with their numbers
    1. Gender4▲ 31×3 topics
    2. Ethics3▲ 32×2 topics
    3. Narratives3▲ 1770×1 topic
    4. Oral History3▲ 2163×1 topic
    5. Archives2▲ 806×1 topic
    6. Digital Preservation2▲ 694×1 topic
    7. Conservation2▲ 20×3 topics
    8. Imperialism2▲ 85×2 topics
    9. Sustainability2▲ 4.6×2 topics
    10. Cultural Heritage2▲ 17×3 topics
    11. Philosophy of Science2▲ 154×2 topics
    12. Environmental Movement2▲ 337×1 topic
    13. Global History2▲ 621×1 topic
    14. History2▲ 8.3×4 topics
    15. Renewable Energy2▲ 6.7×1 topic
    16. Science Circulation2▲ 711×1 topic
    17. Biodiversity1▲ 8.0×4 topics
    18. Climate Change1▲ 2.3×4 topics
    19. Evolutionary Synthesis1▲ 208×1 topic
    20. Mechanistic Explanation1▲ 208×1 topic
    21. Medicine1▲ 62×3 topics
    22. Remote Sensing1▲ 5.4×2 topics
    23. Informal Education1▲ 325×1 topic
    24. Literature1▲ 10×4 topics
    25. Museum Learning1▲ 325×1 topic
    26. Science1▲ 28×3 topics
    27. Culture1▲ 9.1×2 topics
    28. Geodesy1▲ 211×1 topic
    29. Map Projections1▲ 485×1 topic
    30. Photogrammetry1▲ 109×1 topic
    31. UAV1▲ 109×1 topic

    Which research topics does Smithsonian Institution Archives publish most on?

    By volume: Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis, Digital and Traditional Archives Management, History of Science and Natural History and American Environmental and Regional History.

    Oral History, Memory, Na…3Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis: 3 fractional worksDigital and Traditional Archives Management: 2 fractional worksHistory of Science and N…2History of Science and Natural History: 2 fractional worksAmerican Environmental a…2American Environmental and Regional History: 2 fractional worksPhilosophy and History of Science: 1 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultura…13D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksHistorical Geography and Cartography: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksAmerican and British Literature Analysis: 0 fractional works
    HistoryConservationHistory and Philosophy of ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

    1. 1 Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis History 3 works
    2. 2 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 2 works
    3. 3 History of Science and Natural History History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
    4. 4 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
    5. 5 Philosophy and History of Science History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
    6. 6 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 1 works
    7. 7 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 1 works
    8. 8 Historical Geography and Cartography Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
    9. 9 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
    10. 10 American and British Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 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 available25.4%not open74.6%

    World: 28% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors3.5%domestic only96.5%

    World: 19% is written across borders.

    How has Smithsonian Institution Archives's research output changed?

    Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017.

    1990200020102020
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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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