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Social Science Research Council

In research, Social Science Research Council stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,828 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,236 of 10,206 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,261 of 4,340 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,543
of 28,054 · #12,066 all time
Rank in United States
#2,040
of 4,192
Research works
838
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
30.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Social Science Research Council 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,828 of 16,945 30.3%581
Social SciencesField #2,236 of 10,206 30.3%410
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,261 of 4,340 33.9%154

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Social Science Research Council 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.79× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.83× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.70× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Social Science Research Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Latham, Steven Heydemann and Leon V. Sigal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Social Science Research Council.

  1. 1 Robert Latham United States · #222,649 worldwide 83 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Steven Heydemann United States · #330,249 worldwide 39 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Leon V. Sigal United States · #564,886 worldwide 22 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Albert D. Biderman United States · #568,451 worldwide 39 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Bryce Wood United States · #769,019 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Cyril Obi United States · #890,361 worldwide 21 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Charles S. Ascher United States · #1,055,600 worldwide 15 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Haris Gazdar United States · #1,106,139 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Social Science Research Council

Which keywords describe research at Social Science Research Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuroinflammation, Biomarkers, Public Health, Neurodegeneration, Oxidative Stress, Aging, Therapeutic Strategies and Amyloid Hypothesis.

▲ 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▲ 4.6×17 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.9×11 topics
  3. Biomarkers6▲ 7.9×8 topics
  4. Neuroinflammation6▲ 19×5 topics
  5. Mental Health5▲ 3.6×18 topics
  6. Neurodegeneration5▲ 17×5 topics
  7. Climate Change5▲ 1.69×21 topics
  8. Epidemiology5▲ 1.16×22 topics
  9. Aging4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  10. Therapeutic Strategies4▲ 41×2 topics
  11. Amyloid Hypothesis4▲ 64×1 topic
  12. Depression4▲ 4.3×10 topics
  13. Globalization4▲ 1.94×16 topics
  14. Tau Pathology4▲ 64×1 topic
  15. Inflammation4▲ 1.68×21 topics
  16. Sustainability4▲ 1.43×15 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.0×14 topics
  18. Genetic Variation3▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Neuroimaging3▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Cognitive Decline3▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Dementia3▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Mild Cognitive Impairment3▲ 35×1 topic
  24. Gene Expression3▲ 4.4×4 topics
  25. Genome-Wide Association3▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Population Genetics3▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Ethics2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  28. Haplotype Mapping2▲ 73×1 topic
  29. Mendelian Randomization2▲ 73×1 topic
  30. Health2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  31. Meta-Analysis2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  32. Religion2▲ 4.5×8 topics
  33. Social Support2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  34. Emotion2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  35. Democracy2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  36. Emotion Regulation2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  37. Vulnerability2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  38. Brain Development2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  39. International Relations2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  40. Neighborhood Effects2▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Social Science Research Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging.

Alzheimer's disease rese…4Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 4 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 3 fractional worksGenetic Associations and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 1 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 1 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 1 fractional worksBioinformatics and Genomic Networks: 1 fractional worksGlobal Security and Public Health: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyPsychiatry and Mental healthGeneticsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis6 others

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

  1. 1 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 4 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  3. 3 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 1 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Health disparities and outcomes Health 1 works
  9. 9 Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Global Security and Public Health Sociology and Political Science 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 available35.2%not open64.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Social Science Research Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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