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The Ark

In research, The Ark stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,335 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,775
of 22,385 · #9,632 all time
Rank in Ireland
#30
of 52
Research works
974
▼ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.8k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
The Ark

What is The Ark known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,335 of 9,585 5.1%68 #6601

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Ark 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does The Ark work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at The Ark is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Arts and Humanities (12%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 114 fractional works · 48.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 55 fractional works · 23.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 28 fractional works · 11.9% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 73 fractional works · 30.7% of its workComputer Science: 23 fractional works · 9.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFuel Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 30 fractional works · 12.4% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 9.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 8.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKThe Ark238fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences48%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5523.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities2811.9%
    3. Psychology145.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance83.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting62.5%
    6. Decision Sciences41.6%
    1. Computer Science239.6%
    2. Engineering198.1%
    3. Environmental Science125.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences83.5%
    5. Energy31.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy31.2%
    7. Materials Science21.0%
    8. Chemistry10.4%
    9. Mathematics10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine229.1%
    2. Health Professions62.5%
    3. Dentistry10.5%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences83.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.7%
    3. Neuroscience41.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.10× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.54× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.88× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.10×28 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.25×8 works
  3. Psychology1.88×14 works
  4. Social Sciences1.82×55 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.79×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.67×4 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.54×8 works
  8. Energy1.50×3 works
  9. Computer Science1.24×23 works
  10. Dentistry1.13×1 works
  11. Environmental Science1.04×12 works
  12. Neuroscience1.03×4 works
  13. Health Professions0.94×6 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.77×6 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.72×8 works
  16. Veterinary0.72×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.55×3 works
  18. Engineering0.54×19 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×6 works
  20. Nursing0.50×1 works
  21. Medicine0.47×22 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.37×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.29×2 works
  24. Chemistry0.25×1 works
  25. Mathematics0.19×0 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at The Ark?

Ranked on the quality score, Jack E. Feist, John F. Tinkler and Mohamad Al-Zawahreh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Ark.

  1. 1 Jack E. Feist Ireland · #112,978 worldwide 326 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 John F. Tinkler Ireland · #1,617,481 worldwide 146 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Mohamad Al-Zawahreh Ireland · #2,281,273 worldwide 0 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Mohamad Al-Zawahreh Ireland · #3,097,884 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Aleksei Rybnikov Ireland · #3,328,084 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Gustav Sjöblom Ireland · #3,809,980 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Paul Moerman Ireland · #4,043,010 worldwide 18 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Kamrul; id_orcid 0000-0003-1522-558X Hossain Ireland · #4,204,556 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Päivi; id_orcid 0000-0003-3646-4838 Rasi-Heikkinen Ireland · #4,585,318 worldwide 0 citations · 14 works
  10. 10 Stefan Kirchner Ireland · #4,649,636 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at The Ark

What are the most cited papers from The Ark?

The most cited paper from The Ark is "REGIONAL STUDIES OF CATECHOLAMINES IN THE RAT BRAIN‐I" (Jacques Glowinski, Leslie Lars Iversen, 1966), with 5,441 citations. Next come "The misbehavior of organisms." (1,201) and "Neural Responding Machine for Short-Text Conversation" (1,052).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 REGIONAL STUDIES OF CATECHOLAMINES IN THE RAT BRAIN‐I Jacques Glowinski, Leslie Lars Iversen · Journal of Neurochemistry Aug 1966 5,441
2 The misbehavior of organisms. Keller Breland, Marian Breland · American Psychologist Nov 1961 1,201
3 Neural Responding Machine for Short-Text Conversation Lifeng Shang, Zhengdong Lu, Hang Li Conference paperOpen access 2015 1,052
4 Effects of cooking methods on peanut allergenicity Kirsten Beyer, Ellen Morrowa, Xiu-Min Li et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Open access Jun 2001 489
5 ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY S. Bryan Whitaker · The Journal of the American Dental Association Jun 2000 487
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at The Ark?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Social Sciences, Education, International Relations, Geopolitics, Qualitative Research, Ethics and Arctic.

▲ 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-now 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. Climate Change20▲ 3.1×44 topics
  2. Education12▲ 3.0×21 topics
  3. Deep Learning11▲ 1.34×22 topics
  4. Sustainability11▲ 1.89×31 topics
  5. Globalization10▲ 2.2×23 topics
  6. Machine Learning10▲ 1.27×27 topics
  7. Qualitative Research9▲ 4.5×7 topics
  8. Social Sciences8▲ 23×4 topics
  9. International Relations8▲ 13×7 topics
  10. Healthcare8▲ 2.8×12 topics
  11. Ethics7▲ 6.1×9 topics
  12. Geopolitics7▲ 20×4 topics
  13. Pedagogy7▲ 5.9×6 topics
  14. Neural Networks7▲ 1.79×16 topics
  15. Arctic6▲ 25×3 topics
  16. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 1.88×18 topics
  17. Phenomenology6▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Communication6▲ 7.7×5 topics
  19. Big Data6▲ 2.5×12 topics
  20. Cloud Computing6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  21. Family Dynamics6▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Work Environment5▲ 128×1 topic
  23. Governance5▲ 6.8×3 topics
  24. Oil and Gas5▲ 63×2 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage5▲ 4.0×16 topics
  26. Northern Sea Route5▲ 81×1 topic
  27. Shipping5▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Neuroscience5▲ 6.5×8 topics
  29. Religion4▲ 4.1×6 topics
  30. Neoliberalism4▲ 4.8×8 topics
  31. Archaeology4▲ 13×6 topics
  32. Urbanization4▲ 4.2×4 topics
  33. Cultural Exchange4▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Social Inequality4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  35. Vulnerability4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  36. Digital Forensics3▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Ecological Knowledge3▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Arctic Indigenous Peoples3▲ 75×1 topic
  39. Traditional Knowledge3▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Rituals3▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does The Ark publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Research in Social Sciences, Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, Indigenous Studies and Ecology and Diversity and Impact of Dance.

Research in Social Scien…5Research in Social Sciences: 5 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 5 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 3 fractional worksDiversity and Impact of Dance: 2 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Engineerin…2Environmental Engineering and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksDigital and Cyber Forensics: 2 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 1 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 1 fractional worksArchitecture and Computational Design: 1 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsExperimental and Cognitive Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Social Sciences Education 5 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Diversity and Impact of Dance Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 2 works
  6. 6 Environmental Engineering and Cultural Studies Information Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Digital and Cyber Forensics Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 1 works
  9. 9 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 1 works
  10. 10 Architecture and Computational Design Architecture 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 available50.7%not open49.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.4%domestic only65.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Ark's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is The Ark as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00062% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%The Ark0.00096% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of The Ark over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025The Ark6.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.4% in 2000.

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