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The Ark

In research, The Ark stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,841 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,039
of 28,054 · #14,128 all time
Rank in Ireland
#53
of 79
Research works
974
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.8k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is The Ark known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,841 of 10,521 10.1%68 #4972

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 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: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.87× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.36× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Ark?

Ranked on the composite score, corey hague, Jaime Alberto Echeverri Arias and Mohamad Al-Zawahreh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Ark.

  1. 1 corey hague · #978,613 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Jaime Alberto Echeverri Arias · #1,224,665 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Mohamad Al-Zawahreh · #1,609,042 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Jack E. Feist · #1,626,736 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at The Ark

Which keywords describe research at The Ark?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Education, Social Sciences, Geopolitics, Pedagogy, International Relations, Arctic and Qualitative Research.

▲ 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. Climate Change15▲ 3.7×37 topics
  2. Education10▲ 4.1×20 topics
  3. Sustainability9▲ 2.5×22 topics
  4. Social Sciences7▲ 34×3 topics
  5. Geopolitics7▲ 30×4 topics
  6. Qualitative Research7▲ 5.4×5 topics
  7. Healthcare7▲ 4.0×11 topics
  8. Globalization7▲ 2.3×18 topics
  9. Pedagogy7▲ 9.3×5 topics
  10. International Relations7▲ 18×6 topics
  11. Arctic6▲ 38×3 topics
  12. Ethics6▲ 8.1×7 topics
  13. Communication6▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Phenomenology5▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Family Dynamics5▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Work Environment5▲ 178×1 topic
  17. Oil and Gas5▲ 92×2 topics
  18. Governance5▲ 10×2 topics
  19. Northern Sea Route5▲ 115×1 topic
  20. Shipping5▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Social Inequality4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  22. Cultural Heritage4▲ 4.5×14 topics
  23. Urbanization3▲ 5.5×3 topics
  24. Vulnerability3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  25. Identity3▲ 2.9×9 topics
  26. Food Security3▲ 3.6×3 topics
  27. Ecological Knowledge3▲ 44×2 topics
  28. Arctic Indigenous Peoples3▲ 106×1 topic
  29. Conflict3▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Religion3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  31. Traditional Knowledge3▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Archaeology3▲ 13×6 topics
  33. Cultural Exchange2▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Ethnicity2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  35. Community Participation2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  36. Housing2▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Residential2▲ 71×1 topic
  38. Segregation2▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Mediterranean2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Gender Studies2▲ 8.0×3 topics

Which research topics does The Ark publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Research in Social Sciences, Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, Indigenous Studies and Ecology and Latin American Urban Studies.

Research in Social Scien…5Research in Social Sciences: 5 fractional worksArctic and Russian Polic…5Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 5 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 3 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 2 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 1 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Technology: 1 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politics, Society: 1 fractional worksUrban Development and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 1 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 1 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Social SciencesEducation 5 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Russian Policy StudiesSociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Studies and EcologyGeneral Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Latin American Urban StudiesUrban Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Social and Educational SciencesEducation 1 works
  6. 6 Spacecraft Design and TechnologyAerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Balkans: History, Politics, SocietyCultural Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Urban Development and Cultural HeritageUrban Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArcheology 1 works
  10. 10 Space exploration and regulationAstronomy and Astrophysics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Ark's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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