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The Century Foundation

In research, The Century Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,473 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,016 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,471
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,787
of 8,685
Research works
443
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is The Century Foundation 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 #11,473 of 16,945 16.5%249
Social SciencesField #9,016 of 10,206 16.6%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Century Foundation 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: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 9.56× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.66× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.63× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Century Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Erwin Schwenk and Richard D. Kahlenberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Century Foundation.

  1. 1 Erwin Schwenk United States · #301,629 worldwide 91 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Richard D. Kahlenberg United States · #346,221 worldwide 10 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at The Century Foundation

Which keywords describe research at The Century Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Identity, Market Dynamics, Box Office, Film Industry, Literature, Globalization and Philosophy.

▲ 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 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. History3▲ 16×9 topics
  2. Identity3▲ 13×10 topics
  3. Market Dynamics3▲ 108×2 topics
  4. Globalization2▲ 4.3×9 topics
  5. Box Office2▲ 313×1 topic
  6. Film Industry2▲ 313×1 topic
  7. Literature2▲ 15×8 topics
  8. Feminism2▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Gender2▲ 10×6 topics
  10. Philosophy2▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Economic Development2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  12. Social Movements2▲ 17×5 topics
  13. Culture1▲ 9.0×5 topics
  14. Postcolonialism1▲ 37×4 topics
  15. Sustainability1▲ 1.95×5 topics
  16. Society1▲ 23×3 topics
  17. Colonialism1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  19. News Media1▲ 85×2 topics
  20. Ethics1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  21. Agenda Setting1▲ 100×1 topic
  22. Bullying1▲ 130×1 topic
  23. Cold War1▲ 53×2 topics
  24. Cyberbullying1▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Education1▲ 1.96×3 topics
  26. Entrepreneurship1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  27. Global Christianity1▲ 234×1 topic
  28. Media Framing1▲ 100×1 topic
  29. Psychology1▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Race1▲ 30×3 topics
  31. Short-Term Missions1▲ 234×1 topic

Which research topics does The Century Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cinema and Media Studies, Christian Theology and Mission, Media Studies and Communication and Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression.

Cinema and Media Studies2Cinema and Media Studies: 2 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksMedia Studies and Commun…1Media Studies and Communication: 1 fractional worksBullying, Victimization,…1Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksEngineering and Agricultural Innovations: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial …1Economic and Industrial Development: 1 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksLiterature: history, themes, analysis: 1 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media Studies: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsReligious studiesCommunicationSocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  3. 3 Media Studies and Communication Communication 1 works
  4. 4 Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 1 works
  7. 7 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  9. 9 Literature: history, themes, analysis Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  10. 10 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 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 available23.8%not open76.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Century Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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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