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The Performance Institute

In research, The Performance Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,825 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#41,546
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,557
of 8,685
Research works
223
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

What is The Performance Institute 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 #14,825 of 16,945 15.7%185

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Performance Institute 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: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 7.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.35× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Performance Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul C. Edwards, Sandra L. Richards and D. Soyini Madison lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Performance Institute.

  1. 1 Paul C. Edwards United States · #404,976 worldwide 22 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Sandra L. Richards United States · #580,929 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 D. Soyini Madison United States · #619,800 worldwide 11 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Carol Simpson Stern United States · #673,904 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at The Performance Institute

Which keywords describe research at The Performance Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Gender, Literature, Culture, Colonialism, Race and Theatre.

▲ 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 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. Globalization38▲ 9.4×32 topics
  2. Identity37▲ 21×36 topics
  3. Gender31▲ 24×27 topics
  4. Literature29▲ 26×33 topics
  5. Culture28▲ 26×20 topics
  6. Colonialism22▲ 20×25 topics
  7. Race21▲ 74×14 topics
  8. Theatre18▲ 275×3 topics
  9. Performativity18▲ 308×2 topics
  10. Feminism17▲ 29×15 topics
  11. Drama Education17▲ 460×1 topic
  12. Performance Art17▲ 460×1 topic
  13. Migration13▲ 19×9 topics
  14. History12▲ 7.0×25 topics
  15. Cultural Studies12▲ 14×14 topics
  16. Social Movements11▲ 15×7 topics
  17. Community10▲ 39×6 topics
  18. Nationalism10▲ 7.6×11 topics
  19. Cold War10▲ 55×3 topics
  20. Black Studies9▲ 125×1 topic
  21. Civil Rights Movement9▲ 125×1 topic
  22. Chicano8▲ 229×1 topic
  23. Latino8▲ 229×1 topic
  24. Technology8▲ 7.8×7 topics
  25. Imperialism7▲ 32×7 topics
  26. Politics7▲ 11×9 topics
  27. Postcolonialism7▲ 28×13 topics
  28. Society7▲ 13×10 topics
  29. Cultural Identity6▲ 6.6×13 topics
  30. Performance Improvement6▲ 92×3 topics
  31. Philosophy6▲ 6.2×11 topics
  32. Postmodernism6▲ 63×4 topics
  33. Adaptation6▲ 8.7×3 topics
  34. Democracy6▲ 6.9×5 topics
  35. Organizational Learning6▲ 30×3 topics
  36. Media6▲ 19×4 topics
  37. Music6▲ 54×2 topics
  38. Employee Development5▲ 97×2 topics
  39. Cinema5▲ 74×2 topics
  40. Literary Criticism5▲ 39×6 topics

Which research topics does The Performance Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration, Musicians’ Health and Performance, Bee Products Chemical Analysis and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Climate Change, Adaptati…1Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional worksMusicians’ Health and Performance: 0 fractional worksBee Products Chemical Analysis: 0 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 0 fractional worksPomegranate: compositions and health benefits: 0 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 0 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…0FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 0 fractional worksFinancial Literacy and B…0Financial Literacy and Behavior: 0 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pens…0Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…0Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceRehabilitationInsect ScienceComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Musicians’ Health and Performance Rehabilitation 0 works
  3. 3 Bee Products Chemical Analysis Insect Science 0 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  5. 5 Pomegranate: compositions and health benefits Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  6. 6 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Financial Literacy and Behavior Accounting 0 works
  9. 9 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 0 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 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 available9.2%not open90.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.9%domestic only72.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Performance Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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