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United States Army War College

In research, United States Army War College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,316 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,239 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 25.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,262
of 28,054 · #27,775 all time
Rank in United States
#3,644
of 4,192
Research works
699
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is United States Army War College 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 #7,316 of 10,521 14.8%86 #7347
Social SciencesField #5,239 of 6,365 15.2%63 #4603

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Army War College 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).

What does United States Army War College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 25.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 39.9 works25×
  2. Social SciencesField · 63.3 works4.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.40× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.34× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.70× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Army War College?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Evan Ellis, Stephen Blank and Michael I. Handel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Army War College.

  1. 1 R. Evan Ellis United States · #220,013 worldwide 64 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Stephen Blank United States · #310,209 worldwide 118 citations · 123 works
  3. 3 Michael I. Handel United States · #488,819 worldwide 45 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Conrad C. Crane United States · #556,255 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Antulio J. Echevarria United States · #997,119 worldwide 13 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at United States Army War College

Which keywords describe research at United States Army War College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Law, Globalization, Global Governance, Ethics, International Relations, Humanitarian Intervention, Colonialism and Economic Growth.

▲ 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. Globalization14▲ 6.7×19 topics
  2. International Law13▲ 41×7 topics
  3. Global Governance10▲ 41×8 topics
  4. Ethics8▲ 16×7 topics
  5. International Relations7▲ 29×9 topics
  6. Humanitarian Intervention7▲ 184×2 topics
  7. Colonialism7▲ 13×7 topics
  8. Economic Growth7▲ 7.4×4 topics
  9. Human Rights7▲ 6.1×11 topics
  10. Geopolitics6▲ 36×5 topics
  11. Security6▲ 8.2×4 topics
  12. Terrorism6▲ 114×3 topics
  13. Security Council5▲ 90×2 topics
  14. Latin America5▲ 24×3 topics
  15. British Army5▲ 601×1 topic
  16. Counterinsurgency5▲ 428×1 topic
  17. Governance4▲ 12×3 topics
  18. History4▲ 5.7×5 topics
  19. NGOs4▲ 41×3 topics
  20. Conflict4▲ 24×5 topics
  21. Economy4▲ 49×3 topics
  22. Responsibility to Protect4▲ 130×1 topic
  23. State Sovereignty4▲ 80×1 topic
  24. Politics4▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Diplomacy4▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Gender4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  27. Nationalism4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  28. International Institutions4▲ 166×1 topic
  29. Power4▲ 49×1 topic
  30. Autonomy4▲ 75×2 topics
  31. Foreign Policy4▲ 81×2 topics
  32. Society4▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Homeland Security3▲ 568×2 topics
  34. Religion3▲ 6.8×2 topics
  35. Information Warfare3▲ 96×2 topics
  36. National Security3▲ 55×2 topics
  37. Development Policies3▲ 83×1 topic
  38. Economic Integration3▲ 107×1 topic
  39. Foreign Aid3▲ 83×1 topic
  40. Just War Theory3▲ 400×1 topic

Which research topics does United States Army War College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Military History and Strategy, Global Peace and Security Dynamics, International Relations and Foreign Policy and International Development and Aid.

Military History and Str…5Military History and Strategy: 5 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…4Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 4 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 3 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksWar, Ethics, and Justification: 3 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 3 fractional worksMilitary and Defense Stu…3Military and Defense Studies: 3 fractional worksDefense, Military, and Policy Studies: 3 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsDevelopmentSociology and Political SciencePhilosophy1 others

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

  1. 1 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 International Development and Aid Development 3 works
  5. 5 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 War, Ethics, and Justification Philosophy 3 works
  7. 7 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 Military and Defense Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available20.1%not open79.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.8%domestic only95.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Army War College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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