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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

In research, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,159 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,578
of 28,054 · #37,493 all time
Rank in United States
#4,145
of 4,192
Research works
394
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 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 #10,159 of 10,521 9.1%61 #12352

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 4.12× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.22× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.17× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.81× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Black, Jürgen Matthäus and Victoria J. Barnett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

  1. 1 Peter Black United States · #133,817 worldwide 43 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Jürgen Matthäus United States · #498,018 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Victoria J. Barnett United States · #596,207 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Martin Dean United States · #715,078 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Which keywords describe research at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Nationalism, Holocaust, Gender, Memory, Human Rights, Colonialism and Occupation.

▲ 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. Identity14▲ 25×12 topics
  2. Nationalism12▲ 35×11 topics
  3. Holocaust11▲ 474×4 topics
  4. Gender10▲ 25×10 topics
  5. Memory9▲ 50×7 topics
  6. Human Rights8▲ 11×13 topics
  7. Colonialism8▲ 22×9 topics
  8. Occupation7▲ 144×3 topics
  9. Trauma7▲ 46×3 topics
  10. Collective Memory7▲ 325×2 topics
  11. Cultural Studies7▲ 23×5 topics
  12. Memory Studies6▲ 130×2 topics
  13. Religion6▲ 17×4 topics
  14. Cultural Trauma6▲ 621×1 topic
  15. Dark Tourism6▲ 621×1 topic
  16. Social History6▲ 90×3 topics
  17. Eastern Europe5▲ 126×3 topics
  18. Cold War5▲ 97×3 topics
  19. Soviet Union4▲ 103×3 topics
  20. Nazi Propaganda4▲ 293×1 topic
  21. Sexuality4▲ 79×1 topic
  22. Ethnicity4▲ 15×5 topics
  23. Education4▲ 3.1×4 topics
  24. History4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  25. Community4▲ 40×5 topics
  26. Innovation4▲ 4.4×3 topics
  27. Israel3▲ 127×2 topics
  28. Cultural Identity3▲ 8.3×7 topics
  29. Discrimination3▲ 21×2 topics
  30. East German Memory3▲ 567×1 topic
  31. Ostalgie3▲ 567×1 topic
  32. Ethnic Identity3▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Palestine3▲ 64×2 topics
  34. Conflict3▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Fascism3▲ 165×1 topic
  36. Totalitarianism3▲ 131×1 topic
  37. Segregation2▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Settler Colonialism2▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Social Inequality2▲ 12×3 topics
  40. International Relations2▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does United States Holocaust Memorial Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration, European history and politics, German History and Society and Italian Fascism and Post-war Society.

Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration: 6 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 4 fractional worksGerman History and Society: 3 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 3 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksLymphatic System and Dis…2Lymphatic System and Diseases: 2 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 2 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politi…2Balkans: History, Politics, Society: 2 fractional works
Social PsychologyPolitical Science and International RelationsHistorySociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration Social Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 German History and Society History 3 works
  4. 4 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  7. 7 Lymphatic System and Diseases Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 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 available21.3%not open78.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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